How to Vacuum Seal Jars Without Those Vacuum Seal Lids !!! 

I use a hand brake bleeder and the lid attatchment for a large mouth jar. Any small jar that will EASILY slide CAREFULLY into the mouth of a half gallon canning jar can be vacuum sealed this way. Awesome use for recycled pickle jars and dried spices.

This is the best food saver vacuum video ever 😅

You are a GREAT help! I have a bunch of glass jars that I can now use. Wonderful!!!

Thanks Angie. I didn't know that you could (re)-seal regular jars using the lid. Awesome savings demonstration!!!

I watched a video a few years back on YT where this man used a tall igloo cooler with the water/drink spout at the bottom front as a vacuum chamber. He put several jars filled with dry food inside, screwed the white lid back on, and put the vacuum hose into the dispenser spout while holding the drink button in then turn the vacuum sealer on. It worked...then he did a 1 gallon glass jar and it sealed too. There's different diy's or other items that could be used for sealing. Man he had a brilliant imagination, but it was so cool to watch him use an igloo (work truck type) cooler to get the job done!

Thanks for the video. I recently discovered I could vacuum my small mouth jars in the large canister when I didn't have that attachment. From your video, I discovered it will seal odd size jars also. Thanks again.

Thanks! Now we know what those canisters are for. During the jar shortage I had to put my dry goods in vac seal bags and non-canning jars; been saving all glass jars since.

Thank you so much. I did buy the lid attachment sealers but this will allow me to repurpose those old jars, which I think is fantastic.

Oxygen absorbers work well in those glass jars that won’t fit in the canisters. I also have the canisters from back in the day and ur absolutely correct that do work. Thanks for sharing!❤ Blessings to you and your families 😊

I'm watching again. I just got my canisters delivered from Ebay today. I didn't know there were so many different sizes. The big jar you showed that won't fit inside, I use with oxygen absorbers with dry foods and they seal it. YAY! Thanks for the help!

I bought a vacuum chamber from Rain Country and I love it. I bought the large one and can use odd jars that olives, salsa, medium pickles etc came in. I like buying things from Costco and because it’s just my husband and myself we lose foods like salsa because we can’t eat it fast enough. With Heidi’s husbands vacuum sealer I can reseal the jars after every use. Plus when the jars are empty I can seal nuts, dried beans, and dehydrated food in them. I wish they had one even a little bit bigger. I got my money back just in food I was able to save and jars I could reuse for things other than what came in it.

This is brilliant. Thank you

Thanks also for sharing. Going to look for those cannisters

Ingenious! That is a great use of the canisters as I've had a couple of sets and they don't hold the vacuum very well.

I forgot about this, thanks for reminding us😁❤

Good Job. Exactly what I do with any jar that I'm re-using. I listen for the pop when releasing the vacuum. Not all re-purposed jars will vacuum seal. The Mason Jar lid sealer does work faster since you are not trying to pull a vacuum in the whole canister. Watch for when they go on sale. Well worth it for Mason style jars.

I Love how Angie said, "I'll push this button and let all of the air Out" All righty then!👍❤

New Subscriber... Funny, I have a bag on the floor too. Have to vacuum them too! Thank you for the reminder!

great. thanks!

Great video, thank you 👍

I have tons of glass jars I’ve been stacking away. Too bad my sealer we just got not long ago doesn’t come with anything. Going to have to order soon. Thanks for sharing 🥰

thanks, I never would have thought of that

Paula's hubby; I made a vacuum sealer from an old 12 quart preasure cooker! A few fittings, a gauge, and a transfer pump for pulling the air out. I can seal 6 quart jars all at once!

I pull a partial vacuum on various car paint products that are moisture sensitive. I use a vacuum pump, length of vinyl tubing with the end wrapped in cloth, put the tubing near the the can's cap an cover it with a thin sandwich bag. I put a rubber band around the can to seal it. The cloth on the end of the tube stops the sandwich bag from sealing it off. It works great & a similar idea might work for odd sized jars for you.

