I just got one and am about to use it for the first time. I noticed in the instructions that they suggest 40 seconds. I am glad your testing came up with the same time.
Just tried this today after buying off Amazon on sale. Your video helped me as I couldn’t get a seal. I’m a newbie…. I had the ring on it. But I’m good now! Thanks!!
I've had one for a few months now. Works pretty well, and does not need to be charged a whole lot. A tip though, make sure you put some kind of template paper towel that would fit opening..I just cut some circles out to fit...that way you don't need to worry about clogging the motor, which if happens, just blow out the opening to motor. It only takes about 40 seconds to seal.
Just got one. And you're the only one that answered my question about how long with a charge last!!! I bought a 290 jackery and a solar panel from HF, to charge our flashlights. When I saw this vac sealer, I thought it would be great for small jobs. Thanks for the review!!!
Just got this today, found your video very helpful. Thought I had missed something because I wasn't sure when to shut it off. Thanks. I too find this product useful.
I've got one and i love it! You just have to seal past 40 seconds. I usually do 50 seconds. Also make sure you leave room at the top just like when canning so it seals good.
I bought one and like most I jumped in and sealed my first jar. I thought it would shut off when done, I was wrong and I turned it of at 65. Then found out it cracked my jar!!!! So I read the instructions and somewhere it said to turn off at just over 40. Haven't had any more trouble with it and I've done about 25 jars with out a recharge. Really like it for the price. Wasn't sure if I'd use one very much but now that I have it I use it more than I thought I would.
You have the exact one i was just going to use for the first time, and i thought maybe it would be good to watch a RUclips video. Thanks! Ya, it helps to read the instructions first. 😄
Your video helped me use it the first time. I got a very tight seal the second time I used it. Mine stopped on its own after the tone changed. Good product, it seems.
FYI. When operating, as the pump evacuates air there is less and less air in the jar that the pump has to push out so there is less load on the motor and it speeds up. When the sound levels off the pump has reached its maximum vacuum and you can shut it off. My knowledge comes from working for a manufacturer of fractional horsepower compressors and vacuum pumps for over 30 years.
I have one and it works well, but I only use it for things in my daily pantry that I use on a regular basis. For longer-term storage, I rely on my FoodSaver.
9-5-2023 Purchased on Amazon and using 1st time this morning. Make sure your dry ingredients do not go over the first ring on the neck of your jar (in other words, DO NOT overfill). I'm letting my unit run to 60 and have not one single jar "not seal". I'm sealing the jars I had sugar, flour, salt, powdered milk and dry beans in already sitting on my canning rack. I am pleased with this product, however, with that being said, I never tried any other device and have no comparison except just screwing a lid and ring over the jar. Canning is the most amazing thing you can do for the health of your family!
I got one of these about a year ago and changed over to mason jars (from the washed out plastic soda/pop bottles with just oxygen absorbers). I still had a couple of the pop bottles that were done about 2 years ago, after I ran out of the mason jars. I've seen other reviewers saying this model does not keep the seal very well. I went to my storage area and found that about half of the mason jars I'd vacuum sealed with this had lost the seal and the lid came right off with no effort at all. Even the pop bottles were still sealed. My guess is this is good for REsealing (in smaller jars) dry goods that go in your kitchen for short term usage.
@@robynhutley The plastic pop bottles (that were still sealed) were sealed about a year before the mason jars. I ended up getting a countertop vacuum sealer.
thanks good timing as just bought one though slightly different as its auto set for 30 sec with a plus and minus 10 sec button on either side , a lot of people say its hard to seal reg mouth jars , they also say this style can give false seals ie,, lids pop after a day / week etc which would not matter as much to me as much as mine are only for dry goods with a 02 absorber in the jar as well , my prob so far is i cant get a seal , only tried 4 times so far first on 30 sec and then 40sec and ea time the lid comes off with the machine , so now im doing my checking to see what im doing wrong or it maybe the typical chinese quality control where its pot luck if u get a good one or crap ... will try again by uping the time by 10sec at a time and see what happens
Question: Are you refrigerating the cider after sealing it? Just want to make sure everyone knows that using a vacuum sealer with liquids of any sort does not make them shelf-stable.
As for how long, it depends on temperature. If stored in a dark, consistently-cool place, they can last for years. Decades even. In a hot garage, much less. In a garage that's prone to freezing, you may have other issues. But temperature fluctuation and extreme highs or lows will not be great. As for canning wet foods like this, no you definitely cannot. This can't replace hot water or pressure canning for wet things. Your wet food would spoil just as fast as if you left it out in a bowl on the counter.
Well, those 2 things are totally different. With dry-sealing using a vacuum machine like this, it's only good for dry things. Rice, beans, pasta, dehydrated vegetables, etc. Fully vacuum sealed in jars, dry goods will last for years; probably decades. With "old school submerged in boiling water", you're talking about hot water batch canning (or maybe pressure canning). Those methods are for wet foods, like soups, sauces, jams, meats, pickles, etc. If canned correctly, those things can last on the shelf for years (though my rule of thumb tends to be about 1 year for those foods).
