Also seafood, avocados, off the top of my head.
Thanks for the photos. Iâd be a lot more interested if both the lid and body were smooth, impermeable and inert glass. The wood touching the seal looks rough enough, I would expect it to leak. Too bad.
How long have you had your unit, and how often do you use it?
I bought a second, updated one within the last six months because the first one made a rattling noise when shaken. It still works, but I didnât want to be without it, and I wanted a new device that protected the device when suctioning bags with liquids (for marindes, not long term storage).
One of the things I like the most is that the bags are reusable.
Between the containers and the bags, I would say I use it weekly. When I have something especially perishable, probably quite a bit more.
I have had a problem with cracks in the lid, which may explain problems holding a seal, but it helps to pay attention to the position of the seal. They were happy to replace the container with the cracked lid, but I wish I could just replace the lid. IIRC, others have felt the same.
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Thanks for the intel about the IKEA 365+ containers, @digga. Iâm checking those out on our next IKEA run.
P.S. Also this inquiry caused me to become aware of the existence of silicone lids, which I did not even know were a thing. I am going to look to see if I can find lids in sizes that will fit my (vintage) Pyrex and Corningware stuff.
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Food-storage adjacent question:
I now regularly buy both prunes and dates, but I struggle to store them effectively.
My health food store offers prunes in bulk. They are much cheaper than, and I like them much more than, any grocery-store prunes, but they dry out much faster. Iâve tried various things to store them effectively, but my choices seemed to be to either buy TINY bulk quantities (so that I would only need to store for a week before needing more) or to stick with supermarket. Making a weekly prune run is annoying! And the best supermarket prunes come in a plastic tub; they stay moist, but I hate hate hate the plastic.
Any tips for storing bulk prunes to keep them moist?
For dates, the problem is even worse because the supermarket dates I can buy (in a small thick plastic bag) were already unacceptably dry when I opened the bag for the first time. At least half of them are chucked immediately.
I donât want to make a habit of mail-ordering fancy dried fruit because I eat these very, very regularly (prunes every day, a-hem.)
Any tips appreciated.
Do you have access to Costco?
I got this bag there, stays very moist, guess the bag is plastic. $10.
I donât like to dirty my hand reaching in so use a long fork.
My post says I want to buy them in bulk and not use plastic.
What have you tried storing them in, and what happens? I use those kilner jars with the clip lids for raisins.
Like this.
Also been using glass jars. They still dry out. Oddly, the bulk raisins I buy donât dry out! Itâs just the more expensive dried fruit (which I buy in far smaller quantities.)
I donât know if this will work, but could you try one of the airtight containers that are meant for brown sugar. One of the sets of containers I have has a brown sugar container that has grips that holds a piece of ceramic that you are supposed to soak in water overnight. This adds a moisture factor that will delay the drying out of whatever food is inside. You still need to go back and re-soak that piece every so often.
For the easiest solution, unfortunately I do think itâs plastic. Whatâs also worked for other foods sometimes it putting in a piece of fresh citrus rind. This will have a tendency to infuse some of that citrus flavor into the product, which could be good or bad. The rind will also need to be replaced once it dries out.
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Keeping prunes and dates moist isnât a problem for me because what I buy come heavily sulfured.
One of my worst âhealth foodâ experiences was buying a bag of unsulfered ânaturalâ dried apricots. They tasted dandy, but one fine day the bag was full ofâŚmaggots. As a result, I will not willingly buy dried fruit that doesnât have some preservative.
Have you considered the reusable vacuum containers?
I have some brown sugar ceramic bears - I hadnât thought to try them. Good idea. And Iâll try the citrus peel too. Thanks !
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I canât speak for everyone, but for me, made in China is a no-no when it comes to food handling.
