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What mylar bag sealer do you recommend, and who do you recommend purchasing it from? In looking at them I am thinking of the Hot Jaw as it is reasonable and would allow me to seal bags inside a bucket. The items I currently have sealed in mylar were sealed with an automatic impulse sealer, however, it is not mine and I would prefer to have one that I own.
Thank you for all of your detailed information, it is very helpful.
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The hot jaw is a great one. I think it's the same as what we have. They called them a "clamshell sealer" back in the day, so I've always called it that. Black, two large jaws, heat adjustment on cord. Pretty straightforward device. Around $100. way back when.www.homesteadingandsurvival.com
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@ Buktoof
Here's some things I made note of:
rice 31 lbs.
pinto beans 30 lbs.
kidney beans 30 lbs.
black beans 37 lbs.
elbow noodles 24 lbs.
penne noodles 18 lbs.
sugar 35 lbs.
brown sugar 35 lbs.
salt 32lbs., with room left over
edit by JayJay...borrowed from other site...
flour 33 lbs.
cornmeal 33 lbs.
oats 20 lbs.
spaghetti pasta 30 lbs.
powdered milk 29 lbs.
powdered eggs 20 lbs.
powdered potatoes 29 lbs.Last edited by JayJay; 05-09-2011, 01:39 PM.
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Just wanted to give a big thank you to those who took the time to give the information in this thread! I just ordered my supplies to properly store my beans, rice, & sugar. We have A LOT of long term storage food stored in jars because I wasn't sure how to package them correctly. (Yes, I'm one of THOSE people!!) I can't wait to get this stuff put up as it is taking over our storage space. Thank ya'll!!!!
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@jimmydiablo: it is a good way to store items for long term storage. HOWEVER, the method used in this forum (and many many others) is to also use mylar. Why? food sealer bags are pretty much transparent so you can see what is in them, problem is that means light is getting inside the bag to the product (yes there are some exceptions). Light breaks down EVERYTHING over time. Leave a home depot 5 gallon bucket outside in direct sunlight, and with 3 years you can snap pieces of the bucket off between two fingers.
I also have a food sealer, and use it on my beans and rice when I get small quantities on sale. But I put them then into a bucket and then into a dark room. Now I can afford mylar for everything, so bulk items go in mylar (+O2 absorber)>bucket>dark room. Smaller loads go into food saver>mylar (+O2 absorber-overkill-maybe)>bucket>dark room.
Hope this helps jimmydiablo and welcome to the forum.
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The part a lot of people miss is that you don't NEED a "foodsaver" type device for sealing mylar or putting food up.www.homesteadingandsurvival.com
www.survivalreportpodcast.com
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I use my Food Saver regularly. However, I never use it in place of mylar and O2, the Food Saver bags puncture much too easily. They will rupture with any hard dry food, like pasta. I do use the Food Saver bags to separate types of food that I put into the same mylar bag.
For example, I bought beans over a period of time. Every time I went to the grocery store, I bought a bag of beans - different varieties. When I had a bucket full, I first packaged them into food saver bags, them put the various bags in the Mylar and processed.
I do use it for all kinds of short term storage.
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Originally posted by monkeybird View PostI use my Food Saver regularly. However, I never use it in place of mylar and O2, the Food Saver bags puncture much too easily. They will rupture with any hard dry food, like pasta. I do use the Food Saver bags to separate types of food that I put into the same mylar bag.
For example, I bought beans over a period of time. Every time I went to the grocery store, I bought a bag of beans - different varieties. When I had a bucket full, I first packaged them into food saver bags, them put the various bags in the Mylar and processed.
I do use it for all kinds of short term storage.
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I have a question. I filled my first mylar bags the other day. 3.5 mil. with beans, oats, and things fo the sort. I put a 300cc o2 absorber in each bag and doubled sealed it with my food savor. The question I have is based on observation, the oats have started the o2 absortion quite well but the beans are taking longer? How long should it take? I live in phoenix az, they are in my room at with the air conditioner set at a constant 75 degrees right now. Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.
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