Hi Sweet Friends, Today I am showing How to Seal Mylar Bags for Long Term Food Storage - Prefect for your Prepper Pantry! I show how to properly add an Oxygen Absorber to your Mylar Bag and then seal the bag in seconds using an iron! ➡️Be sure to head over to my TH-cam channel’s Home Page where I share lots of organized playlists of videos that I think you will enjoy. Here is the link: TH-cam.com/MarysNest ➡️SUBSCRIBE: TH-cam.com/MarysNest ➡️WATCH THE ULTIMATE PREPPER PANTRY SERIES: th-cam.com/play/PLkRuW3pBo2U0WCxRNWm60Yt0ihEQbfpUl.html ➡️FREE 36 PAGE ESSENTIAL TRADITIONAL FOODS PANTRY LIST (Printable): th-cam.com/video/-N8Vy2aL7CQ/w-d-xo.html Perfect for adding to your Kitchen Journal. ➡️TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 Introduction 1:00 When to use Oxygen Absorbers 1:25 What foods can you store with Oxygen Absorbers? 2:26 Can you store food with an Oxygen Absorber and a Silica Gel Packet? 3:51 What size Oxygen Absorber do you need? 10:10 How to Seal Mylar Bags with an Iron ➡️RELATED VIDEOS: • The Difference between Oxygen Absorbers and Silica Gel Packs: th-cam.com/video/dn0uESzlOvo/w-d-xo.html • The Best Long Term Food Storage Containers: th-cam.com/video/ekH3YnLV9nc/w-d-xo.html • 10 Best FOREVER Foods: th-cam.com/video/ld5D44-1R9o/w-d-xo.html • How to Stock Your Prepper Pantry with Real Food: th-cam.com/video/Hj71sxN6jCE/w-d-xo.html • How to Stock Your Prepper Pantry for $5 a Week: th-cam.com/video/gw8oq66-hwU/w-d-xo.html • Homemade Self Stable Pantry Staples: th-cam.com/play/PLkRuW3pBo2U2lE7lUe4IYApi8AJPhR4GQ.html And for more in-depth info...➡️JOIN THE TRADITIONAL FOODS KITCHEN ACADEMY (Optional Membership Community): th-cam.com/users/marysnestjoin This is where I share in-depth “Vodcasts” (like a podcast but you can watch and listen or just listen) all about Traditional “nutrient dense” foods, plus 1 monthly LIVE STREAM. This is for those who are interested in delving into all these Traditional “Nutrient Dense” Foods topics in greater detail. BUT DON”T WORRY…this is completely optional, and I will continue to produce all of my free public videos too. I’ve got lots of great public videos coming up here on my channel, so stay tuned. 😉 Thanks for watching! Love, Mary
Thank you for the clear videos. They are the clearest and most enjoyable videos to watch for us. It's also nice that you speak clearly and not so quickly, so you can also be followed easily for us. We like to put hulled whole barley in mylar bags. Is that possible? Is it suitable for that?
I keep it simple. A hair straightener on the highest setting and 2000cc for 5ga mylar, 500cc for all one gallon, and 200cc for quarts and pints. Makes it easier when buying absorbers in bulk. If a bag doesn't seal by the next day, I cut the top, put in a fresh oxygen absorber and reseal. But I also freeze ALL of my beans, rice, oats, flour, etc for at least a week before going in mylar allowing them to hit room temp before sealing. With as great as it sounds that the lack of oxygen would prevent weevil, it does not kill weevil larvae. They go dormant and after reintroducing oxygen when opening, they will eventually hatch. I have done years of trial and error and lost tons (literally) of food because I didn't know. The info wasn't available on the internet when I began prepping, like it is today. If you don't want to freeze your food first, add food grade diatomaceous earth and let it set for about a week. It will kill the larvae too. If you're doing massive amounts, I put my mylar in 60ga screw top pickle barrels. Also freezer labels work wonderful for labeling and don't rub off over time.
So it I got bags of oats and I want to store them long term in mylar am I going to have larvae in there? I have to store 500lbs of oats and need to know what to do. I don't have a large freezer.
I am always *amazed* at how each minute of your videos are JAMMM PACKED with info. Even if I was only slightly interested in the topic of a particular video, the amount of knowledge and *the quality of the info is outstanding* and keeps me watching. Huge thumbs up as always. Love your content. Great video!!
I watched another video about using mylar bags and saw a helpful tip. Go ahead and seal all your bags leaving just a couple inches unsealed. Then open the oxygen absorbers, put them in the opening, and seal the last couple inches. With only a couple inches left to seal, it makes it quicker to get each bag closed and preserve the oxygen absorber's action.
