I vacuum sealed nuts (Almonds, walnuts and pecans) in mason jars. 11 years and they were still perfect, No oxygen absorbers used. I did jellied candies the same way... those were good for 7 years and still soft. I also did peanut M&Ms.... 11 years... still perfect! I have the food saver mason jar attachments.
Hello-can this also be done with roasted and salted nuts? Can they be stored as well as plain walnuts and almonds? I like my smoke house almonds and I want to stick up. Thank you in advance!
Thanks for sharing, I have stuff stored the same way in just the last year or two, so it's good to beat fred back on life expectancy of the foods stored.
Ya... as an engineer I can't see any advantage to putting an oxygen absorber in something you are vacuum sealing. It won't hurt anything but if you suck all the air out you are also suck out all the oxygen so there is nothing for them to absorb. Eh... each to their own, keep what works in your area and we will all be better off, remember charity begins at home... aka make sure you don't need help before spending resource on others, you are not helping if you spend $20 helping other but need $30 yourself.
@@jnorth3341 the advantage of putting an oxygen absorber is backup. When or if the seal fails, for 7 cents, you still may have a mason jar full of consumable product. Lets face it, most preppers dont inspect their jars monthly, let alone weekly like they should
It's getting expensive watching you. LOL Everytime you talk about a shortage I have to go shopping to stock up. I also put the word out to other prepping households. Thanks for all that you do.
If in a no power situation or if you food saver breaks you can use a manual brake bleeder as a vacuum pump. Just connect the tubing to the lid attachment and squeeze it till its sealed. They are an inexpensive and easy to use back up.
Ordering all the nuts I plan to use for Christmas baking fir the next few years today! ….however I better seal and hide them quick because any nuts never last in this home.
I use the vacuum sealer or the oxygen absorbers. I never use both. HINT: when opening number 10 cans, seal the remainder of product in quart jars to prevent discoloration (and moisture) to impact the food.
Aunt Lizzy, thank you for saying you don't use an oxygen absorber when vacuum sealing. I got confused when AP did it. Do you know if you can vacuum seal raisins? I suspect they could harden but soaking in water should plumb them up. Thanks
@@auntlizzy1308 .. thanks for the information. I do have disscant packs, which I assume are the same thing as silica. I'm trying to find ways to store some baking good items, like raisins, for a time when we can't get any.
@@nunnabeeswax2397, baking and sweets aren’t good for my waistline, it it definitely a health food for my brain! I’m much nicer in the mornings after a few cups of coffee and a cookie!😂🤣😂
@@AlaskaPrepper I started doing that after I had purchased 2 cases of canned black bean...one from costco and one from another store. Costco sent out the recall and I was sitting with both cases wondering which one came from which store. Imagine food savering meat and you bought say chicken from diff stores...how would you know which to return and to what store? Moreover, how could you trust the chicken left in your freezer?
For those who are getting a Foodsaver for the first time, you will find it indispensable for prepping. I did rice in smaller quantities, beans and almost anything dry and they still hold theirseal after many years. The beans give off a gas over time (and after consumption), but that doesn’t mean you lost the seal. There is still no oxygen in there. Sharp objects like egg noodles will puncture the bag so they should be double bagged and handled carefully. Be sure to get an extra box or two so you have some after shtf. Lastly, meat sealed in foodsaver bags will not get freezer burn and keep in the freezer for at least a year. Thanks AP for the demonstration.
@@sharmynbrass2858 I found a lost venison roast vacuum sealed from 2012 this spring. I cooked it 3/21 in the style of a Mississippi Pot Roast and it was totally fine. Tasted just like a fresh roast. Vacuum packaging is awesome for food storage!
I like to put my pasta in a ziplock baggy first the vacuum and seal, or parchment paper lining the inside of the bag and then vacuum and seal. Allows the noodles not to puncture the bags and works well.
I was always told that you cannot seal nuts for long term because of the oil content that they would go rancid. I see that you store them for six years so I am definitely going to do the same thing. Thank you so very much for the information and God bless you Rudy!💕💕💕🙏🙏🙏
Just remember @MJYouAreNotAlone1 Rudy is in Alaska. Any warmer climate and the oils simply will not fair as well. Go ahead and try but check frequently/monthly
Thank you, I was told not to freeze nuts, because the oils break down. In deep Southern Tx. For ground cover when the grass dries off I use peanuts in front yard. An oat for summer grass along side yard and back yard. My new neighbors dislike the 14" height, but am exempt from 12" rule because it's in native grass and a grain. Blessings and be well.
