How To Vacuum Seal Mason Jars With The FoodSaver 3880
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- Опубліковано 29 гру 2017
- You've seen my awesome haul from the Amish Salvage store where I bought a huge bag of rice and a 5 pound bag of grits. How do I make it stay fresh? Here's how I vacuum sealed them with my FoodSaver 3880.
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Love your site, I am just learning all of this. My family thinks I am crazy because I am just starting out at my age, but, I think soon we are going to have a shortage in the stores, then they will see I am not so crazy. Thank you for teaching this important life lesson!
Same. Your family will appreciate you
Looks like you were right
I seen one lady use green painter's tape to write on jars, the date. It peels off easy and its cheap at the Dollar store.
My grandparents used freezer tape.
I am on my third machine now because I broke the black part that fits into the jar sealer... by TWISTING. You do not need to twist. Just push down until you have a decent seal. I can't find another black fitting anywhere so I just keep the machine to use the bag sealer when we buy and bag meat in bulk. We make an assembly line... bag maker... bag filler... bag sealer. More than you want to know but I can not emphasize enough... DO NOT TWIST.
I'm laughing. Not at you. I haven't sealed a jar for a few years so today I pulled out the sealer and the lid sealer and pressed it on plugged in the hose and hit on and accessory but it did nothing. I had not pulled the hose completely out and then my wife push the big red button and it started to draw but it drew the flour into the hose which was bad so I stopped the sealer and pulled up your video. After listening to your guidance I then went back, pulled the house completely out, I had to dig out some flour to bring the flour level down from the top of the jar and then cleaned the jar and far flat. I then turned on the sealer. I placed the flat onto the jar, pressed the jar sealer onto the jar and plugged in the hose and pressed accessory and it worked flawlessly. Thank you for sharing your video which saved my humble attempt to seal a jar. Best regards from Sand Hollow Homestead.
Love my vacuum sealer. I thought the chalk board labels were so cute and when I saw they were reusable I ordered two packs!
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Don't put rings on vacuum sealed jars. From years of experience, those jars may unseal and if you have rings on, you may not notice it. I go through my dry vacuum sealed goods once a month or so and lift the lids to see that everything is still sealed. You do, at times, get a jar that will unseal.
That's only with canning. You do want to put them on with dehydrated and dry goods.
So which one of you are right lol🤷🏿♀️
So which one of you are right lol🤷🏿♀️
So which one of you are right lol🤷🏿♀️
I agree, do not put the rings on vacumn sealed jars, I had a lid unseal and the ring made it almost not noticed
I love mine also. I raise and butcher my own turkeys (for burger and sausage not roasting) and the meat lasts so well and so much longer than anything else. I wondered about the jars. For some reason I thought they needed some special lid but after watching this I'm in. I use half gallons. Thanks for the info.
If you put coffee filters on the top of these kinds of items it will help keep any powder out of your Hose and machine also if you put a little rice in a coffee filter and put it on top of any jar you worried about moisture it has works like an absorber
The lid is between the hose and the food so no need for the coffee filter
Great tip on the rice for a moisture absorber.
@@starvethesupply8452 That flour will kill your vacuum pump. The coffee filter helps. I have killed more than one Food Saver.
Ive been practicing food and water storage for the last 5 yrs but realized I needed to put all those bags of dry goods into containers! I soooo appreciate the simple explanations! You dont assume the listener knows it all already. Thank you for that! (Had to google what a dang brake bleeder was from another video- frustrating.) Who knew? Not I! Have subscribed. Thank you for helping this functionally illiterate (but highly educated 😉) wannabe prepper! Oh and LOVED the cute, upbeat, just the right volume music!!
Thank you young lady! I liked everything about your video. You are so natural and gracious; a real plus. Also love that sweet dog in the background.God bless.🙏😊🐾
That’s very kind of you to say! Thank you l!
Thank YOU!!! An easier way to can. I am so excited to start vacuum seal canning.
