"Nancy Young" wrote in message ...

On 12/23/2017 11:25 AM, jmcquown wrote:

> Say you find a great sale on meat but it's one of those *family packs*.
> Not everyone would use up (e.g.) eight steaks or 12 chicken thighs
> before it goes bad. You want to freeze some of it. Smaller portions.
> The vacuum sealer sucks all the air out and (ta da!) seals the item in
> the bag. Food packaged this way prevents freezer burn and the formation
> of ice crystals. In that sense, yes, you probably could save it for
> years

Even before I bought meat at Costco, I'd buy pork chops, etc, in
large packs. I'd take great pains to wrap them, pressing out all the
air, wrapping them twice, storing them in a plastic bag ... to
no avail, before long they'd lose their fresh look.

With the Foodsaver, if I don't want pork chops again for 3 weeks
or more, they come out of the freezer looking fresh, and that's
why I love having one. I buy Food Magic Seal bags on ebay.

nancy

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As do I)


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