I vacuum seal nut in bags too and freeze some, but don't add an 02 absorber. We love the no peanuts nuts mix from Sam's, $12. Bought a brand new container before I left for Georgia. There wasn't a nut left when I got home.😵😞 Need to restock and hide the jars or I won't get any.😄 Reminds me of Viktor and your M&Ms. Have a blessed day. 💙
@J T in our climate, do u think that nuts will last in a 78* house in mylar or mason? Or do u always freeze? Frozen ones have taken on freezer smell but I have never vacuum sealed for freezer.
I live in Georgia. Keep house at 78-77. I vacuum seal some in half gallon jars and vacuum seal in bags and put in freezer. I keep original bags in cabinet for around a year with no problem.
@@pinschrunner I vacuum seal and freeze what will fit in the freezer. Sealing keeps out the freezer smell. Also store some in the prep room. That room stays 72 or below. It doesn't have high ceilings, the window is blocked, and I keep the fan on.
@@pinschrunner I think our prep room is cooler because it's on the east side of the house and I inserted Styrofoam sheets into the windows. I also did that in the toilet room in my bathroom and a bedroom window. Both on the west side and got hot in the afternoon. After putting the Styrofoam in the windows I noticed the rooms cooled down a lot.
I was instructed not to use oxygen absorbers with nuts due to the risk of botulism type poisoning since many nuts are very fatty and have high moisture content. A little confused here….
Level out product in bag before sealing. They stack better. When I do ground beef after its weighted I put ball into bag and vacuum. Then I level beef to a flat square.
Rudy, many pecans are grown in TX, GA, & SC. One other thing to know about pecan crops, there are years that growing conditions are "perfect", but the trees may only produce 25-50% of normal levels. That's just a quirk in the way they are. That's why some years the price of pecans are jacked way up.
Even if not for long-term food storage, this is a great way to store nuts if you don't go through them very quickly. I'll leave a small portion in a regular package for immediate use, and vacuum seal the rest, that way I don't have to worry about them going stale over time before I get around to using them.
Oh yes, and way worth the cost! I go shopping like for value packs or family packs of meat then separate portions, food saver the meat without oxygen absorbers, then freeze the meat. I label date, what is in the bag...like 3 boneless chicken breast, costco, and date. I recently started putting weight on my label too. You will not regret your purchase and the amount of food waste is greatly reduced.
@@kellyhamilton460 ... You explained it perfectly. I found a pkg of chicken that I put in just a freezer storage bag. Compared to others I now do with the food saver it was unbelievable. Ice formed in the bag, skin was shriveled. I tossed it.
Be careful and check reviews for vacuum sealers. The last two I bought, the first vacuum pump went out after a few weeks, and the second, after LESS THAN TEN SEALS! The same brand lasted for many YEARS when my grandma and I had them about twenty years ago.
I bought a 150.00 food saver and it was a piece of crap so I returned it. Then I bought one on Amazon for 37.00 and it works fantastic. I could be happier with it!
Foodsaver no longer makes the jar cap sealers BUT you can find them on Ebay, Amazon etc.. Unfortunately, they have tripled, if not quadrupled, in price over the past few years.
Thank you so much. I have been putting off doing my almonds and other nuts because I am using the bags and not jars. Living in earthquake country I try to stay away from glass as much as possible. You are the first person I’ve seen using bags and clearing up the yes or no on the oxygen absorbers. Thanks!
Thank you so much for this video! I know you are a gift from God because I was just gifted a huge amount of nuts all different kinds. I placed them in the freezer! I only have a small deep freezer and with the nuts and the blackberries that I have gotten it is completely full. I don’t think I could find a place for a small frozen ice tray. Now I can get them out of the freezer and bag them up and store them in the pantry with everything else that is my long term storage. I have just started prepping and have been totally amazed at how much the Father in Heaven has provided for me. I have lots of food that I will be learning how to can and preserve.
Headed to Winco to buy some nuts in bulk. I always thought nuts would go bad if stored beyond a certain time period. Thanks for clearing this up. Also loved your interview with Wall Street Silver.
I have the food saver jar attachments but I dont use my food saver machine to seal my jars... I got a brake bleeder pump vacuum pump, this takes no electricity and you can use it anywhere.
This is really good to know. I dry canned a LOT of flour, rice, and beans just to make sure they were bug-free, but I didn't know I could do nuts as well to keep them fresh. I have a little bit put away, but I passed up a decent price on nuts the other day because I don't have freezer space and there's only so long they'll keep before they go stale (or rancid in the case of high-oil nuts like walnuts).
