How to make a device for vacuum packaging products. How to choose a device for vacuum packaging products: description of models. What are vacuum bags

Kirill Sysoev

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To extend the shelf life of products and improve their quality, different technologies are used. One of them - progressive and simple - vacuum. Meat, fish, vegetables are sealed in a tight bag, the maximum amount of air is removed from it, thereby preventing the growth of microorganisms. For this, a special device has been invented, a vacuum sealer, which will be your faithful assistant and expert on the freshness and consistent quality of stored products.

What is a vacuum sealer

For the vital activity of bacteria, fungi and other microorganisms, favorable conditions are needed, the most important of which are heat and the presence of oxygen. With the advent of the refrigerator, people have increased the shelf life of food. Refrigeration and freezing help to keep meat, fish, vegetables in a safe state for health. The use of vacuuming technology helps not only to protect food stocks from spoilage, but also to preserve their microelements and vitamins. In a vacuum, cooked food is perfectly preserved. You can take it with you on the road without fear of poisoning.

Frozen products during long-term storage destroy their original structure. This problem is easily solved by a vacuum food packaging machine. Freeze foods that are pre-packaged in vacuum bags. So the food will be preserved under ideal conditions, and after defrosting it will delight you with an appetizing appearance, pristine taste, a full range of vitamins. To do this, you need to buy a device for vacuum packaging products. Its cost is more than paid off by the stored food, which does not have to be thrown away.

Domestic

A compact vacuum packaging machine for the home can be horizontal or vertical (the latter takes up less space in the kitchen). The household vacuum cleaner is equipped with a nozzle, a sealing tape, an electric pump, a warning system that gives light and sound signals. Put food in a special bag, arrange the package according to the user's instructions so that the nozzle is inside the container. Turn on the pump and wait for the signal that the vacuum is complete. Press the button that turns on the seal.

Depending on the class, price, manufacturer, vacuum cleaners used at home may have minimal or advanced functionality. More expensive models have several packing modes. They are able to vacuum soft, delicate, fragile fruits, vegetables, ready meals without damaging them. Pickling containers are included with some models. In a vacuum, this process is faster and you can cook meat or fish for barbecue in 10-15 minutes.

How can a vacuum packaging machine be used at home? Sliced ​​meat, vegetable, fruit is ideally preserved without air. It is convenient and safe to take such packaging with you to work, for a walk and even for a hike. Pack sliced ​​sausage, cheese, meat along with a plate. When guests arrive, serving treats will take a few seconds, and the cuts will not dry out or become weathered. With the help of vacuum sealers, you can cook dishes at low temperatures using Sous Vide technology for a healthy diet.

Industrial

Unlike household tubeless packers, an industrial vacuum cleaner for products is a solid unit. Still, it is designed for much larger volumes of packaging of raw materials, semi-finished products and ready meals. The food placed in the bag, subjected to vacuum, is placed in the chamber, the edge of the container is located on the heating element, where the sealing line will pass. When the lid is closed and the “start” button is pressed, the packaging process starts automatically.

In the kitchen, at home, such a packer will look ridiculous. Its place is in production, fast food enterprises, the kitchen of supermarkets, cafes, restaurants. It does an excellent job both with increasing the shelf life of products of various types, and with packaging, giving a presentation of semi-finished products, ready meals for sale. The complete set of industrial vacuum cleaners often includes spare rubber seals, oil necessary for servicing the device, special inserts that reduce the size of the chamber if necessary.

Buy a vacuum sealer

Vacuum storage of products helps to save money, as it increases the shelf life of products and improves their taste. An overview of popular packer models, their advantages and disadvantages, will help you buy a vacuum cleaner that will fully meet your requirements. You can purchase most of the models considered in online stores selling home appliances. In Moscow, St. Petersburg and other major cities of Russia, packers are widely represented in Eldorado, Technosila, Technopark and other stores.

Oberhof

- an advanced model of a vacuum cleaner with an interesting design. Oberhof is a European brand of German origin. This means that the build quality of the vacuum cleaner is beyond praise.

