Skid wrote:Hey Beachcruiser,
I have had good success sealing bags (without vacuum) using a realy high tech arrangement of....
- wooden chopping board
- bamboo chopstick
- baking paper
- iron (ie a household appliance rumoured to be able to remove wrinkles from clothes)
I lay the chopstick on the chopping board, lay the bag on top so the line to be sealed is over the chopstick, cover with the baking paper, run hot iron over the chopstick.
Works a treat! I actually prefer this method for my bags of breakfast 'gunk' (oats, fruit, powdered milk etc) as without a vacuum the mix is fre to move around a little. This makes for an easier to mix meal than the 'brick' that vacuum sealing produces. Sure the volume is a little greater, but it is a trade off that works for me.
Hope this helps.
I have a trip coming up and will probably try to make a daisy chain of little seasoning packets this way (ie. one long bag that has been divided off into small sections, just open one section at a time)
beachcruiser wrote:Interesting Skid, great idea!
Do you use the 'vacuum sealing' bags or just regular plastic bags for that method?
Skid wrote:Hey Beachcruiser,
I have had good success sealing bags (without vacuum) using a realy high tech arrangement of....
- wooden chopping board
- bamboo chopstick
- baking paper
- iron (ie a household appliance rumoured to be able to remove wrinkles from clothes)
I lay the chopstick on the chopping board, lay the bag on top so the line to be sealed is over the chopstick, cover with the baking paper, run hot iron over the chopstick.
Works a treat! I actually prefer this method for my bags of breakfast 'gunk' (oats, fruit, powdered milk etc) as without a vacuum the mix is free to move around a little. This makes for an easier to mix meal than the 'brick' that vacuum sealing produces. Sure the volume is a little greater...
beachcruiser wrote:Thanks for the link jjoz58, presume they made it through Australian customs OK then?
beachcruiser wrote:I'd like to be able to make single serve sachets of butter and oil for cooking and adding to dehydrated measl while bushwalking, I've always found re-sealable containers messy for this. Anyone else have a good solution for this?
RonK wrote:beachcruiser wrote:I'd like to be able to make single serve sachets of butter and oil for cooking and adding to dehydrated measl while bushwalking, I've always found re-sealable containers messy for this. Anyone else have a good solution for this?
It is possible to buy them online, but easy and free to collect portion control serves of butter or margarine, jam, marmalade, honey, peanut butter, Vegemite, salt, pepper, soy sauce, ginger, tomato sauce and the like from cafes and restaurants.
corvus wrote:RonK wrote:beachcruiser wrote:I'd like to be able to make single serve sachets of butter and oil for cooking and adding to dehydrated measl while bushwalking, I've always found re-sealable containers messy for this. Anyone else have a good solution for this?
It is possible to buy them online, but easy and free to collect portion control serves of butter or margarine, jam, marmalade, honey, peanut butter, Vegemite, salt, pepper, soy sauce, ginger, tomato sauce and the like from cafes and restaurants.
Wonder who pays for those "free"to collect portions??
jjoz58 wrote: Mate I get most of my meals or ingredients from the states and never had any trouble with customs, and that includes the freeze dried chicken, beef and sausage on that site. I get most of the prepacked meals from Camp Saver, http://www.campsaver.com/ , as it's free shipping over $400. Doesn't take much to get $400 worth of food or other gear especially if a couple of people buy stuff and with double meals starting at about $6au it's great value.
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