Food Savers and herbs/spices

[JJJ'sMom]

If using my hand held to seal dried rosemary in a qt bag, does it stay as fresh as if I had it in the fridge or freezer?

FYI..........we have a foodsaver thread here..........great Christmas gift, I love the hand held.

[That Girl]

I think the Food Saver would keep it way fresher than the fridge or freezer.....did you hear me swearing at mine tonight? lol! I've picked up a couple of Food Savers from Good Will that look brand new....in the boxes! I have yet to have one not give me trouble every time I need to use it. They either wont seal to make a new bag or won't seal the things I've put in the bags, won't vac seal ....I finally gave up and just used Press and Seal for my leftover and am hoping for the best!

[Nigel]

Originally Posted by JJJ'sMom

If using my hand held to seal dried rosemary in a qt bag, does it stay as fresh as if I had it in the fridge or freezer?

FYI..........we have a foodsaver thread here..........great Christmas gift, I love the hand held.

I put mine in mason jars and seal them....they seem to last forever that way. I don't know about the bags, but I would think as long as the seal stays, they should last a long time. The seals used to always break on my bags even in the freezer so I started using the jars.