Re-canning food?
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I picked up a couple of those huge cans of cheese sauce and jalapenos and I was wondering whether it would be alright to open up the cans and put the contents into smaller jars, more like serving size.
I wouldn't cook it in the jars like canning (although I could), just seal it with a FoodSaver jar lid attachment.
I wouldn't cook it in the jars like canning (although I could), just seal it with a FoodSaver jar lid attachment.
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Guess I'll just keep it in the big cans then. Don't want to freeze it and don't know what re-processing will do to it.
I watched some videos on food storage by Wendy Dewitt and she re-packages things like dry mixes and chocolate but I don't know about liquids.
I watched some videos on food storage by Wendy Dewitt and she re-packages things like dry mixes and chocolate but I don't know about liquids.
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Not worth the risk of food poisoning! Once you break the vaccuum by opening the can, the food is exposed to all the same airborn things that decay fresh food. If you have a cooperative extension office nearby, they sometimes have food safety classes cheap.
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Maybe I could put small portions into FoodSaver bags, seal, and freeze them. Laying flat they would be pretty compact. I think I will try that. I had a brain freeze and was picturing it frozen in jars, which I didn't want to do.
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I've put the cheese sauce in the bags that come with the food saver and vacuumed the air out then stuck it in the freezer. Was still good a couple months later. I don't know how the jars will work; but the bags do.
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