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Vaccum Sealers Help Save Money

Purchasing food in bulk is a great way to get a great deal on the most used products in your house and thus save money. There is however, one major downside to buying in bulk and that is food spoilage. Foods such as cheese and fruit have relatively short shelf lives and throwing them in the trash negates the money saving aspect. Food preservation has improved over the years through the use of chemical preservatives and better packaging, these chemicals are still not sufficient from keeping foods from going bad.

With this in mind, General Graphic is now carrying a wide variety of vacuum sealers. Vacuum sealers encapsulate products in airtight plastic that helps prevent bacteria growth and preserves food. When a product is placed in the vacuum bag, the air is removed and the end is sealed, preventing air from rushing back in. The end result can be placed on a shelf, hung on a wall or stored in another location. For added safety, many factories and stores will shrink wrap dairy products such as cheese, or meat products and then place them in a refrigerator for added shelf life.

Chamber vacuum sealers are especially popular. When a product is placed in a chamber sealer, the air is removed from the entire chamber. Once the bag is sealed, the air in the chamber returns back to normal. Because the bag is sealed in an airtight environment, air cannot enter the sealed bag as the chamber is normalized. Chamber sealers allow the amount of removed air to vary from no air to 99.9 percent, depending on the machine. This is ideal for delicate products like potato chips. If 99.9 percent of the air is removed from a bag of potato chips, the chips would be crushed.