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    Storing fresh pecans - roast now? roast later? freeze?

    Brilliant. I use my foodsaver for frozen things but this never occurred to me. Another use for the foodsaver.

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    Vacuum-sealed bags: worth the cost for keeping foods longer?

    keep telling ourselves that we’ll cook more often... We stick things in the freezer, but they inevitably end up with freezer burn, even if well-wrapped. So, I’ve been hearing about these vacuum-sealing contraptions,...

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    thinking of buying a vacuum packing machine...

    I have a Foodsaver... I actually got it pretty cheap on Ebay (I think it was open box.) I LOVE it! I use mine for buying meat/poultry in bulk... it saves a lot of money and nothing gets freezer burned. I understand others use it...

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    best way to freeze baked pasta?

    Jfood is approaching the onset of fall and winter and that means one thing, start filling the freezer with easy meals for those cold winter nights. Two years ago he purchased a food-saver. it has been fantastic. Make a large...

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    The world of vaccum sealers

    I have a FoodSaver and love it. Freeze your liquid foods first, then vacuum-seal. Various widths of bags are available, and you cut them to length, so you can accommodate different sizes of foods. You can actually reheat in the...

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    Anyone tried the Reynolds Handi-Vac Food Saver System?

    I have seen this advertised on tv and it is sold in the regular supermarket. I have an old foodsaver that need replacing and this would be a much cheaper alternative. Unfortunately, I have a feeling that in this case, you get...

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    Food Saver and reheating. Plastic hysterics don't bother to read or reply.

    awesome. I love my foodsaver, too.

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    Sous vide fish in the dishwasher (or, who needs an immersion circulator?)

    We have an ancient FoodSaver vacuum sealer (kind of like this: http://www.foodsaver.com/Product.aspx?id=c&cid=87&pid=250 ). The bag material comes in rolls, so you can cut off any length, seal one end, and put food in. The...

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    Vac Sealers

    Who has a vac sealer ? We have a older foodsaver - around 3 years old. While it worked great when it did ( I don’t think it was the bag that was pouncturing) but over time, it would lose it’s seal sometimes, which...

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    Anyone tried trendy sous vide cooking at home?

    not only increases the flavor potential, but it helps to prevent bacteria growth. The FoodSaver bags are heat-resistant too, whereas I’ll have to see about other plastic bags and wraps. I’m getting more excited about...

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    Food Saver Recipes

    of re-heat the hot water bath does the best job. jfood used to use Pam when he froze sauce in tupperware and did not like the red tint after the first use. it worked great but since the foodsaver made an appearance he does not...

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    Good ways to preserve a garden full of mint, basil, thyme, parsley, sage etc.

    into cold water. Spin those dry and then portion into FoodSaver bags. The blanch keeps them from oxidizing to that unappetizing brown. Thyme, I’ve dried in the microwave with some success. Lay them on some non-toxic...

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    Looking for a source for boilable bags

    You can also use Foodsaver bags. Of course this means you have to have a Foodsaver to seal the bags. But maybe someone in the office has one. I suspect if they did they would have already mentioned this aspect.

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    HELP!

    chefs. I own a Foodsaver and bought a ton of bags but(and this is sheer ignorance on my part) should I: Season and fully cook the meat and then vacuum pack/freeze it?? or Season the meat and then vacuum pack it raw and freeze it??...

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    Storing Brown Sugar

    I’ve closed it up with a rubber band but that hasn’t worked in the past. I’ll try the ziploc bag. Do you think using a foodsaver to vacuum pack it would help?

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