Vacuum Sealing Food Storage

[@marciadonnelly4693]

I put 2 lids on my old jars & seal when I remove the sealer, the top lid is loose and the bottom is sealed

[@fourdayhomestead2839]

I had to do that too ..

[@marciadonnelly4693]

@@fourdayhomestead2839 It works!

[@megandonahue9220]

You are the second person I have heard that used that method. I thought it was the brand of lids that was the problem but maybe it was an older set of jars.

[@marciadonnelly4693]

@@megandonahue9220 I actually think it’s the smaller seal. It doesn’t work properly because I have to use it on the new jars like that too that aren’t wide mouth.

[@debrarudolph5306]

Adding an extra lid works

[@horticultureandhomes]

IT DOES WORK! Leisa, I have old jars and both sealers. The reason the old jars don't seal is because of the wider glass lip just below the threads does not allow the sealer to seat all the way down on the lid. Both will work with the old jars if you place a second lid upside down on the sealing lid as a spacer. This allows the device to seat properly and will seal the jars.

[@SuttonsDaze]

I tried it and it didn't work for me, maybe I'll try again

[@yvonnevance7159]

Some of my older jars will not work with vacuum sealing. Some will work for canning. I mainly use the ones that will not seal I use with plastic lids for something in my cabinets.

[@horticultureandhomes]

@@SuttonsDaze Did you press down on the jar while it's pulling the vacuum? You may also seal the old jars in the freeze dryer or in a chamber vacuum sealer. I can seal half gallons in a vacmaster vp 215. Hope this helps.

[@kntry4ever]

I have new jars but run into the same issue. I use the 2nd lid method upside down on lid on jar and seals great with no effort.

[@horticultureandhomes]

@@SuttonsDaze one other thing is to use a new lid or one that came off an old jar. The old jars are thicker and don't fit the skinny groove in a used lid from a newer jar. Hope that makes sense.

[@girlnextdoorgrooming]

When you can water to test the jars put a different color food color in each jar so you can see which one leaks. If they seal you can still drink the water.

[@nickylast7405]

You crack me up:" give me back my LID!!!" lol

[@Putzywoo]

Pasta is what sent me into learning more about food preservation methods. A box of mac&cheese had bugs, and so did a bunch of boxes of pasta in my pantry. I was horrified! The whole pantry was emptied, cleaned, and too much food destroyed. Never again!!

[@mawmawshomesteadpreparedness]

I freeze all my pasta before storing it, which kills the larva /eggs from any big that may be in there.

[@nevermind7253]

Please explain something for me When freezing rice/pasta doesn't it make it somewhat wet when thawing it out in order to store it? I'm so confused by this... 😏

[@nadinefrandsen6087]

Might have to go the route of an oxygen absorber.

[@karolinagirl6765]

So what I have found that works well is….if you have the food saver kit that came with plastic storage canisters, put the jar of pasta in the large canister with the lid placed on the jar. Then continue to seal the canister as usual. When completed and sealed, you then can take the top off the canister and the jar inside will be sealed. It works every time.

[@valbushon8392]

The old rims are thicker than the new rims on jars, hence the sealant is less wide also. My old lids seal (vacuum) on the old jars because the sealant is wider. .08 hundredths inch in way different than .13 hundredth inch. Check out with your calipers.

[@Leftand210]

I have learned so much from you. Thanks for sharing your knowledge.

[@catherineduart4326]

Can you please do more videos of how you store other items

[@orange2sweet673]

I got one about two weeks ago and it was 7.00 off. Love it!

[@Damselfly54315]

AND if you don't do jars put in a paper bag and shrink wrap in vac seal bags so it won't puncture the bag...My old jars do fine,some over 50 years old...but yeah I won't get rid of ANY jar, lol

[@dianezook4467]

Lisa I'm new to your channel and I'm glad that you showed me about the older canning jars in the vacuum sealer I have to revert back to a brake bleeder and a seal just fine with that just a little something I wanted to put out there for you I love old jars myself they are old like me LOL

[@djnana1156]

Use them for Moonshine!!

