Saltines....Help!

I'm trying to determine the best way to vac seal sleeves of saltines without crushing 'em. I want to eliminate the most air possible, so round mailing tubes are out. I even found a source of 2" square plastic tubing. But that would co$t about $.75 a sleeve. My next try will be cardboard cut to fold into a square.

Tupperware has saltine keepers and I searched and found containers for single sleeves at  http://www.thehomemarketplace.com/product_detail.aspx?item_no=MCCC&position=5&cid=5154&sort=

Very reasonably priced too - Ebay has many of the vintage Saltine tins.

a soda cracker - the square salted crackers that people often eat with soup.

2ifbyC wrote: I'm trying to determine the best way to vac seal sleeves of saltines without crushing 'em. I want to eliminate the most air possible, so round mailing tubes are out. I even found a source of 2" square plastic tubing. But that would co$t about $.75 a sleeve. My next try will be cardboard cut to fold into a square.   I wish I could find the ol' tins!   BTW, I'm talking about saltines; not wafers, biscuits, Town House or Ritz. I LOVE saltines.

I leave mine in original sleeves, then put in Ziplock bags, and then put them in my cold storage room.  I open a sleeve here and there, and have yet to find a soggy one...I have some over a year old that are as good as new.

Now, it seems to me, and Im just shooting from the hip here, but if you get a stale cracker, you could just bake it a few minutes, or throw it in a hot pan, a few minutes.  I guess that's what I'd try.  Otherwise, stale crackers can be used for thicken soups and sauces, they can be left out to dry with old bread and be made in to stuffing......(when I say stale, Im refering to when they lose that crunch we all love...)

Just a thought,

nawty

Mountainwinds wrote: One thing to remember, there are levels of vacuum pressure. If you just remove enough air to tighten the bag against the food, it already has a vacuum. And also, the sleeves will need a hole in them to remove the air from inside the sleeve.

Saltines last quite a while...

I'd try putting them (loose) in a gallon freezer ziploc bag, sealing the bag almost all of the way, and sucking the air out of the bag with my mouth....then, seal the bag.

Of course, you COULD always just use a regular vacuum sealer...


If you want an added level of security,  putting a silica gel moisture absorber or two in the bag wouldn't hurt.

If you REALLY want to make it work, try Broadsword's MountainHouse group buys...they sell #10 cans of nitrogen flushed "pilot crackers".

2ifbyC wrote:   I did vac pack 12 sleeves last week. I sure hope they survive!         .

They should be fine for YEARS vacuum packed.

hi there,,,there are saltine tins for sale on ebay,,not expensive at all.  i bought a couple.

Tilia (foodsaver folks) make a vac. sealable container in a variety of shapes.  Both Walmart and Target carry them.  You could transfer the sleeve of saltines into the container (you'd have to unwrap it first) and then vac. seal it.

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