Just checked the can of Nido Forticada (the milk replacer) that was opened, then stored w/ original cover, in the back of my frig . You know where everything fresh gets frozen. Best buy was 2016. It's was fine. AP, thanks for the hint about storing nuts with an O2 absorber and vacuume sealed jar, because I have way too many in my freezer and could Really use the space.
My vacuum sealer & dehydrator were the 2 best purchases I made with my stimulus money last year. No more wasted food & money thrown away. I’m currently vacuum sealing flour in 1/2 gallon Ball jars with 2 coffee filters on top with my Foodsaver jar attachment. Expect flour prices to rise & become less available due to droughts & wildfires. Stock up now on the items you use everyday.
@@ggstorm9777 I put flour in the jar & leave about a half inch headspace (from the flour to the top of the jar). Then I put the 2 coffee filters on top of the flour, making sure the flour is entirely covered. Then I use my Foodsaver vacuum seal attachment for jars & run the sealer. The coffee filters prevent the flour from being sucked up into the tubing & machine. You can also leave the unopened flour in its bag, place in a vacuum sealer bag & then seal. The paper wrapping prevents flour from being sucked into the machine.
This is great information! Typically I purchase nuts whenever there's a good sale and throw them in the freezer to have for holiday baking. I've notice that sometimes they still tend to get a little rancid. This will not only keep them fresher but save me a good amount of much needed freezer space too!
Great step by step on vacuum sealer. I've been procrastinating. Can you demonstrate a Berkey water filter? Does size matter? Is it about storing more prior to filtering?
Excellent information! Nuts are definitely on the preps list now. They are so calorie dense. They are a must for good nutrition when SHTF. Good to know we can store them for the long term.
I also vacuum seal in glass mason jars. I own the Gamesaver silver Foodsaver vacuum sealer. I also use mason jars to vacuum seal dry goods. I usually stuff a clean dry coffee filter on the top then out the canning lid and adapter and vacuum seal. Mine is 10 years old and still fresh.
I learned from one of the lady preppers on here that you can use a hand brake bleeder so if you don't have electric you can still seal your food items.
Thanks for the dry canning reminder. I haven't done any in a while and am about to get into it again. I have accumulated some packages in food pails from getting home late after work from the store, that I need to dry can.
@Alaska Prepper, Never use an oxygen absorber and moisture absorber together. The oxygen absorber needs that moisture to work properly. By using BOTH you render the oxygen absorber inoperable, hence the reason it was still pliable as if it were brand new in this video. Peace
Thank you for showing us your method and the results. The last walnuts I got hadn't even reached the best buy date and already had a rancid taste and smell. 🇺🇸👍❤
Nuts are one of my main foods, and I’ve been worried about this because I’ve heard that since they’re fats they go rancid. I just opened one of those plastic jars of planters I bought when the pandemic started, and yes, they were rancid. I’ve got a vacuum sealer and I hope vacuum sealing them in plastic bags works.
@@eddie45658 Thats prime situation for botulism. I'm pretty confused on this too as general food knowledge is not to use an O2 absorber on anything that's not truly dry. But here he's saying the opposite.
Thx for reminder to get these attachments. Paused video & ordered. Will get a manual brake bleeder one when I can, in case these fail & supply chain is an issue.
Hi Alaska prepper I just went to Costco yesterday in Tampa Bay Florida. I just soaked my 2 pound bag of pecans and had them in the oven and they’re all nice and stored and sealed tight containers. We need them as snacks. They turn out really good it’s too bad I can’t post pictures on here. Anyway thanks for doing these videos on how to store various nuts. And by the way my Costco cashier was from Alaska and he worked at the Fairbanks Costco where you shop. He’s here in Clearwater Florida now.
Fast Forward Oct '22- I have been watching you daily for about 6mths. I had been slow prepping for about a year at that time, then bamm. I upped my game. This is great info on the nuts. I haven't purchased many because of the risk of them going bad. I am storing them right now in mason jars and I'll grab more next time I am out. SHTF is just around the corner. Stay safe.
I just started about 6 months ago and cramming trying to learn all of this. It's been interesting but I'm starting to feel a tiny bit better though everytime I check something off, something takes its place 🤣😂.
"Rudy's Encyclopedia for Living Your Best Life In Uncertain Times"--------God bless you and your family--------Thank you for all you do, we always learn soooooo much!
I have been researching the oxygen absorbers and when to use them or not. A couple sites say not to use them with anything that has oils. There seems to be a lot of conflicting opinions on that. I want to preserve some pecans and almonds so since it worked for you I'm going to try it too. Thanks!
