Darlene7 said:I really want to buy a foodsaver but having trouble finding a website that talks about all the different things you can use it for - do any of you know of a website forum that will help me - can you use a foodsaver for ice cream? Want to find out about all the things (food wise) you can use it for.
Thanks for any info
Darlene
In the Kitchen said:I am wanting to invest in a Food Saver. Seems everyone has one. Would you mind telling me what brand and how much it cost? Find more things that really are necessary and I don't have one. Do they take up a lot of room? My kitchen small. Probably has to be stored in basement if it is bulky like most of my things. Thanks Do they require certain kind of storage bags? Most importantly are they worth all this?
pacanis said:I'd like it to last longer than it does and reading about the lettuce peaked my interest.
I live by myself and lettuce always goes bad before I use it all. I'll buy a head for tacos, maybe make a salad, go to grab some for a sandwich and it will be brown and slimy. I've tried tupperware, which takes up a lot of room, ziploc bags especially for fruits and veggies and wasn't impressed with either.
Anything that can get me another week+ out of a head of iceberg lettuce has my interest.
Hungry said:See my post #13.
spryte said:I made guacamole and stored it in a FS container in the fridge for a week... and it was still fresh and green and beautiful!
Hungry said:I have read all the post Re: the use of the food saver.
Two comments:
I have found that it is best to freeze meat before vacuuming it. I believe I made a steak tough by sucking all the juice out of it. Freezing first, you don't have to worry about sucking the blood and juice into the machine.
The same would apply to Bananas. Not so much as sucking the juice from them but they would probably SQUASH!
I keep mine in a zip lock bag and have kept then over a month.
No problem with ice cream. It don't stay around long enough to neec vacuuming.
Charlie
Not really. Food Savers (and other vacuum packers) are not a substitute for canning. They will prolong the life of many foods, but they are not a way to preserve them.LRCooks said:Is it ok to seal pearl onions in a mason jar for pantry storage?