Thursday, June 27, 2013

Learning How To Vacuum Seal Dry Foods

By Hedrick Lepsch


When you are learning how you are going to eat well you should be sure that you know how you are going to keep on eating fresh food. There are a lot of people that struggle understanding how they are going to be wise about keeping fresh food fresh so they can continue eating it. While you are being wise about this process you have to make sure that you are taking the time that you need to be sure that you are going to find the right way to preserve your food. You are going to have a few options to ensure that you can keep on eating the food that you eat.

Vacuum sealing foods helps your food to last longer, taste better, and stay fresher over time. The shelf life of a vacuum sealed package of food compared to a regular package of food is on average several months greater. Dry foods like flour and sugar in particular vacuum seal very well. It may sound complicated, but all you'll need to begin vacuum sealing your foods is a manual or electric vacuum sealer and vacuum sealing bags.

The first step in vacuum sealing your food is place the food you want to seal inside one of the vacuum sealing bags. As mentioned earlier, dry foods usually work best when first learning how to vacuum seal. Make sure that when you put the food inside the bag, you do not fill the bag all the way to the top with the food. The vacuum sealer that you purchased should have instructions on how much space to leave at the top of the bag.

As a general rule of thumb, however, you probably should not fill the bag more than 2/3 of the way full with food. If you have a manual vacuum sealer, the first step is to attach the pump to the bag and start pumping the air out of the bag. You will know when all the air is gone because it will become nearly impossible for you to pump the device anymore. The next step is to place the open end of the plastic bag in the clamp of a vacuum bag sealer.

Second, you should be sure that you know what kind of food you can keep in your food sealer bags. There are a lot of people that have a hard time understanding how they are going to be wise about looking through the different food sealer bags to find the right one for them. When you are thinking about the food that you are going to store you have to make sure that you are taking the time that you need to ensure that you are going to keep the right foods in the right bags. You may find that some food is going to keep better in a specific type of bag.

Fifth, don't put hot foods in the refrigerator. On the contrary, put hot foods in the refrigerator when ready to store them. This will keep them from (1) being forgotten, and (2) gathering unnecessary bacteria. You will slow the bacterial growth and preserve the food for longer the sooner you get it into the refrigerator to cool. Consider splitting larger dishes into smaller ones. This will help the food cool faster.

As you are drying out the fruit and vegetables you have to make sure that you are going to dry it off well. When you have dried it off well you want to make sure that you are going to put it into the bag in a state that you would be comfortable eating it.

When trying to decide whether or not to buy an electric vacuum sealer, make sure you find out if extra vacuum sealing bags are included or if they cost extra. Taking the time to learn how to vacuum seal your food can help your food last longer and stay fresher.




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