They do make mylar bags & rolls of mylar material that work with vacuum sealers now. You can find them on Amazon. I've been using it for about a year now with my low end Foodsaver and I have had zero failures. Not a single one. It sucks it down into a brick that actually seems to be better than the clothes iron method. I've done about 75 bags of rice, beans, cereal, pasta, flour, sugar, salt and many other things and it never fails. Cut off what you need from the roll, double seal one end, pour your stuff into the bag, vacuum seal it and you're done. It cuts the labor by a HUGE amount. Oxygen absorbers aren't necessary. It is a game changer.
Yes the Placid toast is better way of storing the mylar bags and then the buckets are it is more efficient however I have found a better way then the plastic totes. I have a few more dollars and I buy ice chest almost the same size or slightly bigger than the totes. I find them to work better because not only were they protected the model values from the rodents it will also because it's insulated it'll help keep the add a stable temperature fulfilling all the storage went 01 requirements of keep it dry keep it dark and keep it cool
Oh my goodness, I decided before purchasing the mylar bags and the oxygen patches, I decided to see if you had a video on this subject. I really appreciate how simply you explain for anyone to understand how to use these. this was of great help, I had some knowledge but you added to it. Thanks again.
I understand completely. You can check out my complete Prepper Pantry playlist here: th-cam.com/play/PLkRuW3pBo2U0WCxRNWm60Yt0ihEQbfpUl.html Love, Mary
Love all the small details that you give in your videos. You cover the how,why,dos'& don'ts. I'm getting ready to do some prepping and all the information you presented you have answered all the questions I was concerned about, very helpful indeed.
Also....I binged some of your videos the other day. I caught your books playlist and bought a bunch of the books you were talking about, and I'm just so excited about them!! You're the best!!
Hey Mary, my Mylar bags have finally come. I’m going to work on them today. I like the storage container and five gallon bucket ideas. Thank you for all of these great videos taking us to school on food storage.
Thank you Mary for this video! Just ordered a bunch of Mylar bags! My food saver wouldn’t seal them. I’m new to long term storage so I need your knowledge to help me
Wonderful instructions 👏👏👏 you are the only one that has suggested laying bag out to have the contents evenly distributed to help with storage 👍 thanks so much
Hi Mary - Just an old, recluse Survivalist, coming here for some quick review: Wanted to long-term store some more Meow Mix for my daughter (pictured). It might not be considered the most nutritious food by cat experts, but it stores well FOR YEARS, both in and out of oxygen-free storage. Looks like you've had at least as much practice over the years as I have: Especially with the use of O2 absorbers. You gotta use them fast! And just like me, you store the unused ones in a mason jar!. I also like to leave a small hole in the mylar, stick a straw into it and use my mouth to suck the remaining air out, just to help-out the little O2 absorbers (Though that's just me).
I prefer a Vacuum Chamber because you can Vacuum seal liquids without it getting sucked up in the Machine and they can Vacuum seal 5mil and 7mil bags better than anything else out there, the downside is they are expensive. Avid Armor makes nice ones.
The LDS page “Longer-Term Food Storage” states, “Pouches should be sealed using an impulse sealer (see related instructions). Do not use an iron or another household heating device because it will not provide an adequate seal, especially for powdered products such as flour or dry milk.”
Thank you very much for your well organized and thorough coverage of sealing food in mylar bag with oxygen absorbers. Just one question: How long do the oxygen absorbers stay good once they are put inside the mason jars? I have a package of 100 oxygen absorbers but will be using maybe 12 of them for my upcoming project. Will they keep long enough I can use them in a few weeks or months stored that way?
Thank you Miss Mary for all of this amazing information! I had a friend tell me to prepare the dry food like you just did and then put the mylar bags into metal trash cans with lids. But that was rude and proof and also water proof. Also bugs can not get into the metal cans with lids. I’m going to try it. I just thought that I would pass the information on to you. ♥️
Need some advice: We live in a humid area and have a lot of moisture in our air. When putting foods into the freezer to kill bugs, I fear that the moisture will condensate and form ice crystals . How do I keep from having wet food once the items come out of the freezer and before they go into the mylar bags? This one thing is holding me up from moving forward. The last thing I want is food to be have moisture content.
