Vacuum sealed plastic bag of fresh cream in refrigerator---Vacuum disappears?
 

Question:

I just shelled some fresh cream peas and vacuum sealed them in a plastic bag and
placed them in the refrigerator and noticed that after a day the vacuum sealed
bags no long contained a vacuum. What has happened? What can I do to prevent
vacuum sealed fresh cream peas from nullifying the vacuum in a sealed plastic
bag. I presume that some type of gas was formed by the peas that destroyed the
vacuum? I do not want to blanch the peas, I prefer them fresh in a vacuum sealed
bag stored in the refrigerator (not freezer) for about a 4 days before I consume
them. In other words, how do I prevent the vacuum in a sealed plastic bag from
being destroyed by the cream peas in the refrigerator?


John Decker

Vacuum sealed plastic bag of fresh cream in refrigerator---Vacuumdisappears?
 

John Decker wrote:
> Question:
>
> I just shelled some fresh cream peas and vacuum sealed them in a plastic bag and
> placed them in the refrigerator and noticed that after a day the vacuum sealed
> bags no long contained a vacuum. What has happened? What can I do to prevent
> vacuum sealed fresh cream peas from nullifying the vacuum in a sealed plastic
> bag. I presume that some type of gas was formed by the peas that destroyed the
> vacuum? I do not want to blanch the peas, I prefer them fresh in a vacuum sealed
> bag stored in the refrigerator (not freezer) for about a 4 days before I consume
> them. In other words, how do I prevent the vacuum in a sealed plastic bag from
> being destroyed by the cream peas in the refrigerator?
>
>
> John Decker
>
As the peas chilled down they shrunk into a smaller size thus causing
the bag to loosen up or, as an alternative theory, your bag has a pin
hole leak in one of the seams. That happens fairly frequently.

George

Vacuum sealed plastic bag of fresh cream in refrigerator---Vacuum disappears?
 

But the peas stay sweeter fresher longer if kept in the pods until needed.
Better still if you can cook them A S A P after harvest.
4 day's is a long time to store them like that. qahtan



"George Shirley" > wrote in message
...
> John Decker wrote:
> > Question:
> >
> > I just shelled some fresh cream peas and vacuum sealed them in a plastic
bag and
> > placed them in the refrigerator and noticed that after a day the vacuum
sealed
> > bags no long contained a vacuum. What has happened? What can I do to
prevent
> > vacuum sealed fresh cream peas from nullifying the vacuum in a sealed
plastic
> > bag. I presume that some type of gas was formed by the peas that
destroyed the
> > vacuum? I do not want to blanch the peas, I prefer them fresh in a
vacuum sealed
> > bag stored in the refrigerator (not freezer) for about a 4 days before I
consume
> > them. In other words, how do I prevent the vacuum in a sealed plastic
bag from
> > being destroyed by the cream peas in the refrigerator?
> >
> >
> > John Decker
> >
> As the peas chilled down they shrunk into a smaller size thus causing
> the bag to loosen up or, as an alternative theory, your bag has a pin
> hole leak in one of the seams. That happens fairly frequently.
>
> George
>

Vacuum sealed plastic bag of fresh cream in refrigerator---Vacuum disappears?
 

In article >, John Decker
> wrote:

> Question:
>
> I just shelled some fresh cream peas and vacuum sealed them in a
> plastic bag and placed them in the refrigerator and noticed that
> after a day the vacuum sealed bags no long contained a vacuum. What
> has happened? What can I do to prevent vacuum sealed fresh cream
> peas from nullifying the vacuum in a sealed plastic bag. I presume
> that some type of gas was formed by the peas that destroyed the
> vacuum? I do not want to blanch the peas, I prefer them fresh in a
> vacuum sealed bag stored in the refrigerator (not freezer) for about
> a 4 days before I consume them. In other words, how do I prevent the
> vacuum in a sealed plastic bag from being destroyed by the cream peas
> in the refrigerator?
>
>
> John Decker

Raw peas, John? I wouldn't bother with anything other than a container
and lid. Glass jars are my favorite storage containers.
--
-Barb, <www.jamlady.eboard.com> An update on 6/27/04.