Do you use a Food saver?

**Fern** · 04-11-2006, 07:10 AM

Re: Do you use a Food saver?

whats a food saver?

**Savin4disney** · 04-11-2006, 06:55 PM

Re: Do you use a Food saver?

a foodsaver is a machine that you use to take all the air out of your food. You use bags or cannisters to seal food inside.

Just a moment...

https://www.foodsaver.com

**Fern** · 04-12-2006, 08:05 AM

Re: Do you use a Food saver?

Oh, ok, i was thinking that coudl be it.

here's my cheap alternative to that, i think i picked it up from someone here.

Use a zip lock baggie, put the food in, then insert the end of a straw at one end while you zip up the baggie up to the straw. Suck all the air out, then quickly zip the rest of the bag. Works well for me,a nd yes, the lack of air really keeps things fresh longer.

**boefixepa** · 04-27-2006, 12:41 PM

Re: Do you use a Food saver?

I live by this thing!! I'm single so I never use all of anything!! Being able to reseal anything in bags in a LIFESAVER!!! Cereal, cheese, bisquick (yes I'm lazy sometimes), chips..whatever. Great for buying in bulk and breaking it down. I resue the bags when I have to make them. I have saved so much in freezer burn it's unreal. Works for me!!

**markio26** · 05-09-2006, 08:51 PM

Re: Do you use a Food saver?

btw
i have found that those disposable bowl covers, can be substituted for disposable shower caps at 2 cents each from sallys....
also, the plastic lid from a gallon of ice cream, makes a great paper plate holder.
i also, use odd plastic lids and fill them with my french toast egg mixture and dip the toasting bread into and then fry in oil..
the foam veggie trays are washed and used for chopping and slicing fruit and veggies, then discarded.

**boefixepa** · 05-12-2006, 02:09 PM

Re: Do you use a Food saver?

I love the show cap thing!!! Have to remember that!!

**Luv2Cook** · 11-20-2016, 01:51 PM

A vacuum sealer is an amazing tool. Having one has saved me tons in less wasted food. You can get one for less than $50. Check them out on Amazon, just search for "vacuum sealer" or "edge sealer."

**cornfieldj** · 11-29-2016, 01:27 PM

I don't have a food saver but I think I help frozen foods freeze/preserve better by doing a little marinade or prep first. If we have chicken breasts, I season them with olive oil, rosemary, garlic (or something similar). Bonus: when it's time to use them I feel like some of the work is done and I don't have to think about what to do with it.

If I have ground meat I either make meatloaf and freeze that, or I wrap them in separate small hamburger-sized packages and then put all those in a Ziploc bag (easier to thaw and use).

**Fishindude77** · 11-29-2016, 03:01 PM

I process a lot of venison and it all gets vac sealed for the freezer. Will sometimes buy large cuts of meat, cut up and vac seal steaks, chops, etc. in serving size portions. Garden produce that gets frozen goes in a vac seal bag. Getting the air out keeps things much better in the freezer.

Another neat trick is resealing bags of chips with it to keep fresh. You don't suck out all of the air or it would crush chips, and you do a real quick seal as chip bags will burn thru easily. You can open a bag of chips, have a few then re-seal and a month later they are still like just opened.

Do you use a Food saver?