How to Vacuum Seal Dry Goods in Mason Jars for Storage

[@susanschneider-baker49]

A few years ago, I had the Summer of Bugs infiltrate my Pasta in my Kitchen cupboards. Now my FoodSaver lives full time out in the open on the Kitchen Counter. All Dry Goods are kept in glass jars, after what is needed for a meal used the jar is re-vaccumed sealed, again.

[@yvonnevansickle53]

I also have a brake bleeder I can use with the Mason jar lid sealers in case of power outages.

[@hillbillyprepper3987]

I thought I was the only one to use this idea. A hand brake bleeder totally works as a 2nd to seal jars w the attachment 🇺🇲👍🤘🇺🇲

[@karinhart489]

Me, too. I use a break bleeder at home, and a vacuum sealer at a friend’s house in a nearby town.

[@dannydenham8141]

What brand brake bleeders you use, harbor freight was junk.

[@yvonnevansickle53]

I got mine from Harbor Freight. Just a step up from the cheapest, and it still works for me 3 yrs later.

[@peacemakermp5]

Yup I use one as well. Works great

[@bobbiewilliams3109]

I vacuum seal in mason jars, vacuum seal bags and Mylar bags. I find that store bought meats last longer and don’t get freezer burn. I vacuum seal so many other food items and love that our food is preserved longer. I didn’t know about NOT using oxygen absorbers with nuts so thank you for the info!

[@benthere8051]

You can still use the oxygen absorbers but the key is vacuum sealing the jars. Using absorbers without pulling a vacuum is what will NOT work.

[@happyonthehomefront4317]

@@benthere8051 exactly! Vacuum seal with an oxygen absorber inside with your nuts/seeds.

[@pwiles2003]

I just got my food saver about 2 weeks ago , then ordered the jar sealers got then yesterday. Going to seal up jelly beans and some Oreo cookies in half pint jars. I'm excited. Thank you for sharing your tips and showing how its done.

[@KellyS_77]

Yay!! The jar adapters are back in stock :D I somehow lost my adapters in a move a couple years ago, and haven't been able to order a replacement. My favorite way to store short term goods is in mason jars. Some vacuum sealed, but the high use ones (like pasta) I don't bother vacuum sealing since I'd be opening them once or twice a week.

[@bearrivermama6414]

I love my food saver vac sealer for jars❤️ I had no idea that you could use a freeze dryer! Pretty cool! 👍🏻

[@2012spacetraveler]

I use the Foodsaver to vaccum seal the jars but I also use a break bleeder kit - its manual and a great back up if the Foodsaver breaks or the power goes out. The hose from the bleeder kit fits nicely into the caps -

[@prepper4godgbee328]

Oh my buddah. I have a vacuum sealer and didnt know I was supposed to remove the round ring and then stick it in the hole!!!!!! Thank you for this demo.

[@cr3062]

I vacuum seal with a hand held brake bleeder from the auto store. Works great.

[@gymsim]

Been using a chamber vacuum sealer for most all of our dry and wet frozen foods and it works great. Also use our FoodSaver vacuum sealer with the attachments you've shown and it works very well for us. Aside from dry foods like rice, nuts, beans, pastas, etc.; fresh vegetables can also be done. They last so much longer in a vacuum sealed mason jar, but obviously need to be refrigerated. Thanks for the video and happy canning!

[@ddddarby]

Thanks for the helpful video. I have 2 questions. I have just purchased an HR Freeze Dryer, and found the manual said not to use functions in isolation and that this could void the warranty and damage the dryer. Is this just marketing or should I take note? Secondly, how do you open the lid on the vacuum sealed jar without damaging it? I realise my questions come at least 12 months after your video was done, but I'm hoping you can help me. Thanks in anticipation (from Australia).

[@forliberty1805]

Good questions. I also wondered if this would void the warranty.

[@florencewilson4774]

Thank you to The Provident Prepper for sharing. Great things to know.