Love it! You have such great ideas. I’m super excited. We buy in bulk. Rice, flour, sugar, etc. I just showed this video to my husband and we will definitely be setting this as a goal for 2018 food storage! Thanks for sharing.
I put mine in a pail with air tight lid to save on so many jars :)
I am VERY late to the long term food storage thing as I only Started stocking a pantry last year, but not the really long term storage, mostly store bought tin canned foods and water bottles.
But I picked up a vacuum sealer and a box of rolls/bags three days ago.
Picked up a few cases of mason storage jars last month. Also picked up some Mylar bags and the little oxygen absorbing packets a few weeks ago.
Got a 16 cubic foot chest freezer two months ago and it’s not even a quarter filled yet. Plenty of room left for bug freezing for bags of flour/rice/dry beans/etc.
Should get a dozen 3-1/2 gallon water storage bricks delivered to me next week.
Awesome!!
@John January
The only problem with freezing things is if there is a grid down situation …. Unless of course you have a generator. Same goes for a FoodSaver. I have those same wide mouth and regular mouth FoodSaver jar tops too, but I also bought a brake bleeder to use without electricity. In case some people don’t know about that, it’s a good method to use. I have a FoodSaver but it’s old and you never know when any particular model will go kaput !
Good Evening, i came across this post with 8 steps to storing rice in mason jars but
(I, did not see you Use the food-grade Oxygen absorber into each jar.)
Did, you forget ? Also, the jars need to be stored in a dark room
Thanks, for sharing your video, Have a Blessed Day
8 Steps to Storing Rice in Mason Jars
Buy a big bag of rice to make the process worth your while
Freeze rice for three days to kill weevil eggs or not- if you use Oxygen absorbers, this should create an environment that kills all bugs and eggs
Distribute rice into clean mason jars
Drop a food-grade Oxygen absorber into each jar
Place lids on jars
Use a Food Saver with the jar attachment to seal jars
Once sealed, place rings on jar
Store in a cool, dry location.
I want to mention that the plastic connector from the hose to the lid tool broke on my tool. I cut of the end, exposing just he plastic hose and sofar I found when I just put the end of the hose over the hole in the lid tool, I suction the 250ml more consistently. I also am less concerned about wearing out the latch mechanism on my machine. When the vac is done I just remove the hose to release the seal.
Just bought this vacuum sealer and attachment. So hope it works like yours. Thanks for the video.
I have used these for several years also and they work great.
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I love my FoodSaver! I have the jar attachments too. So worth the money!! I have some bowls too that came with it. I have noodles in them now. I make homemade granola and put some in small jars for gifting at Christmas. Our friends and family look forward to it. I have made videos of my FoodSaver, but I like your fast speed video. It showed how the lid really does seal. I saw the seal "happening". That was cool! Great video, Tangi!
P.S. Love the ending clip! Nice logo. Who made that for y'all?
Thanks! I bought my accessories last fall, but have been unsure of how to use them correctly!!
Ooooh! Adding to my wish list! Love using the jars!
Little tip also. Don't put the lids back on during storage. That way you know if the seal broke and have a risk of contamination or spoilage. Rice is whatever tho, will still be good either way.
Great video! You are very natural at relaying information!
you are a modern day superhero
Can you do a video on your canning as well
Isnt freezing then sealing Redundant? I didn’t think the “ bugs” could live in an oxygen free environment? Its a question not a judgement 👍🏻😁
That’s what I thought too.
You are absolutely correct.
And now, by freezing, condensation is introduced. Bacteria breeding grounds in moisture.
No, thanks.
I see it as a double protection to stop initial growth with freezing then eliminating any chance of activity with no air!
Do lids have to be “new” i.e. never used before or can you use clean, sanitized pre-used lids?
@@jteaches1 here's what I've learned: If the lid adhesive is brown/red, you can reuse it. If it's white, use only once. Hope this is helpful.
