Vacuum Sealers, O2 Absorbers & Desiccants 

Excellent teaching skills. Your teaching style makes learning comfortable.

Not only are you a wonderful teacher, but you are a genuinely caring person who wants others to benefit from your knowledge. You are very much appreciated and I find when I really have a question about food preservation for storage....I refer to your videos. Thank you for all your time, effort and talent that you share with us.

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Clearly she’s a top notch Teacher.

For sharp items with sharp edges like penne pasta, or most pastas, place it in a paper bag, then a mylar or plastic foodsaver bag, then vacuum seal. I learned the hard way when my pasta punctured the mylar bags.

Hi Pam and Jim, I wish all of my teachers in school would have been at least 1/4 as interesting as you in making your videos. I really enjoy all of your informative information. Please be safe in this crazy world.

"Dont reuse the ones that came in your new shoes!" Clearly, you know people :) Well said.

Pam, if I could give this video a thousand likes I would, this has helped me understand this process so much! Thank you and Him for ALL that you do!

Every time you upload I learn something new

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Good Lord Lady! As usual, you have created a video that answers my questions! I purchased equipment, food and supplies ... and had to keep thinking and rethinking (and looking up) how to prepare each type of food! NOW, thanks to YOU, I can use my brain and my Rose Red given knowledge, to proceed on my own! thank you from Nova Scotia! xo

Professor Pam, Thank you! You have created a new canner here. I can't stop watching all of your truly educational videos! I learn even more when I do a re-watch! You are the absolute best teacher I have ever had! Again, thank you!

I buy my flour in 25 lb bulk bags then measure 5 lbs flour into paper lunch sacks fold over and tape, then place in plastic vacuum bags as you did. Label and date.

Is it just me? I return to this video to refresh my mind and find my heart full of joy hearing her again, never gets old. Love it, we need this in this day and age!

Thank you for being my 'Go To' source especially for food preservation. My daughter and I plan to join forces and focus more on gardening, food storage.

I really do appreciate this video. I’m 73 and grew up on home canned foods. I am getting ready to buy a sealer and bags and both kinds of packs. I have concluded that although my husband and I have no place to store foods long term, we yet need short term emergency foods. And I get pretty tired if finding weevils in the flour or oats or rice. Because I like to make bread too! Thank you!

I wish I could have found a video like this years ago!

Perfect timing for this video! I’ve been doubting myself on how to store a couple dry goods. People say flour & rice need to go into the freezer to kill bugs but my mom never did that and if I remove oxygen wouldn’t that kill bugs? So you answered my question! I was thinking of vacuum sealing my flour just as you did so I can stop doubting myself and do it. Wish I had those handy square buckets 😃 I greatly appreciate you!

I’m fairly new to food storage for long term so I’m learning a lot and really appreciate you and all the research and testing you do. Thank you for such great information and “cheats”.

I used my Food Saver to seal Mylar bags with oxygen absorbers in them. I only did one seal on the bag. It didn't work. So, I should have double sealed them. I ended up using a hair straightener to reseal the Mylar bags after adding some new oxygen absorbers. Thank you for the very best videos on food preparation. You are the best!!!

Let me just say…YOU ARE AWESOME 👏 I love knowing the science behind what we do. It’s very important and you convey the knowledge in such a way as not to bore me to tears! 🤓

Awesome! This is just what I needed. Have been debating about storage vacuum, obsorbers. You are definitely the bestest.

I have to say, you have answered all my questions and more...you are my go to for prepping now and always. Thank you so much for taking the time to do this.

New name change? "That "Woman with a Gadget also Cheats". So thorough in this presentation............excellent.

I have found that when the jars sealers aren’t working sometimes it is due to residue in the gaskets. If you take the gaskets out and wash and dry everything thoroughly it helps.

Love your method of teaching! The look on your face when you said, "I love science!" I'm right there with you! Thankyou, many blessings!

Thank you for that very informative video. I haven't used Oxygen absorbers or desiccants because I didn't know how to use them. I'm going to use my foodsaver today on all my flours, crackers, etc. that I have stored. I was starting to worry about my dry goods. You may have saved me a lot of $. Thanks so much. :-)

Superbly presented. I think you not only give us the most comprehensive information BUT your delivery is so pleasant we are enticed to listen and learn! Thank you

I love love love your cheat using the plastic tabs with Mylar bags to vacuum seal! Never felt comfortable with the way people on other channels did them. I just love how witty you are!

