Vacuum sealing jars

[pseudonym]

What method do you use to vacuum seal your dehydrated food into jars?

Also will the Foodsaver Mason jar sealer fit Kilner jars?

Thanks in advance.

P

[preppingsu]

I currently use killer clip jars with the rubber seals. Not vacuum sealed but the dehydrated fruits last a while in them (but usually they get eaten!)

For longer term storage I would probably use Mylar bags, vacuum and seal.

I haven't done any this way as we tend to dehydrate the nice stuff to get us through the bland winter food.

[pseudonym]

I have Mylar bags and the Kilner clip tops, but I want to know if the Kilner screw top/lid jars will work using this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lGfUwEf810g

[Decaff]

I have Mylar bags and the Kilner clip tops, but I want to know if the Kilner screw top/lid jars will work using this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lGfUwEf810g

The kilner screw tops are the same size as the ball regular mouth jars, so it should work.

[pseudonym]

I have Mylar bags and the Kilner clip tops, but I want to know if the Kilner screw top/lid jars will work using this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lGfUwEf810g

The kilner screw tops are the same size as the ball regular mouth jars, so it should work.

Many thanks Decaff, I'll be on the look out for the lid then, I have the brake bleeder already.

[redskies]

We use the standard bags for most things, as they're light on weight & space, but I have been reusing the jars with 'safety buttons' in the lids for some things, and they seem to be very effective. I give them a good scrub, rinse them well in boiling water, then pop them in the oven for ten to fifteen minutes. I load whatever we're storing into the jar as soon as it comes out of the oven, then pop the lid on and set it next to an open window to cool. The safety button will pop down by the time the jar is properly cooled. You could add oxygen absorbers if you wanted to, just as another layer. I stored cooked, dehydrated minced beef in one back in May and it's still absolutely fine.

[pseudonym]

We use the standard bags for most things, as they're light on weight & space, but I have been reusing the jars with 'safety buttons' in the lids for some things, and they seem to be very effective. I give them a good scrub, rinse them well in boiling water, then pop them in the oven for ten to fifteen minutes. I load whatever we're storing into the jar as soon as it comes out of the oven, then pop the lid on and set it next to an open window to cool. The safety button will pop down by the time the jar is properly cooled. You could add oxygen absorbers if you wanted to, just as another layer. I stored cooked, dehydrated minced beef in one back in May and it's still absolutely fine.

Many thanks, great idea.

[popgoestheweasel]

I do a similar but slightly different method to Redskies. I buy Ball Mason jars from Lakeland. I put dehydrated food stuff (onions, carrots, courgettes etc) in these and vacuum seal them from a product I bought from the USA on ebay and I add oxygen absorbers. Lakeland only do up 945ml jars which is very frustrating. I am yet to find a stockist in the UK which sells a larger size ball mason jar. I also use kilner jars and yankee candle jars to store food but do not vacuum seal these. I put things like rice in these. I also vacuum seal products in mylar bags but not so much dehydrated stuff.

[Decaff]

I do a similar but slightly different method to Redskies. I buy Ball Mason jars from Lakeland. I put dehydrated food stuff (onions, carrots, courgettes etc) in these and vacuum seal them from a product I bought from the USA on ebay and I add oxygen absorbers. Lakeland only do up 945ml jars which is very frustrating. I am yet to find a stockist in the UK which sells a larger size ball mason jar. I also use kilner jars and yankee candle jars to store food but do not vacuum seal these. I put things like rice in these. I also vacuum seal products in mylar bags but not so much dehydrated stuff.

Lakeland are slowly getting there, they have now introduced wide neck jars to their stocks, hopefully they will also stock the bigger sizes in time.

My bug bear with UK bought vacuum sealers is that they don't have the ability to seal jars, just the bags. I hope this changes soon as that's all that's stopping me from purchasing one.

[pseudonym]

Just bought the regular and wide mouth jar sealers and attachment hose from the States.