"Melba's Jammin'" > wrote in message
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> In article >,
> "Julie Bove" > wrote:
>
>> Can the Food Saver be used for other things besides just freezing? I was
>> going to ask for one for Christmas, but when I saw the price, it seemed
>> like
>> a lot of money to spend just to package up nut butter.
>
> Personally, I think you should stick to baggies. The FoodSaver creates
> a vacuum and is best, IMO, for freezing things < you won't get ice
> crystals on a properly vac'd item. You can buy a lot of baggies for the
> price of a Food Saver. If you're absolutely hellbent on one, look for
> one that's less than $40. Mine's a small one that I picked up at
> Tuesday Morning for about $20-30, IIRC. I like it well enough but I
> wouldn't pay for a big one; I have a non-vac bag sealer that works great
> for what I use it for (spaghetti sauce and chicken/beef broths, mostly).
> And I also use the Reynolds vac-bag sealer gizmo that's in supermarkets
> for about $10.

Okay. The guy who told me to get one is a chef. I'm sure he probably uses
it for a lot of things. And he told me I couldn't use the vac part because
it would suck the nut butter into the seal. Sounds like another gadget I
don't need.