Love it Tangi! Bulk food is the way to go to save money. Do you have a good overnight oats recipe? I am loving them but would like to make them from scratch!
Hon freezing doesn’t kill the bugs. They go to sleep. To kill you need to put in the sanitized jar, bake at 220 degrees for 2 hours, add lids and rings while still hot. They will seal on their own. Those jars that do not seal, you can use the vacuum sealer on them.
How excellent to know! And...does this mean that we don't have to freeze our grains, but put them in the oven instead?
Yes you can skip the freezer. If you can not can right away I would then put my food stuff in the freezer TILL I am able to can. You are putting to sleep any bugs till you need to can. Think about it: if you live up north, if freezing kills the bugs we should NOT have any bugs, temperatures here in winter get a lot colder than any freezer I have ever Dreyer.
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Thanks for sharing! The labels are super cute!
Thank you I have been wanting both machine and sealer . 👍
cool demo, thanks for sharing
Have you ever thought about how many jars you need. When I buy a flat of jars, I buy two packs of lids. I might have 500 jars but it just never seems like enough. In a grid down situation I'll have 15 mouths to feed.
I am looking for the same instructions, but with the newer units like the 4840 or FM5200!
Loved this! So inspiring! Happy New Year!❤️😎
I have the same attachments and love them. My biggest issue is that I don't leave my Food Saver on my counter, so I don't use it as much as I should. I have only vacuum sealed dehydrated herbs, strawberries and squash in my jars so far. I should buy a huge bag of rice and seal those up. Can you show how you store your jars? I'm struggling with where and how to store the ones that I use often in my pantry. Thank you!
Great video. I am new at this. I purchased case of half gallon mason jars. Since I am planning to store rice beans and pasta simple things. Is it okay to wash the jars and tops. Dry them. put products in jars. Is there another steps. Thanks
I save instruction on anything I don't make regularly. Like you I cut from package, but then with a sharpie I mark what the item is on the instructions. Originally I used a ballpoint pen.
I them take a thumbtack a tack on inside door of cabinets. Isn't it kinda funny how people do things so different but the end result is the same. But my method I started doing in the '60s.
I cut out instructions and product name and put inside jars.
We are told not to keep the ring on our canning jars after canning. Reason being they say it holds the lid down even if it has lost its seal. Would this be the same with dry canning like your rice and grits?
You need to remove the ring after water bath or pressure canning. Wash the jars exterior and the rings to remove any siphoned liquid or salt. The rings may protect the edge of your jar and also be impossible to remove in time. Because I said so. . .
I like your southern drawl.
The trouble with all these vacuum seal systems is I can’t tell how much of a vacuum is being pulled on my mason jars. I put a vacuum gauge in the jar and ran the vacuum system, the gauge just started to move off 0 and the thing shut off. Just because the lid pops down and you can’t get it off with your fingers doesn’t mean you jar has a good seal with most of the air sucked out of the jar.
Excellent Food Saver.
When you take the rice out of the freezer, how long do you let it sit to get rid of any condensation from the cold rice hitting warmer air?
Can you put it in the oven at a low temp for a while to dry it out completely?
If you put 2 cups of water to 1 cup of rice is going to be very soggy. I always put 1 and 1/4 cups of water to a cup of rice and it comes out perfect. Note: I cook rice in my rice cooker.
Man I need that in my house. That is awesome.
I have been using vacuum sealing for years on dry foods. I over can flour, bread flour, corn meal, & grits. I don't freeze any foos first because I think vacuum sealing takes care of any bugs, etc. I could be wrong but I’ve never had any problems.
I just got the jar sealer and love the bag sealer for the freezer. Nice channel! Big thumbs up from on creator to another :)Jen
Thanks for sharing! This is really COOL!!! :)
Just found your channel, excellent video, would you recommend oxygen absorbers or plastic rings for canning..?👋💛
Storing dry food in jars isn't traditional canning. It's simply storing food, using canning jars as the container. For long term storage, if you use canning lids and a vacuum sealer and/or O2 absorbers, that will work. Then, put the metal ring on the jar to hold the lid in place, if the vacuum seal fails. I don't know anything about plastic rings. The commonly available 1 piece plastic lids sold for canning (mason) jars are good for short term storage. I don't think they'll hold a vacuum seal, as the one's I've seen don't have the applicable gasket, inside.
