Jewel - need Food Saver expertise

[Julia1Pin]

I put some slamon filets in a food saver bag, and tossed it into the refrigerator on Friday night (no marinade or anything). It's been in teh refrigerator since then. Is it still good to use tonight?

[Jewel]

Julia, it'll be good to use a month from now!! :eek: As long as there is no air in there and you've got a tight seal, YES!! Actually, if it's longer than a week or two I'd freeze it, then it'll last for months and months!!

If you'd put those fillets in a Zippie bag, those fish would be growing beards by now, but since you vac-packed them, they should be fine! :)

[Julia1Pin]

Thanks. I already threw out chicken breasts like that, but now I know.

The funny thing - my DH teased me for weeks about buying the food saver. After this weekend, he's a total convert, and has been using it himself.

[breadmama]

My DH and the two "big kids" (6 and 8) all want to have turns using our new toy - I mean Food Saver! :)

I think I'll have to clear out the freezer a bit before I go to Costco. Then, watch out! :)

Boy, was I surprised to see what that machine did to my fresh muffins - I even froze them for two hours before trying to seal them in a bag...shrink city! It was funny-except I wasn't happy about seeing the muffins turn into marbles! I quickly snipped the bag, and they almost regained their former glorious shapes! Live and learn...

Jewel, do you have any other warnings to pass on from your experiments, so I can be prepared? I'd appreciate your advice!

Thanks!

[Terrytx]

LOL, I did the same thing with some burger buns! We used them anyway, but they sure had a funny shape. Another one to be careful with is pasta. I used half a bag of pasta and decided the use the Food Saver on the rest. I could hear that pasta snapping for several minutes after I was through. It was almost worth it for the laugh we all had listening to that pasta pop like popcorn.