Using vacum sealer to store vegtables
Submitted: Sunday, Aug 24, 2008 at 17:40
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Cram
Hi again,
I remember reading on a thread once that people use their sunbeam vacum sealers to store vegtables. I have searched for the thread without success.
I have just got one and want to get some stuff organised for our trip later this month. I was wondering if you can store potatoes with it? Has anyone used it for this or have any information.
Thanks in advance
Marc
Reply By: Justin & Tracey (VIC) - Sunday, Aug 24, 2008 at 18:01
Sunday, Aug 24, 2008 at 18:01
we use ours for that but we also
cook them up then freeze the cooked ones and just reheat them in the pot or a frypan
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Follow Up By: Cram - Sunday, Aug 24, 2008 at 18:02
Sunday, Aug 24, 2008 at 18:02
Ok, so do you peel the potatoes and blanch them and then seal them?
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Reply By: Justin & Tracey (VIC) - Sunday, Aug 24, 2008 at 18:05
Sunday, Aug 24, 2008 at 18:05
yes we do mate done it with potatoes carrots pumpkin its all worked out fine .also done it with fresh veggies works just as
well
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Follow Up By: Cram - Sunday, Aug 24, 2008 at 18:08
Sunday, Aug 24, 2008 at 18:08
Thanks for that. Just wanted to check it would work ok before going down the track of doing it.
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Follow Up By: Member - Prickle (SA) - Tuesday, Aug 26, 2008 at 18:03
Tuesday, Aug 26, 2008 at 18:03
How long would they last like this though?
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Follow Up By: Cram - Tuesday, Aug 26, 2008 at 21:45
Tuesday, Aug 26, 2008 at 21:45
Not having tried it before I don't know but the suggestions in the manual that came with the product indicate you would get a couple of months or more out of them.
Many moons ago we used to boil, blanch and freeze veges just using freezer bags and they lasted a while.
The vacumming process should add time to their overall life cycle.
I
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Reply By: Krakka - Sunday, Aug 24, 2008 at 19:49
Sunday, Aug 24, 2008 at 19:49
Cram, just out of interest, we used those green vegie storage bags you can buy at supermarkets when we spent two weeks away in July. Worked excellent . We tried brocolli, cauliflower, carrots and green beans. We were still using them a week after we got home they kept that fresh. The advantage of these bags is you can open them, take some out, then just re tie the bag closed with a twist tie.
Cheers Krakka
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Reply By: Ole Grizzly - Monday, Aug 25, 2008 at 08:57
Monday, Aug 25, 2008 at 08:57
Buy a newspaper, read it, then recycle it.
Just by wrapping each piece individually in Newspaper will preserve them for quite some time, and can use the paper later for lighting your fire.
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