Good morning Mister Alaska Prepper, liked the video very much. I really like and appreciate you taking the time to show us newbies the proper way of storing different types of foods. You didn't mention it but Georgia is generally the number one producer of Peanuts and Pecans in the U.S. Our weather this year has been pretty decent, but we did have a terrible storms come through South Georgia from hurricane Michael and a virus to last years crop that really has affected prices. Pecan trees were terribly affected by Michael and are still struggling to return. Prices just continue to rise.
You are right. ours went up at least a dollar on pecans and walnuts I'm not sure sure Several cents. Great for later or just fresh for the holidays. Thank you
We are in South Carolina. Last fall we collected 60 pound of pecans from our four pecan trees. They will soon start falling again. We dry them and store them in the freezer or in mason jars. We are definitely going to pick up as many as we can !
I knew I was gonna love this guy 15 seconds into his video. He said..."California is the supplier of most nuts to the U.S..." :)
😂😂😂 The truth is out there❗
got that right but not sure that it's the edible kind
@@chickadeetle 😂
Lol
Yep, fruits & nuts! 😂
I vacuum sealed nuts (Almonds, walnuts and pecans) in mason jars. 11 years and they were still perfect, No oxygen absorbers used. I did jellied candies the same way... those were good for 7 years and still soft. I also did peanut M&Ms.... 11 years... still perfect! I have the food saver mason jar attachments.
Hello-can this also be done with roasted and salted nuts? Can they be stored as well as plain walnuts and almonds? I like my smoke house almonds and I want to stick up. Thank you in advance!
Thanks for sharing, I have stuff stored the same way in just the last year or two, so it's good to beat fred back on life expectancy of the foods stored.
@@missa6882 yes you can store roasted and salted nuts but any time there is oil involved, the shelf life can be shorter
Ya... as an engineer I can't see any advantage to putting an oxygen absorber in something you are vacuum sealing. It won't hurt anything but if you suck all the air out you are also suck out all the oxygen so there is nothing for them to absorb. Eh... each to their own, keep what works in your area and we will all be better off, remember charity begins at home... aka make sure you don't need help before spending resource on others, you are not helping if you spend $20 helping other but need $30 yourself.
@@jnorth3341 the advantage of putting an oxygen absorber is backup. When or if the seal fails, for 7 cents, you still may have a mason jar full of consumable product. Lets face it, most preppers dont inspect their jars monthly, let alone weekly like they should
It's getting expensive watching you. LOL Everytime you talk about a shortage I have to go shopping to stock up. I also put the word out to other prepping households. Thanks for all that you do.
Lol .. I Know what you mean !! But Great Investments !!
Every time I watch prepper videos, I eat something. Ugh !
@@user-xe9uy5ly3i just grabbed a handful of cashews. 😂
If in a no power situation or if you food saver breaks you can use a manual brake bleeder as a vacuum pump. Just connect the tubing to the lid attachment and squeeze it till its sealed. They are an inexpensive and easy to use back up.
This is what I use as well. That way I don't have to bring out my foodsaver that I store in the garage lol.
Very helpful. Thanks.
I use a brake bleeder as well both my food savers stopped working.
What is a brake bleeder?
There are "better' hand pumps, I have used this one for several years when I don't want to drag out the vacuum sealer machine.
Ordering all the nuts I plan to use for Christmas baking fir the next few years today! ….however I better seal and hide them quick because any nuts never last in this home.
Thanks for the info. I have avoided stocking up on nuts. Not anymore. Thank you for testing these things for us.
Same.
We use a oxygen & a moisture absorbing packet in everything.
You are a great teacher. I really appreciate the way you explain things.
I use the vacuum sealer or the oxygen absorbers. I never use both.
HINT: when opening number 10 cans, seal the remainder of product in quart jars to prevent discoloration (and moisture) to impact the food.
Aunt Lizzy, thank you for saying you don't use an oxygen absorber when vacuum sealing. I got confused when AP did it. Do you know if you can vacuum seal raisins? I suspect they could harden but soaking in water should plumb them up. Thanks
@@m.b.g.2235 I wouldn’t vacuum seal raisins. If I were to do anything, I would put them in a glass jar with a silica pack.
@@auntlizzy1308 .. thanks for the information. I do have disscant packs, which I assume are the same thing as silica. I'm trying to find ways to store some baking good items, like raisins, for a time when we can't get any.
I vacuum seal mine with the food saver as flat as can be and then toss them in the freezer. Have had nuts for years that way.
Hi, Nunna. I do the same.👍😀
@@LC-777 I don't know because I use the nuts for baking and NONE of that is healthy or nutritious. 🤣🤣🤣🤣
@@LC-777 I know that freezing vegetables stops the loss of nutrients so I would guess it's the same for nuts. Plus they're vacuum sealed.