[@hillbillyprepper3987]

Hi P.P., I so hope to get a freeze dryer one day in my future. A good freeze dryer would become one of the most used items in our home

[@NeverGiveUp-ib3xb]

You two are amazing!

[@jude7321]

Today I wanted to seal some jars that were too small for my jar sealer attachments (little small relish jars). All I had was the little handheld FoodSaver, that sits in the dock, to vacuum seal them. The little black one. I wrapped thick rubber bands around the threads of the jar until I got it thick enough to make the jar attachment fit. I poked a hole in the top of the jar lid with a push pin. I cut a small piece of black electrical tape and put it on top of the lid, just to the side but left the hole open. Then I use my handheld sealer to seal the jar and IT WORKED!!! VERY MUCH TO MY SURPRISE!!! There's a video on KZbin that shows you how to do the tape and push pin method so I just tried it, plus I added the rubber bands to make the attachment fit and it worked like a charm. I filled the jar with marshmallows so I could watch it to see if it was working and it did. The little black sealer just suctioned that tape right down into that hole, DONE! I was so excited because I have lots of those little jars that the attachments don't fit. Thanks y'all for all your great videos, they're exciting and life-saving. God bless y'all real good. Love Jude from Kentucky ✝️🥀🐴🇺🇲

[@esemmanuel6603]

I’m confused…, if you sealed it with a handheld vacuum sealer, then the air would come out as soon as you removed the vacuum pump ? I never canned before and am new at this, but I do have that little handheld one from FoodSaver …….,

[@marieterry625]

Thank you a billion times for the step by step. I am new to this and your detailed demonstration helped me immensely!

[@Christy6000]

Wow! That freeze dryer method is awesome. It would save so much time! I’m impressed! But, I don’t think I can afford to buy one of those. I use my food saver machine and the attachments. Thanks for sharing about the seeds and nuts. Have a good weekend! 🌸🪴🌺

[@Christy6000]

Well, I totally didn’t see the contest to win one the freeze dryers until after I posted my comment above. Thank you so much for the opportunity to win one!! 🌸🪴🌺

[@debbiebrugman4543]

Thank you. I am a beginner. I recently purchased a HR freeze dryer and food saver. I’m still experimenting but prefer the idea of saving my foods in jars. I like to see the food. The mylar bags are ok but not my first choice. I’ll probably save those for camping and road trips. Thanks for sharing your knowledge I enjoy your videos. One thing I learned today while trying to vacuum seal regular mouth pint jars, I made several attempts and they would not seal, I needed to place another lid upside down on top of the lid that will actually be sealing the jar then place the vacuum sealer lid on. Once the jar has sealed remove the second lid and screw on the ring.

[@nicolefarry560]

OMG!!! Thank you!! I’ve been trying to use that vacuum seal attachment with the band on and it’s been nearly impossible, i gave up on it. I’m so grateful. Thanks again. N

[@TheProvidentPrepper]

So glad we can help! That would be terribly frustrating!

[@woodrowedwards7212]

I vacuum seal my coffee beans that way. Works out well. They are usually rotated out by 2 years so I haven't tested them for any longer than that.

[@zigzagfly1635]

How long did you run the vacuum pump on the jars ? Was there a particular mTorr ? Thank you

[@akbychoice]

Talk to family about sharing cost of a freeze dryer and rotating it with family members. Make a party of it.

[@dddsfsd9523]

hi,thanks. Would like to know PSI, the measure of vacuum for each technique. And compare that to hand held brake bleeder?

[@silaslongshot941]

We use just a Food Saver machine (very old one) with the jar sealer attachments, the usual vac bags and one of their latest portable hand vac units to seal the canisters and the "zip lock" resealable bags

[@benthere8051]

I bought a relatively inexpensive rotary-vane vacuum pump. I bought a brass fitting that fit its vacuum port. Then I enlarged the hole with a tapered reamer so that the plastic connector from a seal-a-meal jar adapter fits snugly. I can pull 25 inches of vacuum very quickly on a wide or narrow mouth jar with my pump. I only needed to modify the one brass fitting to do the job. The tapered reamer was the key tool for doing that job.

