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4.4 INFORMATION ON FOOD PACKAGING IN BAGS
• At the moment of packaging, foodstuffs should
be as fresh as possible. Shelf life of vacuum pac-
ked products may be extended up to five times
compared to standard storage conditions.
• Soft, moist foodstuffs or products which sho-
uld retain their shape should be frozen prior to
packaging.
Meat, berries or bread may be frozen for up to 24
hours to avoid freezer burn. When the products
get frozen and hard, they are ready to be vacuum
packaged.
• If fresh food is packed without pre-freezing, place
a folded paper kitchen towel between the meat
and the top part of the roll. Paper will absorb
moisture.
• Liquid products such as soups, ragouts or gra-
tins should be frozen in a dish or on an ice tray
prior to vacuum packaging. Frozen and packaged
products should be labelled and put in the freezer.
• Any sharp-edged products (e.g. bones, dry pasta,
rice) should be secured with paper towels so that
they do not punch the bag.
• Packaging bags should not be re-used for co-
oking or in the microwave. Do not re-use bags
which were used to store fresh fish or greasy
foodstuffs.
• Vegetables should be blanched prior to packaging.
Blanching is a method of thermal processing
which consists in short-time but intensive heat-
ing. Vegetables may be blanched in boiling water:
they need to be put for a while in boiling water,
then taken out and immediately quenched in low
temperature.
Perform the vacuum packaging procedure as
usual.
Do not vacuum package mushrooms and garlic.
4.5 HOW TO MAKE A BAG FROM A ROLL
• Select a roll with a correct width.
• Place the open edge on the sealing bar (make
sure that the edge is positioned exactly on the
bar), close and press the lid.
• Press Start (or the Quick Start button on the
handle) - the sealing time will be counted down
from a default value indicated on the display to
0. When the cycle is finished, the lid opens auto-
matically and a beep can be heard.
** In order to stop the machine, press ON/OFF.
• Remove the bag and check the seal.
NOTE: A correct seal should be transparent.
If the seal is uneven, incomplete, corrugated,
white or opaque, remove the sealed part and
seal the bag once again.
• When the edge is sealed, measure the size of
the bag so that it can hold the product, leaving
a 4-5 cm margin and cut off the foil from the roll.
Place the product in the bag and follow the steps
specified in section 4.2 “Vacuum packing and bag
sealing”.
4.6 MARINATING OF FOODSTUFFS
The packaging machine features a special Marinate
mode, with two options: Quick Marinate Mode (15
minutes) and Normal Marinate Mode (27 minutes).
In the Marinate mode, the machine can perform
two cycles of vacuum generation and air release to
the bag, which results in perfect marinating of fo-
odstuffs within the shortest time possible. Vacuum
is maintained for approx. 4 minutes (Quick Marinate
Mode) or 8 minutes (Normal Marinate Mode) befo-
re air is let into the bag between successive cycles.
When the marinate cycle is finished, a beep can be
heard.
4. VACUUM PACKING PROCESS DESCRIPTION
4.1 PRIOR TO START-UP
• Connect the machine to the power supply.
• When the machine is switched on, the POWER LED lights up.
• When ON/OFF is pressed, the display is switched on and the fan starts. The machine is ready to use.
4.2 VACUUM PACKING AND BAG SEALING
• Select an appropriate bag and place foodstuffs
inside.
• Leave at least 4-5 cm of space to ensure better re-
sults of the vacuum generation process.
• Put the open edge of the bag on the chamber ga-
sket. Make sure that the open edge is inside the va-
cuum chamber.
• Close and press the lid.
• Press the Start button or the Quick Start button.
• The machine switches over to the vacuum gene-
ration mode. Countdown from 9 to 0 is started on
the display (if pressure does not reach the standard
value of -20”Hg, then countdown stops at 2). When
vacuum is generated, value on the display is counted
down from a default value to 0. The machine swit-
ches over to the sealing mode.
• When the sealing cycle is finished, the lid opens au-
tomatically and a beep can be heard.
• Remove the bag, check vacuum and the seal.
NOTE: A correct seal should be transparent.
If the seal is uneven, incomplete, corrugated,
white or opaque, remove the sealed part and
seal the bag once again.
• The foodstuffs that are vacuum packaged should
be properly stored. Perishable foodstuffs should be
stored in a refrigerator or frozen to prevent spoilage.
• In order to stop the machine, press ON/OFF. If quick
sealing is required, press the Seal button.
4.3 HOW TO USE THE PULSE VAC FUNCTION
Sometimes during vacuum packaging soft food-
stuffs may get damaged as a result of too high va-
cuum. In such case the Pulse Vac function may be
used to control time and pressure, which prevents
soft foodstuffs from getting crushed. When juicy
products are packaged, this function may also be
used to prevent juices from being sucked out.
• Place foodstuffs in the bag, put the open edge of
the bag on the chamber gasket, make sure that
the open edge is inside the vacuum chamber.
• Close and press the lid.
• Press the Pulse Vac button to start the machi-
ne in the pulse vacuum generation mode. Then
press Start (or the Quick Start button on the han-
dle) to start pulse vacuum generation and obtain
the negative pressure required. During operation
observe the bag to check whether the pressure is
correct. The vacuum generation process can be
stopped by releasing the Start button, and restar-
ted by pressing it again.
• When the required value of pressure is obtained,
press the Seal button to start sealing. The sealing
time is displayed, and countdown to 0 starts.
• When the process is finished, the lid opens auto-
matically and a beep can be heard.
** In order to stop the machine, press ON/OFF.
