Bob Pastorio wrote:

I have a lovely, new FoodSaver ProII with bells, whistles and sundry
goodies.

What do most people use them for?

What should one not use them for?

What do I not know about them that I should?

Pastorio

Keep it clean, particularly the vacuum area.

Kinda hard to vac seal liquids in a bag but you can freeze the liquid,
put it in a bag, and then seal it.

I keep all sorts of food in bags, mostly for the freezer, some jars of
dried foods sealed with lids and in the pantry. I buy bulk meats when a
good sale comes along, separate the steaks/roasts/chicken breasts/chops,
etc. and bag in quantity for two old people and a small dog.

Pretty basically you can do about anything to stuff with the Tilia as
long as you use caution.

The bags are reusable as I'm sure you already know. I turn them inside
out, hang them on the top rack of the dishwasher with clothes pins, let
them air dry, turn them right side out again and store for later use.

I freeze chopped chiles, onions, etc. on a bun pan. then they go into
appropriate sized vac bags and are sealed. The part of the seal that
will be cut off is perfect for writing on with a Sharpie just in case I
can't remember what it was. B-)

I make moussaka and caponata, put them in about quart sized disposable
aluminum casseroles, vacuum seal in a bag and freeze. Still good over a
year later.

Only problem is with whole fish, be sure to clip the fins or you will
get a hole and lose the seal.

George