Though I have demonstrated this method in many videos, I thought it was time to do a step by step in photos on how to easily vacuum seal your dried goods into mason jars without the need of electricity.
I originally learned this last year from @bfhomestead and have been using this method ever since. I have found it to work FAR better than using the FoodSaver where it would take me several tries and several lids to finally get it to seal, and then they would still often lose their seals within a month or even a week. The only failures I have had with this method was a result of a bad lid. This is because I only use lids that I had previously used in water bath or pressure canning. These typically will work better than brand new lids and can be used over and over again, however, they can still get misshapen over time and simply need to be tossed.
What you will need is a brake bleeder and here is the link to the one I purchased: http://amzn.to/2oep0Z9
and a set of the FoodSaver vacuum tops: http://amzn.to/2mSi57C
Select the appropriate tip for the job
Put the correct sized top over the jar - here I am using the regular mouth mason jar top
Insert the tip from the brake bleeder into the hole on the FoodSaver top and hold in place tightly
While holding the tip in place, hand pump the brake bleeder up to 15 psi
Remove the jar top and check to make sure you have a seal. You should be able to pick it up by the lid without it coming off
Considering these are dried ingredients and not pressure or water bath canned, I put the ring on the jar to make sure the lid stays in place. Even if the jar does lose its seal, having the ring on tight should help prevent any problems with spoiling or even staleness. I have had some lose their seal after a time when using the FoodSaver machine to vacuum seal but even so, the ingredients inside still stayed fresh for many months.
Hope you found this post helpful! Thanks for stopping in ~Heidi
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Thanks @raincountry is a very useful method to create vacuum, it is so simple and so useful to keep our food dehydrated or dried. These methods are many times better than the electronics ones they usually advertise on TV.
Thanks for sharing!
Really usefull post :0) great way to seal it.
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Thank you!
Now Im wondering if my goat milking machine would do a nice seal..hmmmmm. Its a battery operated one. I like your off-grid model!
hmmm ...goat milking machine...could work! :D
Always have a backup method!
Awesome.
Amen to that! :D
Great article @raincountry! I would like to include this post in the next issue of the Weekly Homesteading Newsletter which is a series posted every Sunday that aims to help collect awesome articles and resources like this one! This article will be linked and your username featured if you accept - please let me know if it is alright to include your article as soon as possible! Thank you and have a great day!
That would be wonderful! Thank you so much!
Thank you! I will send a link once it is posted this weekend!
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Thanks so much for sharing this dry seal method @raincountry! We have been wanting to get into canning and finding ways to preserve our food. This will definitely come in handy when we start. Following you now as I too love DIY and self sustainability :)
Wonderful! Thank you! :D
Absolutely ;)
Sweet! That's so clever using a brake bleeding pump.
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Thanks i will try some day when mangoes are good for make honey.
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Wow that is really cool! Thanks for sharing!! I hope to do stuff like this in the near future!