Zero cost DIY food vacuum sealer

LoreD · August 21, 2016

This video shows vacuum sealing meat, but you could do this with cheese and veggies.

http://boredomtherapy.com/seal-frozen-foods/

kath · August 21, 2016

So smart- and here I've been trying to suck the air out with a straw!

kath

Worth1 · August 21, 2016

I have been using the intake on my motorcycle for a vacuum pump.
.

Worth

TC_Manhattan · August 22, 2016

Quote:

Originally Posted by LoreD

This video shows vacuum sealing meat, but you could do this with cheese and veggies.

http://boredomtherapy.com/seal-frozen-foods/

This is TOO COOL!

I wish my brain worked like that...

twillis2252 · August 22, 2016

Sharing ideas...That's what is so good about this site! Thanks

Worth1 · August 23, 2016

I am going to try it with some chicken I bought at the store tomorrow.

Worth

Worth1 · August 25, 2016

I did several bags of chicken yesterday using this method and as suspected it isn't as good as a vacuum seal how could it be.
But it did do a better job than nothing and I am not going to suck on a bag of raw chicken.

Here is the deal if you put a bag under water 1 foot with a hole in the top to let air escape.
At the one foot level you have 0.433 PSI of pressure pushing on the outside of the bag.

Here is something to think about.
It you put a bag in the freezer and the freezer goes on a vacuum like mine does the bag puff up?
Of course it does.
We never see it because when we open the door the pressure increases to normal.

Worth

Worth1 · August 31, 2016

I just pulled some of the chicken out of the freezer after the water seal thing and it looks pretty good.
No dried up spots or the frost sticker ice things on the meat.

Worth

LoreD · September 10, 2016

Quote:

Originally Posted by Worth1

I just pulled some of the chicken out of the freezer after the water seal thing and it looks pretty good.
No dried up spots or the frost sticker ice things on the meat.

Worth

Thanks for the testing, Worth. I'm retiring, and moving, in a couple of months, so I'm clearing out the freezer, and not adding anything. But it is good to know that I have an option when my next year's garden comes in for freezing. I don't eat a lot of meat, but it would be nice to buy the family packs so I can save a little money.

This is eco friendly because all of those plastic machines will eventually break and end up in the landfill. Also, I want to keep gadgets to a minimum in a small kitchen

Worth1 · September 10, 2016

You are welcome.
Nothing really needs to be on a vacuum it just needs to have a lack of oxygen.
When I freeze soups and such it is easy to accomplish this.

Worth

billy mac · September 11, 2016

my first reply,looking forward to be able to see pictures

August 21, 2016	#1
LoreD Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Chicago Suburbs Posts: 306	Zero cost DIY food vacuum sealer This video shows vacuum sealing meat, but you could do this with cheese and veggies. http://boredomtherapy.com/seal-frozen-foods/ __________________ Its not what you get to keep in life, its what you get to give away.

August 21, 2016	#2
kath Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: zone 6b, PA Posts: 5,664	So smart- and here I've been trying to suck the air out with a straw! kath

August 21, 2016	#3
Worth1 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Den of Drunken Fools Posts: 38,539	I have been using the intake on my motorcycle for a vacuum pump. . Worth

August 22, 2016	#5
twillis2252 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: SC & NC Posts: 258	Sharing ideas...That's what is so good about this site! Thanks

August 23, 2016	#6
Worth1 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Den of Drunken Fools Posts: 38,539	I am going to try it with some chicken I bought at the store tomorrow. Worth

August 25, 2016	#7
Worth1 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Den of Drunken Fools Posts: 38,539	I did several bags of chicken yesterday using this method and as suspected it isn't as good as a vacuum seal how could it be. But it did do a better job than nothing and I am not going to suck on a bag of raw chicken. Here is the deal if you put a bag under water 1 foot with a hole in the top to let air escape. At the one foot level you have 0.433 PSI of pressure pushing on the outside of the bag. Here is something to think about. It you put a bag in the freezer and the freezer goes on a vacuum like mine does the bag puff up? Of course it does. We never see it because when we open the door the pressure increases to normal. Worth

August 31, 2016	#8
Worth1 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Den of Drunken Fools Posts: 38,539	I just pulled some of the chicken out of the freezer after the water seal thing and it looks pretty good. No dried up spots or the frost sticker ice things on the meat. Worth

September 10, 2016	#10
Worth1 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Den of Drunken Fools Posts: 38,539	You are welcome. Nothing really needs to be on a vacuum it just needs to have a lack of oxygen. When I freeze soups and such it is easy to accomplish this. Worth

September 11, 2016	#11
billy mac Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2014 Location: johns island,s.c. Posts: 1	my first reply,looking forward to be able to see pictures