[@LurkerSmurf]

Sorry for going off topic...I noticed how loose your rings are. Congratulations!

[@SuttonsDaze]

Thank you!

[@ntracefan]

With the white one for regular mouth I constantly push down with my hands until it cuts off and seals every time

[@gymgirllja]

I do the same. I actually slowly move the white sealer in a circular motion while pushing down. You can hear the change in the vacuum pitch when it has found a "sweet" spot. Then I hold it right there for the duration and it seals completely.

[@megandonahue9220]

I bought large 3 pks of cereal containers for storing most of my dried goods. I put bay leaves in and freeze first. So far so good. My big bulk stuff I vacuum seal with bay leaves with my food saver bags and then put in mylar bags with O1 absobers and keep in totes. I would love jars but the cereal containers arent breakable and I can buy in bulk and store up to 10 lbs in each one. They aren't completely air tight but cereal isnt stale even after 8 months and no bugs so far.

[@hitchhikerfromanothergalaxy]

I also have some wonderful old jars (100 years plus!) and have had success by applying the lid, pressing the vacuum sealer down on it while turning the lid to seat it firmly. Works 99% of the time. Canning with them in both water bath and pressure seems to be without any problems.

[@crystalcurtis3771]

I have a couple of jars that have a tiny dimple in the collar below the threads. They work fine for canning but not for vacuum sealing.

[@elizaC3024]

And yes you answered what some of us hadn't yet asked, but were curious about how you stored the pasta. 😊 Thank you so much.

[@AskTodd-v7o]

I use my old jars for dried herbs in the kitchen, love the attitude please keep it up.

[@caseykelso1]

Pasta has a shelf live of a Year in the box in your pantry.why would I go through all that work for a year's time??? I'm not getting it😢 put them boxes in a Hefty black plastic bag and put it in your pantry . last for a year in the box that it came in🎉 longterm: i freeze - thaw 2x If Needed ,,vacuum seal w/descendant on bottom , 02 absorber on top . placed in mylar with another 02 square😂, and store in 5g pails🎉 overkill ? oh ya😅. OCD?😢yep. I had to edit this cuz, why and how can rodents get to your stash? Beautiful home you have, but rodents reeking havoc 😂 running wild😮 thanks for sharing🍸

[@brendastratton1306]

I literally did that yesterday. I took your advice and stocked up on pasta. I’m thinking I might go back and get more. 🤣

[@SuttonsDaze]

You got this!

[@lynnheffron6905]

No such thing as too much pasta! 😉

[@danniemcdonald4903]

I had the same problem trying to vacuum seal a PUR jar. The vacuum sealer didn't fit snugly over the top of the jar. Even though I had no problem pressure canning with them.

[@maryhernandez923]

I had the same issue with some of my jars that wouldn't seal. Frustrating but I did can them the old fashioned way. They sealed. Love watching your videos.

[@evonnevaughn1824]

I think it's the thickness of the glass. I was having the same problem, and when I look at the top rim of old and new, the newer jars have thinner rims.... go figure.... 🙄

[@KD-hr5ej]

I love that new sealer. But I am having trouble with sealing regular mouth jars. They are 3 years old max. Can't figure it out. So far no problem with wide mouth jars.🙁

[@rosanneciccia7918]

Right now I have boxes in 5 gal food grade buckets. I am trying to buy enough jars for 2 full buckets of pasta and will use O2 absorbers

[@danam.8709]

Live in an apt. 😢 So lack the space for jar shelving so I vacuume seal in bags and put those in a gasketed (against air and moisture) tote under my 18 inch tall bed frame (space💖) and hope for the best. Wish I could do it in glass 😢

[@anniekochera]

Being that they're 'vintage' jars, it might be a sizing design thing. I have a vintage Ball Pint&Half jar, wide mouth. The current Wide Mouth lid and ring, from any brand, doesn't fit. It's slightly smaller than the current Wide Mouth lids and rings. This goes for the plastic lids as well. So i just use it to hold supplies on my desk.

