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Idea I had to vacuum seal flour in mason jars.
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Idea I had to vacuum seal flour in mason jars.
The problem I ran into with vacuum sealing flour in jars was when you pull a vacuum flour is pulled out and gets under the lid so that it does not keep a seal. What I am finding success with is taking a paper towel and stuffing it at the top of the jar.
I am getting better success this way. The problem with flour is it can be pulled into the vacuum sealer, so I am slow to recommend this, but I am getting success with this method and will look for better as I progress in experiments.
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I saw Heidi use a piece of cloth and I recently got a dedicated coffee grinder for powdering my dehydrated goods. I used it on raw egg and then used the cloth before vacuum sealing. It doesn’t actually form a perfect seal, but it seemed to work. Very glad for all these advices. Good to know the paper towel can also work.
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Now that is an idea… Another one that hit me today is I could fill the jar 2/3 full put in a paper bag, fill the bag up in the jar then fold in. Heidi does have great ideas!
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You could try paper cupcake liners.
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I’ve used coffee filters but am planning on using cloth in the future because it is reusable.
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I like cloth idea..
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me too
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Yes, I mention in many of my vacuum sealing videos the importance of a barrier of some kind. paper muffin liners, piece of paper towel or even a pieces of cotton cloth (which is what I use because I always have it and can wash and reuse)
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Good, there is a video of yours I have missed and get to watch ;-0) Yeah I have been working on getting my AC vacuum pump ready for a test run with a vacuum chamber thinking I may want a filter of some kind with that.
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