Are oxygen absorbers necessary?

[Stonecarver]

With the dry goods ie rice lentils I use my vacuum sealer with my mylar bags to suck air out from then. Add a oxygen absorber for extra safety

Ooh, I was wondering if I could use my Mylar bags that way. Thanks!

You have to put a strip of vacuum bag in the mylar bag

[hobo]

How do you mean?

[Stonecarver]

How do you mean?

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=sixum02DqV8

This is where I found out how to do the packing

[ukpreppergrrl]

How do you mean?

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=sixum02DqV8

This is where I found out how to do the packing

Seriously need a like button!!! Thanks for this! I had no idea the ribbed bit of the foodsaver bags was to provide an air channel. Makes sense now I think about it!

[hobo]

How do you mean?

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=sixum02DqV8

This is where I found out how to do the packing

Cheers SC

[Stonecarver]

Both welcome A big plus is you use less oxygen absorbers this way and you can actually see air being removed and not have to wait days to see if it works.
Also if you use the largest mylar bags you can fill up a whole bucket with rice lentils pasta etc and then use the nozzle of vacumm to suck air out from one corner. After you put a 2000cc oxygen absorber in.

[Stonecarver]

Vacuum cleaner nozzle I should have said. Again this is shown on same site. Somewhere.

[Deeps]

How do you mean?

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=sixum02DqV8

This is where I found out how to do the packing

Finally watched the linked vid, that's a smart idea, thanks for sharing it. I've watched a few of his vids before but he seemed a bit 'excitable' but watched a couple of his food storing ones and they're good.

[Stonecarver]

How do you mean?

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=sixum02DqV8

This is where I found out how to do the packing

Finally watched the linked vid, that's a smart idea, thanks for sharing it. I've watched a few of his vids before but he seemed a bit 'excitable' but watched a couple of his food storing ones and they're good.

Took me a while to get the hand of doing this. CP omitted to mention that you have to make sure the bottom of the strip has to actually touch the food in the mylar bag before the vacuum sealer can begin sucking air out properly. Not sure what having the plastic in the bag after it has been sealed will do to the food. If anything