2/24/24 2:31 AM. Can you tell me what you hooked your recharging cord to in order to charge it? Does it hook to a desktop computer or what? They tell you absolutely nothing about how to hook it up to recharge it.
Someone else mentioned having a similar problem, but I have not experienced this. I have always been able to remove it pretty easily. I'm not sure what to suggest.
Just like with the jar attachments you can use with a FoodSaver machine, the rubber gasket in the device keeps the lid (mostly) in place while still allowing the air to escape around the edges of the lid. The suction of the machine is strong enough that it pulls the air out of the jar even though the device seems to be holding the lid down. That rubber seal allows just a little bit of flex, so a tiny is created that air can escape through. Once there is no more air to suck, and the vacuum inside of the jar is pulling the lid down hard enough, no more gap will exist and the lid is considered sealed.
Some people set a piece of paper towel or cupcake liner in the jar (on top of the flour) to prevent it getting sucked into the machine. As for how to clean the machine after that happens, the best I can come up with is using some compressed air to try blowing it all out.
No, not at all. Vacuum sealing can only be used for canning dry goods. Anything wet whatsoever has to either be hot water bath canned or pressure canned (depending on what it is). Using a vacuum sealer to can wet stuff like sauces would be no different than leaving your sauce on the counter in a Tupperware container. (as in: It would go bad very quickly).
If the jar rims are clean and dry, as well as the lids, it should last years. Maybe decades. I've got stuff I sealed in 2013 that is no different than the day I sealed it (though I did those with my foodsaver and jar attachment).
I have several jars that I sealed in July that are now loose/not sealed. I don't know if it is because the temperature has changed or it was too humid when I sealed them or what. If this trend continues I'm going back to food saver attachment and brake bleeder.
You can, and it may keep your veggies fresher for a bit longer in the fridge than if you just put them in regular tupperware. Just keep in mind that the food is not considered "canned", and this method doesn't preserve them at all in the same way as real canning would. Generally speaking, vacuum sealing a jar is mainly useful for 100% dry foods, like rice, pasta, etc.
I'm not sure how long to let it run for. I tried canning some mini marshmallows they puffed up but as they have sat on the counter, they have settled and lost their puffiness. I vacuumed for 40 seconds. What am I doing wrong?
I have stored a lot of dehydrated fruits in mason jars. But, dehydrated means dehydrated. No hydration. That means completely dry. If your dehydrated fruits are still wet, you haven't dehydrated them long enough. They need to be absolutely bone-dry. They may feel slightly sticky, because fruit has a lot of sugars, but there should be no moisture at all. If you dry-store things that are even slightly wet, they will become moldy very fast.
I was about to purchase one from Walmart and saw your review. Just happened to be the same one I was going to order. I am gong to purchase it. I do not think I will be jarring a whole lot, at least not immediately. Will you let us know how many jars you're getting out of it? If it is not much I would like to look into getting a mechanical one.
...I'm thinking about rubbing a drop of food grade mineral oil on the seal ...would that make a better long lasting seal...I plan to store rice & pasta as survival food...along with hot sauce, I could live on that for a long time...
I've been trying to find an answer to my question, through other means and no one seems to want to reply.... Can you please tell me if these style of vacuum jar sealers, have to use the lids provided or can I use any Mason Jar Lids from other stores? Thank you
You can use any regular mason jar lid (the kind that go along with the separate metal rings). Though there are some low-quality lids out there that may be prone to fail under any type of use, generally-speaking you can use any lid of that style with this machine.
I hope someone can help me. For some reason, the unit is stuck to the jar and I cannot get it off. I’ve tried jiggling, counterclockwise turning, but it just is stuck on. Has anyone else had this problem and how did you solve it?
I have no experienced this problem. By the design of this product, I cannot imagine it getting stuck to a jar without being able to pull it back off. If all else fails, you can try to break the jar in some sort of controlled/safe way, which would release any vacuum/suction that may be causing the problem.
I used mine just as instructed . It cuts off automatically at 90 sec. All jars sealed perfectly. However by morning, none were sealed. The seal didn’t hold. Any ideas?
That seems surprising that all of the jars lost their seal overnight. It makes me question the quality of the lids, or if the tip rim of the jars had any kind of dust or moisture on them. Actually.... were you buy chance sealing jars full of flour or other powder? I've had that happen before, using my regular vacuum sealer machine, when trying to seal powder. Some particles of powder get trapped in between the jar and the lid, and it fails after a few hours.
You should use marshmallows to SEE the Difference in how much vacuum there is between the different machines... see if one puffs up more than the other ???
@danieledwards7178 Thank you for the most sensible suggestion. It would give (at least) some visual to effectiveness of this gadget. I wouldn't trust for long time storage. CarolinaOmaSteph has right idea.