Hi Garden Girl...I live in Central Florida with lots of humidity...when I take my product out of the freezer I lay it out on a towel on my counter and turn it over and over for several days until I know it is dry...so far this has always worked...hope it helps
Thanks for sharing. Haven't noticed any bugs in our rice which I just dump from the bag into our bucket. The only item that I have found a bug in was some flour. This week the teacher who usually does the live conferences is away so his actual teacher is doing it. Daniel is exempt from the assessment of skills test. That's great as he would do very poorly on the writing one. He is not good at coming up with open ended answers. He's not quite comfortable with his teacher yet. He's already familiar with the other one as she was his Extended School Year teacher too. He's also worked with the speech therapist before. However this is the first time interacting with Mr Connelly so I have to remind him to focus on his school work and to speak up. My Nintendo 2DS which is my most favorite of all my devices stopped charging so I guess I'll try sending it for repair which is half the cost of buying a refurbished one from the Nintendo store and a fraction of other ones I looked at. I prefer the non hinged older style version as the hinges on them are flimsy and tend to break easily. Not sure if it's the charging port that needs fixed or the battery needs replaced. The strange thing is my GameBoy Advance SP which is a much older system still charges and works great. I don't though have as many games to choose from to play on it. I guess I should look for some more options.
Thanks for all you do for us. I love your video and so informative. If you don't mind I have a question, you probably mentioned it. But I have listened over and over and have still missed it. What setting do you have your iron on for sealing mylar bags. Thanks
I am watching this in September of 2021 and this information is more pertinent than ever. I am very interested in how to store long term food now that things are getting so crazy. Thanks for this very detailed, information packed video! I noticed you didn't include pasta in your foods list. I am gluten free, so was going to bag up some GF pasta to add to my pantry. Is there some reason NOT to store pasta this way? Thanks again!!!
So happy this was helpful. As to regular pasta, I believe that it can be stored in a mylar bag, however, as to gluten free pasta, I do not know. Maybe someone else will chime in here. You might enjoy my Prepper Pantry Playlist: th-cam.com/play/PLkRuW3pBo2U0WCxRNWm60Yt0ihEQbfpUl.html Love, Mary
Just yesterday I discovered your wonderful channel!! The information you upload is excellent! as a beginner I'm looking for short-term storage information for two weeks to a month. I live in a hot and humid area. Since I prepare backpacking meals that have different types of foods, it is difficult for me to understand when it is better to use an oxygen absorber or a moistur absorber. Or if heavy duty mylar bags that's seam sealed are enough.. Can you please make a video that explains this? Thank you😊
Hi Mary , I love your videos they are very informative. Thank you for your hard work ❤️ one question though can I still store flour , rice and beans that have been sitting in my kitchen pantry for more than 6 months in my Mylar bags for longer shelf life ? Tia ❤️
If you live in an area where the temperatures go below freezing and stay that way for maybe a day, you can put your buckets of food outside in a sheltered area, like your garage for at least 24 hours, which supposedly kills any insects or eggs that might be in the packaged food. But I would think merely being in an environment without oxygen would do the job just as well. We eat all kinds of bugs in our processed food all the time. The FDA allows some huge number of bug and bug parts per pound of processed food and we all manage to survive somehow. I think the bug thing should not be an issue with your food stored this way unless it was very buggy to begin with.
Today is my first time ever using these bags and I'm a little lost far as sealing. These bags have a zipper like thing like a gallon freezer bag so how do I seal it they also came with oxygen absorbers but I have no idea if there're 100 ,300 etc. I didn't receive any instructions so a bite confused.
Do/did you all do the prepper aspect of kind of like a hope chest for your son? It sounds so random, but watching this the thought struck me and I couldn't help but wonder if it's common for folks to pass on some prepper basics to children and family.
I'm new to this Just bought a freeze dryer and am trying to choose the best brand of mylar bags or rolls to get to keep my ready made meals yo be safe. Any suggestions?
Hi Mary! Love your videos. Had a question about sealing in mylar. I know that you said that it has to be less than 10% fat to be able to go in Mylar. I have some bulk nutritional yeast. It is well under 10% at only 1% gram of fat. But I’m not finding anything on the Internet about storing it in mylar bags. I know there are some exceptions to storing in mylar long-term for some items. Do you or any of your viewers know if it would store well long-term in mylar bags? Thank you for your help. Blessings to you.
Would you mind Mary divulging the brand name of the mylar bags you use here? I've been scouring Amazon where there are several types, sizes & thicknesses. Do you recommend any in particular?? Thank you!
Coming late to comment so not sure if it will be noticed. Must we seal with the heat if I just ziplic it closed. I didn't do that so should I go back and heat seal them. And at edge or after ziplic as someone else posted elsewhere. Blessings.
I buy 5 lbs. bags of white flour. Do I need to take the flour out of the bag or can Ii leave it in the bag it come in and put the unopened bag of flour in the Mylar bag and seal.
