Vacuum Seal all your Baking Ingredients
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- čas přidán 22. 08. 2024
- How do you vacuum seal powders, like flour and sugar? Won’t they be pulled into your vacuum sealer? How can you get a seal 100% of the time? Today Deb shows you step by step how to seal all your favorite baking supplies.
Use cupcake papers for powered 😊
Great idea! I ran out of coffee filters and keep forgetting to pick some up!
I love the name of your channel. If everyone in the world would “just do something” we would be a lot safer. Great channel
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I love doing this with my pantry staples. It's just smart to do all you can to extend the "life" of your food. With my sugar and flour, I leave in original packages and vacuum seal in the food saver bags and store in plastic 5 gallon buckets. Never had a problem doing it this way either. Thanks!!!
I do exactly the same way you did on all of yours…except I added one thing. If at all possible, I fold up the original packaging, place it inside the jar between the barrier I’m using and the lid, then vacuum seal the jar.
There’s important info on the packaging. Recipes, batch no., UPC codes (in case of recalls), etc.
Oh I LOVE that!!! I do add them to prepackaged food like soup mixes so I have the directions. But this is even better. Thanks for your suggestion!
I do that too, but I try to put it between the food and the glass, so I can see through the jar. Sometimes, part of the label gets covered with flour or whatever, but it is still easily visible.
If you vac bag sugar, it does indeed turn into a big ol' sweet brick because of the air pressure on the bag compressing the crystals together. Doesn't happen with the jar because the glass keeps the pressure off the sugar.
Totally agree with the regular jar lids not sealing well or often, my FoodSaver brand accessory for that just really doesn't work well compared to the wide mouth one.
Considering the difficulty of finding jars, I use the alternative 'brown paper sandwich lunch bag' trick for flour. You put your flour into the paper bags (I generally do 2-1/2 pounds per bag), label the bag for what kind of flour, fold it over, tape it down and vac bag it, generally in a gallon sized bag or a custom cut bag off the wide roll. The paper bag keeps the dust under control while vacuuming.
We use freezer tape and mark the contents of the jars so we can just look at the label without having to handle similar looking jars to find the item. Just lazy, I guess!
Great response!
Totally agree also about the regular jars not seeking as well.
My Walmart in North Florida only sells half gallon individually at almost $6 each now 😢. Also a trick i learned is i dump my powdered goods into paper lunch bags, fold over and put into vacuum bag and seal it. Works great.
Oh...My...GOODNESS!
I do mine differently. I do use wide mouth mason jars but I pour my dry powders in increments inside the jar. I put a coffee filter to cover use a flat wood mallet I pound flat pack it down gently, remove the coffee filter then pour in again cover with the pound it flat down. Keep repeating this till the half inch headspace, then use a clean coffee filter crush put in the inch headspace. What you see is flour, or chocolate powder packed in tight. Put the lid and jar sealer adapter vacuum seal.
That's a great idea!
I've had trouble using the regular size lids. ALL you need to do to help get them to seal is put two flats on top and you usually get a great seal
I did that in the past if I had issues. And it worked well.
A tip for some who might not know. I have the FoodSaver cannisters, so I use them to seal re-purposed clean food jars. Put them inside and then seal the cannister. I will also try to take a portion of the bag or container with identifying information and just attach that to the jar somehow instead of writing on the lids. I also include the manufacturer BB date.
Oh how nice, I have tried and tried to find the cannisters, can't seem to find them anywhere
This is a great video. You explained why you are doing things a certain way. SOOOO helpful. Thank you. You would make a great teacher.
I was a teacher for 32 years.
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Avid Armor has a new chamber vacuum sealer, the [LIMITED EDITION] Avid Armor Cellar Series: Reserve Chamber Vacuum Sealer. I just bought one and you can put up to 6-quart jars upright in the chamber at once, much faster than one at a time. It even has a stainless steel platform to use to stack pint jars in it or a one-gallon jar on its side. Nice video, thanks.
