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How to Store Oatmeal in Mason Jars with Vacuum Sealer
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- Опубліковано 31 бер 2019
- Like a lot of my dried goods, I store oatmeal in mason jars using a vacuum sealer. Any FoodSaver or other brand of vacuum sealer that has an accessory port on it can be used with the mason jar attachment. You can get the mason jar attachment in regular or wide mouth. Sealing in a mason jar eliminates the need for oxygen absorbers, and allows you to safely store dried foods for many, many years.
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Freezing is easy to do and if it makes you feel better go for it, but no bug or bug egg will survive being in a vacuum. If you don’t have a way to freeze first, don’t worry about it.
Just got my Food Saver Jar Sealer in today. I pray I can do this! I've watched videos so that I'd know what to do and some people have had issues. I'm praying I have no issues.
It's super easy! You won't have any issues. Just remember you have to pull the hose out of the jar attachment before you can pull it off the jar after sealing.
@@GreatLakesPrepping didn't do this the first time I tried sealing jars, took me a half hour to figure out how to break the seal and get the attachment off Thank you for including in this video!
Best video I have seen on using this attachment. Thank you
Thanks Michell
My Food Saver didn't come with an accessory hose so I bought one on Amazon. It didn't work. What I didn't realize is that the accessory port on the Food Saver is color coded. The end of the accessory hose must match the same color (grey or green). Once I bought the correct accessory hose, sealing a jar was just as easy as in this video. Thanks for the demo.
Visual Mathematics thank you for the heads up on the hose
Not true. I can use my food saver accessory on my marigold sealer
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Love the happy dog and thank you for showing us !!
I don't think it is necessary to freeze the oats, since the vacuum will not permit any larva eggs to hatch.
The Mormons are the experts on food storage and they say that oats and other grains should be frozen after sealing in a vacuum. This is because insect eggs can hatch even in the vacuum.
Just watched your video when I looked up how to store oatmeal. You can write on the lids and remove it with nail polish remover, so you can reuse the lid for vacuum sealing. 🙃
I use Iso (rubbing) alcohol to remove permanent marker (Sharpie) from canning jar lids.
@@oldtimerlee8820 ty I’ll try using the alcohol…..👵🏻
Thank you for the production of this video oh, now I know what to do with the four containers of oatmeal I have in dry storage. We do notice big change in the Oates if they're not freeze(ed) dried, big difference in taste if they're older than 3- 6 months opened in original container
Love the squeaky toy lol. Wow! You answered all my questions about if I should freeze my oatmeal. I just bought 25 lbs of organic & plan on having it around for yrs. I did buy oxygen pks so guess I'm using them. Thanks great vid!
Thanks, I'm glad it was helpful!
I like the glass canning jars for storing vacuum sealed dry foods than the #10 cans. I used to buy #10 cans of oats from the LDS Church already canned. The Church used to use baked enamel lined cans but no longer do. There now is a health warning when you purchase #10 canned foods.
Yikes. I much prefer glass jars as well. They're breakable, but you can't get much "cleaner" than glass.
I have the bigger one for about 20 years maybe 25 and it worked really well for a family of nine and it got constant use anyway it just recently died so I’m looking at this machine because now it’s just me but it will still get constant use. I always used headphones and listen to music when I worked with it because it hurts my ears it’s so noisy but does a great job!
When I eat oats (rolled oats), I either make overnight/refrigerator oats, or let them soak longer to ferment them as you would when making a sourdough starter. I wonder if oats stored long term would be ok for this? If there are germs/botulism it would require cooking, which is not compatible for this purpose.
The bacteria (Clostridium botulinum) spores need a moist environment* to multiply and produce the botulism toxin. In addition to moisture they need a low oxygen environment, as well. Thus, properly dry oatmeal in a vac sealed jar doesn't have the moisture needed. When you remove the oatmeal from the sealed jar to soak or ferment you remove it from the low oxygen environment. Thus, without either the moisture or low oxygen, the toxin won't be created, which in turn, means that cooking to destroy toxin isn't needed.