Hi Cynthia, yes… There are many different opinions on this. Years ago rice was not as well cleaned as it is today so that process of washing was a matter of getting it as clean as possible removing dirt, dust, etc. Today, many people will continue to wash rice to remove some of the starch so that it is not too sticky once cooked. But the level of starch in rice really depends on what type of rice you’re cooking. I don’t wash my rice prior to cooking and I find that it cooks up very nicely. But I generally use a very simple long grain rice. Some of your more ethnic rices may benefit from a rinsing to remove some of the starch so they’re not so sticky once cooked. However, that said, some recipes do call for the rice being sticky so there are a lot of variations! Sorry I can’t be more exact. Love, Mary❤️🤗❤️
Hi, Mary. Do you have a video with suggestions of what to start a prepper pantry with if you have very limited storage space? My spouse and I live in a small apartment and would have difficulty storing in bulk.
When that bag is opened & y'get the portion you want, do you have to put a fresh oxygen absorber in again & reseal it? Also, does the jar you put your oxygen abs. in while waiting to put them in subsequent bags, have to be sterilized? Sorry for that question, but I'm still creeping out on botulism. So afraid I will make some stupid makes & get us all sick. I saw where with the mason jars they have to be washed & put in the oven. Here I was just going to put them in the dishwasher & let it go at that! Ugh! Thanks again for the vid.
I think that should be fine. I have stored mine that way. When white rice is listed as a food that can be stored with oxygen absorbers, I have never seen varieties listed, so I am guessing any white rice is fine. But never brown rice. Love, Mary ❤️🤗❤️
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Hi Sweet Friends, Today I am showing How to Seal Mylar Bags for Long Term Food Storage - Prefect for your Prepper Pantry! I show how to properly add an Oxygen Absorber to your Mylar Bag and then seal the bag in seconds using an iron!
➡️Be sure to head over to my TH-cam channel’s Home Page where I share lots of organized playlists of videos that I think you will enjoy. Here is the link: TH-cam.com/MarysNest
➡️SUBSCRIBE: TH-cam.com/MarysNest
➡️WATCH THE ULTIMATE PREPPER PANTRY SERIES: th-cam.com/play/PLkRuW3pBo2U0WCxRNWm60Yt0ihEQbfpUl.html
➡️FREE 36 PAGE ESSENTIAL TRADITIONAL FOODS PANTRY LIST (Printable): th-cam.com/video/-N8Vy2aL7CQ/w-d-xo.html Perfect for adding to your Kitchen Journal.
➡️TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 Introduction
1:00 When to use Oxygen Absorbers
1:25 What foods can you store with Oxygen Absorbers?
2:26 Can you store food with an Oxygen Absorber and a Silica Gel Packet?
3:51 What size Oxygen Absorber do you need?
10:10 How to Seal Mylar Bags with an Iron
➡️RELATED VIDEOS:
• The Difference between Oxygen Absorbers and Silica Gel Packs: th-cam.com/video/dn0uESzlOvo/w-d-xo.html
• The Best Long Term Food Storage Containers: th-cam.com/video/ekH3YnLV9nc/w-d-xo.html
• 10 Best FOREVER Foods: th-cam.com/video/ld5D44-1R9o/w-d-xo.html
• How to Stock Your Prepper Pantry with Real Food: th-cam.com/video/Hj71sxN6jCE/w-d-xo.html
• How to Stock Your Prepper Pantry for $5 a Week: th-cam.com/video/gw8oq66-hwU/w-d-xo.html
• Homemade Self Stable Pantry Staples: th-cam.com/play/PLkRuW3pBo2U2lE7lUe4IYApi8AJPhR4GQ.html
And for more in-depth info...➡️JOIN THE TRADITIONAL FOODS KITCHEN ACADEMY (Optional Membership Community): th-cam.com/users/marysnestjoin This is where I share in-depth “Vodcasts” (like a podcast but you can watch and listen or just listen) all about Traditional “nutrient dense” foods, plus 1 monthly LIVE STREAM. This is for those who are interested in delving into all these Traditional “Nutrient Dense” Foods topics in greater detail. BUT DON”T WORRY…this is completely optional, and I will continue to produce all of my free public videos too. I’ve got lots of great public videos coming up here on my channel, so stay tuned. 😉
Thanks for watching! Love, Mary
Thank you for the clear videos. They are the clearest and most enjoyable videos to watch for us. It's also nice that you speak clearly and not so quickly, so you can also be followed easily for us. We like to put hulled whole barley in mylar bags. Is that possible? Is it suitable for that?