[@agoogleuser6902]

Very helpful video- thank you! FYI, I come to your channel first as an authority on prepping. That should tell you how well you're doing with your videos and their quality.

[@misskat3218]

I'm glad to see this video again. Thank you!

[@stephaniecorporandy7018]

One more reason I'm saving for a freeze dryer

[@sigismondP]

In europe, the jar adaptors are long to get, so I'll let me be inspired by the big vacuum chamber and vacuum my jars in a plastic box, with a hand vacuum device hahaha :D

[@InnocentUntilProvenGuilty]

You guys are awesome. I've learned do much on your videos!!

[@cyndidame1721]

When I vacuum seal in my FD it does spray the water occasionally because of the water droplets still in the hose. My guess there's more actually in the machine leading to the tube. But like you said it doesn't hurt anything so I don't worry about it. This is my favorite way to vacuum seal now. I even do my mylar bags in the FD. It's amazing how much air is removed.

[@kathyburson8191]

Do you partally seal the bags? Seems like if you left them open they would reabsorb the air when the door is opened. I have sealed bag all but about a quarter inch then used food saver to suck out air before sealing that quarter inch but.....sometimes the air gets back in. Please explain you method with bags in freeze drier. Thanks.

[@michellemc4175]

At times, the regular lids won’t seal. When that happens, put an upside down lid you’ll use for just this purpose, inside the sealer, then it’ll seal.

[@adelinemarechal5454]

always instructive videos and always with a smile, thank you ;)

[@stillwaters7730]

Wow great vid!!! I will be doing this NOW. Looking at the food saver and a freeze drier today THANKS TO THIS AND Y'ALL💗

[@sm-hi7jt]

@@TheProvidentPrepper will the nuts last as long if vacuum sealed with the food saver bags? not sure shy the jars if it is all vacuum sealing

[@Lexst1]

Nuts and flours also have insect eggs inside. Vacuum sealing will help prevent them from going into the larvae stage. (If you freeze them for three or more days it usually kills them as well)

[@russellwood8750]

Real informative interesting way to use a freeze dry machine I’ve never used one but I’ve learned some thing thank you. iTunes Store all of my dry proju in mason jars rice pasta beans all of that stuff but I have a chambered vacciler I do it that way one or two jars at a time takes about 30 seconds I guess that would be another way of doing it.

[@marthahobbs5834]

Wow. 3000 dollar vacuum sealer. Everyone should be able to afford that

[@kathyburson8191]

Could you share where you buy in bulk? Everything i have found online is equal or higher in price than off the store shelf and then there is freight cost.

[@bossymodo]

At 3:59 you show a great image of the display of the freeze dryer panel. It has the pressure on the display. Your ambient pressure at the time you did this video was 69131 mTorr. I always vacuum until the pressure is below 1500 mTorr. Then I know that I have a very good vacuum. Air is 21% oxygen. The more air you vacuum out the better. That is how I store almost all of my freeze dried goods. Short term buying the jars is more expensive but as long as I keep them in the dark in my cool basement they should be just as good as Mylar bags and I can reuse them without o2 absorbers.

[@bossymodo]

@@TheProvidentPrepperHow you adjust for what? The vacuum pressure? Just watch the numbers drop while the pump is on. The longer the pump is on the less air will be in the vacuum chamber.

[@markp6062]

Great video and very informative. Thanks for sharing

[@lockergr]

I'm also curious how you would steal something if there was no electricity. You guys seem pretty resourceful, so I'm sure there's a way.