[@brownville13615]

I find that if I put two lids on regular mouth jars, then vacuum seal, then it will seal. Then I just remove the second lid. I’ve never had a problem with wide mouth jars, just regular mouth. 😉

[@taylormade9693]

Thank you for sharing how you do your food storage. Did you know golden harvest jars are made by Ball? I called them and tried to order pint and a 1/2 jars. We cannot unless we are a distributor. Blessings

[@teresahoye6477]

I have found the head space is important for vacumn sealing with the old canning jars.

[@SirenaSpades]

It's cool they have a new sealer. The old one burned my crank if you know what I'm saying and I just use a brake line bleeder with the old one. That does work great and seals both size lids. I wasted money with a vacuum sealer thingie which did not work on it. The brake line bleeder is slick.

[@robinphelps6991]

Love your channel. Look for cracks in the bottom. That's what we just dealt with when canning. I just marked those jars for the craft room. For painting, decoupage, buttons, etc.

[@tammygodwin600]

I had the same problem with my older jars. It is a size difference issue. There are work arounds that do work. Just play with it and find something that works for your unit. good luck!

[@sjohnson5923]

Try an oxygen absorber to see if that will work on the old jars. Vacuuming is better but this maybe an alternative.

[@willowdeanvannette9128]

I had the same issue on the square old jars. Look at the neck how thick the ledge is that sticks out from the jar. Ts almost lijeca decoative ledge. It's actually blocking the sealer from coming down as far as it should to work properly. They can be used in canning just fine. It's all because of that ledge.

[@stringkmcc7817]

I've had that problem but it was with newer jars. I figured out that I had to much in the jar. As soon as I took some out it worked. Try that, it might fix it..

[@alicewaltz541]

The rubber on the lids are not as wide as the older canning flats. Not enough to cover the entire lip of the older jars, cut back,cut back on quality!

[@oldtimerlee8820]

I think there's a slight difference in the height of the neck of the old jars vs "modern" ones. When the sealer (either brand) it has to fit tight against something in order to pull the vacuum. I think that's the wide ring around the jar at the 1" mark. If that is too far from the top of the jar (older older ones), the vacuum can't be pulled. Suspect that why putting 2 lids on regular mouth jars has worked for FoodSaver jar sealer. Just a thought.....

[@horticultureandhomes]

It's not the neck it's the glass lip just below the threads which protrudes further than newer jars so the sealer doesn't seat all the way down.

[@marciaolson4878]

I love mine also! Great gadget!❤❤

[@pantrymama4036]

Even my old blue jars that had the rings will preasure can.. with flat top lid and ring..

[@laurielyon1892]

You can still use the jars for short term things that you put on your pantry shelf and use all the time. I've got some jars that have a flaw in them, but yet I can put water in them and it doesn't leak. I'm thinking about taking some of the things in my pantry and putting stuff in those so that I can use the other for canning.

[@giselelavallee7259]

They won’t seal sometimes on those old jars because of the shoulder shape of these jars. I place an orange rubber seal on the shoulder of the jars and it usually seals by holding the Foodsaver gadget. The Country Harvest is sold in Canada along with Bernardin. I can in the old Made in Canada Crown Jars with the glass lids. Seals are still sold in Canada at our Canadian Tire stores. These jars of over up to 100 years old.

[@cynthianarenfro9454]

I have a food saver and use to white cap to vacuum both wide and regular old jars with the wide rims and they seal fine. Maybe they just won't work with battery power sealer.

[@lightgiver7311]

I use plastic tops for my old jars for keeping in my pantry for current use. I have used my pasta 3 years after storing in mason jars and it was fine.

