Comments on: Oxygen Absorber Use in Long Term Food Storage http://longtermfoodstorage.org/long-term-food-storage/oxygen-absorber-use-in-long-term-food-storage Long Term Food Storage Information and Resources Tue, 30 Nov 2010 21:45:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: June Smith http://longtermfoodstorage.org/long-term-food-storage/oxygen-absorber-use-in-long-term-food-storage#comment-36 June Smith Mon, 16 Aug 2010 17:37:17 +0000 http://www.longtermfoodstorage.org/long-term-food-storage/oxygen-absorber-use-in-long-term-food-storage#comment-36 I have put silica gel in mason jars with home-dried foods but this year intend to try O2 absorber packets, too. My thought re storing unused packets is to bury them in clean white sand, within a mason jar. Sand grains are very small, should do quite well at shutting out air. Book, "Stocking UP III", Rodale Press, p.146, says dried foods may be pasteurized by heating in oven at 175 deg F for 10 or 15 minutes. Pasteurize the sand? Good white sand is very low in mineral contaminates. I have put silica gel in mason jars with home-dried foods but this year intend to try O2 absorber packets, too. My thought re storing unused packets is to bury them in clean white sand, within a mason jar. Sand grains are very small, should do quite well at shutting out air. Book, “Stocking UP III”, Rodale Press, p.146, says dried foods may be pasteurized by heating in oven at 175 deg F for 10 or 15 minutes. Pasteurize the sand? Good white sand is very low in mineral contaminates.

]]> By: admin http://longtermfoodstorage.org/long-term-food-storage/oxygen-absorber-use-in-long-term-food-storage#comment-18 admin Wed, 21 Oct 2009 23:44:15 +0000 http://www.longtermfoodstorage.org/long-term-food-storage/oxygen-absorber-use-in-long-term-food-storage#comment-18 Not sure how long they are good, but it is recommended that if you don't use them immediately, then repackage them in an air tight container such as a mason jar shutting tight with a new canning lid. Not sure how long they are good, but it is recommended that if you don’t use them immediately, then repackage them in an air tight container such as a mason jar shutting tight with a new canning lid.

]]> By: TheSurvivalMom http://longtermfoodstorage.org/long-term-food-storage/oxygen-absorber-use-in-long-term-food-storage#comment-15 TheSurvivalMom Mon, 05 Oct 2009 23:09:01 +0000 http://www.longtermfoodstorage.org/long-term-food-storage/oxygen-absorber-use-in-long-term-food-storage#comment-15 One reason I haven't used my package of 25 small oxygen absorbers is because I have to get organized enough to have 25 containers all needing them at the same time. When I open the package, how long will they be effective before being put in with food? Lisa One reason I haven’t used my package of 25 small oxygen absorbers is because I have to get organized enough to have 25 containers all needing them at the same time. When I open the package, how long will they be effective before being put in with food?

Lisa

]]> By: Winter http://longtermfoodstorage.org/long-term-food-storage/oxygen-absorber-use-in-long-term-food-storage#comment-9 Winter Wed, 11 Mar 2009 14:29:30 +0000 http://www.longtermfoodstorage.org/long-term-food-storage/oxygen-absorber-use-in-long-term-food-storage#comment-9 We have a customer who have reported using our smaller 100cc oxygen absorbers in the vacuum sealer bags. He them placed them inside of a 6 gallon mylar bag lined bucket. That way he was able to store a variety of foods in a 6 gallon bucket for easy rotation, and felt assured that his food was oxygen and thus bug free. <a HREF="http://www.frontiersurvival.net" rel="nofollow">oxygen absorbers & mylar bags can also be bought here</A> We have a customer who have reported using our smaller 100cc oxygen absorbers in the vacuum sealer bags. He them placed them inside of a 6 gallon mylar bag lined bucket. That way he was able to store a variety of foods in a 6 gallon bucket for easy rotation, and felt assured that his food was oxygen and thus bug free.
oxygen absorbers & mylar bags can also be bought here

]]> By: Dave http://longtermfoodstorage.org/long-term-food-storage/oxygen-absorber-use-in-long-term-food-storage#comment-8 Dave Fri, 06 Mar 2009 21:56:24 +0000 http://www.longtermfoodstorage.org/long-term-food-storage/oxygen-absorber-use-in-long-term-food-storage#comment-8 I don't think you would need to put oxygen absorbers in the vacuum sealer packs. The sealer should remove the oxygen sufficiently. Drying your own food and storing in the vacuum sealer packs is a great idea. I don’t think you would need to put oxygen absorbers in the vacuum sealer packs. The sealer should remove the oxygen sufficiently. Drying your own food and storing in the vacuum sealer packs is a great idea.

]]> By: RoadScribe http://longtermfoodstorage.org/long-term-food-storage/oxygen-absorber-use-in-long-term-food-storage#comment-5 RoadScribe Thu, 19 Feb 2009 22:22:05 +0000 http://www.longtermfoodstorage.org/long-term-food-storage/oxygen-absorber-use-in-long-term-food-storage#comment-5 Do you put oxygen absorbers in your vacuum food sealer packs? I'd like to by foods local, dry them myself to make up my own dry food pouches to save money. Do you put oxygen absorbers in your vacuum food sealer packs? I’d like to by foods local, dry them myself to make up my own dry food pouches to save money.

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