Make Your Own Oxygen Absorber for Food Storage

[tigs]

Make Your Own Oxygen Absorber for Food Storage


never knew it was so easy!!

what you need

Steel Wool as fine as you can find (do not use soap pads )
table Salt
Paper towels
Stapler


Depending on the container size, take a wad of steel wool and lay it on a open paper towel. Sprinkle table salt over the steel wool and work it into the fibers. Then fold the towel over and staple it into an envelope shape. Done

The salt’s acidity activates corrosion of the fine steel wool and the rusting of the steel absorbs oxygen in the container.

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[Arzosah]

tigs, it sounds fascinating, but its coming a 404, file not found ...

[BigMacKin]

tigs, it sounds fascinating, but its coming a 404, file not found ...

http://www.survivalistboards.com/showth ... p?t=191991

Hope this helps

[Maddie_cat]

coo - that's clever!

[Arzosah]

It does indeed! And oh dear, I've found a new forum to read - don't think I want to join it, cos its American, and I love UKP, but oh my word, there's a lot of information there!

[junmist]

Thank you tigs. Anyone know where the best place to buy the steel wool

[tigs]

Wilkinsons £1:95 for 200g even if you use 10g for each that 10p per oxygen absorber

[MedicHerbalist]

I have seen 500g finely divided iron powder on eBay for £6 including postage. That could make a shed-load of absorbers for very little money. I am storing large amounts of dried lentils (for their good nutritional profile and dirt cheap). Mylar bags vacuum sealed with Oxygen absorbers inside thick plastic drums (to keep vermin away from bags) seems the way to go. Should be good for at least 20 years. When I have a good supply of lentils (say 40 kilo's) as a staple I can concentrate on canning yummy stuff. (So for I have canned pheasant, pigs liver, home-made brawn and home-made concentrated pea and ham soup).

[nickdutch]

Thats absolutely dootely fascinating

[dazz675]

thanks good to know