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Tips for vacuum-sealing
• For food with tapered ends or sharp edges, like bones and spaghetti, pad the edges with paper towels
to prevent perforating the bag.
• In order to avoid the suction of liquids when vacuuming very damp food (like e. g. meat or blanched
vegetables) you can additionally wrap it in cling film or place a kitchen tissue inside at the front edge of
the bag so that escaping liquid is soaked up.
• Once perishable food has been packed, place it in the fridge or freezer immediately.
• Place the packs of vacuum-sealed food carefully in the fridge or freezer so that the food will cool rapidly
to a low temperature.
• After opening tinned food or food that has been factory vacuum-sealed, it can be vacuum-sealed again.
Follow the instructions for repacking pre-packed food and for freezing the food as described.
• Pre-packed foods must in any case be consumed by the use-by date shown on the original package.
• Once you have warmed up or defrosted perishable food, it must be eaten. Do not eat perishable food
if it has been left at room temperature for many hours. This is especially important if the food has been
prepared with a dense sauce, in a vacuum-seal or in other low-oxygen content environments.
• Vacuum sealing extends the life of dried food. Food which has a high fat content becomes rancid due to
oxygen and heat. Vacuum sealing extends the life of food like nuts, coconut flakes, or cereal products.
Store in a cool, dark place.
• Fruit and vegetables like e. g. apples, bananas, potatoes etc. must be pealed prior to vacuum-sealing.
• Soft foods and food with a delicate structure (like fish, berries etc.) must be pre-frozen for one night
before they can be vacuum-sealed and placed in the freezer.
• Vegetables like broccoli, cauliflower and cabbage give off gas when they are vacuum-sealed fresh for
storage in the fridge. To prepare these foods for vacuum-sealing, blanch and freeze them.
• There are many non-food products which can be vacuum-sealed, such as camping equipment including
matches, first aid kits and clean, dry clothes. You can even preserve the emergency triangle in the car.
Also, you can extend the storage time of pipe tobacco. Silverware and collections can also be vacuum-
sealed to protect the items against oxidation.