You are just so knowledgeable with all this. Thank you so much for teaching us. You are such a wonderful teacher. X

didn't realize you could use a spacer to seal. How awesome is that !

Great teaching. One other item I use to vacuum seal my mason jars is a Brake Bleeder. Very easy to use, not expensive, and requires no power other then your hand to pump the air out of your canning jars so it is perfect for a grid-down scenario. It is quicker than getting out your machine especially if you are just doing one or two jars, for example sealing up your jar of dry cereal after breakfast. Just look for "vacuum sealing with brake bleeder" and you'll find an assortment of videos.

Thanks for the spacer tip on the regular jar sealing!! You cured my problem. Thanks again for EVERYTHING you do for us all!

Pam, this video was GOLD! I knew about vacuum seal, O2 absorbers and dessicants, but honestly wasn't certain about when to use each and how they can be used together. Thanks so much for this precious information!

Thank you for your idea of an upside down lid! I go nuts with that small blue rubber coming off every time! You saved my sanity!

This hack to vacuum mylar bags is brilliant!! So many other YT's dont know of this hack. I just shared this hack on another page.

I enjoy your style of teaching. Precise and easily understood.

Thank You, been vaccum sealing, your right on mylar bags not sealing. I use a mini flat curling iron for mylar bags. Your suggestion for 2 strips are great also.

Your explanations are fabulous. I knew nothing about this type of storage before watching. Got a deal on a vacuum sealer at the thrift store today. In one video, i learned enough to feel confident to begin and succeed. Im ordering supplies so i can start preparing my food to last longer. Thanks for this excellent channel!

I love your tutorials and knowing that I am getting scientific facts/reasoning along with them! I wish you would write a book on food storage because you have so much knowledge with the scientific background to not only inform but educate.

I sent my son and grandson this information. No one better to explain this than you. Thank you so much for the knowledge and common sense way to apply it these things .

I am happy that you show us how to preserve foods so well. I am Japanese watching your video and doing the things you fully explained . thank you so much and I am so grateful that you have been doing all your work.

What a lesson. Such a wealth of knowledge. Thank you. What a teacher.!

You are awesome and my go-to source. Your ability to explain concepts with clarity and succinctness cannot be matched. My confidence is preserving food and making preparations for the unknown future is due to the information you have provided in your videos. Thank you, my guru.

I love your video's. Thank you for sharing your experience and wisdom which is sorely needed.

Thank you so very much for sharing so much more about preserving our food. I have a vacuum sealer that I originally purchased just for freezing food, and it is so much like your vacuum sealer with attachments. I only need to order the attachment for the top of jars. I recently found your channel, and things are slowing down for what I do in taking care of my husband with cancer as he is getting so much better since January. I will have time to get more food preserved. God bless you and your husband, and God bless America 🇺🇸 and help the world in these times.❤️

I loved it when you said “ I am getting better at cheating”. You are just a smart lady.😄. Thank you I love your channel.

Miss Pam, such an informative video this morning!!! And loved that you showed us how to vaccum seal a mylar bag, too cool!!! And before I even asked, you answered my question about your vaccum sealing jar attachments (did they come with your new machine or not)!!!! You must be getting better at anticipating my questions!!! 😅🤣 Love your channel!!!

A bazillion thank you's Rose.......

Where were you when I was in school? Your explanations & demonstrations are so clear & concise! Maybe more important you make me want to learn! Thank you!

Thank goodness I found you. I didnt have to listen to 20 minuets of fluff and channel promotion to get to the point. Love Love Love your channel . Me and Mine are about to jump in with both feet and cant afford big mistakes . Thank you for clearing up a bunch of misinformation from the experts on u tube. Subbed.

The one thing that I like above all the other videos on the same topic is the detail you go through to explain everything. There is no doubt left in what should be done. Another fantastic video!!

Thank you SO much for this video! I have been so confused about all of this...I freeze dry, dehydrate, and can my garden harvest, but have felt inadequate because I didn't understand what you taught with this video! I now feel like I can confidentiality store our harvest! You have been such a blessing to me!! Thank you!