@@nunnabeeswax2397, baking and sweets aren’t good for my waistline, it it definitely a health food for my brain! I’m much nicer in the mornings after a few cups of coffee and a cookie!😂🤣😂
Can you do all types of nuts this way?
I also will put on my label where I bought it from...like Costco or Fred Meyer. That way if there is ever a recall, then I know which bags to grab.
That is a great tip.
@@AlaskaPrepper I started doing that after I had purchased 2 cases of canned black bean...one from costco and one from another store. Costco sent out the recall and I was sitting with both cases wondering which one came from which store. Imagine food savering meat and you bought say chicken from diff stores...how would you know which to return and to what store? Moreover, how could you trust the chicken left in your freezer?
Good idea.
The main nuts grown in California are almonds, pistachios and walnuts. If you are going to store nuts, those would be good ones to stockpile.
If you have problem w/ cholesterol, walnuts are a natural help for that. Ten a day. Great food to have on hand.
I have been double sealing my bags ever since someone showed me the technique years ago. A belt and suspenders approach for a little added security.
As a little hint, I double seal the bags as an added insurance since I’ve occasionally had a seal fail. Especially for the freezer.
For those who are getting a Foodsaver for the first time, you will find it indispensable for prepping. I did rice in smaller quantities, beans and almost anything dry and they still hold theirseal after many years. The beans give off a gas over time (and after consumption), but that doesn’t mean you lost the seal. There is still no oxygen in there. Sharp objects like egg noodles will puncture the bag so they should be double bagged and handled carefully. Be sure to get an extra box or two so you have some after shtf. Lastly, meat sealed in foodsaver bags will not get freezer burn and keep in the freezer for at least a year.
Thanks AP for the demonstration.
I have used vacuumed sealed meat(frozen from my freezer,) up to 5 yrs with no freezer burn and tasted great.
@@sharmynbrass2858 I found a lost venison roast vacuum sealed from 2012 this spring. I cooked it 3/21 in the style of a Mississippi Pot Roast and it was totally fine. Tasted just like a fresh roast. Vacuum packaging is awesome for food storage!
@@w4ame Awesome information!
Last month I made a pot roast from meat which had been stored via a FoodSaver in 2018 and it was as good as when I bought it.
I like to put my pasta in a ziplock baggy first the vacuum and seal, or parchment paper lining the inside of the bag and then vacuum and seal. Allows the noodles not to puncture the bags and works well.
I was always told that you cannot seal nuts for long term because of the oil content that they would go rancid. I see that you store them for six years so I am definitely going to do the same thing. Thank you so very much for the information and God bless you Rudy!💕💕💕🙏🙏🙏
Just remember @MJYouAreNotAlone1 Rudy is in Alaska. Any warmer climate and the oils simply will not fair as well. Go ahead and try but check frequently/monthly
Always heard that too.
I have kept slivered almonds for years packaged well in the freezer. I also keep pecans and walnuts that way
Thank you everyone!
Thank you, I was told not to freeze nuts, because the oils break down. In deep Southern Tx. For ground cover when the grass dries off I use peanuts in front yard. An oat for summer grass along side yard and back yard. My new neighbors dislike the 14" height, but am exempt from 12" rule because it's in native grass and a grain.
Blessings and be well.
I vacuum seal nut in bags too and freeze some, but don't add an 02 absorber. We love the no peanuts nuts mix from Sam's, $12. Bought a brand new container before I left for Georgia. There wasn't a nut left when I got home.😵😞 Need to restock and hide the jars or I won't get any.😄 Reminds me of Viktor and your M&Ms. Have a blessed day. 💙
@J T in our climate, do u think that nuts will last in a 78* house in mylar or mason? Or do u always freeze? Frozen ones have taken on freezer smell but I have never vacuum sealed for freezer.
I live in Georgia. Keep house at 78-77. I vacuum seal some in half gallon jars and vacuum seal in bags and put in freezer. I keep original bags in cabinet for around a year with no problem.
@@pinschrunner I vacuum seal and freeze what will fit in the freezer. Sealing keeps out the freezer smell. Also store some in the prep room. That room stays 72 or below. It doesn't have high ceilings, the window is blocked, and I keep the fan on.
@@JT-2012 it is much hotter here inland. No room in our house is 72* during the Spring, Summer or Fall. Maybe wintertime.
@@pinschrunner I think our prep room is cooler because it's on the east side of the house and I inserted Styrofoam sheets into the windows. I also did that in the toilet room in my bathroom and a bedroom window. Both on the west side and got hot in the afternoon. After putting the Styrofoam in the windows I noticed the rooms cooled down a lot.
