Vacuum Sealing Long Term Food Storage

Vacuum sealing long-term food storage is an important part of our preps. Keep those things you enjoy for longer while keeping them safe from rodents and bugs by vacuum sealing them.

Become a Pantry Pal:

Time to get organized! #projectpantry

SuttonsDaze Merch!
Aprons!

T-shirts & Mugs!

This video may contain links to affiliate programs. If you click on the link and make a purchase I will get a small percentage of that sale at NO extra charge to you. However, you are under no obligation to buy anything I ever mention in a video.

▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ Social Media & Email ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬
▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ Mailing Address ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬
SuttonsDaze P.O.Box 45 Mikado, MI 48745

[deeana]

I use painters tape to label and date my vacuum sealed jars. That prevents any sticky residue.

[susiewolfgong]

I bought the break bleeder to use with vacuum sealer tops. Rain Country shows you how to use it. No power no problem.

[lavettablack]

I bought a Food Saver yesterday. I spent most of today looking for things to vacuum seal. Love it!

[danielledanielle]

Marshmallows done this way are so fascinating. They expand under suction then shrink when opened. Cool parlor trick to show the kids.

[michelleperkins]

Just a quick FYI, the “white” stuff that you find older chocolate chips isn’t a powdery substance. It’s actually the fats in the chocolate that congeal over time and with temperature fluctuation; it doesn’t chance the flavor or the quality of your end product, per se, occurring more frequently with finer chocolates. It has become less of a problem for me, however, due to having four of my grandchildren living with us. Not much lasts long enough to develop any problems, however I do vacuum seal flours, cornstarch, sugars, grains, etc. Keep up the good work, Leisa, your videos are a constant source of good information for all of us!! ❤❤

[cathyblasco]

We LOVE our hand-held sealer! Bought some bags and store our cheese in them. Then wash the bags and reuse. A jar lifter is a great bag-drying stand.

[ritamoreno]

I use my quart jars for dehydrated apple slices, pancake mix, cookies, candies and crackers. I need to find the 1/2 gal for the crackers so I can fit more in the jars. I even dehydrated store bought sliced sweet breads! Opened a jar from 1 year ago and it tasted good. Didn't have stale taste was good with coffee! Thank you Leisa!

[brandin]

I vacuum seal cookies and have had them last over 8 years, I also do Frosted Flakes, corn pops, corn flakes that have been good after 8 years, my nuts have lasted about 5 to 6 years, I had forgot I had to jars left of nuts and they were like 6 years and they were fine, I will even do my flour and sugar

[koriobrien]

THANK YOU SOOO MUCH FOR THE LINK!!!! I was finally able to get a set of jar attachments! I've only been searching for a year....lol

[bscrimbitt]

I use my lids I've previously used in canning. Good way to have them do double duty. I also vacuum seal the same lid many times.

[tamara-lnlhomestead]

This is exactly what I use my 1/2 gallons for also. Powdered milk, pastas, oatmeal, just add water type pancake mixes, sugars, salts, cereals, hot cocoa powder. Love the convenience of them.

[rosemarybartley]

Thank you for mentioning the lid vacuum sealers were in stock. Finally was able to get an order placed!

[smallfamilysmallbudget]

One.of the things on my list to get. I would like to get a small one like that. My list keeps getting ever so bigger and bigger the more I learn. Just starting into this whole prepping stage. Pressure canner, dehydrator, and one of those!

[cheri]

Yes- chocolate chips with a white coating are fine to eat - the cocoa butter in the chocolate comes to the surface primarily due to getting warm and then coming back to room temperature causes the white coating. But certainly sealing in a jar and keeping in cool place will let them stay fresh longer. Peanut butter chips can definitely lose flavor if they are not kept in an oxygen free environment. Love the big jars. Thanks!

[mollysmith]

Thank you for making a dry storage video, Leisa! You have impeccable timing as always. So many people need to see this good instruction and you shared good tips. It is a reminder for me to go through my working pantry and re-do the seals I've broken in the last month cooking from my dried foods. And especially thank you for showing the process when you have to try again to get a seal. Makes me feel less of a dunce for having a struggle with some jars. Something funny...I vac sealed the cheap version of bagged cereal that was completely sugary, colored junk as a treat for hubby. Was too lazy to take the 'mushrooms' label off the jar from its previous use and that sucker is still sitting front and center in the pantry untouched. LOL!

[nursejohnson]

Thank you so much for this video, I had bought a case of the potatoes a while back and was wondering the best way to store!!! Please don’t stop these kind of videos EVER!

[sherry]

My jar sealers came in the mail today. YES!!!! I want to get some 1/2 gal. jars for dry storage so I can use my quarts for pressure canning. One step at a time...just keep on moving.

[laurielyon]

Watching this makes me remember that I think I have some Raisin Bran vacuum sealed in my pantry-and now I want a bowl! Lol

[alanastewart]

I learned the trick to prevent your sealer from pulling off the lid. Use two lids, the bottom one will seal and other sort of stays in the sealer. Don't ask me why but it works. Happy sealing. 😊

[jeanniewahine]

Under good storage conditions, my vacuum sealed dried items (including cereal) have lasted years with no noticeable change in quality. I just went and opened some rice krispies and corn flakes sealed in 2013 and they are perfect. The chocolate chips crackers and nuts surprised me, too! My nuts did not go rancid!! To do powders, you can bag them and loosely seal the bag and put it inside your jar so the vacuum works but doesn't pull the powder out into the device. You can also put a coffee filter or muffin liner on top of the powder to prevent this as well, as powder can ruin the motor. I use lids that I've already canned with. Alana Stewart's comment below is right on, using two lids is sometimes what I need to do to get the bottom one to seal. Sometimes heating the lid a bit on a heating pad helps them vacuum seal, too, if all else fails.