How long for Oxygetn Absorbers to 'work'?

[rocktot]

Ok, I just did a few bags with oxygen absorbers, and the OA bag was air tight, but the bags have not sucked in yet after 2 days. I did see that one bag from a previous test sucked in, but it probably took a few days or a week, which does not sound normal. I thought it should be the next day -24 hours. The bag with the extra 6 OA has also not sucked in even though it was sealed!

[hollohas]

Mine have always sucked in after 24 hours. What food did you pack? What size bag? What size O2 absorber? Did your absorbers come with an oxygen monitor type sticker? It is possible you got some bad O2 absorbers...

[rocktot]

grr, I think they are 300 cc for gallon bags. They hold at least 3 quarts of beans. Well, got some new ones on order one way or the other. ALL THOSE DAMN BAGS SEALED! GRRRRRR.

[rbeau30]

Mine start working immediately. As a nmatter of fact when I open a bag of absorbers if I don't constantly keep the bag they are in closed, they get warm to the touch.

After sealing I would say within the hour the bags look like vaccuum sealed coffee beans. However, whatever is the recommended size, i always double it. My time is worth more than a few dollars for some extra absorbers.

[rocktot]

Ok, then I would ask what type do you use, and where do you get them? Thanks

[rbeau30]

I get these exact ones from this seller. I also browse their other products and get an extra 60-pack of absorbers per order.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...?ie=UTF8&psc=1

My storage solution is to have 6 of these gallon bags in each 5 gallon bucket.
This has worked for: Pinto Beans, Rice, Wheat, Rolled Oats, Quinoa, powdered potatoes, Etc. Have not had a fail to work so far.

I know they may not be the cheapest... but this is what I started with and it worked so I stuck with what worked for me.
I also seal the bags up with a Flat Hair Iron straightener like this one:

http://www.amazon.com/Remington-Stra...gton+flat+iron

[brobar]

How can you be in the Air Force and not have an iron? I thought that was standard issue along with your underwear!

[brutal]

How can you be in the Air Force and not have an iron? I thought that was standard issue along with your underwear!

They get a curling iron and panties.

[rbeau30]

How can you be in the Air Force and not have an iron? I thought that was standard issue along with your underwear!

Ha! After tech scool, and basic, where when I still went through, we had to iron our tshirts and all clothes in our locker. I quickly stopped doing that after I was not required to do so. In place of an iron we still do stupid and menial tasks like Safety briefings and Wing-Commander's call (not much different than a high school pep rally, complete with a 'mascot').

An iron brings me to a place I don't want to go.

[J]

I have always used a food saver vacuum device. Works pretty well, but not the cheapest device, or materials to operate. I have always wondered just how well they pull out all the oxygen, seem to work well enough. This has me thinking for extra long terms storage if a small O2 absorber in the bag would help at all to suck out the last little bit. Any thoughts?