Mary - I cannot find the link that you referenced on this video - you said it was USA emergency supply for Mylar bags and oxygen absorbers
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I keep it simple. A hair straightener on the highest setting and 2000cc for 5ga mylar, 500cc for all one gallon, and 200cc for quarts and pints. Makes it easier when buying absorbers in bulk. If a bag doesn't seal by the next day, I cut the top, put in a fresh oxygen absorber and reseal. But I also freeze ALL of my beans, rice, oats, flour, etc for at least a week before going in mylar allowing them to hit room temp before sealing. With as great as it sounds that the lack of oxygen would prevent weevil, it does not kill weevil larvae. They go dormant and after reintroducing oxygen when opening, they will eventually hatch. I have done years of trial and error and lost tons (literally) of food because I didn't know. The info wasn't available on the internet when I began prepping, like it is today. If you don't want to freeze your food first, add food grade diatomaceous earth and let it set for about a week. It will kill the larvae too. If you're doing massive amounts, I put my mylar in 60ga screw top pickle barrels. Also freezer labels work wonderful for labeling and don't rub off over time.
Thanks for sharing what you do. Great info. Love, Mary
I’ve heard that freezing introduces moisture which can be bad for long term storage. What do you think
I’ve heard freezing can introduce too much moisture as well. Dunno!
?? Let the food get back to room temp before packaging.
So it I got bags of oats and I want to store them long term in mylar am I going to have larvae in there? I have to store 500lbs of oats and need to know what to do. I don't have a large freezer.
I am always *amazed* at how each minute of your videos are JAMMM PACKED with info. Even if I was only slightly interested in the topic of a particular video, the amount of knowledge and *the quality of the info is outstanding* and keeps me watching. Huge thumbs up as always. Love your content. Great video!!
Thank you SO much for all those kind words!! You made my day!! Love, Mary
I watched another video about using mylar bags and saw a helpful tip. Go ahead and seal all your bags leaving just a couple inches unsealed. Then open the oxygen absorbers, put them in the opening, and seal the last couple inches. With only a couple inches left to seal, it makes it quicker to get each bag closed and preserve the oxygen absorber's action.
They do make mylar bags & rolls of mylar material that work with vacuum sealers now. You can find them on Amazon. I've been using it for about a year now with my low end Foodsaver and I have had zero failures. Not a single one. It sucks it down into a brick that actually seems to be better than the clothes iron method. I've done about 75 bags of rice, beans, cereal, pasta, flour, sugar, salt and many other things and it never fails. Cut off what you need from the roll, double seal one end, pour your stuff into the bag, vacuum seal it and you're done. It cuts the labor by a HUGE amount. Oxygen absorbers aren't necessary. It is a game changer.
Thanks so much for sharing! Love, Mary
Awesome! Thx
@@leavingayeye5198 I live almost in Canada. Weevils aren't a problem here.
I also print on the outside bag the directions for cooking from the original box or bag.
Great thinking!❤
Yes the Placid toast is better way of storing the mylar bags and then the buckets are it is more efficient however I have found a better way then the plastic totes. I have a few more dollars and I buy ice chest almost the same size or slightly bigger than the totes. I find them to work better because not only were they protected the model values from the rodents it will also because it's insulated it'll help keep the add a stable temperature fulfilling all the storage went 01 requirements of keep it dry keep it dark and keep it cool
You are a very good teacher. You leave no step unaddressed. Thank you.
Oh my goodness, I decided before purchasing the mylar bags and the oxygen patches, I decided to see if you had a video on this subject. I really appreciate how simply you explain for anyone to understand how to use these. this was of great help, I had some knowledge but you added to it. Thanks again.
I’m here because of the inflation ☹️ gotta prep
I understand completely. You can check out my complete Prepper Pantry playlist here: th-cam.com/play/PLkRuW3pBo2U0WCxRNWm60Yt0ihEQbfpUl.html Love, Mary
@@MarysNest do you know if I can put cocoa powder in Mylar bags? I’ve looked on google and can’t find any definite answers on yes or no
Love all the small details that you give in your videos. You cover the how,why,dos'& don'ts. I'm getting ready to do some prepping and all the information you presented you have answered all the questions I was concerned about, very helpful indeed.
Also....I binged some of your videos the other day. I caught your books playlist and bought a bunch of the books you were talking about, and I'm just so excited about them!! You're the best!!
Yay! Thank you!
I use a hair straighening iron. You can seal closer to the top aftrr you push out the excess air.
Hey Mary, my Mylar bags have finally come. I’m going to work on them today. I like the storage container and five gallon bucket ideas. Thank you for all of these great videos taking us to school on food storage.
Agreed!!
One of my Favorite content creators on TH-cam. "Hello Sweet Friends!" :D !
You are just lovely, glad I found your channel and thank you for the great information!!
Wow, great video! I am new to Mylar bags and am getting ready to do today! Just love your presentation and information. Thank you!