This video makes all of the squirrels envious
So many say you can’t do nuts because of the oils. So glad you showed us!
I was instructed not to use oxygen absorbers with nuts due to the risk of botulism type poisoning since many nuts are very fatty and have high moisture content. A little confused here….
Level out product in bag before sealing. They stack better. When I do ground beef after its weighted I put ball into bag and vacuum. Then I level beef to a flat square.
Ball? What ball do you put? 🤔 I'm not following you.
@Debra Toma oh lol. I'm over here thinking what ball is she putting in there to get it level 🤦
@@TacklingTheGiants ball of ground beef.
@@jeffriffel4364 lol thanks
@Debra Toma yup vacuum then flattened.
Thanks!
Rudy, many pecans are grown in TX, GA, & SC. One other thing to know about pecan crops, there are years that growing conditions are "perfect", but the trees may only produce 25-50% of normal levels. That's just a quirk in the way they are. That's why some years the price of pecans are jacked way up.
Here in Mississippi we grown pecans and peanuts
We have a pecan tree farm in North Texas and some years we get no pecans and some years the trees are loaded.
Even if not for long-term food storage, this is a great way to store nuts if you don't go through them very quickly. I'll leave a small portion in a regular package for immediate use, and vacuum seal the rest, that way I don't have to worry about them going stale over time before I get around to using them.
The one down vote is from Mr. Peanut he doesn’t Like you storing peanuts for the future , must eat them now.
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Lol
So true 😂
Much oilier.
Hahahahaha
I like how u showed ur self looking at it, smelling it, then tasting it..for new people so they are doing things safely
Nuts added to payday preps! Had no idea they would last this long.
You are such a wonderful teacher and you bless this community with your talent. Thank you.
That’s it ,I am buying a vacuume sealer. I can’t believe how simple it is 👍🇬🇧
Oh yes, and way worth the cost! I go shopping like for value packs or family packs of meat then separate portions, food saver the meat without oxygen absorbers, then freeze the meat. I label date, what is in the bag...like 3 boneless chicken breast, costco, and date. I recently started putting weight on my label too. You will not regret your purchase and the amount of food waste is greatly reduced.
@@kellyhamilton460 ... You explained it perfectly. I found a pkg of chicken that I put in just a freezer storage bag. Compared to others I now do with the food saver it was unbelievable. Ice formed in the bag, skin was shriveled. I tossed it.
Be careful and check reviews for vacuum sealers. The last two I bought, the first vacuum pump went out after a few weeks, and the second, after LESS THAN TEN SEALS! The same brand lasted for many YEARS when my grandma and I had them about twenty years ago.
I bought a 150.00 food saver and it was a piece of crap so I returned it. Then I bought one on Amazon for 37.00 and it works fantastic. I could be happier with it!
Foodsaver no longer makes the jar cap sealers BUT you can find them on Ebay, Amazon etc.. Unfortunately, they have tripled, if not quadrupled, in price over the past few years.
Thank you so much. I have been putting off doing my almonds and other nuts because I am using the bags and not jars. Living in earthquake country I try to stay away from glass as much as possible. You are the first person I’ve seen using bags and clearing up the yes or no on the oxygen absorbers. Thanks!
Your a wonderful human 🥰 binge watching you
Thank you Rudy this is a very important thing to know.
I love your page.
Thank you so much for this video! I know you are a gift from God because I was just gifted a huge amount of nuts all different kinds. I placed them in the freezer! I only have a small deep freezer and with the nuts and the blackberries that I have gotten it is completely full. I don’t think I could find a place for a small frozen ice tray. Now I can get them out of the freezer and bag them up and store them in the pantry with everything else that is my long term storage. I have just started prepping and have been totally amazed at how much the Father in Heaven has provided for me. I have lots of food that I will be learning how to can and preserve.
Headed to Winco to buy some nuts in bulk. I always thought nuts would go bad if stored beyond a certain time period. Thanks for clearing this up. Also loved your interview with Wall Street Silver.
I have the food saver jar attachments but I dont use my food saver machine to seal my jars... I got a brake bleeder pump vacuum pump, this takes no electricity and you can use it anywhere.
This is really good to know. I dry canned a LOT of flour, rice, and beans just to make sure they were bug-free, but I didn't know I could do nuts as well to keep them fresh. I have a little bit put away, but I passed up a decent price on nuts the other day because I don't have freezer space and there's only so long they'll keep before they go stale (or rancid in the case of high-oil nuts like walnuts).
