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Food Savers - Do they really make a difference? I'm basically interested in
- Thread starter meryl
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janet-in-nc
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I don't think you will do well freezing slices of bread or cake. The vacuum will compress them too
much. A bagel might be OK. I freeze portions, maybe a third of a loaf of Italian bread. You could use it for sealing bricks of good cheese that you keep in the fridge or even freezer. Yes it will prevent freezer burn and help with mold formation on cheese in the fridge. You could spread bread or cake slices out on a flat surface in your freezer until they are firm and then freeze them I guess. I have never tried it. One thing that I thought would never work that I use a few times a year is freezing a big box of Cheerios to take to my grandkids in Switzerland. It works like a charm I put them in a big bag and they don't get crushed, just compacted. They travel without a broken Cheerio. Mostly I freeze individual meat portions that I buy at Costco like lamb chops and pork chops.
much. A bagel might be OK. I freeze portions, maybe a third of a loaf of Italian bread. You could use it for sealing bricks of good cheese that you keep in the fridge or even freezer. Yes it will prevent freezer burn and help with mold formation on cheese in the fridge. You could spread bread or cake slices out on a flat surface in your freezer until they are firm and then freeze them I guess. I have never tried it. One thing that I thought would never work that I use a few times a year is freezing a big box of Cheerios to take to my grandkids in Switzerland. It works like a charm I put them in a big bag and they don't get crushed, just compacted. They travel without a broken Cheerio. Mostly I freeze individual meat portions that I buy at Costco like lamb chops and pork chops.
I freeze single pieces of cake....
I cut the single pieces of cake and put them on a cookie and place them in the freezer. When they are frozen (overnight), I put them in the Foodsaver bag and manually suck the air out of the bag. I bring it down to when they just about start to get squished and stop and seal the bag. It does keep the cakes fresh. I've had some chocolate cake in the freezer for about 8 months and it is still good.
You definitely can't take all the air out of the bag or you will get 'flat as a pancake cake'. Ask me.....the first time I did this, my layer cake was as thin as a pancake and ruined.
I cut the single pieces of cake and put them on a cookie and place them in the freezer. When they are frozen (overnight), I put them in the Foodsaver bag and manually suck the air out of the bag. I bring it down to when they just about start to get squished and stop and seal the bag. It does keep the cakes fresh. I've had some chocolate cake in the freezer for about 8 months and it is still good.
You definitely can't take all the air out of the bag or you will get 'flat as a pancake cake'. Ask me.....the first time I did this, my layer cake was as thin as a pancake and ruined.