Interesting there is another youtube channel called rain country that sells canisters or vacuum chambers as they are calling them. With theirs you have the option of using a food saver or brake bleeder to do the seal by hand. with how they make food savers to break in a few years nowadays i think its worth looking into. Glad this set up worked for you though

Pretty sure Foodsaver got rid of that large-sized canister. Looked high and low for it for days and it's nowhere to be found. Only smaller-sized canisters are available. I'm pretty sure Foodsaver found out what people were doing and got rid of the large size. They want people to buy their WAY overpriced canisters, but not to use them as vacuum chambers.

Awesome video Goddess! I've had a cheaper foodsaver & an Excalibur dehydrator since last yr but haven't used the foodsaver yet since my fur baby cat daughter passed on around that time & all the unboxing & most homestead vids around that time never got posted yet, but will hopefully catch up soon & start using it for my dehydrated & dry goods in old store jars I keep. It didn't come w/the jar attachment piece but hopefully I'll get one soon or use the break bleeder or this method if I find a canister☺

That’s great! I ordered a small hose and didn’t fit my jars. The canister sounds like a good solution! Thanks!

BEST TIP i saw ages ago, use the food saver canister to seal salsa jars/ pickle jars. Game changer b/c can seal those other jars and leave mason jars for canning.

Wow! Ty so much!

Check rain country. Using pvc pipe the made a canister for certain jars. And use a brake bleeder to get air out. Also another video I watched. The put a larger oxygen absorbers and then tape around lid or shrink wrap to seal lid.

During Covid I got lucky to find the small lid sealer, I already had the big one. They don’t make them anymore and you have to keep looking and be diligent. I still have pasta sealer from 2021.

Thank you, I didn't know .

Hi, this is quite brilliant! Do you know where to get a large canister? All i can find is smaller ones. I have a vacuum sealer that came with the hose attachment but not a canister🙃

Thank you 🙏

Thank you!!

You're just too stinkin' cute! Love your attitude. Thanks for sharing.

0:41 for some reason, this puts a big smile on my face

Greetings, love your video, and your energy !! Could you please tell me what the medium, and large, Vacuum canisters Model numbers are ??

Hubby gave me his old water cooler and made a hole in lid to vacuum seal. We also bought a large cookie jar and turned it into a vacuum chamber. Is also a video on RU-vid think maybe rain country not sure. On making vacuum chamber out of pvc pipe and a break bleeder or your foodsaver

For those big containers build a pvc pipe chamber to pull the air out

Thanks

Great tip good to know this thanks for sharing . 😉👍 I am wondering after 6 months would they still hold that vacuum seal ?

Great video!! learned so much. Can you tell me what the largest canister model # is or it's dimensions? I would like to search for it.

It is strange that it can suck out the air from another jar with a one-piece closed lid. Hadn't expected to learn that at all. Too bad that those canisters are hard to find though.

Where do you get the canisters from in uk we can only get storage vac canisters but there to put your produce in please

I have a food saver and the canisters, for dry goods I use ordinary shop bought jars good way to seal your dry goods and save the canning jars for the good stuff😊

Can you tell me which version I need to do this? Ive been wanting to do stuff like this. Does the Food Saver include the attachment to put the jars in or is that extra. There are a lot out there, so I don’t know which one to buy.

Can you tell me the name of the canister brand you're using? And do know if it is compatible with a vs3110 FoodSaver?

Is it possible to do this with regular screw-on metal lids? I'm referring to the kind that are like a like a one-piece Ball canning lid (if such a thing existed).

were did you get the canisters thank you GOD bless

Wow you know how to take the long road to get there

Hi. I loveeee this idea. Do you have a direct link of the canisters you got? Thanks.

Do you have a link for that tall vaccum canister?

Yeah but how tight/loose are you putting the lid onto the jar before placing into the plastic container. Trial and error, or just till you start to feel resistance?