• Model name - Oberhof Leere T-15
• Characteristics - Operates from a 220V network, power - 110 W, vacuum created (maximum) - 0.8 bar, "Auto / Stop" function - the vacuum unit itself pumps out air and seals the package, "Stop" function - the ability to stop the vacuum unit at any time.
• Pros

The main features make it the most interesting:

1. The function of pumping air not only from bags, but also from vacuum containers, for this, 2 special hoses for different container valves are included in the kit. This is a rarity, usually vacuum cleaners are always designed for one type of vacuum containers and cannot work with another. At the same time, there are two most popular types of container valves on the market.
2. 2 modes to choose from, dry and wet, everything is clear with dry, but wet allows you to vacuum products with liquid, you can even pack meat with marinade, etc. Not all vacuum cleaners are capable of handling wet products.
3. 2 pressure levels: high and low, with low pressure even the most fragile products can be packed without damage.
4. Great for Sous Vide cooking.
5. Compact dimensions, does not take up much space in the kitchen (360x150x76 mm).
6. The kit includes a special cork for vacuuming bottles. For example, you can vacuum open bottles of wine to preserve the taste and aroma.
7. Increased strength of the seam for sealing bags and rolls.
8. Original design with a beautiful corrugated lid.

• Cons: not found

Redmond

This popular brand presents two models of vacuum packaging machines for household products.

• The model name is REDMOND RVS-M020.
• Price - 4900 rubles.
• Features - 250W vacuum sealer. Case material - high-quality plastic with stainless steel elements, touch control buttons, led-indicator. The seam is 2.5 mm thick.
• Pros - Programs for hard and soft products, two types of packages included.
• Cons - there is no way to vacuum containers.

The second model of the Redmond packer has extended functionality and is more expensive.

• Model name - REDMOND RVS-M021.
• Price - 8900 rubles.
• Features - Similar to the previous model, it works with vacuum containers and bags.
• Pros - There are three containers and a tube for vacuuming them.
• Not found.

caso

The German company, established as the official distributor of several European brands, has been producing kitchen appliances under its own name since 2003. Caso vacuum units are in high demand in Germany and other European countries.

• The model name is CASO VC 10.
• Price - 4500 rubles.
• Characteristics - 110 W electronic vacuum sealer. Works with bags up to 28 cm wide. Has a vacuum stop button for delicate products.
• Pros – Roll film can be used, non-vacuum sealing function is available.
• Cons - None. Great packer for this price range.

This Caso model is more powerful, more functional, more expensive. An excellent vacuum cleaner for those who choose the best.

• The model name is CASO VC 150.
• Price - 12800 rubles
• Characteristics – Powerful packer (120 W) equipped with an electronic seam quality controller. It has a choice of welding modes for dry and wet products. There is a hose for working with vacuum containers.
• Pros - forms a double welding seam, compact, with a cord storage compartment.
• Cons - the packer is expensive, but the quality fully justifies the price.

Henkelman

For business owners, Henkelman produces professional vacuum cleaners. Below are reviews of two popular units.

• Model name - Henkelman MINI ECO
• Price - 70200
• Features – This is an industrial packer. Machine width 340 cm, length - 515 cm, height - 315. Power consumption 40 watts. Forms a double seam.
• Pros – Low operating noise. Very simple controls. For industrial equipment is not expensive.
• No cons

The Henkelman Jumbo 42 professional model is the leader in popularity. It is compact, reliable, beautiful. A great helper for a small food production.

• Model name - Henkelman Jumbo 42
• Price - 205,000 rubles.
• Features - Stainless steel packer with low voltage control system. It has a high class of electrical protection. The pump drains automatically.
• Pros - modern design, reliability and safety. High performance. Solders a strong, high-quality seam.
• Cons - branded packer, it is perfect.

Zigmund Stein

Among the kitchen appliances that the German company Sigmund Stein specializes in, special attention is paid to packers. Sealed vacuum bags produced with this brand's household appliance look professional and keep food perfectly.

• The model name is Zigmund & Shtain Kuchen-Profi VS-505.
• Price - 8400 rubles.
• Characteristics - black and gray household packer, suction speed 12 liters per minute, power 170 watts.
• Pros - the container for the film is located inside the case, it is very convenient. Stylish and beautiful device. Vacuum containers included.
• Cons - not found.

A model that has all the advantages of Sigmund Stein, but costs a little less due to the lack of vacuum containers, is described below.

• The model name is Zigmund & Shtain Kuchen-Profi VS-504.
• Price - 4800 rubles
• Characteristics - the device has a gray plastic case, with a motor that sucks at a speed of 9 liters per minute. The maximum package width is 30 cm.
• Pros - modern design, reduced noise level, vacuum hose included.
• Vacuum containers will have to be purchased separately.