[@Raven.flight]

The thing I love about the Mason Jars is that the jars can be used right at the shop at many of the 'bring your own container' type stores. So, you're going there, buying your grains in whatever quantities you want, go home and you're already ready to start vacuum sealing. And in reality, 5 years is more than enough. If you buy 5 years worth of grains and nuts, and vacuum seal that quantity of goods, and then use them, restock and rotate, you're always going to have 5 years worth of food. The very best thing about grains and nuts is that although it would be a pretty bland diet, you can pretty much live on grains, fresh water and vitamin supplements. Nobody wants to live just on that, but if you're really pushed you can.

[@eddiealexander8362]

Great idea

[@abpentland]

Great video! I'll have to do this with our beans and nuts. Do you do this with Rice as well?

[@danielmorse4213]

I am doing oven heating for flour and rice. I it seams to work well. I rotate fast so no loss or great time stored, yet.

[@danielmorse4213]

@@TheProvidentPrepper Yea. I have been reading about it. I am switching to the oxygen absorbers system for now. Untill I can afford a vac system. Great videos.

[@alienangel8686]

Great video! Thank you☀

[@malcomterry7076]

Very cool

[@dickh916]

Kylene, since you have a chocolate addiction, try vacuum sealing chocolate chips. (without an O2 absorber) I did and they lasted about a year. This would get you through your " 90 day No Shopping Challenge". My son-in-law has an addition to Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups. At Halloween, I bought a couple of bags of the mini cups, vacuum sealed them in pint jars and labeled the jars January, February, March……. Gave the 12 jars to him and told him it was “portion control”.

[@dickh916]

@@TheProvidentPrepper Yes. He followed the rules.

[@hazztv6317]

You are so sweet and kind😊❤️

[@KT-yq7ed]

What a thoughtful gift…….did you tell him you wanted your jars back so you can reuse them?😂

[@carolynellis387]

I've just joined your channel and as a Brit I've never done long term storage. What sized 02 absorbers would you use for a 1litre or 750ml size jar of rice? I'm on my own so I need little amounts to store. Many thanks x blessings

[@triknotranch4012]

How long did you leave the jars in the freeze dryer?

[@vanessiadalton9755]

I LOVE my food saver. It has saved me soo much money over the years. I told my Sister she needed one and she always said no....... now she loves hers also. Because I use it all the time it is always on my counter not an item that gets put in a closet. I am in the process of getting my own HR do you think you could fit gallon jars since there seems to be NO attachment that can seal those. I like to store things in FREE gallon jars that you can pick up from like party stores, but I can never seal them. I know you can "oven can" but I am not a fan of doing that.

[@esemmanuel6603]

I was just on a prep site that sells a-lot of freeze dried food…. in 1 gallon jars, and they sell gallon jars for food prep. Their site says, “We use Sublimation, a process that uses a vacuum chamber to turn water into steam, drying the food and reducing the weight considerably. The process happens so quickly, the food retains much of its original shape, and because the food is kept at a low temperature, many of the nutrients are preserved.” They would be wonderful for churches, shelters, poor, homeless and destitute groups of people ……. Food-saver only works with 2 sized mason jars…. and I know it’s smarter and efficient spending a bulk amount upfront; there’s a couple questions I have regarding the Harvest dryer : If someone needs different sizes of mason jars or jars/cans, can a Harvest dryer use them because it doesn’t need to be vacuum sealed by food-saver mason jars …. ? All of these prep food sites use #10 cans which last 30 yrs ?! Also, the Harvest is dependent on electricity. I found a few nice cheaper ones, def not as nice as yours (not referring to any of the Amazon cheap China knockoffs) I would love any feedback you can give …… thanks

[@kenr4709]

Hi, I enjoyed your presentation, but I would like a little more detailed explanation. I am totally blind, I have purchased the largemouth and smallmouth ceiling lids that came with a hose for my food saver can jars but the part I’m missing is do I need for instance, on a mason jar, the small mason jars or the large, do I need the canning flat lids that have the seal around them on the jar before I put the ceiling mechanism over top of it? If that makes any sense. I know you are visually showing how to do it but I missing that piece of it. if you could reply, I would appreciate it, thank you so very much! 0:03

