HOW LONG DOES FOOD LAST IN A VACUUM PACK

Storage times with and without vacuum packing

When you purchase food for your family you want to keep it fresh and safe to eat. You also want it to retain it’s great taste. Storing food in optimum conditions, and making use of the refrigerator and freezer, helps you to do this. However, if food remains in its original packaging this could limit the maximum storage time. Using vacuum packs helps you to extend this storage time by preserving your food in good condition for longer periods of time. There are guidelines as to the maximum time that certain common food items can be stored in the cupboard, refrigerator and freezer, with and without vacuum packing.

There is no doubt that using vacuum packaging in your home can help you save money on your regular food shopping. It also means that you can prepare food in bulk and visit the supermarket on fewer occasions. You get to make the household budget last longer and save time which you can spend doing other things.