Uses of a Vacuum Sealer That May Surprise You

When it comes to keeping food fresh and crisp, the air is the enemy. Foods exposed to air will quickly become soft, moldy, or stale, and with the high price of food today, this can add up to an enormous waste of money.

Vacuum-sealed bags or containers provide an airtight environment that extends the shelf life of food, allows leftovers to be packaged for future use, and makes it easier and more cost-effective to store bulk items. Too often, leftovers are left in the refrigerator until they are finally thrown away. With the vacuum sealer, however, these can be placed in plastic trays or divided plates and sealed for future use.

Family members can retrieve their chosen homemade TV dinner from the freezer, reheat it in the microwave, and have an instant meal. Sauces and pasta can also be sealed in individual pouches and reheated either in boiling water or in the microwave. Bulk foods, such as large family packs of meat, can be sealed and frozen without succumbing to freezer burn, and oversized boxes of cereal and other dry foods can be divided into smaller packages. 

Marinades

One of the best ways to infuse flavor into meats before roasting or grilling is to use a marinade. The problem with this is that the meat needs to be placed into the marinade and allowed to soak up the flavors for several hours, or usually overnight. While this isn’t difficult, it is easy to forget about this important step until it is too late. Placing the meat inside a vacuum seal bag with the marinade and sealing it shut actually helps to infuse the meat with the flavorful sauce instantly as the air is pulled from the bag, and the liquid pulled through the meat, cutting the marinating time down to minutes.

Maintaining freshness

While vacuum sealers do come with their own special bags, other plastic bags can also be resealed. Heavy-duty plastic packages such as chip, cookie, or pretzel bags, can be resealed with the vacuum sealer to maintain freshness once they have been opened, coffee beans can be sealed in jars to retain freshness, taste, and aroma, and seldom used spices can be vacuum-sealed in bags, in their jars, until needed.

Maybe you are the only one who drinks coffee in your home? Seal half of the bag to keep its freshness!

Camping

What many people have found is that vacuum sealers can also be used to secure or store much more than food. Camping items that must be kept dry, such as first aid gear, medications, or matches, can be kept safe from moisture damage by sealing them in the bags, as can wallets, important papers, or phones.

Many campers find that they can use larger bags to keep extra clothing dry as well. Bags can also be filled with water, sealed, frozen, and used in coolers to keep food cold, or for emergency ice packs. Silver items around the home can even be kept in these bags to prevent tarnishing. Virtually anything that must be kept safe from the elements, can be sealed in these airtight bags, making this a very economical and versatile appliance with an endless list of uses.

– vacuum sealers can be used to reseal other plastic bags

– vacuum sealers can be used to store camping gear and equipment

– vacuum sealers can be used to store important papers and documents

– vacuum sealers can be used to store wallets and phones

– vacuum sealers can keep food cold in a cooler

– vacuum sealers can prevent the tarnishing of silver items around the home.

How to Use a Food Vacuum Sealer

A vacuum sealer is a handy little appliance that has many uses in the kitchen. It can be used to vacuum-seal food in airtight bags, which helps to retain freshness and flavor, and prevents freezer burn. It can also be used to reseal other plastic bags, such as chips, cookies, or pretzel bags. This allows the food stored in them to stay fresh for a longer period of time. In addition, vacuum sealers can be used to store camping gear and equipment, important papers and documents, wallets and phones, and even frozen food. They can also keep food cold in a cooler or prevent tarnishing of silver items around the home. All of these things make vacuum sealers a very economical and versatile appliance to have in the kitchen.

When using a vacuum sealer, it is important to place the food in the bag in the right way. The bag should be placed so that the food is as close to the vacuum opening as possible. If there is too much air in the bag, it will not vacuum-seal properly and could cause damage to the appliance. The vacuum sealer should also be properly cleaned after each use in order to maintain its performance.

With a little bit of preparation and the right vacuum sealer bag, the vacuum sealer can become one of the most useful appliances in the kitchen. It is a great tool for preserving food, and with its many other uses, can be a real lifesaver in a pinch.

 

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