[@celinebridges7817]

Hey You have great video.. I’m new to your channel and we learned a lot from your videos.. question we just for some pancakes mix in large boxes and some cake mixes on sale .. also coffee and tea Do you have a video on these ideas Thanks you so much .. Great job Blessing 👩‍🌾

[@morningflowerB]

I love walnuts and l found they last longer if l buy them in the shell and keep them that way until l want to eat/use them. I am going try and vacuum seal in a mason jar tho. Never tried it.

[@tracyhilt3442]

Is dry canning safe?

[@dickh916]

In addition to packaging some of my dry goods in mason jars, I mainly use the Mylar bags for “dry pack” storage, but will always keep a supply of each “product”, be it freeze dried or dry pack, in glass jars in my “Ready Pantry” for ready use, thereby avoiding using an expensive Mylar bag for short term. Ball and Kerr jars are both made by the same company, Jarden Home Brands. Therefore, they should be identical. Right? I have both brands. This may sound silly, but, for some unknown reason, I can never get the Kerr jars to vacuum seal using the Food Saver. Ball jars always seal, Kerr jars never.

[@paintingtracey]

So can you vacuum pack brown rice safely? Love this video.

[@rebeccalankford8573]

Left this on another video of yours: plus here an additional question. I have heard that if you freeze dry goods for 14 days it will kill any big eggs. So my question is: Could you put rice in a vacume sealed jar then freeze for 14 days before moving to storage shelves? Should you oven bake for a few to ensure dryness of rice or beans after freezing and before canning? Would you need to use a moisture packet inside or no since the rice and jar is dry prior to freezing? 🤷‍♀️

[@jackiesnowflake2255]

Can you vacuum other bottles like pickle jars pace picante jars, and cheese dip jars so you can store small amounts items

[@brendaguadagnoli3887]

Have you vacuum sealed the mason jars with just the one jar lid that you screw on

[@charleshamilton9622]

Can you do dry beans by vacuum sealing them without oxygen packets

[@heatheringram2976]

Just to confirm. Can we use used canning lids to store dry goods in jars and vacuum seal them? Do you ever throw out used lids, or do you save them to store certain things? Thanks Ps love the hybrid light people btw

[@user-gn1fk3ql8x]

Can you vacuum seal wet foods ido portion control so my jars are not full

[@JazzyGems111]

Thank you! Just curious; do you make your own everything bagel seasoning? We blow through it but I’ve never found it in bulk.

[@CTucker05]

Do I need to put the rings on when I vacuum seal dry goods in jars?

[@tizmehere492]

QUESTION - I have made a batch of homemade meatballs. Should I vacuum seal them without freezing them first OR freeze them and then vacuum seal them OR continue as I have in the past and flash freeze them & simply put them in Ziploc bags in the freezer. Obviously I am after a longer lifespan for them & of course… Start using a vacuum sealer.

[@KT-yq7ed]

I freeze my meatballs individually on a covered sheet tray, then put them in a food saver bag and vacuum seal…..

[@cindyeastbourn7642]

What keeps the bug eggs from hatching?

[@47retta]

The result of vaccum sealing is to remove the oxygen. So if an oxygen absorber is doing the same thing, what is the difference? Do you have any references for this info? This is just more confusing. Also, how can nuts and seeds go rancid in the ABSENCE of oxygen?

[@47retta]

@@TheProvidentPrepper thank you!

[@lizabethcrsn]

When vacuum sealing with mason jars, do you always use rings on all your jars and leave them on?

[@richardwood8896]

What's in your everything bagel mix and where do you get the bulk seeds and nuts? We've been watching your great informative videos since January when we got or new HR Freeze dryer

[@Journeytocrhist]

How long does it last?