Hope this helps. If I have misunderstood your question, please let me know.
nice I need to get one of these
You can vacuum seal your jars in the oven without the special lids
Great info, thanks.
I used my regular mouth jar attachment for the first time today. I sealed one jar and then the gasket came out of jar attachment and now want seal. Have you ever had this happen?
Oooh!! I so need one of these!! 😍
Looks pretty easy
Why head space on dry goods?
I believe it is to prevent fine dry goods like flour or sugar from being vacuumed into the sealing area, which could prevent a good seal.
Do you think or have you ever sealed liquids in you mason jar with that machine?
I don't have to use oxygen absorbers for the flour or rice? How many yrs will the flour and rice last in jars?
Thank you for this video and I really enjoy your channel... I need to get one of these... one question though. I notice you put the ring on after it is sealed shut. That’s different than when canning because they say to remove the rings. Does it even matter for this type of storage?
In canning, food & moisture can be trapped between the lid and ring, causing both to rust. Thus, it is better to remove the rings, wash exterior of the jar and lid. Wash the rings and store them for future use. Also, with the rings removed, it is easier to spot a jar that has become unsealed, for some reason. For dry storage, if you have the rings, use them, if you like. Since moisture isn't present, rust is far less likely. The ring is convenient when you open the jar and don't use all the contents. You will want a ring to close the jar, unless you decide to vacuum seal again, very shortly.
Do you need to put the bands on? I've been told not to do that with water bath canning; I'm just wondering if the reasoning is the same with vacuum sealed jars.
When you open jar to use do you reseal it with the food saver?
Hi. Thank you for the video. How long will the rice store in the mason jars after vacuum sealing? Thank you.
Properly stored white rice has a 30+ year shelf life. Brown rice shelf life is about a year because the oils in the husk will turn rancid. Keeping brown rice in the refrigerator or freezer will prolong the life a little longer.
Question..do you sanitize the jars before using or does the lack of oxygen pretty much kill off everything?
Great!
How long do you estimate you can store the rice? Just curious how much longer that extended the shelf life. I would love to see a canning video as well! Love all your videos! ❤️
+Kellee Thurmond Rice still in the bag will last 5 years past the date on the packaging. Oxygen free rice will last 25-30 years :)
@@freedomhomesteadky There are many "survivor" type sites that give such estimates. But as much as I try, I have not found an established source (government, university, food lab, etc.) that confirms these or similar estimates. Please provide your source if you have found one.
@@redsanders8754 LDS is a highly recognized source for information on food storage life. While I'm not a member, I value their expertise in this matter.
Love your cap... But you don't kill organisms in a freezer.
If I put flour in fridge and rice will that kill bugs? I don’t have room in freezer. Thanks.
I found for the Largemouth I need to use two lids
That's cool.
I can't find a Foodsaver sealer that says it works with jars
Do all vacuum sealers have a place to plug in your jar sealer? None of the sealers say anything about sealing jars or if they have that on their machine.
You did a great job with this video. I’m just trying to understand why anybody would want to can something like rice, when you can just vacuum seal in a bag? What am I missing?
More frugal to store in a reusable jar. If I was limited on space, a bag would be a great option.
Freedom Homestead yes. That makes total sense. Duh. Thank you.
It's vacuum sealing but NOT actually "canning". Using reusable jars is more economical in the long run than wasteful plastic bags. You can reseal the jar after each use, whereas a bag will only get resealed one or two more times (since you need to cut off a large portion of the top with each use), and then it will be thrown out and replaced with another pricey bag.