Thank you Mary for this video! Just ordered a bunch of Mylar bags! My food saver wouldn’t seal them. I’m new to long term storage so I need your knowledge to help me
Rust is "oxidation" of ferrous (iron) metals. Iron combines with Oxygen to create rust which is the process of oxidation.
Wonderful instructions 👏👏👏 you are the only one that has suggested laying bag out to have the contents evenly distributed to help with storage 👍 thanks so much
This was most interesting,thank you for this video
Glad you enjoyed it!
Mary i love how you grew your channel proud of you love your videos
Thank you!! ❤️🤗❤️
Hi Mary - Just an old, recluse Survivalist, coming here for some quick review: Wanted to long-term store some more Meow Mix for my daughter (pictured). It might not be considered the most nutritious food by cat experts, but it stores well FOR YEARS, both in and out of oxygen-free storage.
Looks like you've had at least as much practice over the years as I have: Especially with the use of O2 absorbers. You gotta use them fast! And just like me, you store the unused ones in a mason jar!. I also like to leave a small hole in the mylar, stick a straw into it and use my mouth to suck the remaining air out, just to help-out the little O2 absorbers (Though that's just me).
Hi Mary! Your last video was so informative that I must watch it again! Love you sweet woman 💕🎣
Hi Wendy, Glad it was helpful! Love, Mary
What a sweet lady you are :) thank you so much ! Mary I think I like to do Mylar bags better versing buckets.
Thank you, Mary. With the projected food shortage coming this info is very helpful
I’ve just been using a vacuum sealer and the bags it takes. I hope those are good
Jamerrill Stewart on large family table uses an electric hair iron/straightener and it works well, too. A bit easier to use possibly.
Sounds great. I have stick straight hair so never needed a straightener but maybe I have to invest in one! LOL!! Love, Mary
@@MarysNest it works really well and it is so easy :)
I use a straightener as well
Best video on this subject I've found!! Great details!
Your voice is really soothing and easy to understand. Plus you’re super informative! SUBSCRIBED 😊
First time seeing one of your videos, and I subscribed within 50 seconds. Great video - blessings to you!
I use my Foodsaver to store my extra oxygen absorbers. Thanks Mary!
Love your videos Mary. Stay safe from the control virus-1984
Thanks! You too! Love, Mary
You are such a good teacher!
I prefer a Vacuum Chamber because you can Vacuum seal liquids without it getting sucked up in the Machine and they can Vacuum seal 5mil and 7mil bags better than anything else out there, the downside is they are expensive. Avid Armor makes nice ones.
This is EXACTLY the informarion I was looking for!..Many thanks.
The LDS page “Longer-Term Food Storage” states, “Pouches should be sealed using an impulse sealer (see related instructions). Do not use an iron or another household heating device because it will not provide an adequate seal, especially for powdered products such as flour or dry milk.”
Thank you Mary. I needed this info as I just learned about these bags.
Thank you very much for your well organized and thorough coverage of sealing food in mylar bag with oxygen absorbers. Just one question: How long do the oxygen absorbers stay good once they are put inside the mason jars? I have a package of 100 oxygen absorbers but will be using maybe 12 of them for my upcoming project. Will they keep long enough I can use them in a few weeks or months stored that way?
I love you, thank you so much for all you do! This is so good to know you don't have to suck the air out...I've been really worried about that.
i actually went out and bought a hair straightener, because wrestling a big bag around for an iron was driving me a bit buggy
Most helpful video I've seen about food storage yet. Thanks!
God Bless you Mary 💕💕
You are always so helpful and patient.
Thank you SO much!! Love, Mary
Thank you Mary. You are a very good teacher, and I love your gentle voice.
I heard that freezing before storage can introduce moisture
Very thorough explanation and demonstration!
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you Miss Mary for all of this amazing information!
I had a friend tell me to prepare the dry food like you just did and then put the mylar bags into metal trash cans with lids. But that was rude and proof and also water proof. Also bugs can not get into the metal cans with lids.
I’m going to try it.
I just thought that I would pass the information on to you.
♥️
Need some advice:
We live in a humid area and have a lot of moisture in our air. When putting foods into the freezer to kill bugs, I fear that the moisture will condensate and form ice crystals . How do I keep from having wet food once the items come out of the freezer and before they go into the mylar bags? This one thing is holding me up from moving forward. The last thing I want is food to be have moisture content.
Hi Garden Girl...I live in Central Florida with lots of humidity...when I take my product out of the freezer I lay it out on a towel on my counter and turn it over and over for several days until I know it is dry...so far this has always worked...hope it helps
Some people recommend not to freeze your grains because of the moisture. If storing them in mylar with o2 absorbers it will kill bugs.
