Food Lasts Longer When You Use A Vacuum Sealer

Check out ORVED VM18 Commercial Vacuum Sealers For 1000's of years if you wanted to make food last longer then you would try salt curing, smoking, pickling, freezing adding preservatives & Canning. I've Been editing the 2-hour video we recorded with our UNOX Combi Oven Demo. The was quite a lot discussion on "How Vacuum Sealing will make your food last Longer,"" So I thought we should look at how Vacuum Sealer extends the shelf life your fresh perishable product by 3 to 5 times. Your Food will maintain it's freshness and flavour 3-5 times longer because they reduce your food coming in contact with oxygen. “The shelf life of a food is the length of time a food can keep before it begins to deteriorate or, in some cases, before the food becomes less nutritious or unsafe.” **** Can fresh meat really be OK to eat several weeks after you bought it? When you use a Vacuum Sealer, your food will maintain its texture and appearance, because microorganisms such as bacteria mould and yeast cannot grow in a vacuum. Eliminate Freezer burn because foods no longer gets dehydrated from contact with cold, dry air. Check out PUREVAC PREMIER-2142 Premier Series Vacuum Packaging Machine “Since purchasing our PureVac Vacuum Packaging Machine, we have significantly reduced our operating costs by pre-preparing the individual components of our dishes for later use. Service times are now much quicker and we have also been able to free up space in our once overcrowded cool-room for a safe and HACCP-compliant kitchen.The PureVac Vacuum Packing Machine really locks in the taste, colour and aroma of the produce. Quality is never sacrificed.” **** Matt Dawson, Executive Chef, Captain Baxter Since purchasing our PureVac Vacuum Packaging Machine, we have significantly reduced our operating costs by pre-preparing the individual components of our dishes for later use. Service times are now much quicker and we have also been able to free up space in our once overcrowded cool-room for a safe and HACCP-compliant kitchen.The PureVac Vacuum Packing Machine really locks in the taste, colour and aroma of the produce. Quality is never sacrificed.”

Shelf Life Of Vacuum Packaged Foods

     **Food** **Stored  In** **Normal  Shelf  Life** **Vacuum  Shelf  Life**   **Large cuts of meat: beef,  poultry, lamb and pork** Freezer 6 Months 2-3 Years   **Ground meat: beef,  poultry, lamb and pork** Freezer 4 Months 1 Year   **Fish** Freezer 6 Months 2 Years   **Coffee beans** Room temperature 4 Weeks 16 Months   **Coffee beans** Freezer 6-9 Months 2-3 Years   **Berries: Strawberries,  Raspberries, Blackberries** Refrigerator 1-3 Days 1 Week   **Berries: Cranberries,  Huckleberries, Blueberries** Refrigerator 3-6 Days 2 Weeks   **Cheese** Refrigerator 1-2 Weeks 4-8 Months   **Cookies, Crackers ** Room Temperature  (periodically opening) 1-2 Weeks 3-6 Weeks   **Flour, Sugar, Rice** Room Temperature 6 Months 1-2 Years   **Lettuce** Refrigerator 3-6 Days 2 Weeks   **Nuts** Room Temperature 6 Months 2 Years   **Oils with no preservatives,  like Safflower, Canola, Corn Oil** Room Temperatur 5-6 Months 1-1½ Years   **Wine** Refrigerator 1-3 Weeks 2-4 Months         **Above table adapted by Tilia Inc. from Dr. G.K. York, Dept. of Food Science and Tech, U of California, Davis.** 

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Best practise using your Vacuum Sealer in Your Commercial Kitchen

Vegetables

It's highly recommended to first blanch your vegetables before Vacuum sealing.

Hot meals

You should let hot food cool before vacuum sealing to prevent bacteria from producing in the bag. This will also give you a better quality seal.

Soft delicate food

Strawberries raspberries & other soft should be Pre-freezing before sealing to stop food getting crushed by the vacuum. Pat & squeeze your food down to be as dry as possible.

Sous Vide

If you plan to use then Sous Vide "under vacuum" (in French) then you need to use a vacuum Sealer.

Marinating Meats

If you plan to use then Sous Vide "under vacuum" (in French) then you need to use a vacuum Sealer. Check out Vacuum Sealers

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