Wow! Now THAT would be dreamy. Thanks for sharing.
I have found the half gallon jars at our Menards home improvements store as well. I’m located in Illinois.
I do the same but put a cupcake line or coffee filter over the powder. Also save my lids from canning and use them to vacuum seal with . Tape the instructions to jar but date the lids.
My Canadian Walmarts charge around $32 for a box of 6 large jars so I buy them from Mennonite stores for around $19. My biggest sealing problem is cocoa in reg. quart jars so I'll try them in widemouths. Also, used lids in good condition will still work for dry sealing.
That’s a CrAzY high price for jars!
In my local store they are a little bit cheaper. I never thought to check Mennonite stores, going to now.
@@JustDoSomethingHomestead yup, that's Canada eh.... I paid the same price
what province are you in?, I didn't know Mennonite stores existed, I do get ALL my veg. seedling plants from the Amish though
@@hopepingle8582 I'm in southern Ontario and many Mennonites have on street or on farm stores with everything from fabric to bulk food. They prefer to supply to 'their people' but anyone can shop. Sadly, no Amish stores around me, they all shop at the Mennonites.
I use my food saver machine every day. I have used it for at 10 yrs. I enjoyed watching your show and showing us new tips. Thank you!
Awww. Thanks!!! If you have any tips, please share. And thanks for watching.
I use wide and regular mouth jars and use my store bought jars of pickles,relish spg. sauces ,jelly jars too to vacuum seal in.Also nuts. Saves canning jars to can in. I freeze my rice and flour bring to room temp and then vacuum seal.
How do you vacuum seal store bought jars? Do you use their own lids or mason jar lid?
I like the wide mouth jars for pizza sauce and whole tomato 🍅 also
Do you use the original lid when you pressurize
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You use the original lid, as long as it’s in good condition…. No dents in lid or chips in glass jar rim.
I use coffee filters left over from my drop pot. The initial cost of the jars is expensive. Great video. Thanks for sharing so much info!
I bought hundreds of canning jars from our thrift store. They had maybe 30 on sale for a quarter each. I took them to the register and asked if they had more. They came out with shopping carts full. So my best friend and I took them all. Always ask. 😃
@@JustDoSomethingHomestead Wow! What a great find!
If you use an alcohol-based marker to write on your lids or even your glass - regular alcohol removes the ink. Sharpie brand and most permanent markers are alcohol based so you can safely use them and easily wipe the writing off and start over.
I'm 60 years old- how did I not know this trick growing up?😂 Any rubbing alcohol works- if you don't have rubbing alcohol you can grab some hand sanitizer since the main ingredient in that is alcohol.
Once in a great while you may have trouble getting the ink off but I've never had it be a serious issue. It even works on plastic but.... It might stain so keep that in mind 😉.
White sponges by Mr clean works great too
Food saver has a small handheld vacuum sealer for sealing jars . Just stick it into the jar thing and it vacuums.
Do you know which one that is? The link? I’m looking all over Amazon and can’t find it unless it’s not a food saver brand.
I got a vacuum sealer over a year ago. I love mine and got the jar sealing set. I’ve put 3 cups of flour in cut down paper lunch bags and bag sealed them. I learned from You Tube videos to make and water bath can jams and jellies at 71.
I keep a square piece of the firm plastic foam packaging so I can gently bounce to the jar to displace air while drawing the vacuum. Thank you for the paper towel hint, I will definitely be using it. I bet you already know if you are reusing a seal for a new item you can remove your label with nail polish remover, I use the acetone type and know that it works I do not know if the non-acetone works.
I'm new here, and I really enjoyed this video. I just recently got the jar sealers, and it is time to put them to use.
