I may be the last person on earth to find out about the Food
Saver Jar Attachment. I always thought they
were meant to be used with special jars and had no idea that they were used
with mason jars. How I found out about them
is even crazier. I saw a woman using one
on the TV show “Doomsday Preppers”. A quick search of Amazon led me to the
necessary attachments for regular and wide mouth jars. A search on You Tube gave me a quick lesson
in using the attachments.
You need: Food Saver
Regular (or Wide Mouth) Jar Sealer & a Food Saver
It is important to remember that this is not to be used for
foods that need to be heat canned. I use
it for storing dry or dehydrated items.
Step 1: Fill you
jars, leaving a bit of head room at the top.
You do not need to leave as much as I did below.
Step 2: Place a jar
flat on top of the jar. The screw band
is not necessary. Here is the best
part. You can reuse jar flats. As long as they are in good condition, they
will work over and over.
Step 3: Place the jar
sealer attachment over the top of the jar.
Press it down until it cover where the screw band would go.
Step 4: Attach the
rubber hose. If you have an older food
saver, you may have to purchase a hose.
My Food Saver came with a retractable hose and attachment. It is in the bottom right hand corner on the
front. The hose has a piece that fits
into the top of the jar sealer.
Step 5: Press the
canister option on your Food Saver. It
will cycle through just like it does when you are vacuum sealing. Wait until it stops. First remove the hose piece, and then remove
the jar sealer attachment. Do not panic
if the rubber seal comes out a bit. It
is easy to put back in.
Step 6: Your jar is now
sealed and can be stored.
I try not to double stack them. Occasionally I have a jar that loses the
seal. I just take a peek and check them
from time to time. If you have jars that
do not seal or repeatedly do not hold a seal, there are a couple of things to
check. Your jar or jar flat could be
damaged. A second reason could be that
you are not leaving enough headspace.
If you plan to seal any powdered items, place them in a zip
top bag before putting it in the jar.
Powder can be sucked up through the hose and mess up your Food
Saver.
So, am I really the only one who did not know about this handy
Food Saver attachment?
