Freezing Broccoli w/Vacuum Sealer (using a favorite trick) 

I have the same machine, u need to make sure your bag is fitted inside the vacuum tray ..I reuse my bags quite a few times, I also flip the used bags to make sure the curve side fits inside the vacuum tray section

I love my vacuum seal machine, thank you foe showing how to seal fresh vegetables. You did a great job at explaining it all. Thank You!

I've never seen anyone demonstrate how to blanche vegetables, so thank you for the show & tell. As for suggestions on how you can re-use your empty bag roller, remove gift wrapping ribbon from their original rolls when the rolls are almost empty, and then wrap the ribbon around the bag roller and throw the original spools into the recycle bin. To keep the ribbon from unwinding, secure the ends with a small piece of tape, or tie a narrow ribbon around it. By storing the partial spools of ribbon this way, it makes it easier to see at a glance how much of each kind you have left. It also saves space in your storage area. I buy the large spools of Christmas ribbon at Costco and they take up a lot of space even when the spool is almost empty. You can also slice the roller and slip it over a thin clothes hanger to protect your pants from getting creases. Or you can use the covered hanger to store necklaces and bracelets in your closet where they won't get tangled up.

Thanks for showing me how to blanch veggies!❤

Very nice video….Thank you

Using a larger bag you can seal more broccoli and decant amount needed for each use and reseal bag saving more material.

Thank you for sharing. I learned a lot 😊

I did learn something today, thank you. Lovely lady, I'm going to enjoy using my Machine..😊🎉

I just read your description and that's what I was thinking you should try... curling the tops downward. So, yay! I'm glad that worked! You're a whiz at dishwashing!! We recently made kaleidoscopes by using thick mirror-type paper, cut lengthwise in strips, forming a long triangle (mirrors facing the middle) and placing that inside a cardboard tube. There were a couple ways to make the design once we got to that point. I'm sure you could find directions online if you wanted to use your tube to make a kaleidoscope!

Thank you. Very helpful.

Thank you very useful

I have a food saver and my instructions say put the shinny or glossy side down that's why they put it on the roll in that direction. Happy freezing I do it all the time and I also live at around 5000 feet

❤ thanks!

Try turning your bags over. The smooth side of the bag goes up and the bumpy side goes down.

One very good way to reduce the mess when you are cutting the flowering part into pieces is to cut through the stem ONLY. Then, tear it through the flower. The broccoli flowererettes will separate neatly and the resulting mess will be far less. And it only takes a second or two.

Try resealing the bottom of the bag. Bought a box of bags and they would not seal. So I had to seal above their seal and it worked. Was more careful with brands of bags after that. Used my empty rolls to make cord protectors. Would cut the roll the desired length roll up excess cord and thread it through writing on the roll what the cord goes to. Made my life a whole lot easier

Wonderful information. I am hoping for a good broccoli harvest this year too. What variety do you like to grow?

I follow my canning book instructions to the letter when I'm pressure canning, but freezing, not so much, I like to use broccoli in casseroles and I also like to roast it, and if I put it in boiling water, brought the water back to a boil and then boiled it five minutes and tried to do either of those things, it would be a soggy, overcooked mess. I blanch it only enough to get that bright green color, probably about 1 to 2 minutes at most, not even enough time to bring the water back up to a boil, which seems to be enough to kill the enzymes on the surface that can make frozen veggies lose color and flavor. Then I ice it briefly and give it a thorough spin in my salad spinner to get most of the water out. From there I do exactly what you do. So far, that very limited blanching time seems to work very well, and I can't think of any way that would be unsafe.

Flip your bag?! I couldn’t tell from the video, but it is easier if you follow the natural curve of the bag from being on the roll! If that makes sense?!?! It just lays perfectly flat, seals easier.

Look up companion planting they also have books on the subject. You plant some plants that attracts bugs that will eat your broccoli bugs. Plant certain plant around the garden to keep rabbit or ant out of your garden. Try it! A lot of the remedies work great

I used some insect netting over my cabbage this year. Those dang moths! I think it would work for brocolli, just leave a lot of extra netting to allow for growth. Good luck.

Use a salad spinner to get the water off before you put them on the tray

Good information! Thank you😊Regina

Me gusto mucho, pero yo soy coda, usaria menos bolsa! 😬😬

Double seal first 🌞

How do I find out what Altitude I am in? lol.

Use roll for holding canning rings!

You need to empty the water tray under the seal vacuum strip when you have moisture. Each bag empty it or your going to get water in motor

Have you tried collards this way?

You can drink that water too

I always thought blanching was between 1-2 minutes. 5 minutes is cooked.

Really should not use knife that way ,never cut towards your self, always away!

Heck just buy frozen broccoli at the store,bring it home,put it in a vacuum sealer and seal it up!!! Frozen veggies are cheaper anyway. I'm not going to go through all the stupid steps. There's an easier way.

5 min. is enough to cook your brocolli.