Food Saver??

clarabelle

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I am new here. I have lost about 9 lbs and have about 10 more to go. I have a question. Has anyone used a "food saver" vaccum thingy to make portion controlled meals that you can reheat in the microwave?
Did that work for you? How did they taste? I am thinking of ordering a food saver.
Thanks!
 
<font color=blue>Welcome to WISH clarabelle!!

Congrats on your loss!!

I have seen this and was actually wondering if it would be a good idea to order it. I tend to make too much when I cook.

If you do order it, please let me know what you think!</font>
 
I do exactly that with my foodsaver. I love it.
I make low carb pizza and freeze the leftovers into portions.
I make the low carb broccoli quiche and do the same thing.

I also can seal mason jars with my foodsaver. It keeps my pork rinds fresh. I don't eat them, but DS1 does. Usually the contents go stale before he can eat them, but not when I store them in my foodsaver in a mason jar and seal it with the jar sealer.

DH likes to eat those Skillet Sensation meals. Since he's the only one in our household to eat potatoes, I use my foodsaver to make meals for him. I buy potatoes in a 5 pound bag, plus all the stuff to make a beef or chicken meal. I place everything for one meal into a foodsaver bag and seal it up. That morning or the night before I'll take his meal out of the freezer, put it into the frig and then cook it on the stove for dinner. Great.

I prepackage meals I want to put into the slow cooker this way, too. If DH wants a roast with potatoes, carrots and onion I chop up everything, put it into a foodsaver bag with the meat, seal it and freeze it. When he wants a nice meal in the slowcooker it's ready to go. Just thaw and put into the slow cooker.

This evening I'm having one of my diced chicken and veggies slow cooker low carb meals I made ahead. That's one I froze last month. It smells yummy. I just took my freezer bag out last night and thawed it out in the frig.

I've had no freezer burn, either, unlike my Ziploc freezer bags.

Just some ideas from a Foodsaver lover. :)
 
Thanks for your tips. When you do the quiche- do you micro the portion in the bag?
Do you always thaw before hand?
Thanks again
 

LOVE LOVE LOVE my food saver~~~~


I use it all the time for everything!

It has more than paid for itself. I use it for my coffee ( I am the ultimate coffee snob ;) )
for buying in bulk to save money, for making smaller meals to saving leftovers. I am a food saver convert! LOL

Get it! Its worth it!!!


( its also great for making gifts like those cookies in a jar, they keep for years if theyre vacummed sealed!) and wonderful for making vanilla sugar.
 
Thanks for your replies. I am getting one. I want to make my own portioned controlled meals to reheat for lunch
Thanks again
 
I've been looking at this for awhile and wondering if it was worth the expense. (I buy so many gadgets and never use them!) Sounds like a good investment, I just might go out and buy one.
 


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