More on Vegetables:
Vegetables are a great candidate for portion control;
when storing vegetables, try pre-freezing them for 1 to 2
hours, then separate them into meal portions within your
Ziploc
®
Brand Vacuum Sealer Bags. After they have
been vacuum packaged, return them to the freezer.
IMPORTANT: Due to the risk of anaerobic bacteria,
fresh mushrooms, onions & garlic should never be
vacuum packaged.
Preparation Hints for Powdery Foods:
When vacuum packaging powdery items like flour, it’s
best to use their original packaging inside of the Ziploc
®
Brand Vacuum Sealer Bags. The fine powder could get
sucked into the machine and cause enough damage to
shorten the life of the sealer.
Preparation Hints for Liquids:
Before you vacuum package liquids such as soup stock,
pre-freeze in a casserole dish, loaf pan or ice cube tray
until solid. Remove frozen liquid from pan and vacuum
package in a Ziploc
®
Brand Vacuum Sealer Bags . You
can then stack in the freezer. When you’re ready to use,
just cut corner of bag and place in either a microwave dish
or drop into water at a low simmer, below 170
o
F (75
o
C).
Preparation Guidelines for Healthy Make-Ahead
Meals:
Ziploc
®
Brand Vacuum Sealer Bags are very effective in
helping you plan and prepare healthy make-ahead meals.
Check out the recipes contained on our website for addi-
tional ideas.
Vacuum Sealing Guidelines
Food
Stored In
Normal Shelf Life Vacuum Shelf Life
Large cuts of meat: beef,
poultry, lamb and pork
Freezer
6 months
2-3 years
Ground meat: beef, poultry,
lamb and pork
Freezer
4 months
1 year
Fish
Freezer
6 months
2 years
Coffee beans
Pantry
4 weeks
16 months
Coffee beans
Freezer
6-9 months
2-3 years
Berries: strawberries,
raspberries, blackberries
Refrigerator
1-3 days
1 week
Berries: cranberries,
huckleberries, blueberries
Refrigerator
3-6 days
2 weeks
Cheese
Refrigerator
1-2 weeks
4-8 months
Cookies, crackers
Pantry
1-2 weeks
3-6 weeks
Flour, sugar, rice
Pantry
6 months
1-2 years
Lettuce
Refrigerator
3-6 days
2 weeks
Nuts
Pantry
6 months
2 years
Oils with no preservatives, like
safflower, canola, corn oil
Pantry
5-6 months
1-1.5 years
Wine
Refrigerator
1-3 weeks
2-4 months
Vacuum Food Storage Guide*
Table adapted from Dr. G.K. York, Dept. of Food Science & Tech., U of California, Davis
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* Only use information on this table as a
guideline! Actual storage life may vary.
Check all food for spoilage before use.
FOOD STAYS
FRESHER LONGER
WHEN YOU
VACUUM SEAL!