Only 100% dry goods. Storing liquids this way would be no different than setting a cup of liquid out on your counter. It will spoil almost immediately and be very harmful. For "wet" foods, you have to use heat canning (either hot water or pressure, depending on the wet thing you're canning).
I’m using to make vanilla extract. I’ll check frequently but in my case beans are stored in vodka. If it weren’t sealed, in this case, it would still last indefinitely because it’s in alcohol. I’m just trying to speed up the process.
Have this same sealer; 32s to 36s is as long as you need; most folk will never need the included lids. lol Have only re-sealed freezedried soup mix and it did a pretty good job at it. As for how long the seal will last, now that is the question. :)
The rule of thumb with lithium ion batteries ] is 60/40 percent , 1st half displayed gives 60 the 2nd gives less. Important to know for e-bikes and cars , handy on other stuff. I'd put a balloon in it with a little air, time when it expands to fill the jar, when all other air is replaced by vacuum.
I buy rice by the 20 lbs bag full. And being diabetic, I'm not really supposed to have rice anyway, but I wonder how long it would take me to vacuum seal all that. I put a couple bay leafs into my bag. And because I am paranoid, I then use a zip lock bag. I love glass though. Looking for something that can seal gallon sized jars. Every time you shut it off, it sounds like the jar shattered.
Definitely not! Vacuum sealing can only be used for 100% dry goods. The heat from water bath or pressure canning is required to kill bacteria in "wet" foods that otherwise would grow and cause serious health risks if eaten.
Perhaps the people who got only four jars sealed before having to recharge the machine let it keep going until it stopped like the vacuum sealer does (that's assuming that this machine does, in fact, eventually stop on its own). Have you since let it run longer to see if it does stop on its own, or do you still just let it run for about 40 seconds? I really like the fact that the vacuum sealer stops when the jar has all the air out and is sealed. I'm wonder if, or how much, air is left in the jar with this machine. I don't know about this gizmo. I think I'll stick with the vacuum sealer. However, you did a great job on the product review, Great Lakes!
Has anyone else had problems with this machine cracking their jars? It seals and as it’s approaching the end of the cycle you can hear a crack. I didn’t think anything of it at first and continued using it day after day and hearing the crack every now and then, till it finally hit me that sound is the jar cracking. Was curious if anyone has encountered the same problem.
I've never observed that. Are you sure you aren't hearing the lid popping (or rather, un-popping) as it seals? I regularly seal jars with a much more powerful FoodSaver machine. It has suction WAY stronger than this little battery-powered machine, and I've never had a jar crack from it. I've also put jars inside a chamber vacuum machine, and no cracking. It would take an incredible amount of suction to crack a standard mason jar. It seems practically impossible that that's what you're hearing, not to mention that you'd absolutely see cracks in the glass.
I heard about 11 sec in (regular jar) on the first try a click and change. Not a bad product but I still prefer my hand pump sealer. No battery or electricity needed is best.
If you're storing 100% dried out marijuana, it'll last for a long time just the same as when you put it in the jar. Probably years. I don't know much about marijuana, and I have no idea if it's meant to be absolutely dried out. If that's the case, I really don't know how long it would be good for stored like this.
OK. Weve been canning for decades, i guess the old-fashioned way (heating them up in the oven, lids and fastening ring partiality on, then tightening them all on and letting them cool off, until we hear the lids pop), so I've never even seen a hand-pump way either. How does this even work? We do soups and Spaghetti sauces. Anything dry we trow in a vacuum sealer bag.
Hi Nicole. This device is strictly for sealing dry goods in a mason jar. Rice, grains, dehydrated vegetables, etc. It's just an alternative to vacuum bags. For years I have used a jar attachment that works with my regular food saver machine. This little gadget is just a more compact version of that, and it would probably be great for people who don't already have a foodSaver machine and only want to dry-seal jars and not bags. For your wet stuff (sauces, etc), you must continue to use heat-sealing (and while some people use your oven method, but it's still not officially considered safe, whereas hot water bath or pressure canning are the recommended methods, depending on what you're canning).
I just got one of these and mine doesn't seal ANYthing. Looking at yours, it seems to have a rubber gasket, but not sure. I know mine doesn't have any kind of gasket and with the regular lid ring in place, the opening is too big for a WIDE mouth jar! After a total of four attempts totaling 4 minutes and 15 seconds, I still had a perfectly, entirely UNsealed jar. Device makes the noise, counts the time, charges up; it just doesn't seal anything. Can you clarify whether your device has rubber gaskets inside the rings? Mine also arrived without the lids in the cord box, so I know this belonged to someone else before me.
I hope you returned the product. They sent you an incomplete product. It MUST have the rubber seals to work. Bad factory QC. At least, they should send you at replacement.
