“A few years ago I inherited a Food Saver Vacuum Sealer from my mother-in-law.
It came complete with lots of plastic bags, a couple of canisters and a funny looking cap thing called a “jar sealer”. I figured it was just another kitchen gadget that she saw on the TV and it looked like a big waste of money to me. I was wrong. The plastic bags and canisters that came with it I really didn’t have too much use for.
But the canning jar sealer attachment was another story.
Walnuts, chocolate chips, baking chocolate, prunes, raisins, crackers, shortbread cookies and candy are just some of the food items that I like to keep on the shelves of my long-term food storage pantry now that have a vacuum sealer…”