A.T. Hagan wrote:
On Mon, 13 Oct 2003 01:46:00 -0400, Bob Pastorio
wrote:


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

What do most people use them for?


I mostly use mine for vacuum sealing jars. Any jar that'll take a
standard or wide mouth lid will work. You can greatly extend the
storage life of many dry foods this way.

You can marinade food in minutes via the vacuum process that would
otherwise take hours.


What should one not use them for?


If it needs to be refrigerated or frozen when not vacuum sealed it'll
need to be refrigerated or frozen after it's vacuum sealed.


What do I not know about them that I should?


The bags are somewhat pricey. Try not to suck dust or liquids into
the pump. I line the inside of my jar sealer adapters with cut down
coffee filters. Others use cotton balls.

Soft foods with a lot of loft (like breads and such) can be squashed
flat if you let the pump run to its maximum draw. Might want to
freeze such foods in advance then vacuum seal, or vacuum seal them in
rigid containers.

.....Alan.


Post no bills

My grandkids like to watch a jar full of marshmellows shrink down when
vacced then plump up again when you break the seal. Makes them think
granpa is a wizard.

On that vein we found out Sunday that we are to be great-grandparents
again, this one will be number 2 ggk when he/she comes along in 7 or 8
months. When we married 43 years ago we never thought we would be
looking at a line of descendants this long. VBG

George