*All 4 favorable factors have to be in place at the same time -- temperature, pH, moisture and low oxygen.
Thanks for the video! When you open the jar to use it, can you use part of the oats and reseal it, or do you now need to use them all? What do you do with your partially used jarful?
You can reseal it, but generally I'd go through the rest of that jar long before I'd worry about it going bad. Think about that cardboard cylinder of Quaker Oats in your cupboard. That could sit there for months before you go through it all, and it's generally fine. I seal things in jars to keep them good for years or decades.
Thank you so much! This is a great video!
You're welcome, thanks for watching!
You should link the vacuum sealer and get a little profit from your channel. I’m interested in getting one but I’ve never seen one in the store. How long will those oats last? Your dog❤️❤️
Thanks, Wandering. I'll add a link to the equipment I used. And these oats will probably be perfectly edible 20 years from now.
I just ordered it. I hope that it works as well as it looks like it will
@@SoloSailer Awesome. This is certainly one of the cheaper FoodSaver models, but it's worked great consistently during the few years I've had it. I've sealed probably 200 jars with it, and maybe 100 vacuum bags.
I've been watching people use a Brake Bleeder on "Rain Country" this lady is great. It's powdered by your on hands. No need for electricity, you can still seal your jars and she says it last a lot long than electric ones
Thank you for the great content. I was thinking about starting an oatmeal company, of oatmeal already made and ready to go, like overnight oats. I would love to get them into supermarkets, but I am new to this exact type of food. Do you know how long a dairy-free overnight oats will last in the fridge when vacuum sealed in a plastic container? Kind of like a container that they sell yogurts in. Thank you again, I appreciate any inforrmation!
Do you know where I can get the accessory hose with the green attachment on one end?
Hello. I can only get standard size and wide mouth lids. Jars in UK are smaller than the standard size.
Is there more sizes of canning lids?
How long will oats last when canned in jars like this?
Years. Maybe decades. My general rule of thumb with dried stuff like this is 10 years, but I'm sure oats would last longer as long as I keep them in the cool, dark pantry.
Great video, think more time should be spent on sterilizing the jars and lids.clean and washed jars and then in the oven on 250 for 45 min.is ideal.
No need. You can throw them in the dishwasher on hot cycle and you’re good
GREAT video…TY!!! 💕🌸💕
I have vaccumn sealed oatmeal, cake mixes (with coffee filter,) jello & pudding in jelly jars, with (cupcake papers) I've even taken pkgs of koolaid and put in a quart size jar, and sealed the jars.
Now I wondering if I can vaccumn seal Betty Crocker cookie mixes has anyone done this, does anyone know how long I can keep cookie mix in a jar?
Would be interested where you got info about vacuum sealing with the coffee filter etc? I see people commenting when they do powders they do this but can't find any videos or explanations as to where the filter is placed while the vacuuming is being done so the jar will still seal?
@@Legend0222 I saw someone do this on a video. Figure if they could do it with coffee filter why couldn't it be done with cupcake muffins papers on smaller jars. I tried it and only question I still have is how long can I store it?
Where did you get the hose attachment to fit the FM2000 foodsaver? the one that was included when I purchased the Jar vaccum sealer does not fit my machine FM2000, the 2 ends of the tubes are the same, both grey and only fit the jar attachement. I need the green one and it is very hard to find. So frustrating!
Should one add a moisture absorber package as well for long term storage?
It wouldn't hurt anything, but I don't add them. Never had any issues with moisture in my jars, as long as everything is as dry as possible before sealing.
Help! I watched a video that said to never can raisins, chocolate, dried fruit like trail mix, cookies with 02 absorbers as it can cause botulism. I just canned 40 jars this week because another YT video said it was okay! What should I do? Remove the O2 absorber, start over and dry can or use a vacuum sealer? Thanks!