I use the canning jars for flour sugar salt oats hash brown rice a roni. Pasta 😊
I use a cupcake liner in all of my powder items. Just place the liner at the very top and it prevents the dust from coming around the seal.
wow, I've only thought of vac sealing my DIY dehydrated items! I actually use a brake bleeder for my vac sealing ...GREAT VIDEO !❤
Thanks for watching!
I use a break bleeder too. I have the food saver but the little piece that you insert broke off and I would have to buy a new machine. There is no replacement piece for my unit.
oh no! I'm glad the brake bleeder works.
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I have a brake bleeder too. Also have a FoodSaver machine but if you have no power in grid down situation, it’s good to have backup 😊
So glad I watched this before returning this accessory! I think my lids are old and dried out, because they did not seal. Going to run to Walmart for some fresh lids, and can’t wait to try this. Thank you for posting!
I’m glad you’re giving it a second try!! Let us know how you make out with new lids.
@@JustDoSomethingHomestead yes, the new lids work great! 👍🏼
“Chocolate chips everywhere” 😂😂. Yep, that would be me! I use the same brands you do (and have the same sealer). Thanks for pointing out you use the wide mouth attachment more often so I’ll hold off on the small one. Thanks for a great and informative tutorial!! 😊. PS - those jars let you instantly see what you have left.
What a nice comment! Thank you so much.
Got a food saver as a gift and I’m watching everything I can to learn! Thanks for answering all my questions! ❤
You’re going to LOVE it. And soon you’ll be vacuum sealing everything in your cupboards. Lol
I used my jelly jars washed and sterilize and put hear Lids in a 200 oven for a half hour it helps sterilize your Lids after you washed them first and helps with the smell of any jar lids you want to use I put my baking powder baking soda and Coco they have seal lids just like spt jars salsa jars gravy jars seen that being done on another vedio they say save all of your jars to use 😊
You should not vacuum seal baking powder or baking soda. They will blow.
@@davidkuklewicz2869I didn't vacuum seal the powders I just put them in the jars with the lids that came on the jars cuz they say if you bought the jars with food in them their food grade jar so they would seal what you put in them
Yes, don't i know. I learned this the hard way last year through trial and error. @@davidkuklewicz2869
Thank you so much for this video. I’m a complete beginner and this video has given me so much good advice and ideas!
Welcome aboard! Under my playlist “vacuum sealing” are hundreds of other things you can seal.
One tip for vacuum sealing regular mouth jars. If you have trouble getting them to seal, place a second lid inverted, over the the lid you are using to seal the jar. Then vacuum. The inverted lid slides off when you are finished and the first lid will seal beautifully. (Seems that little extra space helps the sealer.)
I've done that also. I've even put a second one on top with a nail hole in it to provide a better suction on the lower one.
Use the big wide mouth for cherrios oats hash browns or the regular jars what ever i can find😊
I use coffee filters, a lot cheaper! and no cutting necessary… and for anyone unable to afford a “fancy” vacuum sealer… I’ve purchased from Amazon a GERYON vacuum sealer for about $50 and I love it so much I bought 2 more for storage/presents
Thanks for sharing!
Excellent sharing my friend, nice one, big thumbs up!I cheers!
THANK YOU! I'm glad it was helpful. Thanks for your encouragement.
Very good teaching.
I use my lids for sealing then reuse for storage.
Thank you for a great vitto. I learned a lot.
What do you do with the banana powder? How do you make it?
I add my fruit powders to lots of things: cereal, muffins, smoothies, ice cream, pancakes, etc. I have an entire video on it. Look up fruit powders.
Really interesting. Thank you Madame.
New to your channel but very useful info. Thanks!
Welcome!
I'm impressed 😊💞
Great tips! Thank you!
I buy my jars from Walmart, it's wonderful, they bring it to your house
I was getting them delivered until every case was smashed. I know others had better luck.
Great preps!
If you're not going to use that coconut for a while, and you know that. You can use the seal feature on most vacuum sealers to reseal the bag it came in, which may help it last longer.
Very helpful, thank you
Thank you so much for watching!
