# Does home vacuum food storage work?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [May 2, 2012, 9:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-home-vacuum-food-storage-work/620620 "2012-05-02T09:31:39Z")\
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**Post date:** [May 3, 2012, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-home-vacuum-food-storage-work/620620/21 "2012-05-03T13:21:15Z")

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> [@Renee](#):
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> Wouldn’t it be easier to just get rid of the pantry moths?

In some climates that is not possible.

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> So, basically, these things are good for people who make food in big batches and want to be able to freeze individual portions for later re-heating? (Other than the watermellon-tequila thing, which is _almost_ enough to make me sacrifice $650 and 2’ of counter space.)

Yes, and another thing: I’m a member of a CSA or “farm share” meaning every week in the summer and fall I get freshly picked, organic fruit & veggies. If there’s more than I can eat in a week, I’ll seal up the excess for the winter. I freeze it first, then seal it when its hard frozen. I found a pack of Rhubarb in the back of my freezer from last May, still looks perfect.

FYI my sealer (“Seal-A-Meal”) only cost about $50.

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