I love the food saver strips for vacuum saver! Wow I never knew!

Your instructions are fanominal. I can imagine you as outstanding when you were teaching. 💛👍🙌

Pam, you are an amazing teacher ! So knowledgeable and succinct! Thank you for sharing your wisdom and your compassion. I feel like i'm in a life classroom with you !!

Another fabulous lesson thank you so much. Unlike you I live in 90 to 98% humidity for a lot of the year because I’m in Northwest Florida I learned a lot from you today on how to store my seeds because that is a real problem here even if I put them in the freezer. Please don’t take the time to respond to my comments unless I ask a question because I know your time is so valuable I really do appreciate you I’d love to meet you someday if you ever do any kind of classes I might make a trip to Colorado!

You are brilliant! I should have gone to bed hours ago but I want to watch "just one more video".

I LOVE this HACK re vacuum sealing the mylar bags :) Go YOU !!!! xxxx

What great information and explanations!!! I believe this is what is lacking in a lot of prepping information. It’s great to know what to get and what to store, but to know WHY you do things a certain way is very helpful.

Another stellar video, and learning experience!! You answered a few questions that I had, as I am finally vacuum sealing my dry goods as I type this to you, and I am not dry canning!!.. lol. I simply search your videos first now, above all others, if I have any questions on a certain topic. Usually, you have made a video on the very things I need to know. I value your teachings and your knowledge. You have such extensive knowledge, on so many things. You are a treasure to all of us, thank you!

You are the greatest teacher EVER.

You give such clear, easily understood directions! I get more from your videos than ANY other channel I have seen on RU-vid! I love your calm presentation and through explanations! Thank you for sharing.

😃😃😃😃😃I feel you "really know" what you are talking about. Your demonstrations are spot on and I like that little cheat thing for your freeze dry bags. Wished I could get a food freeze dryer some day but with God's help ,maybe. Thank you miss Rose from the folks in the upland south.

This is another amazing video. You are the best science teacher I have encountered in the field of food preservation. Thank you for your efforts to educate everyone . We need help understanding the entire process; you teach not only the process but also the science! Science, what a wonderful thing.

You are a amazing woman. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge with me and giving me the information to protect myself and my family. The ability to store food safety is so important in today’s world. I pray Your cup runs over with blessing from the Father in Heaven.

She is thee first person that I can actually listen to without skipping ahead. Thank you for helping us! 🥰🙏🏽❤️

You are amazing! You make it easy and understandable on every video. God Bless you.❤️

I freeze beans, flour, nuts, & rice in their original packaging to kill larvae that may be in them. . I take them out of freezer & set them out for 24 hours. Then I vacuum seal or place in jars. I have not used oxygen absorbers, but probably should.

Love to watch you explain on how you do things and very patient and educational. Thank you for all you do ❤

No one, absolutely NO ONE, explains things as well as you do. Thank you and God bless!

Just a note. The rubber rings from tattler, etc. work wonderful with used flats for vacuum sealing. Also, don’t forget to take jar attachment apart and wash if it isn’t sealing. Happy food preserving!

Great information!!

Love your 'how to vacuum seal smooth bags' trick! Comes in very handy, for I bought smooth bags by mistake 👍🏻

Sure can tell you are a Scientist Pam - Great idea for the mylar bag vacuum sealing😊! Wonderful, helpful video. Thank you.

You are a Genius!

Hi Pam, I was wondering how long vacuum sealed flour would last. I have been buying extra and freezing but don’t have anymore space in the freezer. Thanks for teaching us how to prep. You are the best!

Listen and learn from this woman. As a novice I’ve learned so much from her. Research everything.

Gosh, this lady is SMART and a great teacher!

Really, really great tutorial!! So much learned here. I love all the information but I especially love the hack to get the milars to vacuum seal AND most of all the regular mouth vacuum seal attachment. I bought two and neither of them worked. Now I know!! How exciting! Thank you , thank you!!

Wow! That was great information. Pam, I recently discovered your channel and I have been binging on it ever since. You truly have a gift of teaching, and I'm blessed that you share so much of your knowledge.

Wow!!!!! The best presentation I have seen yet on this subject!!!!! You are a pleasure to watch and thank you for the info!!!!! You must be a Teacher!!!

