Agriculture Reference
In-Depth Information
As mentioned earlier, the name-brand bags for sealers are
expensive—sometimes even more than $0.50 apiece. Luckily,
you can get around this problem a number of ways. First,
keep an eye out for the sealers and bags at yard sales. Second,
use plastic rolls instead of premade bags because by cutting
them to size for what you are freezing, you will use a lot less
and save money. Finally, you can buy bags and rolls from
brands other than those made by the manufacturer of your
sealer. Two sources come to mind. First, a number of
manufacturers make less expensive bags and/or rolls
including Black and Decker, FoodFresh Vacstrip, and Magic
Vac. These usually cost less than half of what the other bags
do. Second, check the Internet. There are eBay stores
dedicated strictly to vacuum sealers that offer good deals and
also Web sites dedicated entirely to getting good prices on
bags, such as
vacuum-sealer-bags.com
. With these resources
in hand, you will see the superior properties of vacuum
sealing become financially viable.
Weighing produce for consistent portions helps with menu
planning.
The Freezing Process