[@cheffamy]

I had the issue too. I just changed the lid. Also I had to push down the sealer really hard while it was running. Try that.

[@katttmandoo]

I put boxes of pasta in plastic totes inside my cabinets and haven’t had an issue. I did this after a bout with mice a couple years ago and so I also put a sticky trap in the back of the cabinet… have yet to so much as catch an ant on it. It’s been a few yrs since I repainted the inside of my cabinets but I’ve thought about looking into mint scented oil for paint (if they make mint, they make other scents) since rodents don’t like mint. Since I’m about to pull my cabinets and clean and repaint them inside. Edit: I even put all my store bought can goods in the totes because when we had the mouse fight I realized if it happened again I didn’t want to worry about all the surfaces of the cans being compromised, so now if it happens it’s just the outside of the totes that would be most compromised.

[@ford4life069]

Yeah. Those old ones seem to have a slightly narrower flat area on the rim where it comes in contact with the gasket. I noticed and wondered if it wld be an issue. I have some full of water with tattlers, some full of meat or fruit and regular metal flats, and a couple wide mouth kerr oldies I use because my cold brew pour tops fit on them better than other wide mouths. I think they're pretty.

[@virgo8223]

Thanks for the video , but I would like to try and seal them in sealer bags instead of jars ,what do you think.?

[@lesleywatkins1172]

I really want one of these but they are double the price in the U.K. they are £57 - 70!

[@legauxmc]

Just ordered 2 of the black vacuum sealer. Thanks

[@nonakellerman4591]

Where do you get that black jar vacuum sealer? What's the brand name?

[@jenlittlepage6545]

There is a flaw with regular mouth lids I have read. If you put the lid down like you were doing but put another one upside down, it has been working for me now. I have the white attachment to my food saver. Idk if that makes a difference.

[@Bugman1888]

I’ve had that same problem an I’ve found that the one inch ( ring ) mark is higher than most if you will causing the vac tool not to go down far enough.

[@robinklekotka9820]

Mine aren’t that old and I still have a problem with the small one so I figured I would probably use them for water bath

[@terriday6400]

One of the two quart jar is a freezer jar, the one with lines going down the sides. I have found that out. I cannot use my vacuum sealer one any jar that is dated in the past beyond the date of 40 or later.

[@donnahbrnger5161]

I have the same problem with the old jars. So disappointed! I have a lot of large old jars that I was going to use for dry storage.

[@claudiaschneider357]

I found on my really old jars That bottom ring sticks out a little farther and won't seal. I use them for my nearer to use stock.

[@sherylshuler9696]

I have found that regular mouth don’t seal most of the time! I use only wide mouth to vacuum seal!

[@paulettejorgensen194]

Could you try putting oxygen absorbers in and see if the jar will seal

[@pantrymama4036]

The lip is wider so your sealer will not go down enough to seal.. I have both of those sealers and have same issues.. also the 1/2 gal specialty ones do same.. but they all preasure can fine

[@AndreaRuralMN]

Thank you for mentioning mylar! I dont have many half gallon jars so mylar is cheaper for me. I just used it for pasta in the working pantry because it got moved to the humid basement 😢 (not my choice!). I dont heat seal or O2 absorbers because ill be in and out of them a bit. So far so good!

[@ericareyna8116]

Just signed up for for jars. Can’t wait!!

[@brendajackson294]

I have had some difficulties using the new sealer. I have had to wet the lids and then let it seal until 60. Then it stays. Other wise it lets go especially on the regular size.

[@debbiealtman5373]

Maybe use old jars for spices. Just saying,

[@04Katie1]

Mine will not seal either. Put one lid on regular and flip the second jar seal. It will seal.

[@NanaKimbeaux]

The glass ring on the outside of the jar is larger sothesealer will not fit down over it. Holditnext to a new one and compare that outside rim at the 1 inch headspace mark. I just dealt with this on an old jar that was given to me.

