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Can You Vacuum Seal Mylar Bags?

Food storage is one of those items that many people have questions about. It can seem like there are so many ways to store food and no clear way to know which is the best answer for your needs. Vacuum sealing is a very effective way to store food because … Continue Reading

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Can You Vacuum Seal Soup?

If you love soup, you are probably aware that it can be hard to store it sometimes. Soup takes up a lot of space in your fridge, and it won’t keep for as long in the fridge as it will using other methods of storage. If you are trying to … Continue Reading

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Can You Vacuum Seal Sugar?

Vacuum sealing can be a great way to store lots of food items. When you have a vacuum sealer, it can be tempting to vacuum seal everything that you own just to keep it from going bad. There are many foods that can benefit from being vacuum sealed, which leads … Continue Reading

Plastic Bag of Lettuce

Can You Vacuum Seal Lettuce?

Vacuum sealing can be a great way to preserve lots of different food items. You might not have a vacuum sealer yet, but if you have been thinking of one, sealing fresh ingredients with it can be a great way to use it. If you love fresh foods and hate … Continue Reading

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Can You Fry Onions in the Microwave?

If you love cooking with onion, you know that it can take some time to get onion ready to add to recipes. Preparing your onion by frying, it can take even longer. Sometimes onion is the most time-consuming part of the cooking process when you are using it in a … Continue Reading

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How to Soften Onions in the Microwave?

If you love cooking with onions, you know that preparing them can take quite a bit of time. You will have to peel and chop onion in order to cook with it, which can add up to extra time when you are cooking. And then if you have to prepare … Continue Reading

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How to Store Whole Onions Long Term?

If you love onions, you know that storing them can be tough. This is particularly true when you are considering the storage of more than one onion in a small space. Onions can make other vegetables stored near them break down, and they can also impact the smell of your … Continue Reading

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Can You Store Onions in Airtight Containers?

Storing onions is one of the things that can be the hardest to do. If you love onions, you probably realize that it can be complicated to store onions that have been cut or have been prepared for use. Onions tend to go bad rather quickly due to their chemical … Continue Reading

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Can I Store Onions and Potatoes Together?

Storing food can be more challenging than you might think. Some food items do not get along well with others, and there can be issues related to smell or taste being impacted negatively when you store the wrong items together, even in the fridge or the freezer. You might have … Continue Reading

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What to Do With Leftover Onion?

Onion is one of those vegetables that is used in cooking frequently, but it can lead to an excess of onion that does not get used for a recipe. If you hate to waste food, or you want to keep your onions to use later, there are some strategies that … Continue Reading