Because it is so smooth, its nearly impossible to draw air out of a Mylar bag using a vacuum sealer; until now! I made a little tool that allows you to use Mylar bags just like the regular food storage bags in a vacuum sealer. I hope this helps those who have experienced similar difficulties.
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Will the Pro 2300 seal a 7-mil mylar bag, The 7-mil mylar bags are used by some for long term food storage. the 2 websites mentioned in the video are www.VacuumSealerGuide.com and www.ProVacuumSealers.com On the ProVacuumSealers site you can watch more videos showing the pro 2300 in action. The pro 2100 and 2300 perform the same but the 2300 is stainless steel with a blue lid.
Foodsaver food vacuuming system, part 2. Cool tunes from Dr. Authur. Kasin shows how to use a small nail hole in the jar lid to easily release jar vacuum. Using recycled Mylar in food storage. She discusses pros and cons of food preservation using Foodsaver poly-bags, Mylar bags, and canning jars. When using the poly-bags, the layered approach is better – a recycled Mylar bag inside a Foodsaver poly–bag, double sealed on both ends.
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IF YOU HAVE A QUESTION !! please visit my website www.dehydrate2store.com and ask me through the contacts section, I will respond much faster! Also you can find more information and videos not available on YouTube! There are recipes with dehydrated foods, helpful tips and more! We are always adding more info. so keep checking back! – Thanks Everyone ! -
This second half of the first video of an on going project where we are going to build two 5 gallon buckets of long term storage items. During the project we will choose more items, keep track of the nutritional profile and discuss vacuum sealing, mylar bags and oxygen absorbers. The first video went a bit long because I explained the total project and went over the first five items so watch part 1-A before this one.. The first items in the bucket are 2 packages each of Garbanzo Beans, Lentils, Elbow Marconi, Cranberry Beans and one large Box of Minute Rice.
This is the beginning of an on going project where we are going to build two 5 gallon buckets of long term storage items. During the project we will choose more items, keep track of the nutritional profile and discuss vacuum sealing, mylar bags and oxygen absorbers. The first video went a bit long because I explained the total project and went over the first five items so watch part 1-B for the conclusion. The first items in the bucket are 2 packages each of Garbanzo Beans, Lentils, Elbow Marconi, Cranberry Beans and one large Box of Minute Rice.
This is just my method of sealing food for long term storage in food vacuum bags using 5gal bucket Mylar bag oxygen absorber/hand warmer, vacuum cleaner and cloths Iron