[@KeeRee123]

Thank you for the information! Did you say you would feel comfortable reusing the lids for traditional canning afterwards? With the shortage on canning lids that would be great if I could reuse them after vacuum sealing.

[@KT-yq7ed]

@@TheProvidentPrepper what if you had to use new lids for vacuum sealing….can you then use them for wet canning????

[@tessajensen58]

which food saver model works with these sealer and accessory hose?

[@michelerichard5523]

Can you store the jars with these foods in a fridge? Will that extend the life of the food longer than if on a shelf that is in a room that doesn’t get too cold.

[@danielledunavant3146]

I would love to have a freeze dryer but it's WAY out of any budget I might have. I was able to get a dehydrator and dry almost everything then vacuum seal it.

[@roseharvey3445]

How long does in take to remove the vacuum from the jars.

[@MagaGurl]

Hello, can you use the same sealer hose and accessories with all vacuum sealer machine? Like the food saver?

[@pitchlink4499]

Do you have a video or other information to help me learn which items are oxygen absorber candidates and which ones are desiccant candidates, and which are niether? Thank you!

[@darlenecoenen9624]

Is it over kill to use both O2 absorbers and vacuum seal? Help

[@tallenallen5679]

I would like some clarification please: You vacuum sealed first, then you freeze dried the SAME jars? Can you explain why the double processing?

[@wnapierjr7572]

Love the channel. How long did you run the vacuum for the 10 quart jars? Thanks in advance 😇

[@MichaelLapore-lk9jz]

How many hg per inch? Can mason jars handle -30hg ?

[@marysanders8444]

I oven dry pack and Freeze Dry Sealer.

[@candysamanta6405]

Hello where can I buy everything your have in the video to seals my jars please.. and thank you

[@justlynda59]

When dried beans come with a seasoning packet, can I seal the pack in the jar with the beans?

[@103Catherine]

can I vacuum seal coffee,creamer powder ,dog food ,do I need oxygen asbor.

[@briankirsch5663]

How long was the vacuuming process in the Freeze Dryer? Do you just wait until the door shows a good seal?

[@TheProvidentPrepper]

About 2 minutes. We watch the numbers on the little screen go down.

[@rubyserenity90]

Which kind of vacuum sealer is that?

[@mrschefyoda7825]

I just bought the adapters to seal my jars but I get like 1 jar sealed then the other ones won't seal... Why ??

[@smokey7718]

Can you vacuum seal bacon bits?

[@kristiebaker7125]

Another reason on the pro side for purchasing the freeze dryer. Will it take half gallon or stumpy gallon jars as well? Is this a regular task for the unit or did you or someone else have an AHA moment? Kris in Orlando

[@cherylhollingsworth612]

How long or to what mTorr did you vacuum to?

[@tessajensen58]

which model of Foodsaver do you use?

[@RS-ur9fz]

Are your vacuumed sealed nuts raw? Or can you seal salted , roasted etc for longer storage?

[@RS-ur9fz]

@@TheProvidentPrepper thank you!

[@JandS1503]

Do you think the f.d will seal gallon pickle jars?

[@docjody8624]

Help! Six or seven attempts, narrow-mouth glass jar (dried beans or dried flax seeds), when I remove white FoodSaver vacuum lid (same as 01:53 here) the metal canning lid comes off too. Half the time my blue silicone liner pulls out too. What gives?

[@shelleyreynolds5375]

Can dry goods such as flour, milk powder etc be frozen for storage after they have been vacuum sealed?

[@dragonladee3721]

I freeze dried raw eggs and then put the powder in mason jars with oxygen absorbers. I did the same thing with freeze dried milk. The jars have all sealed but now I am wondering if that was the best way to store them. I did not vacuum seal. I had no idea it was even done. Are my freeze dried raw eggs and milk safe?

[@agoogleuser6902]

Do you put the bands on the jars after they are sealed?

[@marymiller4155]

What brand of freeze dryer do you have?