Dry canning with O2 absorbers or vacuum-sealing are effectively doing the same thing. In both cases you're removing oxygen. A vacuum-sealer sucks out all of the air, including oxygen. O2 absorbers absorb oxygen, but there is still "air" in the container otherwise. That doesn't really matter though.
In other words, if something isn't safe to dry can with one method, it's not safe to dry can it with any other method. I've dry-canned certain dehydrated fruits. But anything with fats like cookies is probably not going to store properly because the fats can go rancid after awhile. As for raisins and chocolate, I don't know much about that. I've got lots of M&Ms dry-canned, but I'm not sure if that's different because they're sealed in hard candy.
Keep in mind that most youtubers and preppers are not "experts". We just know the things we've tried that haven't killed us. Some people say it's ok to pressure can butter and milk. Other people will tell you it'll kill you. As for me, I try to adhere to the official USDA information regarding food canning safety as closely as possible.
@@GreatLakesPrepping How sweet of you to give me such a detailed answer. You're an alright guy! I subbed ya. Blessings!
@@mkmason2002 Thank you, glad I could help!
Thanks, if I ever get the regular cap can put in regular jars, sealed in bags right now. Will freeze. If you release the lock on the FS you can save the heat element from unnecessary heat up
I cant figure out why my jars wont seal. It is the same brand. It did it once and i was soo excited. Going to try again though because im stubborn. If anyone else had issues and found a solution id love to hear it!
I'm not sure why you're having this issue. A couple tips that could possibly help:
-Make sure there's no oat dust or anything on the edge of the glass jar's rim, that could obstruct a good seal.
-Be sure to remove air hose from jar attachment before attempting to remove from jar.
Honestly, I've sealed hundreds of jars with this method with no issue. Is it possible that you got a damaged or defective attachment?
Can I ask where you got your hands on a vac hose with one green end and one gray. I just received my set of mason jar sealers, wide and regular, plus a hose that has a gray plug on each end. This won't work on my machine. I can't seem to talk to one single human at Food Saver. I'm really downhearted. Here I sit with all these jars ready to go and no way to seal them. I'm not strong enough to use a brake bleeder. Too much painful arthritis. I just want to cry.
Oh my, that is a conundrum! I believe that my particular hose originally came with my foodsaver.
I am seeing a couple for sale on eBay. They're not terribly cheap, but they might be what you need. I can't paste an eBay link in here, but search for this product ID: 254718041673
@@GreatLakesPrepping thank you so much. I never thought of ebay. That might be my only option. I really appreciate your help !!!
Julia, you can dry can using your oven! All kinds of videos on you tube, just search using the words "dry canning" The jars seal as they cool, and the heat from the oven (250 degrees for 30 minutes with lids OFF, put lids on after removing filled jar from oven--works for rice, beans, flour, grains etc) kills any bugs or bug eggs so you don't have to freeze beforehand! Blessings!
P.S. here's a link to a video on that subject
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@@suzannewilliams3599 thank you Suzanne!!! Will watch
I would think removing all oxygen from a jar wouldn’t all anything to hatch or stay alive , so the need to freeze seems unnecessary 🤔
Plus normal households wont have huge freezers large enough to hold 5 gallon tubs. I only have the little chest type freezer and its full. I’ll just have to eat bugs I guess lol
Extra protein 👍🏻
If you have a deep freezer line I do, you would store the food in a Mylar bag with oxygen absorbers and it comes out just fine if you choose to do it that way
Where did you buy your sealer and what is the brand name? Did the attachment come with the sealer machine? Thanks!
Hello. The jar attachment is sold separately from the machine. You can see the info for both in the video description.
@@GreatLakesPrepping Thanks!
Can this be done on the new units with that handheld unit that is used for the ziplock bags?
Other than the egg issue, do you think oats store longer in jar vs original sealed canister?
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Yes, because the oats come in a cardboard container. They're not really "sealed" because of that. Even flimsy plastic containers I wouldn't trust as much as the glass jars.
@@GreatLakesPrepping thanks.
