Vacuum Food Preservation on a Budget with No Freezer Packing Food Damage

The VacUpack Vacuum Packer is an awesome food storage and food preservation tool for long-term emergency preparedness and self reliance. Eliminate freezer burn, retain flavorful taste, eliminate dehydration and bland food all through the implementation of the VacUpack Vacuum Packer in the routine life of your household. In this article we shall examine the benefits of vacuum sealing and preservation. We will also take you step-by-step into the simplicity of vacuum sealing.

Although it keeps us alive oxygen is not a good friend to food and even many non-food items we wish would last longer. Time, oxygen and other elements and factors take a heavy toll on items of sentimental value like coin collections, books, jewelry and even photos. Even more known are their tolls on food and other like perishables. Oxygen breaks down food and exelerates their diminishing shelf life. An increasing number of foods containing oil are subject to becoming rancid. Other foods will become soggy especially in humidity prone zones. A close examination will divulge that oxygen actually costs us more money in terms of food spoilage and even the amount of food purchased per individual and household.

We all love to claim some amount of food storage by means of our freezers. This is only half true! True, freezers extend the life of our food, but imagine a simple process that will extend that life at least TEN FOLD!! Freezers foster freezer burn which is caused by bacterial growth, dehydration and oxidation - all requiring the essential ingredient of oxygen. Freezers are an essential part of food storage and preservation and will be in the foreseeable future. However, with a VacUpak Vacuum Packer or other like device you can safely be counting freezer years on your meats, oily foods and even fruits and vegetables instead of weeks or months.
It really is a smart investment for those hit by economic hardships to implement long-term food storage. Across the board you will experience at least a 50% savings on your food and food preparation with the use of the VacUpak or other like device. Why? Primarily because of oxygen. However, oxygen is not the only culprit in food loss. For this reason good discipline must accompany the implementation of vacuum food preservation. Clostridium botulism Type E can occur in low oxygen environments though primarily due to inadequate or faulty care in the preservation and care of the product at hand. This should not be a scare or a deterrent from freezing your vacuum-packed items but as a reminder to properly keep the product in it's respective proper environment until it's ready to be used.

Also accompanying this discipline is food rotation. It's good practice to date mark your prepared items and to use them in rotation. This will keep older product in check and will ensure their safety by diminishing the chances of botulism and other unfavorable bacterias. In short, the VacUpak's removal of over 90% of oxygen and the common sense discipline of the user will ensure savings, nutrition, safety and health for years to come.

The following are the steps for bag creation and product completion in the VacUpak Vacuum Packer process:
Prepare Your Vacuum Bag
1. Verify your desired setting on the Selector knob whether it be bag sealing or canning. Also adjust your heat level to your accustomed level on the Heat Sealer Time Adjustment Knob. Also, make sure your Cutting Lever and Blade are brought clear to the left of unit.
2. Plug in your Vacupack vacuum sealer into your 110 volt outlet.
3. Select your desired size of bag width.
4. Insert your roll of plastic into the Bag Storage Compartment while making sure the perforated side is the underside of the sheet.
5. Unroll the plastic under the Operating Arm and in a resting position over the Heat Sealer Bar. The length extended beyond this bar is your desired length. Always allow the desired length plus three inches for the sealing process.
6. Raise the Operating Arm and hook the elbow on it's custom fitting on the body of the VacUpack. This should give the arm it's "springing" resting state.
7. Fully depress the Operating Arm. While doing so depress the Cutting Lever and Blade and slide completely to the right of the VacUpack. DO NOT release the arm until the Heat Sealer Indicator light goes off and the motor ceases.
8. Raise the Operating Arm and inspect your bag for a secured seal. Without a secured seal all hopes for sealing your goods in the bag will fail.
Successfully Vacuum Sealing Contents in Your Bag
1. Fill your bag with the desired contents - again, leaving at least three inches at the top for the seal and sealing process.
2. ESSENTIAL!! The bag must be clean! Open the two layers of the bag and insert the perforated bottom layer under the Vacuum Nozzle but NOT beyond the raised marking line on top of it. Also, the bag's mouth must be free of folds, wrinkles and all things that may prohibit a good seal for the vacuum process.
3. CAREFULLY, SLOWLY and CALMLY depress the Operating Arm halfway thus activating the vacuum. You should immediately see the ridding of air from the bag. If not, raise the arm and readjust the bag staging.
4. When the Vacuum Indicator Gauge completely turns green fully depress the Operating Arm to activate the Heat Sealer Bar. Again, DO NOT raise the arm until the Heat Sealer Indicator light goes off and the motor ceases.
5. Check your new vacuum sealed product completely for air leaks.

Using the VacUpak is not just for freezer or new items to be preserved. Got an open bag of potato chips? Vacuum and seal it up! Got peanut or candy bags? Vacuum and seal it up! Though their plastic packaging is not ideal for long-term preservation it will extend their shelf life significantly. In fact, it would be a good addition to any home to earmark a spot by the dinner table or kitchen strictly for your VacUpak Vacuum Packer or other like device for ease and convenience of readily accessing the benefits of food storage and preservation.

In this article we examined vacuum packing product in bags. It is the hope of this author that great knowledge has been received and will be utilized in the coming days. Entertain a new hobby or become an avid emergency preparedness expert with your new VacUpak Vacuum Packer!