Cupcake liners are good to
Thank you for sharing this with us. Definitely will try to get jars and will try it. Would it last in a cinder block building. Almost like a root cellar
It all depends on the temperature. Don’t store it where it’s very hot or below freezing. I’ve also heard that your rings can rust in high humidity as well. But I have not experienced that. It should be dark too.
Well done
Thank you!
Love your video you did a great job ❤
Thank you so much!!
Thank you
Hi Deb just found you and love this thanks new sub!
Oh wow .. new sub from Australia! We can't even get jars this size .. we can't get jars at all.. when I was able to get them 4 quart jars cost us $28 AU
WOW! That's a horribly high price. I'm so sorry!
What is the reason for leaving the ring on? Wouldn't that prevent you from knowing if the seal failed, the same as other canned good?
I keep them on in case my jar gets bumped and the seal pops. It'll keep your food dried. If you don't put the ring on and it pops, it can fall off and moisture will get it. You can easily see if the seal breaks, the center of it will pop up.
Have you ever vacuumed seal a jar of loose leaf tea, If you did, did you need the paper towel trick to keep the leaf from sucking up the vacuum tube?
Yes I have vacuum sealed loose tea. And yes you need a barrier. I cut a circle of paper towel. You can also use a coffee filter or even a cupcake liner.
@Just Do Something Homestead thank you you for answering!
@@JustDoSomethingHomestead Thank you for answering me!
Thank you for the informative video.
About how long would you guess that Coconut lasts?
One year past Best Buy date.
Hi! I just learned to can and now I’m learning to vacuum seal. When researching canning, many videos mention not to use cheap lids. It’s best to stick with the Ball brand. Would you recommend the same thing for sealing? Thank you for the video. This is my first time watching 😊
One more question, would you seal baking powder or baking soda? Thanks!
I use either Ball or Golden Harvest. Both are sold in Walmart. I rarely have problems with either other than a dented side.
Yes!
Ball lids are horrible. Most of the center dimples do not pop up if the vacuum is lost. Don't believe me? Grab a handful (new and used) and push the center down to see if it will pop back up. Many will not. Therefore, they give you a false sense of security. The dimple could be down, but the vacuum could be lost. Most of us would catch that when we opened the jar, but if one is in a busy kitchen during a holiday feast, it could be missed.
I use stainless steel reusable lids that I bought on Amazon. ALL will pass the pop-back test. The stainless steel ones are thicker so they require a few more minutes to pop down when cooling after canning. However, after one use, they pop down quicker. Be sure that the stainless steel lids you buy have that center dimple. Some brands do not.
I vacuum seal some foods and probably should do more. I mostly do my dried herbs. Good video!
You can toss that little bit of leftover coconut into the freezer and it will last pretty much forever.
I divided snacks ..I tend to eat a whole bag of chips ... I've vac packed .. new lids ..some are popping open after a day ..
Ok rings on!!!
I have the same issue with PopCorners. Gosh I love those things!
Thank you for your vid!
what is the purpose of the paper towel inside jar and do you put it back in it after each use?
It blocks the powder from being sucked into your vacuum sealer and ruining your machine. You only need to put it back if you intend to vacuum seal it again.
Great information!
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Dont vacuum seal sugar. it will turn into a brick and you wont be able to get it out of the jar
I haven’t had any issues. It turns hard when exposed to moisture in the air. So if let out it would get hard so nothing gained, nothing lost. If my regular sugar hardens, I’ll just chip some out and smash it back to granules. At least I know no pests are in it. Thanks for your help.
I know that happens to it if you vacuum seal them in bags. In a jar, it's not compressed, so it usually doesn't turn into a brick.
I was wondering why the baking soda kept popping. Thanks
Very informative. How do you remove the lids so they don’t get bent?
I have a special jar opener. It’s a little metal opener that doesn’t bend the lids. In fact, I got it free when I ordered those white sealer attachments! It was in the box.