Gochu

A high quality packer from the Korean company Gochu will be a good purchase for your kitchen. It has a number of useful advantages at a low price.

• The model name is GOCHU VAC-470.
• Price - 6800 rubles.
• Specifications – Power 130W, suction speed 18 liters per minute. There are full and partial vacuum modes. The packer can work with vacuum containers.
• Pros - thoughtful unusual case design.
• Cons - containers and a vacuum hose are not included.

Vama

Small industrial packers Vama are designed to work in shops for processing products, making semi-finished products, sausages. They are widely used in catering establishments.

• The model name is Vama VacBox 300.
• Price - from 100,000 rubles.
• Features – Medium Duty Packer, rated for 5 hour shifts with breaks. Body and chamber material – stainless steel. The length of the welding bar is 300 mm. Overall dimensions - 395x490x360 mm.
• Pros - reliability and ease of management. Manufacturer's warranty - 5 years.
• Cons - not designed for long-term use during the day.

For shift work, Vama offers a more powerful packer model.

• The model name is Vama VacBox 450.
• Price - 130,000 rubles.
• Characteristics - a device with dimensions of 645x620x435 mm and a welding bar length of 420 mm. The duration of the vacuum cycle is 35-50 seconds.
• Pros - powerful, reliable, safe. Touch control, intuitive.
• Cons - massive, consider the overall dimensions.

How to choose a vacuum sealer

To purchase a device that will become your reliable assistant, decide what is expected of it. When buying equipment for a cafe, restaurant or a small production workshop, choose industrial single-chamber vacuum cleaners. Depending on the expected workload, decide on the power, parameters and volume of the model's chamber. Any household appliance will not cope with the loads of production, it will quickly fail.

Inexpensive tubeless packers are suitable for the kitchen. The principle of choice is the same: decide how the device will be used. If you need to vacuum meat, fish, cheese to increase the shelf life - any vacuum cleaner with a minimum set of functions will do. Do you pack berries, mushrooms, vegetables before freezing? Check that the device has a program for vacuuming soft and fragile products. Are you going to marinate meat often? You need a packer with vacuum containers and hose included.

A compact and inexpensive Chinese vacuum cleaner, which I had my eye on for a long time, but doubts tormented me for a long time, do I need it or not? And yet I ventured to order, I think it will come in handy for the kitchen, the products will be satisfied.

Vacuum packaging at home is simple and easy. Original name XinBaoLong QH - Electric Automatic Food Vacuum Sealer

Designed for vacuum packaging of products, although you can vacuum anything if you wish. This is very convenient for perishable products such as cheese and butter, sausage, vegetables, berries.

If the products are stored in vacuum packaging, then the taste and storage time are better preserved, since oxygen promotes oxidation, promotes the development of most types of different microbes. Products that contain a lot of moisture, even in vacuum packaging, should be stored in the refrigerator at low temperatures.

Of course, there is a more practical way of storage, in special containers in which air can be pumped out and used repeatedly, but it all costs a lot more. I decided to get by with a simple vacuum cleaner from Gearbest.

The device came in such a pretty solid package, or rather they sent it and didn’t come :)

We open it, we see the Vacuumator itself, which is protected by foam plastic on the sides, which did not allow it to be damaged during transportation, since the packaging was wrinkled decently. Kicked a couple of times along the way to speed up, I guess. There is no nasty chemical smell, the quality of the plastic is very good, there are no complaints about this at all.

Inside, they also kindly put two instructions, one in Chinese, the other in English. But in this case, you can figure it out from the picture. without knowledge of the language

Also in the kit put 15 special tight bags, if desired, you can order more. At the end of the review I will leave a link to the packages.

Package size approx. 19x25

The size of the vacuum cleaner itself turned out to be 340 mm, although such a figure appears in the description on the seller’s website 36.50 x 5.45 x 5.00 cm

What is very good is our native plug, the wire itself is not tied with a disposable tie, it is quite convenient to store later

Side lid secured with latches

Fits pretty tight

Under the lid there is a strip with a heating element that seals the package

On the right side of the pump hole, which creates a vacuum

The design is outrageously simple, of the controls there is one button on the left side that turns on the pump

And the button under the lid, which turns on the heating element for sealing the package, but in order to press it, you need to press down the lid with force, the power button will turn red for a few seconds and then turn off the vacuum cleaner

The lid also has instructions on how to use it.