My sister told me to buy this even tho I had never even heard of a jar sealer- The instructions leave a lot to the imagination but this video has helped me much so Thank YOU! Can you let me know if you are still using the same one or if it died quickly after starting its use? Because we all know the cheap plastic feel is because it's made in China! 😂😂😂😂
It definitely still works and I'm still using it. Though it's not the only jar-sealer I use. My FoodSaver with the jar attachment works more quickly, so I often use it instead. But if I just need to do a jar here and there and don't feel like setting the FoodSaver up, this small jar sealer is very convenient.
Storing dry foods in an airtight container with no oxygen is going to preserve it for a lot longer than just leaving it in its original box to get stale and infested, not to mention absorb ambient moisture/humidity. If you don't need to store pasta or other dry goods, then I guess this product isn't for you.
It may seal, but the real test is how long the seal lasts. Often a jar will seal the jar and after time, the seal breaks and you are unaware of that it has.
Just got mine from Amazon. The first jar i tried from my pantry did not fit any of the lids I received. All mine are considered regular sized mouth jars. 🤷♀️. Will try again but at this point I’m not successful. I won’t be changing jars at great expense. Back to Amazon then
It can do regular and wide mouth jars, depending on if the "adapter" part is in place or not. At the risk of asking a dumb question, have you tried that?
@@GreatLakesPrepping it does not fit the regular sized Gem jars. Your regular size fits my small jars. I would need to replace my jars which will not happen. We did the search on line for sizing. Gem jars are between sizes
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I just got one and am about to use it for the first time. I noticed in the instructions that they suggest 40 seconds. I am glad your testing came up with the same time.
Got mine today. Already sealing my heart content. Love it.
Just tried this today after buying off Amazon on sale. Your video helped me as I couldn’t get a seal. I’m a newbie…. I had the ring on it. But I’m good now! Thanks!!
I've had one for a few months now. Works pretty well, and does not need to be charged a whole lot. A tip though, make sure you put some kind of template paper towel that would fit opening..I just cut some circles out to fit...that way you don't need to worry about clogging the motor, which if happens, just blow out the opening to motor. It only takes about 40 seconds to seal.
What made you decide to cut the paper towel?
@@user-hr1ql2fu3f Saw someone else on youtube mention this
How do you remove the jar lid once it's air tight? Having a problem opening jar now :-/
Bottle opener
Can you be more specific about cutting out circles of paper towel. Put it where, and when?
Just got one. And you're the only one that answered my question about how long with a charge last!!! I bought a 290 jackery and a solar panel from HF, to charge our flashlights. When I saw this vac sealer, I thought it would be great for small jobs. Thanks for the review!!!
Got this and it was great ! I recommend adding this product to your canning supply .
thanks for the demo. Just received one in the mail today from Amazon . Can't wait to try it....
Just got this today, found your video very helpful. Thought I had missed something because I wasn't sure when to shut it off. Thanks. I too find this product useful.
I just got mine today. Glad that I found your video.
I've got one and i love it! You just have to seal past 40 seconds. I usually do 50 seconds. Also make sure you leave room at the top just like when canning so it seals good.
Where did you buy it?
@@debweidman6516Amazon has it
I have a hard time getting it to turn on
Perfect timing cause I need something portable. Thanks!
I just got mine yesterday and I love it!!!
@@brendalee6155 Awesome☺
just got the new model does a green light now when done usually in the 90-100% range thanks for the video
I bought one and like most I jumped in and sealed my first jar. I thought it would shut off when done, I was wrong and I turned it of at 65. Then found out it cracked my jar!!!! So I read the instructions and somewhere it said to turn off at just over 40. Haven't had any more trouble with it and I've done about 25 jars with out a recharge. Really like it for the price. Wasn't sure if I'd use one very much but now that I have it I use it more than I thought I would.
I've never had a crack my jar...thanks for heads up
You have the exact one i was just going to use for the first time, and i thought maybe it would be good to watch a RUclips video. Thanks! Ya, it helps to read the instructions first. 😄
Your video helped me use it the first time. I got a very tight seal the second time I used it. Mine stopped on its own after the tone changed. Good product, it seems.
Just purchased one! Love it! I was hasty and didn’t see a utube video prior to yours
I have same unit and I love mine all the time and I use it to reseal my juices and my Fermentation .
I absolutely love mine I have no complaints the instructions says it should be on for at least 40 seconds
Hi there. I got my sealer about 6 weeks ago. I love it!! Mine takes about 19 seconds to seal. Then I stop it.
Thanks just got mine and it looks like it will be fine. Nice deno👍🏼
FYI. When operating, as the pump evacuates air there is less and less air in the jar that the pump has to push out so there is less load on the motor and it speeds up. When the sound levels off the pump has reached its maximum vacuum and you can shut it off. My knowledge comes from working for a manufacturer of fractional horsepower compressors and vacuum pumps for over 30 years.
We love ours!!! We let it shut off by itself.❤❤
I have one and it works well, but I only use it for things in my daily pantry that I use on a regular basis. For longer-term storage, I rely on my FoodSaver.
Thank you for showing me the charging port as I was trying to figure that out.
