The Ultimate Vacuum Sealer User Guide

Have you ever wondered what a vacuum sealer really is like? What are its advantages, how it works and why a person like you and me should get oneself a vacuum sealer? Well, in here, we are going to share with you the 101 about using a vacuum sealer and some tips and tricks to using it effectively. 

What Are the Benefits of Vacuum Sealing?

Let us first start with what is a vacuum sealer. A vacuum sealer is a machine that comes with an opening like a mouth. You need to place your food in small plastic bags, provided along with the device and put the mouth of the bag in the machine. The vacuum sealer will pull the air out of the packet and as you can guess, it will vacuum seal the food. With this, there arises another question, why should a person even bother with vacuum sealing their food. We will discuss this in the advantages of having a vacuum sealer. 

1. Time-saving 

On the off chance that you are a person who finds it challenging to balance their work-life as well as their personal life like looking after their family, cooking food for them, organizing family gatherings every now and then, then this machine will be the right choice for you. Whenever you find yourself free or have a holiday, you can cook in large portions and vacuum seal the food away. So whenever you find yourself busy, but have to manage time for family, just open the packs, and heat the food, it will be ready in 5 minutes. 

2. Saving Money 

According to surveys, many people have found that buying food in bulk and failing to store them for a long time can result in wastage of money. Even the refrigerator cannot store your food for more than 10 to 15 days. But what if you vacuum seal your meat and can keep it fresh even up to 6 months? Won’t that be an advantage? And that is precisely what a vacuum sealer does for you. It will keep your food fresh for a longer time, as well as save you money. 

3. Protecting and Preserving 

Have you ever noticed that the juice you stored in a jar in your refrigerator, starts smelling or even in the worst case, grows bacterial mold? What about the vegetables that you hoped to cook in the coming week, but now they seem to like growing a white mold surface on them. All of this can be avoided if you opt for a vacuum sealer that will vacuum seal your food. The bags do not let the food come in contact with air on moisture, so it remains fresh for a long time. 

4. Better in Taste 

In case you are a person, who loves to explore more and experiment with food, then I am sure that you will love the food after you have stored it for a while in a vacuum-sealed pack. It has been observed that food kept in a vacuum environment, away from any contact with air and moisture, the food on cooking tastes much better. This is also known as sous vide cooking.

How to use Vacuum Sealer?

1. After you have bought a vacuum sealer, you will have to understand that just sealing the food in a bag will not protect it. You also have to make sure that you are keeping the vacuum-sealed bags in the refrigerator, as it will help keep the food fresh for a long time. 
2. Another important thing is that as a new user, you need to bear in mind to make sure that you have got the right bags, for the right product, and the right machine. Most machines will work with the bags, whose size and type are mentioned in the product specifications. Although there may be machines that come compatible with all kinds of bags, you still need to make sure that you are using the right size for the right food type. 
3. I have known people that have made this common of storing the liquid in their liquid form in a vacuum bag. This is never going to work, as a vacuum sealer is not perfect. It won’t be able to pull the air completely out of the bag without spilling some of the juice or the liquid. So make sure that you freeze the liquid first in a solid-state, and then vacuum seal it. 
4. Another common mistake made by people is that they try to cram the bag, with as much quantity of the food as they can. This is not advisable. Always leave some of the space as an extra. The reason why I am saying this, there may be the case where you weren’t able to seal the bag correctly at one go. So you can move farther up, and try to seal the bag a second time. Leaving the extra space will ensure that you always have a second chance. 
5. Always be very gentle with your bags and try not to fold them or crease them, as these creases can cause the bag to form small air pockets while sealing, which will, in turn, fail to make your food stay fresh longer. 
6. On the off chance that you are storing the meat with bone, it may have some sharp edges. These sharp edges can create holes in your bag, or even bring some crease in it. As discussed earlier, distorting the smoothness of your bag can result in air pockets. So to avoid them, make sure that you have wrapped your sharp food in another soft packaging, and then put it in the vacuum-sealed bag.

Vacuum Sealer Tips And Tricks 

Now that you know why using a vacuum sealer will be the best decision that you can make, we would also like to share with you some of the do’s and don’ts, some more of the tips and tricks that will be very beneficial for a new user. 

1. Before buying a vacuum sealer, check its specification. Go for the versatile product which comes with more functions, and is suitable to be used with any bag. 
2. Always freeze the liquid, before storing it in a vacuum-sealed bag. 
3. Never try to store hot food instantly in a vacuum sealer bag. The warmth of the food will distort the size and shape of the bag, which will result in air pockets. 
4. If you are storing soft food items like cupcakes, muffins, pies, etc. Always choose the manual mode while vacuum sealing, as it will ensure that you have control over the amount of air that is being pulled out of the bag, while not crushing the product inside it.

Conclusion

So this is all about some of the tips that will help you in using your Vacuum sealer much more effectively. As soon as you have got yourself a vacuum sealer, you will start noticing that your life in the kitchen has become very easy. You no longer have to rush and start cutting up ingredients, burning the store, preparing the dough, or powering up the mixture grinder. All you have to do is go to your refrigerator, pick the food stored in the vacuum-sealed bag, open the back, place the food in the oven, heat it, and you are done.