I use a regular punch type hand opener. The kind you poke 2 triangular holes in condensed milk. But I put a spoon under the point and gently pry up. Havent dented the lids or hurt the spoon.
Thank you for sharing!!!! Approximately how long do these items last?
There are many factors involved. Storage Temperature. Light or dark. Then it depends on the item itself. Oats last longer than flour. Sugar and salt last decades.
Thank you for replying to my question 😊@@JustDoSomethingHomestead
Can you reuse the lids when you reseal?
Yes! You can re-use them to vacuum seal but not for canning.
great video! how do you use your banana and strawberry powders? did you dehydrate the fruita/ Thanks!
I use my fruit powders on my cereal whenever I don’t have fresh fruit. Also in my pancakes and muffins. In smoothies. And on ice cream. I did dehydrate them. I have a video describing it step by step. Check it out and THANK YOU for supporting us.
fill a jar with marshmallows and vacuum seal it ... 🙂
Do you ever add oxygen absorbers or dessicant packs in your jars? Why or why not? Thanks.
Nope. Oxygen absorbers are to remove oxygen. Vacuum sealed jars don't have any oxygen because it's all been removed. So it's an added expense that isn't necessary.
Thanks. God bless
I use paper cupcake liners.
I've used them as well. I was simply out of them after our move.
Just curious, shy use mason jars versus sealing bags, plastic or Mylar? They stack easily, are less bulky, and cannot be broken. I am just looking for the most logical solution. Thanks!
Great question! All of the ways you listed can be destroyed by rodents. You also can't see directly in those types of storage. And they are difficult to stack. I have shelves in my pantry and can always see what I have available.
How long will the flour and sugar stay good after vacuum sealed?
I add one year to the Best Buy date on flour. That’s on the safe side. I’ve gone a couple years longer. Sugar lasts a very long time. 10 years plus vacuum sealed.
please respond about what food vacuum sealer that you use. thanks
It is the FM5200
My problems are things go stale because I don't use that much, or often. And, the insects... :/ No room in freezer to freeze anything, & no oven either. This will be perfect. I'm so tired of wasting money. No matter how well things are sealed bugs seem to get in them, even unopened. My kid reminds me they come from manufacturers like that. :/
It’s pretty sad about the bugs. I had pantry moths once that came from a bag of pet food. They’re so hard to get rid of and once you do, you never want them back!
You'll get a stronger vacuum if you put less food it there, otherwise, there's no air to draw out.
Just found your show~ 👍🏼 how do I get sugar out of Mason jar~it’s Solid rock🤗
How old is it? Did it get moisture in it? Before I started vacuum sealing mine I just keep it in a canister. It would get hard and I’d chip it away with a spoon. That was decades ago. It’s not bad. It just got moisture.
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You've probably been asked before but if you're storing your dried ingredients as well as canning how many jars do you have approximately?
I have NOOO idea. I buy most of my quart and pint jars from thrift shops. Only my half gallon came from Walmart.
Great video! What is the model number of your machine?
FoodSaver FM5200
Can I reseal if jar not full? So...if I use some flour for example, can it be resealed if not full?
Absolutely. It just takes longer to get the air out.
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Perhaps you could do a video of products that should NOT be vacuum sealed. I noticed someone mentioned that they do baking powder and baking soda....big no no.
I already have a video on that. 😉
and how long can the sugar in the vacuumed seal? and do I need to put in the paper towel for the sugar?
I add one year to all Best Buy dates. And yes you need a paper towel on powdered items. Great question!
Thank you!
How long does it add to the life of the products by doing this?
I add a year from the best buy date, but I've heard of others pushing the date back several years.
how long will your self raising and regular flour last in the jars? 1 yr only?
One year past the Best Buy date. Many items can actually go much longer. I’ve had flour now for 2 years and it’s fine. But a lot depends on where you store it. Mine is in a dark, temperature controlled room.
