When I use the mylar bags and oxygen absorber...can I use any buckets with lid or i sit necessary that they are food grade?
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I will only use food grade and that is what I have read everywhere that it should be.
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if you are using food, i would only use food grade buckets. Any thing else has the potential to leech toxins into the food, as there is always a risk the mylar bag was not sealed properly, or had a tear. Just a thought.
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You can use them if you like but you can also go with regular buckets. The most important thing is keeping the rats out! and temp control. The mylar being thick and sealed well. O yea don't forget good top seals or gamma lids I have some they work real good. I go overkill and put one O2 pack in the mylar bag seal it and one on top and seal the lid up tight as a drum!
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Bruno I use food grade buckets that I get from local bakeries (icing buckets). I always worried about chemicals leaching through the mylar. I don't have any proof that could or would happen, so, food grade buckets takes that out of the equation. These bags are great by the way :)
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Probably not, as long as you are opening the jar up daily. The absorbers are meant to pull out oxygen and only opened infrequently. When you open and close it daily, you are defeating the purpose and each absorber will be depleted quickly.
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I have read several places on the internet that you need the 300cc absorbers to use with the one gallon cans or mylar bags of food. I am also going to probably use them in my quart jars, because I'm almost afraid that the 100cc absorbers may not be enough. If I do decide to use the 100cc, I wil deffinutely vacuume seal them also. I hope you find my answer helpful and good luck with you food storage.
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I would not recommend tryihg to seal mylar bags with a Food Saver. The food saver heat strip does not get hot enough to seal the mylar. When I store food in mylar, I put in a dessicant, an O2 absorber, press out all the air I can, and heat seal with an iron. I then observe the bag for contraction due to air absorption by the O2 absorber. If it contracts as if under a vacuum, then I know my seal is good, and the oxygen is being absorbed and vacuum maintained. If this doesn't happen, I open the bag, put another O2 absorber and reseal. When I heat seal with my iron, I have a certain setting where I can just iron it right on the mylar - it seals, but doesn't melt. I would not recommend tryihg to seal mylar bags with a Food Saver. The food saver heat strip does not get hot enough to seal the mylar. When I store food in mylar, I put in a dessicant, an O2 absorber, press out all the air I can, and heat seal with an iron. I then observe the bag for contraction due to air absorption by the O2 absorber. If it contracts as if under a vacuum, then I know my seal is good, and the oxygen is being absorbed and vacuum maintained. If this doesn't happen, I open the bag, put another O2 absorber and reseal. When I heat seal with my iron, I have a certain setting... » Read More I would not recommend tryihg to seal mylar bags with a Food Saver. The food saver heat strip does not get hot enough to seal the mylar. When I store food in mylar, I put in a dessicant, an O2 absorber, press out all the air I can, and heat seal with an iron. I then observe the bag for contraction due to air absorption by the O2 absorber. If it contracts as if under a vacuum, then I know my seal is good, and the oxygen is being absorbed and vacuum maintained. If this doesn't happen, I open the bag, put another O2 absorber and reseal. When I heat seal with my iron, I have a certain setting where I can just iron it right on the mylar - it seals, but doesn't melt. « Show Less
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I have only used the food saver brand, so I can't answer to using any vacuum bag,
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You need to use O2 absorbers like these. Oxy-Sorb 3x 10-Packs (30 total) Oxygen Absorber, 2000cc The bigger ones are for large bags, and there are smaller ones for smaller bags.
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You need to order the foodsaver baggies. There is a cut out that you attach the vacuum to in order to pull out the air. Depending on what you put in them they can be washed, dried well and reused i.e. Veggies, baked goods. I wouldn't reuse bags that had any meat, fish or poultry due to potentional cross contamination. Hope this helps.
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Hi Mauricio, yes, the oxygen absorbers do come with them IF they state so in the product listing. Make sure before you purchase. Amazon are great this way though, so if the listing shows Mylar bags AND oxygen absorbers, then they'll both be included in the purchase. Cheers, Susan.
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Yes the oxygen absorbers come in 3 vacuum packed bags. Be sure to put any unused absorbers in an air tight container. I use a Mason jar so I can take out as many as I need and reseal the rest.
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no, these are food grade / have had no problems at all. I would still boil and filter after sitting a long while anyway. as you fill, pour a couple caps of Bleach in with it
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I would not recommend using anything but the foodsaver bags. The biggest reason is the foodsaver bages have air channels in them, so they can be vaccumed down. Regular plastic bags do not have these air passages, and won't vaccum down. It may also dammage the heat seal strip on the foodsaver. Hope this helps.
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To answer your question: "I'm concerned about using pthalates with food. Is the mylar in contact with the food stored? What is the composition of the foil liner? Thanks. Pam". Mylar is certified by the FDA for food storage and is used in many of the products we consume daily. I personally do not see a danger in using this product as it is used with dry goods which would limit the amount of absorption of any chemicals present in the bag itself. My food does come in direct contact with the mylar bag. I would describe the consistency of the bag as a thick metalized plastic.
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I would not recommend any food saver canister. They always seem to lose the vacuum and I've even ended up spilling the contents because I picked it up by the top. The bags I love.
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YES, I have been using this item for several years, recently I have been using ZipLoc Perfect Portions to place whatever food I am going to place in my Handi-Vac bags, this will keep the food fresher and also keep freezer burn from happening. Can't say enough good things about this product, I always use this when I buy in bulk for chicken, steaks, or anything else I freeze. I was the used bags with soap and water and let them dry, and use them again. Hope this was helpful and answered your question.
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I would use the Foodsaver bags myself. They are pretty heavy duty and are built for the machine. I would imagine other types of plastic bags would work, they would have to be thicker though.
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Sealing these is easy with a standard clothes iron on the wool setting. You can check out our FAQ at www.adviceandbeans.com/food-storage-faq/, it answers many of the most common questions about Mylar Bags and Oxygen Absorbers, and has some video links as well. Good luck!
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The oxygen absorbers are all packaged together. Just take what you need, suck the air out then re-seal. I use food saver bags, vacuum air out, seal then store in a glass jar.