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Size: 20-1-Gallon
Mylar bags combined with oxygen absorbers stored in a rigid container have been shown to be the ideal way to store dehydrated goods for long-term storage. Mylar bags protect your food investment from the effects of oxygen, moisture contamination and light penetration. They are excellent long-term storage of dehydrated foods and has an fda approved sealant layer and can be heat sealed with a standard clothes iron on the wool setting or a hair straightener. Add your dehydrated food to the mylar bag, place appropriate number of oxygen absorber on top and push out as much residual air as possible before sealing the bag.
Customer Reviews
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
53 of 54 people found the following review helpful
By Becky Lammle
Size Name:60-1-Gallon
Whether you are preparing for WWIII and stock-piling dehydrated foods, preparing for the worst, or you like to occasionally purchase your organic fruits and vegetables in bulk and store them so they won't go bad during the winter (like myself), these oxygen absorbing bags work for the job intended. I have had some of my dehydrated foods spoil due to moisture finding its way into the (supposedly airtight) jars in the past, before using this product. Not the case anymore. I have not had a single piece of food go bad since I began using them. They are effective and I recommend them for anyone who dehydrates foods. I also can recommend 25 6x9" Silver Zip Lock Foil Stand Up Bag Pouches for lighter food storage. The zip lock makes for easy access and the foil lining works to preserve foods and spices that I like to take from and then store away again.
19 of 19 people found the following review helpful
By SuzieCee
Size Name:20-1-Gallon|Amazon Verified Purchase
Excellent for emergency food storage, a cheaper way than purchasing prepackaged dried fruits, grains, and legumes from emergency supply stores. A hot iron on polyester to cotton setting seals your food and oxygen scavenger in the bag, which you seal only ľ's of the way, roll to squeeze out any remaining air, then seal the rest of the opening. When stored in a cool environment such as a basement or cellar the Mylar bag conforms more to your food, like a vacuum seal. I've stored dried fruits, lentils, beans, rice, coffee... keep in mind anything with oils that can turn rancid will have a shorter self life such as peanuts and brown rice, but beans can have a shelf life of up to 10 years and more...
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I still purchase Mountain House brand freeze dried meats, since I don't have the equipment to dry and store meat correctly. I agree with the comment made below that the oxygen absorbers "could" have individual wrapping to keep them fresh and from reacting with the oxygen in the environment, but to address this issue I store mine in a sealed Mylar bag! Great purchase, priceless to campers and survivalist who want to save money with "do it yourself" food storage!
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I still purchase Mountain House brand freeze dried meats, since I don't have the equipment to dry and store meat correctly. I agree with the comment made below that the oxygen absorbers "could" have individual wrapping to keep them fresh and from reacting with the oxygen in the environment, but to address this issue I store mine in a sealed Mylar bag! Great purchase, priceless to campers and survivalist who want to save money with "do it yourself" food storage!
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
By Jackie
Size Name:20-1-Gallon|Amazon Verified Purchase
These mylar bags are of high quality and have had no problem holding the food we put in them like beans, rice, pasta, quinoa, sugar, salt and dried veggies. The oxygen absorbers are also of high quality with a indicator pill included with the bunch. We opened the bag of absorbers, used about half and put the rest in a small mason jar with the pill. Initially, the pill was turning the bad color meaning that the oxygen absorbers wouldn't work but within a few hours of being in the jar the pill turned the proper color again. We did a second round a few weeks later and the same thing happened so the packets can take being exposed to the air for a very brief period as long as you store them in an airtight container. My husband and I sealed the bags together using my hair straightener... this worked extremely well! The sealing process definitely requires two people, one to hold taught and one to heat seal.
*Just a tip, we found the the more we filled the bags the more vacuum sealed they looked. The company says they don't have to looked vacuum sealed because Nitrogen can remain in the bags and seem like air but all oxygen is actually gone. I believe them but there is something more satisfying about seeing the bags looked vacuum sealed so you KNOW there is no oxygen in there!
*Just a tip, we found the the more we filled the bags the more vacuum sealed they looked. The company says they don't have to looked vacuum sealed because Nitrogen can remain in the bags and seem like air but all oxygen is actually gone. I believe them but there is something more satisfying about seeing the bags looked vacuum sealed so you KNOW there is no oxygen in there!
Most Recent Customer Reviews
2.0 out of 5 stars
Bags fine, oxygen absorbers awful!
The bags are fine -- a little thin, but that's my fault for not knowing what to look for for food storage bags. The oxygen absorbers, however, are worthless! Read more
Published 2 hours ago by Java Junkie
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great items
Have had no problems with the bags at all. And when you need smaller bags they are easy enough to cut down to size and reseal all the edges and still hold a vacuum.
Published 3 hours ago by dana
4.0 out of 5 stars
Good Value
Gave 'em four stars because the bag quality was excellent. My only negative was the fact that the oxy absorber pack contained no "pill" confirming the absorber's... Read more
Published 8 days ago by James Rizzo
3.0 out of 5 stars
Basically OK, but does not block light
These bags are translucent. See the picture I uploaded. Otherwise, I think this is a good option and a good deal for a beginner like me. Read more
Published 22 days ago by David Burns
1.0 out of 5 stars
DID NOT WORK
The bags seem to be good but none - NOT ANY of the oxygen absorbers worked. They NEVER even got remotely warm much less hot. Buyer beware!
Published 23 days ago by Angela Melton
4.0 out of 5 stars
Great product
I give this product a 4 star, It's just the right size to bag rice indiviually by gallon size. I recommend it to any one that want to use this to bag by the gallon.
Published 1 month ago by oscar arrriaga
5.0 out of 5 stars
they are bags....
Just wanted to let everyone know that if you have a Foodsaver machine, these bags seal REALLY WELL with the Foodsaver. I even managed to get one bag to vacuum seal! Read more
Published 1 month ago by Need2Know
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent deal
Im not into all the prepping a lot of friends are doing but I do love to save money These bags are perfect for buying in bulk They sealed up without any problems So far I only had... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Darrell
5.0 out of 5 stars
Perfect for Preppers!!
We bought these for long term storage of rice, pasta, jerky, etc. Using the oxygen absorbers and a vacuum food sealer did the trick! Read more
Published 1 month ago by Peter M. Juknelis
5.0 out of 5 stars
Just what we needed.
As advertised, worked very well sealing the bags with an iron. No problems. O2 Absorbers were fresh and worked well.
Published 1 month ago by Donald Sanborn
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