[This message has been edited by Psychonaut (edited January 08, 2001).]

Thanks Again!

Do these generally have a control to turn off the vaccuum component so you can use just the impulse sealing part to seal spawn bags?

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[This message has been edited by Condi1 (edited October 06, 2000).]

They've got a good stong product but they are expensive and they do sell attachments for canning jars.

If anyone besides me is interested in these, just go to http://www.ebay.com and do a search for "vaccuum sealer" or "tilia" and you should find a few.

Thanks again!

[This message has been edited by Condi1 (edited October 06, 2000).]

[This message has been edited by Condi1 (edited October 06, 2000).]

Secondly, I've seen those pumps before when Y2k was big. They're not worth it.

For a good sealer money is an issue. But you do get what you pay for. With alot of vaccuum sealers they don't suck enough air out, or after a few uses the suction mechanism begins to leak. I think when I have more mushrooms to store I'm going to get a tilia brand sealer.

And secondly, I saw a few pumps like that when Y2k was big...eh, I don't think they're worth $80. Granted you get what you pay for, so with that in mind, I heard that with some of the cheaper models. The suction starts to decline after a few uses.

I somewhat believe that you get what you pay for, and since I really enjoy growing, I might get a tilia sometime in the future;-)

I'm wondering now if you could vaccuum seal spores?

sorry!

Now they went on and on about how you wouldn't be able to smell it. "Hmmmmmmm" I said to myself. Transporting mushrooms isn't very difficult but to move things that have more of a scent to them....let say for example....herb!

Weed really has an odor to it. Very easy to detect. Anyone ever use a vaccuum sealer to hold in not only the moist freshness but also the scent?????

[This message has been edited by Condi1 (edited October 06, 2000).]

[This message has been edited by Condi1 (edited October 06, 2000).]

WOW....it was neat. Do you know how when you open a jar of jelly you hear that little bit of suction? You hear it when you open cans too...well that thing vaccuums out that much air in normal canning jars. They were vaccuum sealing 1 quart jars that had soup, jars full of ceral, grain, flour, brown sugar...it was cool.

From what I'm learning alot of these companies will sell you the sealer but then you've got to go back and buy their special plastic "sealer" bags. And they're expensive for bags. So it would definitely be worth having the capabilities to seal up any wide mouth jar.

At the tilia web site you have to special order a sealer for regular sized canning jars:-) They only really sell a sealer for wide mouth jars.

Just some more thought....