Sometimes rice or other pointy items can poke holes on the vacuum bags, then you lose the vacuum.
@@Starbuck7280 MICE!
Do you have a beginner's book on vacuum sealing that you recommend? Thanks My jar sealers are on back order but I'm bagging things for now. Do you use oxygen absorber packets?
How long would you say flour, oats, rice, beans would last (the shelf life) doing this?
hi, do I have to vacuum seal my mason jar filled with rice if I put an O2 absorber in it? thanks
Should you sterilize lids before vacuum sealing dry beans & rice in glass jars? I've watched numerous you tube videos, googled, & cannot find the answer anywhere.
I do. I’m sorry I didn’t mention that in the video.
Would this work the same with wet food/condiment's????? Ty, in advance for your response.
This is for storage of dry foods. Wet foods must be frozen, water bath or pressure canned, Method depends on the particular food. For example, low acid peas must be pressure canned for food safety. Some high acid fruit products may be water bath canned.
Hi, if you are removing all the air from the jars ,would that not kill any unwanted bugs and eggs .
It should, but I like going the extra mile to be sure.
If your a poor patriot. Or don't want a vac bagger . buy a brake bleeder vac pump and a jar lid vac seal set ..costs $30 35 for the entire setup minus jars and lids
A google Account : that is smart because if a long term grid down situation happens-food saver won’t work ❗️
Tell me more please
@@wendiwoo100 you cant use it for moist things except alcohol based. But its great for .22 ammo
Matches dry food pasta. Coffee tea. Buy the metal brake bleed pump the plastic ones wear out. Can bugs live ? Put a bug in a jar . vac seal and come back tomorrow. Its ded .
A google Account how long would you have to pump the brake bleeder to know the air is all out?? When the gal above is doing it it’s a good long while with electricity...
@@wendiwoo100 i use quart jars or 2 quart jars. Spaghetti sauce jar sized ones generally ..once its full of contents. Tap it down and add more till you have a 1/4 to 1/2 inch gap below the lid ..more stuff less air.. there isn't that much air to remove . takes maybe a minute or so with a brake pump less dependent on fill level and type of item . im not exactly sure how to read the gauge. I go to -25 30 ?
Btw tobacco and other smokeables store great in vac jars . get the jar seal kit with 2 lid cover things and a bit of tubing .. Mine was $17 on Amazon. A while ago but im sure a kitchen supply store has them too . a vacum brake bleeder you can get at an auto psrt store or online . get the metal one with gauge its repairable with basic tools grease and o rings in a grid down scenario. The plastic one isnt
Hello Im new at this vacuum sealing , I wanted to ask how do I clean the mason jars before sealing any rice or beans ? Im not sure if I will just wash in warm soapy water or boil jars ? Thank you in advance
Yes. Sterilizing your jars in boiling water for 10 minutes is ideal.
Those labels are so cute! Where did you get them?!
+Freedom In A Budget They were a gift, but they were purchased from Amazon. I have an affiliate link in the description box :)
Going to dehydrate squash, can i use this method to preserve in mason jars or do they still need oxygen absorbers in the jars?
Thank You Awesome!
great memo
The problems with those food saver lids is it's impossible to get a hose with the right attachment without buying a new food saver.
Does it stay sealed for long periods of time?
Or do u have to re-seal it after a short time?
Wondering why you do not use oxygen absorbers?
Do those black labels come off easy so you can reuse the jars?
Can u reuse jars, lids, rings? How did u sanitize everything?
Jars, yes. Rings, yes. Lids, it’s not recommended, but I always inspect mine and re-use the ones that look new-ish. I don’t want to use ones that have rust or dents, but stains don’t bother me. Gotta make sure the seal is in good shape. I washed my jars on the sanitizing setting on the dishwasher.
@@freedomhomesteadky how do i sanitize jars without a dishwasher
@@5257Lee As long as the jars and lids are clean, that's all that's needed for all pressure canning and for waterbath canning when the processing time is 10 minutes or more. The canning process, in both these cases automatically sterilizes the jars along with the contents in the jar. There are a few waterbath items that are only processed for less than 10 minutes that require a sterilized jar.