What other dry goods can you do in this method?
Lots. Basically anything that's truly dry. Pasta, beans, dried vegetables, rice, spices, sugar, salt. I've got a few different videos on the topic, that goes through the process. I also make dry "meal in a jar" mixes out of vegetables, seasonings, rice, etc.
Great idea, thanks much.
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Does this work the same as canning , like with pickles etc?
Hi Scott. No it definitely doesn't work for canning wet things. It's for completely dried ingredients only. Things like pickles and anything else that's a "wet" food need to be heat canned for food safety. You don't want botulism!
@@GreatLakesPrepping thanks
Where can I get that adapter on the end for the vaccine machine please? I’m UK based.
I have a link to amazon in the video description. If they're sold out, I'm not sure where else to get them, especially outside of the US. I'd suggest Walmart, but I don't know what your Walmart situation is over there!
What about heating in oven first to kill weevils
Can you please tell me were you purchased your sealer or the name of it I've been wanting to buy one but really didn't want to purchase untill I did some research and then I came to your video and that sealer looks easy to use and seem like even a simple person like me can manage storing staples in Mason jars for emergencies that I have a feeling are not going to be few and far in between ! It seems we are approaching some very difficult times ! For low income people that can hardly get through every month because of this ridiculous high inflation and to be honest it's all word play the right left narrative is at it again ! But even if you can put a little food aside to get you through a week or a day it may save you and your family ! Thankyou for your videos ! They really help ! Please post the name and brand of your sealer if possible so I can purchase one unfortunately I live in California so probaly be purchasing on line and it's really hard to find things that are made in the USA ! SO will have to buy what I can
Hello. This is the machine I have: amzn.to/2uGdlmY
Though I'll mention it's an older model, and may actually be more expensive than some of the newer ones. Most of the FoodSaver brand machines should be pretty good quality.
Thanyou for your response and it really weird because before seeing your answer to my question I went on amazon and searched for sealer with jar attachment and alot of stuff came up but then I saw the food saver brand and also noticed that they actually were selling it with a bit of a bundle deal so I actually have it in my cart as we speak I'm just waiting for a deposit I made yesterday to clear so I can purchase it .I'm only making debit card purchases from now on as to stop all credit card purchases and become free of credit card debt! Like I said these are strange times and those of us that are retired and on fixed incomes can use all the help we can get and at my age I completely feel that using credit can get you in trouble if your not careful so If I want somthing bad enough and it's a bugger purchase I'll make payments to myself untill I have enough to purchase it with cash and it helps you not buy stuff that you can definitely live with out unlike this purchase I feel can save lives in some hard times again thanks for your videos and please keep making them ! Have a very blessed day !
We have 10 birds, so we buy in bulk when we can to save money. But I found out that freezing whole sunflower seeds does not kill the little worms that can be in the shell. They come back to life and turn into small moths. I think they call them Indian moths. If you don't somehow kill them in time, they hatch in the bird seed and then end up with moths in the pantry and flying all over the house. Used to drive us nuts until we stopped the cycle. This time we vacuum sealed the seeds in jars. I hope this will kill the dang bugs. I will have to wait and see if sealing the seeds will stop bugs growing in the bird seed. For now, we keep their seed in the frig. All the time. That does work. Thanks for your nice video. I will be looking for more from you.
Thanks Carol. I'm not familiar with storing sunflower seeds, but that does certainly sound like an unpleasant problem! I think sealing in jars will help. If it doesn't kill them from lack of oxygen, at least it will keep them contained!
would the jar vacuum sealer work with hinged jars also would the jar vacuum sealer work with any vaccum sealer machines
Hello. It would definitely not work with hinged lids. It has to be the regular mason jars with separate lid and ring pieces. The jar attachment should work with any machine that has an "accessory" port. You have to make sure to use the right accessory hose for your machine.
Ty for this and all your videos! Just curious...how many pounds of oats to fill 12 mason jars?