Can you use the sealer whilst plugged in?
9-5-2023 Purchased on Amazon and using 1st time this morning. Make sure your dry ingredients do not go over the first ring on the neck of your jar (in other words, DO NOT overfill). I'm letting my unit run to 60 and have not one single jar "not seal". I'm sealing the jars I had sugar, flour, salt, powdered milk and dry beans in already sitting on my canning rack. I am pleased with this product, however, with that being said, I never tried any other device and have no comparison except just screwing a lid and ring over the jar. Canning is the most amazing thing you can do for the health of your family!
Botulism can survive in a no air environment fyi
Your flour should be dry canned in oven.
I got one of these about a year ago and changed over to mason jars (from the washed out plastic soda/pop bottles with just oxygen absorbers). I still had a couple of the pop bottles that were done about 2 years ago, after I ran out of the mason jars. I've seen other reviewers saying this model does not keep the seal very well. I went to my storage area and found that about half of the mason jars I'd vacuum sealed with this had lost the seal and the lid came right off with no effort at all. Even the pop bottles were still sealed. My guess is this is good for REsealing (in smaller jars) dry goods that go in your kitchen for short term usage.
Thanks for sharing. How long did you seal them for? Have you tested it on different times and found the same result?
@@robynhutley The plastic pop bottles (that were still sealed) were sealed about a year before the mason jars. I ended up getting a countertop vacuum sealer.
Dosent it say something about after 40 seconds and it should be sealed? I just bought one. Pretty cool!
very cool test video.... 👍👍
Oh that rice was sealed good. It jumped out like popcorn. But it is best to get the jars with the lid that has the popping bubble.
thanks good timing as just bought one though slightly different as its auto set for 30 sec with a plus and minus 10 sec button on either side , a lot of people say its hard to seal reg mouth jars , they also say this style can give false seals ie,, lids pop after a day / week etc which would not matter as much to me as much as mine are only for dry goods with a 02 absorber in the jar as well , my prob so far is i cant get a seal , only tried 4 times so far first on 30 sec and then 40sec and ea time the lid comes off with the machine , so now im doing my checking to see what im doing wrong or it maybe the typical chinese quality control where its pot luck if u get a good one or crap ... will try again by uping the time by 10sec at a time and see what happens
I just did fresh apple cider. 🍎♥️ And it works great
Question: Are you refrigerating the cider after sealing it? Just want to make sure everyone knows that using a vacuum sealer with liquids of any sort does not make them shelf-stable.
I’m disabled, and I’m having trouble getting it onto the jar! Lots of trouble with the rubber
Tell ya what I could use that for my half empty PBR cans! Save em for later!
How long can those dry staple jars be kept in a garage clost? Also, wiould this work for preserving wet items like stovetop canning methods do?
As for how long, it depends on temperature. If stored in a dark, consistently-cool place, they can last for years. Decades even. In a hot garage, much less. In a garage that's prone to freezing, you may have other issues. But temperature fluctuation and extreme highs or lows will not be great.
As for canning wet foods like this, no you definitely cannot. This can't replace hot water or pressure canning for wet things. Your wet food would spoil just as fast as if you left it out in a bowl on the counter.
what is the shelf life using these electric sealers versus old-school submerged boiling water?
Well, those 2 things are totally different. With dry-sealing using a vacuum machine like this, it's only good for dry things. Rice, beans, pasta, dehydrated vegetables, etc. Fully vacuum sealed in jars, dry goods will last for years; probably decades. With "old school submerged in boiling water", you're talking about hot water batch canning (or maybe pressure canning). Those methods are for wet foods, like soups, sauces, jams, meats, pickles, etc. If canned correctly, those things can last on the shelf for years (though my rule of thumb tends to be about 1 year for those foods).
we have the same model did over 24 plus some misses and it quit sealing around 62 to 64% charged it again and the misses stopped love it
2/24/24 2:31 AM. Can you tell me what you hooked your recharging cord to in order to charge it? Does it hook to a desktop computer or what? They tell you absolutely nothing about how to hook it up to recharge it.
When I use it to seal wide mouth jars I can't get machine off of the jar. It's stuck. Any suggestions
Someone else mentioned having a similar problem, but I have not experienced this. I have always been able to remove it pretty easily. I'm not sure what to suggest.
But how does it work? I don't understand how it is getting the O2 out of the jar with the lid in place.
Just like with the jar attachments you can use with a FoodSaver machine, the rubber gasket in the device keeps the lid (mostly) in place while still allowing the air to escape around the edges of the lid. The suction of the machine is strong enough that it pulls the air out of the jar even though the device seems to be holding the lid down. That rubber seal allows just a little bit of flex, so a tiny is created that air can escape through. Once there is no more air to suck, and the vacuum inside of the jar is pulling the lid down hard enough, no more gap will exist and the lid is considered sealed.
I'm using mine to seal flour but I'm getting flour particles inside the device. How do you clean it without putting it in water? Thanks.