Hi Mary, thank you for sharing your knowledge with us. Can I put a vacuum sealed bag inside of a mylar bag with an absorber
That’s a great question but I do not know the answer. Maybe others will chime in. ❤️🤗❤️
Thanks for sharing. Haven't noticed any bugs in our rice which I just dump from the bag into our bucket. The only item that I have found a bug in was some flour. This week the teacher who usually does the live conferences is away so his actual teacher is doing it. Daniel is exempt from the assessment of skills test. That's great as he would do very poorly on the writing one. He is not good at coming up with open ended answers. He's not quite comfortable with his teacher yet. He's already familiar with the other one as she was his Extended School Year teacher too. He's also worked with the speech therapist before. However this is the first time interacting with Mr Connelly so I have to remind him to focus on his school work and to speak up. My Nintendo 2DS which is my most favorite of all my devices stopped charging so I guess I'll try sending it for repair which is half the cost of buying a refurbished one from the Nintendo store and a fraction of other ones I looked at. I prefer the non hinged older style version as the hinges on them are flimsy and tend to break easily. Not sure if it's the charging port that needs fixed or the battery needs replaced. The strange thing is my GameBoy Advance SP which is a much older system still charges and works great. I don't though have as many games to choose from to play on it. I guess I should look for some more options.
Hi Jean, As always - thanks for all the wonderful updates! Love, Mary
Great video. I have a question. IF the rice ready is vacuum sealed there is no need for this right?
Excellent video. Very informative. Thanks!!!
Thank you for the video. Great review
Thanks for all you do for us. I love your video and so informative. If you don't mind I have a question, you probably mentioned it. But I have listened over and over and have still missed it. What setting do you have your iron on for sealing mylar bags. Thanks
Hi what's the ideal mil for storing grains? There's several types...🤔
I've been saving my chip bags and other bags that are mylar. How long does food last in a mylar bag?
Thank you so much for this great info packed video! I learned a lot! Just subscribed as well.
Welcome!! ❤️🤗❤️
I am watching this in September of 2021 and this information is more pertinent than ever. I am very interested in how to store long term food now that things are getting so crazy. Thanks for this very detailed, information packed video! I noticed you didn't include pasta in your foods list. I am gluten free, so was going to bag up some GF pasta to add to my pantry. Is there some reason NOT to store pasta this way? Thanks again!!!
So happy this was helpful. As to regular pasta, I believe that it can be stored in a mylar bag, however, as to gluten free pasta, I do not know. Maybe someone else will chime in here. You might enjoy my Prepper Pantry Playlist: th-cam.com/play/PLkRuW3pBo2U0WCxRNWm60Yt0ihEQbfpUl.html Love, Mary
@@MarysNest Thank you for your quick response! I was going to ask about rolled oats too, but will watch your videos to learn more.
I use my Foodsaver for Mylar bags. I make a double seal.
Interesting! Thanks for sharing!! Love, Mary
I really like the flat iron idea too!!! ❤️
what food saver do you have?
I've been using Tupperware Modular Mates as the "bucket" for my items -- they stack beautifully.
Thanks so much for this video! I can now correct my mistakes and properly prepare for my family.
Glad it was helpful!
Just yesterday I discovered your wonderful channel!!
The information you upload is excellent!
as a beginner I'm looking for short-term storage information
for two weeks to a month.
I live in a hot and humid area.
Since I prepare backpacking meals that have different types of foods, it is difficult for me to understand when it is better to use an oxygen absorber or a moistur absorber.
Or if heavy duty mylar bags that's seam sealed are enough..
Can you please make a video that explains this?
Thank you😊
5mil or thicker bags are great for rice, as rice has pointed ends.
Thank you for the information you are sharing.
Do you freeze your rice, beans, flour, and corn meal before putting them in a Mylar bag?
Hi Mary , I love your videos they are very informative. Thank you for your hard work ❤️ one question though can I still store flour , rice and beans that have been sitting in my kitchen pantry for more than 6 months in my Mylar bags for longer shelf life ? Tia ❤️
Thank you Mary, I enjoy your channel!
I'm so glad!
Thank you for sharing your knowledge, Mary!
If you live in an area where the temperatures go below freezing and stay that way for maybe a day, you can put your buckets of food outside in a sheltered area, like your garage for at least 24 hours, which supposedly kills any insects or eggs that might be in the packaged food. But I would think merely being in an environment without oxygen would do the job just as well. We eat all kinds of bugs in our processed food all the time. The FDA allows some huge number of bug and bug parts per pound of processed food and we all manage to survive somehow. I think the bug thing should not be an issue with your food stored this way unless it was very buggy to begin with.