Specifications plate on the back

There is also an orange thing on top that looks like a handle, but it's something like a valve. By pulling on which, we let air under the lid, so that you can open it after sealing the package. Although the lid opens without this useless action.

To start work, you need to take a bag, put what we will store in the bag, place it in the center, but not all the way, otherwise the pump will simply not be able to pump out air

I decided to pack green onions for the experiment, but let him forgive me

The vacuum cleaner worked without problems.

I've never seen vacuum-packed cucumbers before, it's time to fix that

The device coped with this task with a bang, the quality of the packaging turned out to be superb

Well, it's time to check if this vacuum cleaner can handle simple packages, although I was initially sure that it would not work. Packages must be tight for this, so as not to stick together.

As I expected, the air did not even begin to be pumped out, but if necessary, you can simply solder the package

As a result, I got two experimental packages, then I regretted translating the packages. I think we need to order more, they will come in handy on the farm.

In the end, I got a very cool device for only 22 bucks, which turned out to be mega useful in the kitchen. It's hard to say how long it will last, only time will tell. But definitely a mega useful thing, I can safely recommend it.

Here I tried to demonstrate its work in a video review:

1. First, let's talk about food. Put the food in a regular string-lock bag and close it, leaving the lock slightly ajar. Insert a regular tube into this place and press the bag around. Make sure that the air passes only through the straw. We begin to blow air out of the bag. When you see that all the air has been blown out, carefully remove the tube and close the bag.

2. If you don't have a string lock bag on hand, you can make your own. To do this, take a regular bag of groceries and two preferably wide tubes. Cut one of the tubes lengthwise. We wrap the second tube around the top of the bag, and then put the incised tube over the bag wrapped over the tube.

3. So that your things take up little space on the road, use vacuum bags. Prepare a stack of the things you need and put them in a large bag or trash bag. Before doing this, be sure to check that there are no cracks or holes in the package. The package should be a maximum of two-thirds full.

4. Pick up the remaining third of the bag and insert the vacuum cleaner pipe into the hole. Press the bag tightly against the tube. Turn on the vacuum cleaner and remove the air. Make sure that the tube of the vacuum cleaner does not touch the bag, otherwise the vacuum cleaner may become clogged or simply tear it. After that, quickly pull out the tube and, after scrolling through the bag, tie it up.

5. If you want to pack your things, but there is no vacuum cleaner at hand, you can use another method. This method is less efficient, but also gives its results. Put things in the bag and check that there are no holes or cracks anywhere. Tie the top of the bag, leaving a small opening. Pour water into the bathtub or sink to such a level that your things in the bag are completely covered with water, and the top of the bag is not.

6. After lowering the bag into the water, start pressing on it with your hands, expelling the air. Be careful not to get water into the bag. Once most of the air is out, remove the bag, twist and tie off the top of the head. This is how easy it is to create vacuum bags with your own hands. Stay with us and learn more and more new, useful and interesting.

Vacuumed products are stored longer than usual, and in field conditions this can be a great help, especially if there are no shops with products along the way. Naturally, not all products can be vacuumed. But knowing their list and having built several similar jars, you can easily store your ration in such a package, while sealing it in this way anywhere and at any time. How to make vacuum packaging with your own hands will be discussed further in a detailed master class with a photo.

materials

For work you will need:

• glass jar with a tight-fitting lid;
• transparent plastic tube;
• small T-shaped air valve - 1 pc.;
• check valve - 2 pcs.;
• large syringe;
• drill;
• scissors.

You can purchase a tube and valves at a pet store. It is important that they fit each other in diameter.

Step 1. Cut the plastic tube into four pieces 5 cm long.

Step 2. Cut the end of one of the tubes at an angle.

Step 3. Put the remaining three pieces of tubing on the T-shaped valve.

Step 4. Take the check valve, examine it carefully. You will see that it is labeled for correct use. With the side labeled "in" or "in", connect it to one of the T-valve tubes.

Step 5. You need to attach a large plastic syringe without a needle to the second tube of the valve. The design, in the end, should turn out as in the photo.

Step 6. Drill a hole in the lid of the jar exactly in the center. Its diameter should be two times smaller than the plastic tube you have. This is necessary for a tight fit of parts.

Step 7. With a sharp cut end, insert the tube into the hole in the lid.

Step 8. Connect the second non-return valve with the inlet end to the tube in the cap, and with the second end to the third tube on the valve.

The design for vacuum packaging is ready. To vacuum the product, you need to place it in a jar and use a syringe to suck the air out of it.