Improving your food storage skills: Vacuum Sealing Food Benefits?
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When I was young, I remember food storage was a hot topic in my household. Never being a family to waste one single solitary bit of anything, we wanted to always make sure that all the food from the garden, the butcher, and the grocery was stored in the proper manner. In fact, this was what my grandma’s kitchen set up looked like, there was a huge refrigerator and freezer pair.
Grandma also had a root cellar where she stored apples (my grandfather had an orchard) and what seemed like a zillion canning jars! My mother had a similar set-up with the full freezer in a back room. The issue with this method of food storage was that, sometimes, by the time they got through the 1/2 of beef or quarts of frozen blueberries and strawberries, the food had gone bad from freezer burn. What a waste!
Vacuum Sealing– How it works
Vacuum Sealing is a not a new food storage method but the methods of vacuum sealing just keep improving. In fact, Ziploc® Vacuum Sealer System has just developed a new line that is sleek, easy, affordable, and can really save you money. (Psst: Get your exclusive coupon HERE!) The Ziploc®Brand Vacuum Sealer System has specially designed Ziploc® Brand vacuum sealing bags and rolls. Just store food or valuables in any sized or customized bags and insert into the vacuum sealer machine — the first thing that the sealer will do is to begin removing the air from the bag. The plastic of the sealing bag will create a second “skin” over the contents.
The bag is then sealed with a specially designed heated seal bar. The heated surface presses the bag closed, applying sufficient heat to slightly melt the plastic of the bag at the point where the heated surface is applied. This melting creates an airtight seal that can’t simply be pulled apart. Once a Ziploc® Brand vacuum sealing bag has been sealed, the only way to reopen the bag is to cut it open beneath the seal.
The Ziploc® Brand Vacuum Sealer System removes the air from their specially-designed bags to provide a tough barrier layer on the outside, to keep all of your food fresh on the inside. Obviously, proper refrigeration and freezing methods still need to be employed.
The Ziploc®Brand Vacuum Sealing System provides vacuum sealing food benefits
Benefits of vacuum sealing for food storage with the Ziploc®Brand Vacuum Sealing System include:
- Extends the shelf life up to 5 times by removing the air that normally would react with the contents to spoil them
- Slows growth of spoilage bacteria and keeps out mold and mildew
- Maintains the moisture content of foods and prevents freezer burn
- Keeps moisture away from items that must be stored dry
- In the freezer, vacuum sealing is great for storing expensive meats and fish
- In the refrigerator, keep hard cheeses at their best for a few months
- In the pantry, keep homemade cookies oven-fresh for 3-6 weeks
Wondering how long vacuum sealing extends foods’ stay fresh life?
I feel like I throw out too much food in our upright freezer due to freezer burn. I want a vacuum sealer for this reason. But I never thought of using one for pantry and refrigerated foods too!
I can see the value in vacuum sealing some of the produce and meats that we freeze. Thanks!
Sounds like a great idea.
I do not have one of these but I think it would be so handy.
Thank you
My friends bought a similar system a year or two ago. I was tempted but not sure if it would be worthwhile. I like the chart that shows the effectiveness. I may have to revisit purchasing this.
These are good to have and store food but, the replacement bags are so darn expensive!
I love my vacuum sealer. I seal my pantry items in mason jars to keep them fresh.
Love that fridge! Bigger is better most of the time, and you want a good sized fridge to fit a lot of food in. The vacuum sealers sounds like a great idea. Easy to do and I really like that it extends the life of the food.
I’m going to have to bookmark that chart. I don’t pay attention like I always should and then wonder if something is still good.
I love that this extends the shelf life of foods. I love to have plenty or dry rice & beans on hand. But I can never use food fast enough!
These are wonderful! Thanks for all the information! I am defiantly going to consider purchasing one.
I like that it keeps foods fresh up to 5 times longer. I definitely need to get this one day!
This vacuum sealer looks like it would be most beneficial in the kitchen.
I have one of these, I call it my sucker machine but I wouldn’t be without one. Love it!
I would love to have one of these for the holidays and for my garden this coming season.
I always wondered if these really worked! Thanks for the information!
I freezer burn more food then i’d like to mention this sounds like a really great product!!
Wow, I think once or twice I have seen this done on Blankets, way back when you used a Vacuum Cleaner, I wonder how this would work to store my Baby Girls and Boy’s Home Made Confirmation Dress, to keep it from Yellowing She is 34 Now, My Son is 32 I have had it in a Cleaner’s Bag, all of this time. I don’t know but I would/will definitely see if this is an extra benefit.
Thanks so much for the Post and the Link!
This is so very practical and something I need to start using. I hate to waste anything. I’m a couponer and I stockpile. This would help in so many ways.
I love mine but it is due to be replaced. The updated version is so nice.