Thank you for the information. Will do!
Just checked the can of Nido Forticada (the milk replacer) that was opened, then stored w/ original cover, in the back of my frig . You know where everything fresh gets frozen. Best buy was 2016. It's was fine.
AP, thanks for the hint about storing nuts with an O2 absorber and vacuume sealed jar, because I have way too many in my freezer and could Really use the space.
Good to know about Nido.
Thank you! I have several cans of it and was wondering how long it would last!
Yes me too
Excellent information and video. Thank you.
I dry ovened walnuts back in March 2021 in pint Mason jars. I opened this week, still tasty, not rancide. I store in a cool dark basement.
My vacuum sealer & dehydrator were the 2 best purchases I made with my stimulus money last year. No more wasted food & money thrown away. I’m currently vacuum sealing flour in 1/2 gallon Ball jars with 2 coffee filters on top with my Foodsaver jar attachment. Expect flour prices to rise & become less available due to droughts & wildfires. Stock up now on the items you use everyday.
Couple you please explain where the filters go? Thanks
Are the coffee filters there to prevent flour dust from getting in the tubing?
@@Isaiah41_10 Yes
@@ggstorm9777 I put flour in the jar & leave about a half inch headspace (from the flour to the top of the jar). Then I put the 2 coffee filters on top of the flour, making sure the flour is entirely covered. Then I use my Foodsaver vacuum seal attachment for jars & run the sealer. The coffee filters prevent the flour from being sucked up into the tubing & machine. You can also leave the unopened flour in its bag, place in a vacuum sealer bag & then seal. The paper wrapping prevents flour from being sucked into the machine.
@@pamt3915 thank you so much!💚💜💙
This is great information! Typically I purchase nuts whenever there's a good sale and throw them in the freezer to have for holiday baking. I've notice that sometimes they still tend to get a little rancid. This will not only keep them fresher but save me a good amount of much needed freezer space too!
Why do you put an oxygen absorber in there if you use the food saver? You shouldn't have to do both(one or the other I think).
I believe it is done as a second measure . I do this as well.
@Timothy Mckee desiccants do that not oxygen absorbers
Thank you so much! I love nuts and you’re right! There will be shortages and skyrocketing prices. Tomorrow!
Great step by step on vacuum sealer. I've been procrastinating. Can you demonstrate a Berkey water filter? Does size matter? Is it about storing more prior to filtering?
I ate a 5yo jar of pesto yesterday. Even tho it has oil in it, it tasted 100% fresh. No rancid flavor at all. I was impressed ;)
Thanks again for the wonderful video. Reminded me that I need to get some extra nuts to stock up.
Also good if you live in a area that you can pick up from the woods or if you have the trees in your yard on the southern states
Thank you so much for doing this series. I have always wondered but never knew someone to actually try it.
God bless you.
Thank you for sharing your method of saving food.
Excellent information! Nuts are definitely on the preps list now. They are so calorie dense. They are a must for good nutrition when SHTF. Good to know we can store them for the long term.
Thank you for this video! Vacuum-sealed mine 3 years ago. Good idea to do in smaller packages! 👍
Here in Florida the nuts in the card board cans spoil quickly i never stockpiled them for that reason now will give it a try
You can now by mylar bags made for the food saver. This has the added advantage of no light penitration and holds a seal longer than plastic.
Mylar is plastic. It's polyester.
I also vacuum seal in glass mason jars. I own the Gamesaver silver Foodsaver vacuum sealer. I also use mason jars to vacuum seal dry goods. I usually stuff a clean dry coffee filter on the top then out the canning lid and adapter and vacuum seal. Mine is 10 years old and still fresh.
Thanks for sharing!
I learned from one of the lady preppers on here that you can use a hand brake bleeder so if you don't have electric you can still seal your food items.
Thanks Rudy!
Good idea. Thanks.
Spot on timing! I was given 2 large bags of walnuts and wasn't sure how to preserve them Long term.
Thanks for the dry canning reminder. I haven't done any in a while and am about to get into it again. I have accumulated some packages in food pails from getting home late after work from the store, that I need to dry can.
We grow lots of pecans and peanuts here in Georgia. I have a few pecan trees in my yard.
You are so fortunate! I was born and raised in Texas and boy do I miss those pecans!
Yum!!
Wow. Gotta get me wunna those things! My first time visiting your channel. GRRREAT tute, dude. Thank you! Have yourself and awesome and blessed day.
