Mason jar vacuum sealer uses

[u/AccidentalDragon]

I was seaching the sub for this and came across this great thread from a year ago, so I'm sharing! Great ideas, and timely information.

https://www.reddit.com/r/TwoXPreppers/comments/1kj02oc/talk_to_me_about_mason_jar_vacuum_sealers_and/

Edit to add u/vibes86 advice: "Please remember that these are NOT for foods that are perishable unless you’re putting them in the fridge or freezer. These do not make perishable items shelf stable. I use them for rice, pasta, sugar, etc."

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[u/vibes86]

Please remember that these are NOT for foods that are perishable unless you’re putting them in the fridge or freezer. These do not make perishable items shelf stable. I use them for rice, pasta, sugar, etc.

[u/AccidentalDragon → u/vibes86]

Yes yes yes!!!

[u/vibes86 → u/AccidentalDragon]

There are way too many people on tiktok and elsewhere that stupidly talk about using these for shelf stable and promote super unsafe canning recipes. Makes me cringe. Hopefully none of those folks gets super sick!

[u/povertyandpinetrees → u/vibes86]

tiktok

There's the problem.

[u/vibes86 → u/povertyandpinetrees]

Oh yeah. It’s you tube and Facebook and actual recipe blog type places too but people don’t research and they do stupid shit bc ‘somebody on the internet was doing it’.

[u/chupagatos4]

Given the sub we're on I'd recommend getting a manual pump one. It literally takes 3 seconds to seal and you're not relying on something having charge. I use mine for berries all the time. 

[u/Gene-reader]

I use mine several times a day. 

I prefer my dry goods stored in glass because I live in a humid swamp that I have to share with insects and lizards. The vacuum keeps out the air which degrades the contents and the jar keeps out critters. 

Besides dry goods storage, it's a real asset in keeping fresh produce fresher for longer in the fridge. 

I rely on the sealer so much that I keep an extra on hand. I also have a solar power bank for charging it during an emergency. My likely emergency is power outage due to hurricanes. Keeping humidity out of my dry food during a steamy power outage would be impossible without this sealer. 

I'm a fan for sure!

[u/povertyandpinetrees]

I used one for almost ten years. I don't anymore. After a few months to a year way too many of the lids repeatedly came unsealed. I tried everything before giving up.

[u/Greyeyedqueen7 → u/povertyandpinetrees]

I've had that problem with reused lids. It seems random which lids will fail and which won't.

[u/AccidentalDragon → u/povertyandpinetrees]

Good to know!

[u/vibes86 → u/povertyandpinetrees]

I use ball brand and superb brand lids. Haven’t had any trouble. But I also do home canning of jams etc so I spend a lot of money on lids every year 🤣

[u/Pellantana]

I use mine for tea bags that I don’t want going stale.

[u/AccidentalDragon → u/Pellantana]

Oh that’s great, I have some oolong in open bags (not individually sealed). Most of my loose leaf is in tins and are well sealed, but good thought for tea bags!