I am pretty sure that I know the answers, but: even with new mason jar rings and lids this technique does not replace water bath canning for perishable foods? Regardless of new or reused jars/lids, this technique is to be used ONLY for dry goods, rice, beans, coffee, etc to vastly extend the shelf life/freshness?

Great video! I'm trying to find large enough canisters but to no avail. Does anyone have a link that would fit large size? I have over 60 RAO sauce jars which are just a little bit taller than a quart glass jar, and A mouth slightly smaller than your typical regular mouth

I can't find those canisters at all- I think foodsaver has stopped making them- found another set that will work- will be keeping my eye out at garage sales and goodwill

How tight do you tighten the jar lid before vacuum sealing

#replay where did you get the silver 1 pc canning lids?

I bought the lids. They don't work well at all. I have been waiting until summer and setting the jars outside. It gets hot enough here the jars seal naturally in the sun. I add a food grade silica packet to the jar as well. Just to make me feel better.

I cannot seem to find a canister large enough for jars...bummer. Any links?

Hi, where did you purchase your vaccum canister?

Where did you get that giant vacuum jar from? I need one.

Where did you buy the canisters?

Where did u get the canisters. I Need them. Please respond

Where can I get one of those sealing vacuum jars, I can't find where their sold.

Where can you purchase those kind of canisters to help seal?

Ive tried this with the rechargeable hand vacuum pumps. Doesnt work. I assume the pump isnt strong enoigh to suck enough air out

Do you have to wipe the top of the glass jar with vinegar n then seal?

So you don’t use oxygen absorbers before when you seal your jars?

Do you dehydrate foods and use this method to store them?

How long can you store beans or legumes?

Where did your containers come from? I'm not finding them anywhere.

Where can you find the canisters?

Where do I get the large vaccum sealer

Where can I get these canisters from? I need these!

Where can we buy the canisters?

Where do find your large canisters?

I don't get how it can pumps the air out if the jar is already closed and sealed, but anyway it does something bc the lid goes down like after u put it in the oven or boil it and then let it rests at warm temp

Where can we get those canisters?

So where did you find these canasters ????

Where can I get the canister jars ....

where is the link for it..!

SO where can I get these?

This was good for when it works..Some jars do not seal with this method or the seal break very quickly within a 24 hr time space...I have all of the following HOPING FOR A RELIABLE SEAL ON USED JARS.. Commercial chamber seal vacuum packer..Deni vac system, food saver with the canisters you are using..I have tried softening the lid seals by using a plate warmer blanket.. Limited success on long term sealing..Iv been canning for 20 years.. Comments on other possibilities for used jars welcome.. Iv e mailed commercial producers of vacuum sealers to ask about any products ,but a standard answers given USED PRODUCE JARS SHOULD NOT BE REUSED FOR VACUUM SEALING!!! This info is UK AND EUROPE products and jars only.. Lochness Scottish Highlands..

When you press the valve you are letting air into the cylinder not out. All the air was sucked out.❤

Unfortunately, the vacuum canister sets can no longer be found. I do wish that I could find a set. Any recommendations on where to find currently?

I have a love/hate relationship with ALL vacuum seal options. BUT, my experience is that your vac sealer is running WAY longer to achieve a full seal. That’s a lot of sucking time...WEARING OUT your $ machine. It’s better to just buy those FS caps. In the LONG run it’s cheaper to NOT abuse your $ Foodsaver. Save the canister for the odd size jar lids that the foodsaver caps don’t fit. Just my own opinion based on experiments, with many versions.

I have about 200 lbs of beans

I use a vacuum sealer with the plastic roll, which is heat proof for sous vide cooking. Job done right size every-time. What a waste of time and cost using those vacuum pots and glass jars together. I have many packs of dried and in freezer fresh vegetables. This method shown here is a waste of money and space.

Lord you take for ever to explain something that take 3 minutes

Good information. Just could do without the excessive yammering and silliness!

Hi from UE, have you a link for those big canister tk you

great! thanks!

Thank you 🙏

Where can you find those canisters?