Today is my first time ever using these bags and I'm a little lost far as sealing. These bags have a zipper like thing like a gallon freezer bag so how do I seal it they also came with oxygen absorbers but I have no idea if there're 100 ,300 etc. I didn't receive any instructions so a bite confused.
QUESTION. How about vacuum sealing Mylar bags ?????
Do/did you all do the prepper aspect of kind of like a hope chest for your son?
It sounds so random, but watching this the thought struck me and I couldn't help but wonder if it's common for folks to pass on some prepper basics to children and family.
Great question. I taught my son all these skills and more and he has carried on with the tradition. 🤗
Thank you I appreciate all your help ❤️💖
You are so welcome!
I'm new to this
Just bought a freeze dryer and am trying to choose the best brand of mylar bags or rolls to get to keep my ready made meals yo be safe. Any suggestions?
My bags don't look like that. I wonder what I'm doing wrong.
This is fascinating. Thank you.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Hi Mary! Love your videos. Had a question about sealing in mylar. I know that you said that it has to be less than 10% fat to be able to go in Mylar. I have some bulk nutritional yeast. It is well under 10% at only 1% gram of fat. But I’m not finding anything on the Internet about storing it in mylar bags. I know there are some exceptions to storing in mylar long-term for some items. Do you or any of your viewers know if it would store well long-term in mylar bags? Thank you for your help.
Blessings to you.
Thank you for sharing.
Would you mind Mary divulging the brand name of the mylar bags you use here? I've been scouring Amazon where there are several types, sizes & thicknesses. Do you recommend any in particular?? Thank you!
I am having trouble making a decision too! Did you ever get an answer?
Look at provident prepper channel for recommendations
Coming late to comment so not sure if it will be noticed. Must we seal with the heat if I just ziplic it closed. I didn't do that so should I go back and heat seal them. And at edge or after ziplic as someone else posted elsewhere. Blessings.
Mary, you rock!
So does the bag shrink with the oxygen absorber, or stay it stay the same?
Can I store my beans in the mylar bags with bay leaves in them?
Wonderful tutorial on how to store dry goods. What is your opinion on adding some bay leaves in along with the oxygen absorbers to prevent bugs etc?
With no oxygen bugs die.
What a doll! Thank you for the info!!
Nice job.
I buy 5 lbs. bags of white flour. Do I need to take the flour out of the bag or can Ii leave it in the bag it come in and put the unopened bag of flour in the Mylar bag and seal.
Mary do we need to wash rice before cooking? Many different opinions. Thank you.
Hi Cynthia, yes… There are many different opinions on this. Years ago rice was not as well cleaned as it is today so that process of washing was a matter of getting it as clean as possible removing dirt, dust, etc. Today, many people will continue to wash rice to remove some of the starch so that it is not too sticky once cooked. But the level of starch in rice really depends on what type of rice you’re cooking. I don’t wash my rice prior to cooking and I find that it cooks up very nicely. But I generally use a very simple long grain rice. Some of your more ethnic rices may benefit from a rinsing to remove some of the starch so they’re not so sticky once cooked. However, that said, some recipes do call for the rice being sticky so there are a lot of variations! Sorry I can’t be more exact. Love, Mary❤️🤗❤️
Hi, Mary. Do you have a video with suggestions of what to start a prepper pantry with if you have very limited storage space? My spouse and I live in a small apartment and would have difficulty storing in bulk.
Can you get risers for your bed and store under bed
hint : Don't buy a sealing wand they are useless to make a good seal. You need firm pressure that only an iron can give you.
Which is best to use: open end or reclosable Mylar bag? Thank you.
How do you do cereal
How long does a vacuumed sealed bag of rice in a plastic bag store for?
Very helpful
When that bag is opened & y'get the portion you want, do you have to put a fresh oxygen absorber in again & reseal it? Also, does the jar you put your oxygen abs. in while waiting to put them in subsequent bags, have to be sterilized? Sorry for that question, but I'm still creeping out on botulism. So afraid I will make some stupid makes & get us all sick. I saw where with the mason jars they have to be washed & put in the oven. Here I was just going to put them in the dishwasher & let it go at that! Ugh! Thanks again for the vid.
May I use my food processor which pulls out all the air instead of mylar bags?
Can I use oxygen absorbers for Jasmine Rice? It's Organic and White so I think yes but wanted confirmation, ty.
I think that should be fine. I have stored mine that way. When white rice is listed as a food that can be stored with oxygen absorbers, I have never seen varieties listed, so I am guessing any white rice is fine. But never brown rice. Love, Mary ❤️🤗❤️
Hi what bag fits 4 cups??
Rust is iron oxide so the iron uses the oxygen to form the rust.
Do you offer any in-person classes in the Hill Country?