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I love kitchen gadgets. Over
the years I have scoured the yard sales or scrimped and
saved for various items like a curly potato maker, baked
potato cooker, rice cooker, food processor, blender, ice
cream maker, yogurt maker, snow code maker, well you name
it and it has drawn dust in my cabinets. You know the
story, get your gadget home and every night your family is
eating curly fries and snow cones until finally you
receive a petition signed by every neighbor and his dog
supporting your family's decision to ban that contraption!
I want it!
This weekend I removed my
egg money jar to see how much change I had saved over the
year. I had saved enough to get me one of those vacuum
sealer gizmos. I know you have see the informercial, the
one where they take a bag of empty aluminum beverage cans
and suck the life out of them and seal the bag airtight.
When I saw those cans collapsing, I began to drool. I had
to have it, I needed it, life wouldn't be the same without
it, and surely you can't deprive me of it.!
FoodSaver Tips
First I must tell you a
little about the heat sealing FoodSaver. The item comes
with heavy weight food packaging bags, or long rolls of
bagging material. (you can custom make the size bag that
you need) that are boilable, microwaveable, freezable and
reusable. Food last longer because the oxygen has been
removed.
Do double recipes and
freeze half for a future meal. Next time, you are going to
boil up that cow's tongue, stick an extra one in for next
week.
Do Not vacuum seal
chips/crackers because they will crush (remember pop
cans?) If you arfe going to vacuum cookies and brownies,
freeze them first to make them firm.
Do vacuum seal matches and
papers to your boat to keep them dry. I do not have a
boat. Ravish, Romantic Randy says that it wouldn't be a
good idea to run out and get one just to tryy this tip
out. Men!
Do not vacuum pack frogs.
It is fatal for them.
Do preserve christening
gowns, wedding gowns, and other momento's by suing the
roll material. Cut the vacuum material three inhes longer
than you need. I preserved my wedding Osh Kosh coveralls
along with my poison ivy bouquet, just in case my daughter
wants them for her future wedding day.
Do pre-freeze liquid food
so that the vacuum does not draw the liquid into the
machine. You can fold a paper towel into a thin strip and
place three inches below the top of the bag to absorb
liquid when in doubt.
Do not vacuum soft fruits,
such as berries without pre-freezing.
Do snip the corner of the
bag before you microwave it.
Do not snip the corner of
the bag before you boil it.
Bagging the Entire Kitchen
Now that I have
successfully bagged up the entire kitchen contents,
precooked meals to last for the next 5 months, bagged up
my conforters and extra pillows, and most importantly my
duct tape collection has been bagged and protected from
dust and air, I can sit back and get some recipe tips from
Granny Clampett. Hey, where's that remote?
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About
The Author
Tina
Shake is an author with over 80 published
consumer/humor articles. She has done
guest spots as a consumer specialist and
currently publishes Smart Living whichs
teaches how to get free magazine
subscriptions and various items and also
how to buy for 80% or more off. More
articles featuring Bertha can be found at http://www.mikesautoandtruckspec.com/menu_smart_living.com.
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