vacuum sealer
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Pros
- A vacuum sealer is nice. It keeps the food from freezer burn. It's not necessary if you eat your meat within a month or so.
- Get a vacuum sealer. It basically eliminates freezer burn, which is the main reason things have to be thrown away. I also have a small-ish freezer, and the amount of freezer space I save by vacuum sealing is unbelievable.
- My number one recommendation is to get a vacuum sealer. Regardless of what you're freezing, you want to eliminate its ability to get freezer burn as much as you can.
- can concur -- i hate wasting food and have saved so much money vacuum sealing because things don't go bad. they're pretty inexpensive and i use mine constantly for everything.
- Get a vacuum sealer, it's life changing.
Cons
- If she freezes her meals it would be great, it she doesn't it's a waste of time and money. I have a vacuum sealer and you would probably have to hold me at gunpoint to get me to vacuum seal a meal that would be opened before the end of t...
- Personally, I wouldn’t want the plastic waste a vacuum sealer creates. Airtight containers work well enough.
- The first day I got my vacuum sealer, I vacuum sealed a bagel because I was just so excited to use it. It squished that poor little bagel, it was hilarious.
Sentiment
9 positive (75%) · 2 mixed (17%) · 1 negative (8%)
Trust + time weighted score: +70% · raw score 67%
What redditors said (10 of 12)
A vacuum sealer is nice. It keeps the food from freezer burn. It's not necessary if you eat your meat within a month or so.
Get a vacuum sealer. It basically eliminates freezer burn, which is the main reason things have to be thrown away. I also have a small-ish freezer, and the amount of freezer space I save by vacuum sealing is unbelievable.
My number one recommendation is to get a vacuum sealer. Regardless of what you're freezing, you want to eliminate its ability to get freezer burn as much as you can.
can concur -- i hate wasting food and have saved so much money vacuum sealing because things don't go bad. they're pretty inexpensive and i use mine constantly for everything.
If she freezes her meals it would be great, it she doesn't it's a waste of time and money. I have a vacuum sealer and you would probably have to hold me at gunpoint to get me to vacuum seal a meal that would be opened before the end of the week.
Get a vacuum sealer, it's life changing.
I enjoy my vacuum sealer for meal prep. It does allow the food to stay fresher longer. I let common sense prevail on exactly how long. It’s also quite convenient and way less clean up than reusable containers.
Personally, I wouldn’t want the plastic waste a vacuum sealer creates. Airtight containers work well enough.
If you find this system works for you, a vacuum sealer will extend the life/quality of your frozen food quite a bit. Well worth the cost if you freeze things regularly.
I’ve got a vacuum sealer and I use 4”x6” bags. Ketchup is what I’m typically trying to pack and I can easily fit 3 servings into a bag. Takes up little space in my lunch kit doesn’t spill and no mess to clean up
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