I've had some experience with the vacuum sealers. I would certainly recommend the reusable mason jars. There are several different sizes of mason jars that can be found, you can get half-gallon sized ones for larger items.
On Mon, Apr 21, 2008 at 4:22 PM, Norm of Bandersnatch < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Jan often seals up meat for the freezer with maranade in the bag so the > meat is ready for the barbque as soon as it is thawed. > > I have tried sealing up flares for the dinghy but the bags always leaked. > Now I use Lock-n-Lock containers and they don't leak. > > Norm > S/V Bandersnatch > Lying Julington Creek FL > 30 07.72N 081 38.4W > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > *From:* Philip <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > *To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > *Sent:* 4/21/2008 11:50:00 AM > *Subject:* [Liveaboard] food preservation and storage > > Hi, > I got a FoodSaver Compact II at a yard sale. So far, we have used it to > vacuum pack coffee beans and nuts in FoodSaver VacLoc bags. > > We will have a small freezer aboard and expect the Food Saver would be > useful for bagging and freezing meal portions of fresh fish or fresh/cooked > meats once we begin cruising. > > We would appreciate hearing any of your suggestions for making good use of > this technology. Here are some of the questions we have > -Has anyone used the marinator "square cannister" accessory? > -How about the "freshpak" filters to help keep produce fresh > longer? > -What size bags (pint or quart) are most useful for your needs? > -If you prefer using Mason jar! s, why do you find them > preferable? > -Any problems with the process that you have had? > -Best source for mail ordering the bags? > > Thanks for your suggestions and reports of your experiences. > > Marilyn Lange > > > *Philip & Marilyn Lange > AE4OV & KD4JRC, > * ORYOKI > *Witness 35 Catamaran > > * > > > _______________________________________________ > Liveaboard mailing list > [email protected] > To adjust your membership settings over the web > http://www.liveaboardnow.org/mailman/listinfo/liveaboard > To subscribe send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To unsubscribe send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > The archives are at http://www.liveaboardnow.org/pipermail/liveaboard/ > > To search the archives > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] > > The Mailman Users Guide can be found here > http://www.gnu.org/software/mailman/mailman-member/index.html >
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