commercialcanner wrote:
> Ross, Yes your description is accurate, the volume of steam under
> pressure must be greater than the flow through the orifices. The steam
> supply must be at its peak before steam can be released towards the
> wedge. If working with steam is worrisome, CO2 works nicely too with a
> much reduced flow rate. I may be out of time until Monday. Have a nice
> weekend.CC
>


I don't understand the point of what you are doing. You might as well
just use one of these vacuum devices:

http://foodsaver.jardendirect.com/pr...CatalogID=1004

(and perhaps a heavier duty vacuum pump than a FoodSaver™)

Best regards,
Bob