vacuum packer

Sat Oct 13, 2007 11:20 am

does anyone know where to get a domectic vacuum packer in the Republic. it breaks my hart in the winter to buy frozen macks for bait when i think of the amount caught in summer. in sep i targetted joeys, put them on ice as soon as i caught them and took them to my local butchers. the girl vacuum packed them for me and i threw her €30. this would get expensivein the long run. they do last a lot longer and less prone to freezer burn. would also be good for peeled crabs.

Sat Oct 13, 2007 3:40 pm

i git mine in LIDL, they have had them in a few times in since so its well worth keeping an eye out for..

Sat Oct 13, 2007 3:47 pm

stevecrow74 wrote:i git mine in LIDL, they have had them in a few times in since so its well worth keeping an eye out for..

thanks Steve

Sat Oct 13, 2007 4:04 pm

Eoin,

I have that Lidl one as well, it works but a cheaper option and just as good IMO is the following... Get a large bucket of water, put your mackerel fillets into a ziplock bag or whatever and then lower the bag into the bucket, the water pressure will push all the air out - then seal the bag.

Liam

Sat Oct 13, 2007 6:16 pm

Liamo wrote:Eoin,

I have that Lidl one as well, it works but a cheaper option and just as good IMO is the following... Get a large bucket of water, put your mackerel fillets into a ziplock bag or whatever and then lower the bag into the bucket, the water pressure will push all the air out - then seal the bag.

Liam

thanks liam

Sat Oct 13, 2007 9:17 pm

Use your hoover! :D

Sat Oct 13, 2007 11:45 pm

Tanglerat wrote:Use your hoover! :D

or a straw, on second thoughts, don't :lol:

ps i used the water and ziploc bag trick too