Some people set a piece of paper towel or cupcake liner in the jar (on top of the flour) to prevent it getting sucked into the machine. As for how to clean the machine after that happens, the best I can come up with is using some compressed air to try blowing it all out.
@@GreatLakesPrepping Excellent idea. Thank you so much for your response and the advice. :)
Is this good for canning hot sauces?
No, not at all. Vacuum sealing can only be used for canning dry goods. Anything wet whatsoever has to either be hot water bath canned or pressure canned (depending on what it is). Using a vacuum sealer to can wet stuff like sauces would be no different than leaving your sauce on the counter in a Tupperware container. (as in: It would go bad very quickly).
Even a slightly warmer temp than ambient can do alot for achieving the best seal here.
My thought is how long do the jars stay sealed
If the jar rims are clean and dry, as well as the lids, it should last years. Maybe decades. I've got stuff I sealed in 2013 that is no different than the day I sealed it (though I did those with my foodsaver and jar attachment).
I have several jars that I sealed in July that are now loose/not sealed. I don't know if it is because the temperature has changed or it was too humid when I sealed them or what. If this trend continues I'm going back to food saver attachment and brake bleeder.
Can I use it to seal fruit and veggies I’m storing in my fridge? I don’t go through fruit and veggies fast enough.
You can, and it may keep your veggies fresher for a bit longer in the fridge than if you just put them in regular tupperware. Just keep in mind that the food is not considered "canned", and this method doesn't preserve them at all in the same way as real canning would. Generally speaking, vacuum sealing a jar is mainly useful for 100% dry foods, like rice, pasta, etc.
HELLO GTSY I HAVE 2 OF THEM ITS WONDERFUL AND QUICK!!!!!!!
When you took it off early I don't know if you noticed but it says on it the percentage of how much it is sealed.
The digital display is showing how many seconds it's been running.
when you stopped it, did I see 96%????? I wonder if it was for % air removed or battery related?
No, it's just a counter. It counts seconds.
@@GreatLakesPrepping Oh, thanks....my sister just sent me one which was my impetus for some education.
I got this snout 4 months ago, now it won't charge. Erhardt can I do?
Mine will only show 41% after charging for hours? Does anyone know my problem? Itdoes work well though?
I'm not sure how long to let it run for. I tried canning some mini marshmallows they puffed up but as they have sat on the counter, they have settled and lost their puffiness. I vacuumed for 40 seconds. What am I doing wrong?
The clear label you remove off the top of the sealer instructs 40s
Do you know if it will work with the standard lid that come with the jars or do you have to use their specialized lids ? cool video, Thx
It works with any normal canning jar lid, including the ones that come with the jars.
@@GreatLakesPrepping Cool Thanks
I bought one and it worked great for about 2 weeks. Now it won't seal anything. Only wide mouth jars used. I cant figure it out.
How safe is it to use this to vacuum seal dehydrated food?
That's basically what it's designed for. All manner of dry foods. Rice, beans, pasta, dehydrated vegetables, etc.
@@GreatLakesPrepping But dehydrated fruits aren't completely dry. Is it still safe to use it for storage?
I have stored a lot of dehydrated fruits in mason jars. But, dehydrated means dehydrated. No hydration. That means completely dry. If your dehydrated fruits are still wet, you haven't dehydrated them long enough. They need to be absolutely bone-dry. They may feel slightly sticky, because fruit has a lot of sugars, but there should be no moisture at all. If you dry-store things that are even slightly wet, they will become moldy very fast.
Cool I want one. But still for bulk buying of products I prefer bags and storing in totes
Bags air ultimately air permeable… that’s why for LONG storage I choose glass, although it is air permeable, it’s not nearly as much as plastic
I have one & I love it!
Once it’s sealed how long can the dry goods last?
I was about to purchase one from Walmart and saw your review. Just happened to be the same one I was going to order. I am gong to purchase it. I do not think I will be jarring a whole lot, at least not immediately. Will you let us know how many jars you're getting out of it? If it is not much I would like to look into getting a mechanical one.
...I'm thinking about rubbing a drop of food grade mineral oil on the seal ...would that make a better long lasting seal...I plan to store rice & pasta as survival food...along with hot sauce, I could live on that for a long time...
I've been trying to find an answer to my question, through other means and no one seems to want to reply.... Can you please tell me if these style of vacuum jar sealers, have to use the lids provided or can I use any Mason Jar Lids from other stores? Thank you
You can use any regular mason jar lid (the kind that go along with the separate metal rings). Though there are some low-quality lids out there that may be prone to fail under any type of use, generally-speaking you can use any lid of that style with this machine.
@GreatLakesPrepping 🤔 thank you, I appreciate your reply. How do you know which ones are the correct ones (the non shitty ones lol)?
I just tried mine for the first time, and the raised bit in the middle is flat. It expands again when you open it.