We don't avoid the rings or bandsbecause of the moisture. I've never heard that anyway. The reason we avoid the band is because if the seal is bad the band will keep it in place and you might not notice the seal has failed. You want to know about it if the seal fails so you can reseal it. In my experience about 1% of a huge batch of jars actually do need to be resealed. Otherwise, right on! I hope people can see how easy it is to preserve food.throwing away food because it got rancid or old tasting is such a waste and unnecessary nowadays. I think every home should have a food sealer. Love that label maker, cool.
For sure. False seals are definitely a reason not to store with the rings on. But there can also be problems with rusting. Those rings are prone to surface rust, and it can cause the ring to get stuck on the jar, or even cause damage to the lid.
@@GreatLakesPrepping so you're probably won't continue leaving the rings on then? You have two good reasons why we should take the rings off.
@@Sketcher93 I don't understand your question.
@@GreatLakesPrepping I reworded it.
@@Sketcher93 I understand your question now. My thinking has changed on this since a couple years ago, as it has changed on a great many things. Always learning new things, always developing new perspectives, etc.
I have tried to order a vacuum sealer accessory for my food saver… But it never works! The access report is too fat and the tube part with the knob on the top that is supposed to go into my port, doesn’t work. It’s just too small of a accessory for the opening on my food saver.
Hello. There are different sizes of accessory hose. Many vacuum sealers have color-coded accessory ports. For instance, if it's green, you have to be sure to get the green tipped accessory hose.
Should you put an oxygen absorber in at the top?
Not needed. Vacuum sealing makes oxy absorbers unnecessary.
Can you reuse those lids since you aren't sealing them in hot water?
The short answer is yes. I will use the same lid and re-seal a jar repeatedly as I use its contents. I could probably continue re-using it for a lot longer, but I tend to discard them after a jar is empty just to be extra safe for my stuff that might sit on the shelf for years.
I'll also mention that I've begun using cheapo knockoff lids from Amazon for dry-sealing. While I don't trust them for wet/heat sealing, they've been working perfectly well for vacuum sealing like this. That definitely makes it more affordable to not re-use the lids forever.
Thank you.
Can i use this using aluminum foil seal sticker? Please enlighten me. Thank you
I'm not sure what you mean. I'm not familiar with aluminum foil seal sticker.
@@GreatLakesPrepping It's like a lid/liner on the cap just like the ones on Skippy peanut butter.
It's called Induction foil liner 😊
I freezed oatmeal i had opened just incase any bug eggs had got in it. I took it out of the freezer and put in mylar bags. Is this okay?
The bags had condensation i dont think i waited long enough but i had them sit opened for about an hour before sealing.
Worried about botulism. Im a newbie when it comes to storing longterm. Wouldnt cooking them properly kill it if say id opened a bag 2-3 years later?
@@NeanderthalDogma Storing in mylar bags is fine, but I'd personally be worried that you saw condensation. Just leaving the bags open for awhile doesn't guarantee that any moisture at the bottom will be gone. You may want to spread all your oats on a cookie sheet and really let it dry.
Regarding botulism, no, simply cooking it won't kill it. Not only would your food be riddled with it and be generally disgusting, regular heating doesn't kill it. That's why it's so serious, and that's why pressure-canning is required for low acid wet foods (because pressure can create heat higher than that of simple boiling).
Next time you freeze oats or any other dried goods, I advise putting them in an air-tight container before freezing, and then letting them come completely back to room temp before opening that sealed container.
Nice video :)
What about sprouted oats. Thanks
I'm not familiar with sprouted oats. But if they're 100% dry like regular oats, and don't have a particularly high oil/fat content, they should be just fine to dry can in this way.
@@GreatLakesPreppingAppreciate quick response. I have a large bag of sprouted oats purchased from Costco. Will try the method you shared.💯
What model number is the Foodsaver?
I bought the same machine because of the video but its NOT sealing my mason jars.
Do you have the correct hose and jar attachment?
