Monday, Feb 05, 2007 at 22:14
yep, rice, nuts, just about anything unless it's very juicy or will crush. Then you can just seal without vacuum. Won't keep as long of course.
For juicy stuff like fresh caught fish or meat sometimes the juice squeezes to the mouth of the bag during vacuuming and stuffs up the process. If you are going to freeze the food then freeze first in this case, then vacuum.
The catch with these sealers is that most brands need the bags with cross hatching on one side to allow the air to come out, and they are expensive. But they are reusable, though not recommended for meat.
I got bags at the local Butchers' Supplies, $30 plus a hundred depending on dimensions. The vacuum sealers seal (and reseal) other bags but won't vacuum them.
Try Ebay to purchase, keep bidding to a limit till you get one for around $80, which gets you out around $100 with freight. Full ebay price is around $160 plus freight, and retail could be more.
Don't get one that seals under 28cm width or so.
It is possible to find ones with 12V adaptors, but don't know how they perform.
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