I hope someone can help me. For some reason, the unit is stuck to the jar and I cannot get it off. I’ve tried jiggling, counterclockwise turning, but it just is stuck on. Has anyone else had this problem and how did you solve it?
I have no experienced this problem. By the design of this product, I cannot imagine it getting stuck to a jar without being able to pull it back off. If all else fails, you can try to break the jar in some sort of controlled/safe way, which would release any vacuum/suction that may be causing the problem.
@ thank you. I think I will have to resort to that.
I used mine just as instructed . It cuts off automatically at 90 sec. All jars sealed perfectly. However by morning, none were sealed. The seal didn’t hold. Any ideas?
That seems surprising that all of the jars lost their seal overnight. It makes me question the quality of the lids, or if the tip rim of the jars had any kind of dust or moisture on them. Actually.... were you buy chance sealing jars full of flour or other powder? I've had that happen before, using my regular vacuum sealer machine, when trying to seal powder. Some particles of powder get trapped in between the jar and the lid, and it fails after a few hours.
In the manual it does say to do at least 40 seconds.
You should use marshmallows to SEE the Difference in how much vacuum there is between the different machines... see if one puffs up more than the other ???
@danieledwards7178 Thank you for the most sensible suggestion.
It would give (at least) some visual to effectiveness of this gadget.
I wouldn't trust for long time storage. CarolinaOmaSteph has right idea.
it would not seal right when there was to much food in it I think i read somewhere food should not be higher than the shoulder of the jar
what is the point of putting in rice for testing? you should test sealing barometer
Will this work for liquids as well or only dry goods?
Only 100% dry goods. Storing liquids this way would be no different than setting a cup of liquid out on your counter. It will spoil almost immediately and be very harmful. For "wet" foods, you have to use heat canning (either hot water or pressure, depending on the wet thing you're canning).
I’m using to make vanilla extract. I’ll check frequently but in my case beans are stored in vodka. If it weren’t sealed, in this case, it would still last indefinitely because it’s in alcohol. I’m just trying to speed up the process.
I'm using for my vanilla as well.. been seal for four months now and no problems
@sandragayle065 Thank you for your comment. I’m only at 2 months now.
Have this same sealer; 32s to 36s is as long as you need; most folk will never need the included lids. lol
Have only re-sealed freezedried soup mix and it did a pretty good job at it. As for how long the seal will last, now that is the question. :)
The rule of thumb with lithium ion batteries ] is 60/40 percent , 1st half displayed gives 60 the 2nd gives less. Important to know for e-bikes and cars , handy on other stuff. I'd put a balloon in it with a little air, time when it expands to fill the jar, when all other air is replaced by vacuum.
I use mine to keep my fresh juice safe longer in the fridge
In the booklet 20 sevond solids. 40 seconds or more liquids
Love mine
Where can I get one?
I put a link to it in the video description
I tried 4 jars and 1 sealed . I am recharging and I will try again. With 46% battery left. It kept running and not sealing. 😢
Do you use an oxygen absorber with this?
No oxygen absorber needed when vacuum sealing. There's no oxygen to absorb in that jar.
I buy rice by the 20 lbs bag full. And being diabetic, I'm not really supposed to have rice anyway, but I wonder how long it would take me to vacuum seal all that. I put a couple bay leafs into my bag. And because I am paranoid, I then use a zip lock bag. I love glass though. Looking for something that can seal gallon sized jars. Every time you shut it off, it sounds like the jar shattered.
Use Quart and half gallon mason
jars ?
can you use this in place of water bath canning for fruit and salsa etc?
Definitely not! Vacuum sealing can only be used for 100% dry goods. The heat from water bath or pressure canning is required to kill bacteria in "wet" foods that otherwise would grow and cause serious health risks if eaten.
The sticky plastic illustration that comes on top of the sealer says in red "It us recommended to keep vacuuming for.more than 40s."
Perhaps the people who got only four jars sealed before having to recharge the machine let it keep going until it stopped like the vacuum sealer does (that's assuming that this machine does, in fact, eventually stop on its own). Have you since let it run longer to see if it does stop on its own, or do you still just let it run for about 40 seconds? I really like the fact that the vacuum sealer stops when the jar has all the air out and is sealed. I'm wonder if, or how much, air is left in the jar with this machine. I don't know about this gizmo. I think I'll stick with the vacuum sealer. However, you did a great job on the product review, Great Lakes!
The vacuum sealer doesn't auto shut off. You have to vacuum 40s and then push the button again to shut it off. I have one and I love it.
Has anyone else had problems with this machine cracking their jars? It seals and as it’s approaching the end of the cycle you can hear a crack. I didn’t think anything of it at first and continued using it day after day and hearing the crack every now and then, till it finally hit me that sound is the jar cracking. Was curious if anyone has encountered the same problem.
I've never observed that. Are you sure you aren't hearing the lid popping (or rather, un-popping) as it seals?