Do you use oxygen absorbers for any of hour canned dried goods
Hi Tracy. When dry canning with a vacuum sealer, I don't. It's honestly a waste of oxygen absorbers. This method eliminates the need for them, as it works better for removing all air (including oxygen). If I'm dry-canning something like flour or other powders, I'll do it with oxy absorbers instead, because the fine particles sometimes get sucked up by the suction and can get between the lid and jar (leading to a bad seal). But for anything that isn't a fine powder, I use the vacuum sealer with no oxy abosrbers. It works great, and I still open jars that I sealed many years ago and the contents are in perfect condition.
Wow! I've always canned the old fashion way..boiling jars in water. Does this Vacuum sealer work as well with canning veggies?
Definitely not. Vacuum sealing can only be used for 100% dry goods. Anything "wet" still needs to be heat canned (hot water bath or pressure canned). For wet stuff, the heat is needed to kill bacteria.
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I would keep the fruits separate from the oatmeal. Did you sterilize the jars and lids first before using them? Good video!
Jars and lids are always washed, but I don't sterilize with steam or boiling water before using them for this. When I'm putting dried foods in them, it's not required like it is when hot water bath or pressure canning liquids.
When canning the only time jars and lids need to be sterilized is when waterbath canning and the processing time is less than 10 minutes. When putting dry foods in clean jars, there isn't enough moisture for microorganisms to grow. When waterbath canning, processing for more than 10 minutes is equivalent to sterilizing the the lids, jars and contents of the jars at the same time. Pressure canning automatically sterilizes jars and contents.
How about an oxygen absorber
Not needed. Vacuum sealing eliminates the need for them. There is no oxygen in the jar when it's all vacuumed out.
The regular size jar sealer attachment is +$54.00!
Wow, that's crazy. These items became so hard to find over the past year because of demand for them, and the price-gougers have definitely been taking advantage of that.
I ordered mine on Amazon approximately 2 months ago. I paid 49.00 for the small and the wide mouth jar sealer attachments
Can you do the same thing with the quick oats ?
I'm sure you can. I think quick oats are just cooked somewhat before they are dried. As long as there's no moisture or oxygen, it will probably store just fine.
"Old Fashion / Rolled Oats" are actually Whole Grain oats.
This leaves me wondering if the fat in the oats will turn rancid in a year or two. ???
Has anyone here actually eaten oats after they've been stored several years??
Hi Glenn, I definitely have eaten oats that have been stored a few years. They're completely fine.
@@GreatLakesPrepping Thanks for your reply.
How were they stored? Vacuum, or Oxygen absorbers?
And do you know how long they were stored?
@@gman21266 Stored exactly like I showed in this video.
No oxygen absorber?
Not when using a vacuum-sealer. It removes the oxygen and all other air as well.
No oxygen absorbers???
Nope, that's exactly what vacuum-sealing is for. Also. oxy absorbers only absorb oxygen, while vacuum-sealing removes all air.
@@GreatLakesPrepping Thanks, so when should I use them? Just got a vacuum sealer and I'm still learning.
@@ConfedVet I only use oxy absorbers for things that don't work well with a vacuum sealer. For instance, flour. A tiny bit of flour dust often gets sucked upwards and settles between the jar and the lid, which makes the seal fail. So, for powders I'll use oxy absorbers. The only other time I use them is for non-jar containers, like mylar bags. 95% of my dry stuff is vacuum-sealed in jars. Rice, beans, oats, dehydrated veg, pasta, etc.
Oops, you forgot to insert oxygen absorbers in at the last minute before sealing.
I sure didn't forget. When using a machine to remove all air (including oxygen) out of the jar, there is no oxygen to absorb. Adding oxygen absorbers would be a waste of money and materials. There wouldn't be much point to vacuum-sealing if it didn't... vacuum...seal.
@@GreatLakesPrepping -- I was thinking that there is not a perfect vacuum in the jar and that oxygen absorbers would remove any small amounts of air.
Dont put germs on it