User Manual

OPERATING YOUR STOLLAR APPLIANCE
10
Vegetables
Frozen vegetables sometimes turn black if they are
not blanched before freezing. To blanch vegetables,
fill  litre pot with water and bring to the boil. Also
fill a large bowl with ice water and have a colander
or strainer on hand. Add vegetables to boiling
water and cook for the times suggested. Vegetables
should retain a vibrant colour and remain crisp
and ‘under cooked’. Remove from boiling water
and plunge into ice water until completely chilled.
Drain as necessary, dry, and transfer to a bag for
vacuum sealing.
If vacuuming without freezing first, you should also
insert a paper towel into the bag and over each side
of the meat before vacuum sealing to absorb excess
moisture and juices.
Cruciferous vegetables
Because of gases they omit over time, cruciferous
vegetables should be kept in the freezer rather than
refrigerator after vacuum sealing. These vegetables
include broccoli, cabbage, brussel sprouts,
cauliflower, kale, and turnips.
Meat, fish & poultry
For best results, wash poultry and whole clean fish
and gently pat dry with a clean paper towel.
Beef, veal, lamb, pork and fish fillets should be
patted dry with a clean paper towel.
This extra step saves you time when you are ready
to cook and also helps to maintain good moisture
levels and shape. For best results, pre-freeze prior to
vacuum sealing for - hours to retain the moisture
and shape of the meat.
Vacuum sealing may cause meat to
darken. This is due to the removal of
oxygen and does not indicate spoilage.
NOTE
Ground Coee & other powdery foods
Due to small particle like nature of ground coee,
it may be necessary to wrap a paper towel around
the coee being vacuum sealed, or place the coee
in a bag or the original packaging prior to vacuum
sealing.
NON EDIBLE ITEMS
The vacuum sealing can be used to help preserve
non edible items:
Camping, travelling & emergency equipment
Stays dry and takes up less room when it is
vacuum sealed – bandages, matches, clothes, maps,
passport, batteries, torches, film, flares etc.
Silver
Helps prevent tarnishing. To avoid puncturing the
vacuum sealer bags, place a paper towel or soft
material over silver prior to vacuum sealing.
Resealing heat sealed bags
We only recommend using the VacuumFresh bags
for vacuum sealing, however you are able to reseal
bags that have been commercially heat sealed
such as chips, nuts and biscuits. Trim the bag in
a straight line, wipe away any greasy reside or
crumbs that may inhibit the seal. Place the bag over
the sealing area but not into the drip tray and seal.
Plastic bags such as zip lock bags or plastic wrap
cannot be sealed.
FOOD BLANCHING TIME
FOOD BLANCHING
TIME
Broccoli florets – trimmed - minutes
Carrots – depend on size Start checking
at  minutes
Cauliflower florets – trimmed - minutes
Corn on the cob - minutes
Green beans - minutes
Leafy greens such as spinach  seconds
Peas (shelled) - minutes
Sugar snap peas - minutes
Zucchini – sliced - minutes