I regularly seal jars with a much more powerful FoodSaver machine. It has suction WAY stronger than this little battery-powered machine, and I've never had a jar crack from it. I've also put jars inside a chamber vacuum machine, and no cracking. It would take an incredible amount of suction to crack a standard mason jar. It seems practically impossible that that's what you're hearing, not to mention that you'd absolutely see cracks in the glass.
the manual says 44 seconds
I heard about 11 sec in (regular jar) on the first try a click and change. Not a bad product but I still prefer my hand pump sealer. No battery or electricity needed is best.
Marijuana? How long does it stay fresh?
If you're storing 100% dried out marijuana, it'll last for a long time just the same as when you put it in the jar. Probably years. I don't know much about marijuana, and I have no idea if it's meant to be absolutely dried out. If that's the case, I really don't know how long it would be good for stored like this.
Put marshmallows in and see how that works lol
Why would you seal rice?
To protect it from oxygen, moisture, and pests. I'm still eating rice that I sealed over 10 years ago and it's just as fresh as the day I bought it.
OK. Weve been canning for decades, i guess the old-fashioned way (heating them up in the oven, lids and fastening ring partiality on, then tightening them all on and letting them cool off, until we hear the lids pop), so I've never even seen a hand-pump way either. How does this even work? We do soups and Spaghetti sauces. Anything dry we trow in a vacuum sealer bag.
Hi Nicole. This device is strictly for sealing dry goods in a mason jar. Rice, grains, dehydrated vegetables, etc. It's just an alternative to vacuum bags. For years I have used a jar attachment that works with my regular food saver machine. This little gadget is just a more compact version of that, and it would probably be great for people who don't already have a foodSaver machine and only want to dry-seal jars and not bags. For your wet stuff (sauces, etc), you must continue to use heat-sealing (and while some people use your oven method, but it's still not officially considered safe, whereas hot water bath or pressure canning are the recommended methods, depending on what you're canning).
Mine doesn't make that high squealing noise. When it has sealed, mine just stops on its own.
I just got one of these and mine doesn't seal ANYthing. Looking at yours, it seems to have a rubber gasket, but not sure. I know mine doesn't have any kind of gasket and with the regular lid ring in place, the opening is too big for a WIDE mouth jar! After a total of four attempts totaling 4 minutes and 15 seconds, I still had a perfectly, entirely UNsealed jar. Device makes the noise, counts the time, charges up; it just doesn't seal anything. Can you clarify whether your device has rubber gaskets inside the rings? Mine also arrived without the lids in the cord box, so I know this belonged to someone else before me.
Oh wow, that's super weird. Yes, this one definitely has rubber gaskets. It has one on the wider opening, and on the narrower opening.
I hope you returned the product. They sent you an incomplete product. It MUST have the rubber seals to work. Bad factory QC. At least, they should send you at replacement.
My sister told me to buy this even tho I had never even heard of a jar sealer- The instructions leave a lot to the imagination but this video has helped me much so Thank YOU!
Can you let me know if you are still using the same one or if it died quickly after starting its use? Because we all know the cheap plastic feel is because it's made in China! 😂😂😂😂
It definitely still works and I'm still using it. Though it's not the only jar-sealer I use. My FoodSaver with the jar attachment works more quickly, so I often use it instead. But if I just need to do a jar here and there and don't feel like setting the FoodSaver up, this small jar sealer is very convenient.
Mine cuts off automatically when it is done.
Y can pasta it will last anyway
Storing dry foods in an airtight container with no oxygen is going to preserve it for a lot longer than just leaving it in its original box to get stale and infested, not to mention absorb ambient moisture/humidity. If you don't need to store pasta or other dry goods, then I guess this product isn't for you.
ive contacted the company they tell me 45 is the most you should need for dry goods.
It may seal, but the real test is how long the seal lasts. Often a jar will seal the jar and after time, the seal breaks and you are unaware of that it has.
Pop a mini marshmallow in each jar. If it's deflated then you'll know by looking that the seals gone :)
@@MrRozebudgreat idea!
Keep checking your sealed jars. Mine didn’t stay sealed and I had reseal with my food saver . Wouldn’t charge at 100 per cent.
Just got mine from Amazon. The first jar i tried from my pantry did not fit any of the lids I received. All mine are considered regular sized mouth jars. 🤷♀️. Will try again but at this point I’m not successful. I won’t be changing jars at great expense. Back to Amazon then
It can do regular and wide mouth jars, depending on if the "adapter" part is in place or not. At the risk of asking a dumb question, have you tried that?
@@GreatLakesPrepping it does not fit the regular sized Gem jars. Your regular size fits my small jars. I would need to replace my jars which will not happen. We did the search on line for sizing. Gem jars are between sizes
The instructions say to keep it running for more than 40 seconds.
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GLP, are you still happy with this?
Yes, though I'll mention that I tend to use my foodsaver with jar attachment more often because it's faster and I don't have to charge a battery.
Does your link to amazon on this give you credit?
@@GreatLakesPrepping
Mine shuts off itself when done got mine Amazon