I love kitchen gadgets. Many of them have a very specific use and some of them are a bit more versatile. The one gadget that I love the most is my Handheld Vacuum System Food Saver. It has saved us time and money. One of the things I like to do with my Food Saver is buy meats when they are on sale. I remove the meat from the store packaging and place it is the Food Saver bags. The Food Saver pulls all the excess air from the bags. After, I write the contents and the date on the bags I place them in our freezer and it is available when I need them.
One of the things I love to do with my Food Saver is to buy Ground Beef on sale. Brown the ground beef then place it is bags that are in portion sizes. When packaging the browned ground beef I keep in mind what meal I will be preparing. This way I can portion it and I only thaw what is needed and ultimately there is no waste. It also doesn't take as long to thaw the browned ground beef that is takes to thaw a frozen hunk of raw ground beef.
The Vacuum System is not only for meats. I place fresh vegetables in the zippered bags and seal them. It will keep carrots, radishes, green beans, grape tomatoes, lettuce and many more vegetable fresher much longer than if they are loose in the vegetable bin of your refrigerator
If you are planning to buy a Vacuum System for yourself, I recommend the Food Saver Handheld Vacuum System. I know they have a larger one that will handle much larger cuts of meat such as if your guy is a hunter and brings deer or fish home to process. The larger one can sit on your counter top for your convenience. The handheld version fits our needs much better. By all means, check out all the possiblities and make the choice that serves your individual needs.
As always , I love hearing from you. So, leave me a comment.
Until next time.....
You are so right. This handy gadget is big on savings. We used to use the plastic storage containers, the kind where the lids never really fit very well. We ended up with a lot of "mystery" freezer burnt food. I sometimes like to fire up the smoker, so now we can make up meals, having them ready to go.
ReplyDelete