Hope this helps.
How did you prepare your jars? Dishwasher? boil them ? or just soap and water?
Dishwasher :)
@@freedomhomesteadky ME TOO
Is there a reason to put rings on the jars after they have been sealed? Thanks.
If the seal fails, most dry foods will still remain safe to eat long after the seal failed. (Vacuum sealing simply extends the normal shelf life of the food by reducing oxidation. Putting the ring back on, after sealing, ensures the lid stays in place, if the seal fails. With wet canning, the lid is removed to prevent rust from anything trapped under the lid. And, if that seal fails, we want to know about it, as the food is unsafe to eat after a few hours.
FWIW.... I leave the rings off off wet canned foods and put them on vacuum sealed foods. For regular storage in mason jars, I use the plastic caps sold to fit them.
Hope this helps.
can you vacuum seal meat this way?
How long is a long time.
Shalom! My daughter just thrifted this same FS for me today! ($12.00!) Do you know if I can seal unusual glass jars like from pasta or pickles with this attachment? Please and thank you 🙏🏼
You need a jar that has a canning lid for the accessory attachment to work; regular lids don't work with it. Also, you don't know the quality of the glass of an odd jar - it will be under pressure, and you don't want it to break on you!
Which model food saver is being used?
Where did u find the attachments? Every where I have checked they are out of stock.
I got them off of Amazon. This video is a few years old
My lids keeps comin off whn i take off tje white cap
I saw that if you put on another canning lid then seal it will prevent the other one from popping off. This seems to happen with regular lid but not the wide mouth one.
Can you save storebought spaghetti sauce and reseal it in another jar?
I believe this method only works for dry storage or dehydrated items. Liquid most likely require a pressure canning or water bath depending on Acidity to be shelf stable.
Can u do dry beans the same way
Yep! I do. And nuts too.
do you have to put pasta in the freezer too?
I haven’t done that
Removing the air from the jars already solved any bug issues. They can’t live without oxygen.
Also, freezing your items and removing them from the freezer is creating a potential of bacteria, due to moisture. Getting your items "up to room temp" is not the same as moisture free. You’ve created condensation.
It may be fine...and...it may not be.
I was told to sanitize my jars, fill them and place in the oven (quart jars) for 90 minutes at 225 degrees. This is supposed to kill anything in the rice o beans and as well as make sure there is no moisture.
Tangi can your food saver be used for tomatoes , green beans etc. Or is it for only dry ingredients? Thanks
Nancy Keim I'm not Tangi, but wanted to answer your question. You can only safely seal cans with dry goods using the food saver. The types of foods you asked about need to be pressure canned or water bath canned (depends on acid level for which method) to be shelf stable.
Thanks, Whitney! @NancyKeim Exactly what she said :)
Where did you get those lids and jars?
Is it cheaper to use the jars for this rather than the food saver bags? I get a great deal on the rolls of bags on ebay. I dont think it would be cost effective to use the jars for this, but thank u for showing that attachment, I was curious about that.
I like to have the grains, etc., in metal cans and jars. We live on a farm and can have mice, no matter how clean I keep things. Mice eat through bags. I have 9 kids and doors get left open. I use the bags for my freezer and fridge items.
Jars can be used over and over again, so in the long run, they're cheaper. You can also use regular jars that you might normally throw out (such as spaghetti sauce, jam, etc.). The process is somewhat different, but they work great.
@@tamirine1434 You should consider checking out reusable canning lids: Harvest Guard or Tattler.
Hi, do you still have that food saver? Do you recommend this one or another as per your experience? I am a beginner. How much the rice will last? A hug from Puerto Rico.
I use a handheld vacuum sealer that seals the lid onto the jar. Less expensive, unless you're already own a Food Saver, which I don't.