I've watched this twice now, and I'm sure I'm not the only one. I'm so happy I found you, I'm learning so much. Thank you, thank you, thank you! Stay safe 😊 👋

Wonderful!! Thanks Pam and Jim for all you do. This was tremendously helpful! As always!🥰

Ha! FINALLY I know what I did wrong 😂 I should have figured it out on my own, but sometimes you're just blind. I tend to create an environment that is as hostile to life as possible when packaging food for our long-term storage. So both types of absorbers plus vacuum sealing. Recently, however, I had to do without my vacuum sealer and it felt like every second pack hadn't even formed a hint of vacuum. Yep, those were of course the ones in which the absorbers were next to each other. All the more annoying because I KNOW how O2 absorbers work 🙈 I, dumb, just haven't thought about it. Thanks for the informative video, that was exactly what I needed right now!

Slick hack on using the vacuum sealing textured bag to get your first seal on the Mylar vacuum sealed bag. Like the idea of putting the second seal on the bag too. 👍👍

Did not know how to use dessicant. Grateful for the knowledge.

Vacuum sealing marshmallows are cool to use when showing something being vacuum-sealed (in a jar of course)...lol They expand so large. It's fun to watch.

Thank you!!!!! You take all the fear out of preserving food!! Can't tell you how much your videos have meant. Because of you, I purchased a 23 qt Presto pressure canner and have canned 42 pints of beef and pork roasts so far, and have 15# of grass-fed ground beef in my refrigerator waiting to be canned with some onions (love that short-cut). And everything was canned without my old "fear of pressure canning"! I also just purchased a sealer and the attachments so I can start preserving that way - but was hung up on the oxygen absorbers and desiccants. What a timely video this was! Knowledge is power - and I thank you for passing your knowledge on to us. Keep the basics coming!! You are very appreciated. (I also think it's wonderful that preserving is something in which both you and Jim have an interest!)

I love how you explain things, it is easy to understand so it will be easy to remember. Love and appreciate your videos.

wow! what wonderful useful information!! The tip on adding the textured plastic with the mylar bags for vacuum sealing is a golden nugget of information!! Thank you so much!

Well Missy, you have just answered the questions I was preparing to ask you today. I'm so very grateful for your continued teaching. Thank you!!!!

I’ve been wanting to get oxygen/moisture absorbing packets for my non canned items. This is great timing! Thanks Pam..

I love you... started dehydrating after watching you..not a young lady turned 66 this year, but, I've learned so much from you...thank you

I was not brought up to preserve food at all, but I have watched so many of videos, and read so much. I live science too🎉 you make me feel so comfortable, I now have a well stocked pantry. Thank you 😊

Thank you for this greatly informative video! I actually STOPPED the video midway, got up out of comfy chair & tried the double lid method, using my small hand held FoodSaver device on a pint jar of candy…it worked PERFECTLY! I’m planning Christmas gifts in the pretty quilted patterned jars that I found 3 cases of on sale for HALF PRICE!!! I was having trouble getting the little ones to vacuum seal. My original FoodSaver machine from 20 yrs ago died & my new one (on sale @ Sam’s Club online) will arrive next week. Also, your method of tricking the Mylar bags into sealing is positively BRILLIANT!! I hope you include tips such as these in the cookbook you might be writing with your sister. I will be the first to buy it! ♥️. Thank you, again, for ALL the work you both put into these wonderfully educational videos. I’ve watched every single one!

I was just going to ask you to do a video on vacuum sealing to listen to your wonderful advice! You read my mind, Ms.Pam! I vacuum wrap almost everything that's not in my glass jars and for the freezer, especially my flour, sugar etc . I then use aluminum cans to store them in.

I start watching you 2 days ago and I've learned so much, your instructions are very good and easy to remember and you made thsi video that is very important for keeping the food for years.Thank you!

Where have you been all my life? I have learned so much from you in the past, what, a month, maybe less, than I've ever known. You are an excellent teacher, professor. ;-) Thank you very much.

I just enjoy your videos and how knowledgeable you are. I use both of these techniques and they work wonderful. Thank You again for your time, and expertise, very comfortable watching your video’s, I know you research and test things constantly. A honor and blessings to have you teach us. ✝️💟 Very appreciative !!!