Thank you!
I'm curious why you say to use a rim/ring when it's already sealed and you haven't opened it yet.
If the jar gets bumped and the seal breaks, dry foods don’t go bad. They may become stale or insects could go in it. So the ring protects it from both of those. For canning you want the ring off because of the lid pops it’ll definitely go bad and you don’t want to mistakenly eat it because the ring was holding it on.
I use cupcake papers
I improvised, LOL I always used cupcake papers but now that I moved I can't find mine.
I did this to my flour, powder milk, rice, oats. I let it run until it stops it’s sealed but the contents still move around. Is this normal
Yes
Where did you buy your Food Saver? I’ve been looking for one that will use those lids to vac seal....
Walmart
Why do you buy self-rising flour? So easy to make your own. Just a cup of All-Purpose flour, 1&1/2 tsp. of Baking Powder, and 1/4 tsp of Salt. Never have to worry about not having it for any recipe that calls for it. You can even make your own Powdered sugar, Brown sugar, Bisquick, cake mixes, etc to store.
That is my goal!!!! Thank you for sharing your recipe with us.
How long will the flour and dry ingredients last?
I can count on a year past the Best Buy date. But they can often go much longer. Flour actually stores far better if it’s not ground. Then you grind it as needed.
You never explained why you put rings on after sealing. I store without rings so it becomes more obvious if a jar loses its seal - which some do, particularly if you reuse lids.
There are several reasons. If a vacuum sealed jar gets bumped, the seal may pop. I just dropped a jar this week and popped the seal. It happens. The ring helps to 1. add another layer of prevention so it doesn't pop as easily, 2. If the flat does become loose, it prevents the food from being exposed and critters moving in, and 3. If you drop a jar like I did, it prevents the food from falling out.
how long does that dried stuff like that stay good in cellar vacuum sealed in jar?
I add a year to the expiration date although I know it can go longer.
Could you use a oxygen absorber on this
No, The oxygen is completely removed by vacuum sealing so there is no need.
are these erasable markers that you use on the lids?
Nope. But surprisingly a Sharpie can be washed off with a little effort.
Thanks for all the great tips!!
Is the moisture contenof the coconut below 10 percent?
I was told that dry vacuum canning must be below 10% to insure that botulism can't grow.
Kris in Orlando
I just researched for an hour and couldn’t find anything on this. Do you have the article? I’d be interested in knowing. I can’t see how it would be possible though. Stored in plastic is never better.
Allow it to dry on a cookie sheet first!
Why do you put the paper towel on top before lid?
The vacuum sealer itself will pull the powder into the FoodSaver and ultimately ruin it. Also, it’ll put powder on the top edge of your jar preventing it from sealing. I only use it on powdery items like flour and cocoa.
I have a question for you. If I use a hand vacume seal, will I still need to use a filer in my baking goods?
I’m not sure what you’re asking.
@@JustDoSomethingHomestead You said you use coffee filters or paper toweling over the flour and such to keep from clogging your machine. I wanted to know if I do this also with the manual vacuum seal that I pump by pulling the handle in and out
I like buying Kraft dinner on sale. The boxes are terrible for long term storage. Too much air exposure. Two boxes fit perfectly in a quart jar with their two packets of powder. They far outlast the shelf expiry.
They absolutely do! Thanks for sharing your success with this!
Why not just make the paper towel circle smaller so it's not fighting to get back out? Make it the diameter of the jar.. or does it need to be bigger to keep it in place once you start vacuuming?
It needs to be slightly bigger because of it moving upwards as the vacuum sealer runs. Otherwise your product will come out around the perimeter of it.
What's the shelf life of these
Too many variables: If they were stored in a cool, dark location. How long they’d been on a store shelf. Plus some things like sugar and salt can store for decades where flour can only store for a couple years.
i am thinking that your jars need to be sterilized first?
Yep! I run them through my dishwasher first.