[@donnakacz6460]

Hi Leisa. That's strange about the old jars. At least there is a solution. Hope I don't come across that problem. I also buy used. Now I know how to fix it if it should happen. Thanks, honey. Love and God bless ❤️

[@marcelajohnson9548]

I have noticed there is a difference in the glass thickness between some older jars!

[@jaydeemarie]

If all else fails, you will just have to use those beauties for fermenting!

[@rebeccamiller6563]

The rim on the bottom of the lip is wider it doesn't fit down all the way I had the same problem canning with them not a problem

[@shawnclark7326]

I just bought that vacuum sealer today on Amazon prime day and only paid $18, thanks for showing us! ❤

[@teresahoye6477]

I have old jars too. I had the same problem. So I ordered a vacumn chamber from RainCountry and a brake bleeder and now my old jars are vacumn sealing good. I also found I couldn't fill the old jars up as far as you had, I had to put a head space of at least an inch.

[@mollysmith6055]

That was a fun experiment. Thanks for showing it!

[@alfredhernandez9799]

I have one of those black top cover vacuum sealers and they need to run for at least 40 seconds to get a good seal.

[@simplysouthernroots216]

Check the thickness on the rim. I have serval 1/2 gallon and what was call syrup hats which is a quart and half. Won’t seal. I going to use for ice cream salt

[@mariamaya483]

I didn't see you put an oxygen absorber.

[@dawnjj]

If you cant get them to seal just use them for kitchen food storage

[@susanorris8838]

There were jars that took a #63 canning lids. You can still buy the #63 canning lids, but it will take a search. I have good number of them from my Mom.

[@cleo_travels]

They make me happy. Love it! Blessings

[@dawncrossland3028]

I Already Bought one Through You!!

[@katherinemoore4294]

I love my old jars. Have you seen the new bee jars from Ball

[@kam2162]

I have found that I actually have to leave a little head space to vacuum seal some items in jars. Leisa, I noticed that the jar that didn't seal was filled almost completely to the top, but when you poured it into the newer jar, there was now headspace. Give it a try. It has worked for me.

[@mjflinn5007]

Regular jars sometimes need double lids.

[@dorissale4457]

I have used 2nd hand old jars for canning and they were fine

[@katespencer4038]

Thank you living in a tropical climate it doesnt take long for bugs to find our food. This would b easy to use to keep the pasta good between use

[@sarahcourtney1658]

I agree Leisa..I can never get the regular lids to seal on any jars. The only one I haven`t tried is the brake bleeder. But to save added frustration..eveything I seal is in wide mouths..no problem. Seeing all that pasta gives ya good feeling and it lasts nearly forever!

[@rpsmith2519]

If all else fails use those jars for drinking sweet tea 😉

[@missiehager]

I absolutely do the same with pasta cookies oats

[@denisedonaldson5825]

I need to do this! Now, found a great deal on pasta. I got me one of those lil’ dodads

[@lindabeard488]

Thank you, Leisa, for another very informative post. ❤❤❤

[@lynnpasteris4362]

I noticed that also. Let us know how they do with canning

[@steveday4797]

I had a similar problem at the weekend. I have quite a few old Kilner multi purpose jars. I thought it was a dud jar or lid. Glad you have confirmed the problem. I put the jar in a vacuum canister and it sealed fine

[@dorisabels4741]

Awesome to know! I have a few old jars, too!😊

[@karenf14]

For some unknown reason i never thought of putting the pasta in jars or mylar. This should have been obvious. I have been storing them in tubs. This will be my project this week. Thanks for idea

[@GeorgiasGarden]

You may have to leave more headroom. That’s what I found with my dehydrated garlic. I use old spaghetti jars. I had this issue.

[@ericareyna8116]

I just got the jackpot at the thrift store on jars.

[@wemcal]

Great video and great information