@Alaska Prepper, Never use an oxygen absorber and moisture absorber together. The oxygen absorber needs that moisture to work properly. By using BOTH you render the oxygen absorber inoperable, hence the reason it was still pliable as if it were brand new in this video. Peace
Thank you for showing us your method and the results. The last walnuts I got hadn't even reached the best buy date and already had a rancid taste and smell. 🇺🇸👍❤
Nuts are one of my main foods, and I’ve been worried about this because I’ve heard that since they’re fats they go rancid. I just opened one of those plastic jars of planters I bought when the pandemic started, and yes, they were rancid. I’ve got a vacuum sealer and I hope vacuum sealing them in plastic bags works.
I appreciate how thorough you are!
Don't use oxygen absorbers with anything that has oils.
Ive hered from several different places, just curious why ?
@@eddie45658 Thats prime situation for botulism. I'm pretty confused on this too as general food knowledge is not to use an O2 absorber on anything that's not truly dry. But here he's saying the opposite.
Thank you for this video!
Thx for reminder to get these attachments. Paused video & ordered. Will get a manual brake bleeder one when I can, in case these fail & supply chain is an issue.
I use the break bleeder to vacuum seal. Never thought to do nuts. Thank you AP!
Thank you ❤️
Hi Alaska prepper I just went to Costco yesterday in Tampa Bay Florida. I just soaked my 2 pound bag of pecans and had them in the oven and they’re all nice and stored and sealed tight containers. We need them as snacks. They turn out really good it’s too bad I can’t post pictures on here. Anyway thanks for doing these videos on how to store various nuts. And by the way my Costco cashier was from Alaska and he worked at the Fairbanks Costco where you shop. He’s here in Clearwater Florida now.
Fast Forward Oct '22- I have been watching you daily for about 6mths. I had been slow prepping for about a year at that time, then bamm. I upped my game. This is great info on the nuts. I haven't purchased many because of the risk of them going bad. I am storing them right now in mason jars and I'll grab more next time I am out. SHTF is just around the corner. Stay safe.
I just started about 6 months ago and cramming trying to learn all of this.
It's been interesting but I'm starting to feel a tiny bit better though everytime I check something off, something takes its place 🤣😂.
This video is so valuable to me, thank you!!
Thank you so much for testing nuts!
I save the dessicant packs from pill bottles for dehydrated veggies.
Such a great idea!
I have wondered if they will work.
Thank you. Exactly what I needed to know.
That's cool. So surprised because of the oils. Good on the nuts 🥜🥜 walnuts
How long have you been prepping? You sure have a lot of great ideas! Thanks so much for your help and advice! God bless!
Thanks for sharing 😁
For pecans you need to place on a parchment lined baking pan and bake for 15-20” to sweat out the oil. Cook and then pack
"Rudy's Encyclopedia for Living Your Best Life In Uncertain Times"--------God bless you and your family--------Thank you for all you do, we always learn soooooo much!
Great info! Thanks @Alaska Prepper
Thanks 4 video. I had some that came in a bag and the nuts absorbed the chemicals from the packaging. It was nasty. Thanks 4 this video. So helpful
I have been researching the oxygen absorbers and when to use them or not. A couple sites say not to use them with anything that has oils. There seems to be a lot of conflicting opinions on that. I want to preserve some pecans and almonds so since it worked for you I'm going to try it too. Thanks!
I love this channel...my grandma Cooper would have loved you.
Thats just what I was looking for, thanks. THUMBS UP THERE AND HERE!
Good morning Mister Alaska Prepper, liked the video very much. I really like and appreciate you taking the time to show us newbies the proper way of storing different types of foods. You didn't mention it but Georgia is generally the number one producer of Peanuts and Pecans in the U.S. Our weather this year has been pretty decent, but we did have a terrible storms come through South Georgia from hurricane Michael and a virus to last years crop that really has affected prices. Pecan trees were terribly affected by Michael and are still struggling to return. Prices just continue to rise.
Great information.
You are right. ours went up at least a dollar on pecans and walnuts I'm not sure sure Several cents. Great for later or just fresh for the holidays. Thank you
We have a love of almonds that we bought. I kept thinking there has to be a way to preserve them. Thanks AP. I know what Im doing next week.😄
We are in South Carolina. Last fall we collected 60 pound of pecans from our four pecan trees. They will soon start falling again. We dry them and store them in the freezer or in mason jars. We are definitely going to pick up as many as we can !
Good info I did not know about oxygen absorbers.
I freeze pecans & walnuts. Works well for me
Love your videos. A lot preppers always saying crackers or nuts not worth long term storage and vaccum seal bags aren't the best to use.
Walnuts are great for your ❤
What about seeds? Like chia and flax?
I think you’re right. God bless Kansas