Buy Dry Pack Canners for food packing

Posted by Andrew Harrison on September 5th, 2017

Food items that we use are huge and every food item is different requiring various methods of packing. Of course, dry canning is a wonderful way to start canning food items.

Dry-pack canning is an effective method for storing dry foods. Dry pack canning is best for many food items like white rice, whole grains, oatmeal, dry beans, powdered milk, white flour, pasta without egg, dehydrated foods that are crispy at snapping, cheese powder, gelatin and low fat ready to eat meals and fat free pretzels. Sugar is also dry packed without oxygen absorbers. Food items stored in this manner along with a packet that removes oxygen, has an extended shelf life and remains protected from moisture, insects and rodents.

Vacuum sealing with oxygen absorbers is the easiest method. Oxygen keeps the freshness and smell intact. Made from a chemical compound in which iron oxide is the active component, this keeps the food dry and safe. This chemical is not toxic and the plastic jars are made from special food quality plastic. Plastic containers are best used for larger quantities of food. Food that contains less than 10% moisture are best canned in glass jars with oxygen absorbers to keep the freshness intact. Moreover, avoid dry packing home dried foods as it may contain some moisture leading to botulism, a very toxic bacterial growth.

The following basic food storage items are available at dry-pack canneries:

Apple slices, dried, Beans: pinto, pink, great northern, Carrots, dry, Cocoa, hot mix,
Flour, white, Fruit drink mix, Macaroni, Milk, nonfat dry, Oats, rolled, Onions, dry, Puddings: chocolate, vanilla, Rice, white, Soup mix, Spaghetti, Sugar, granulated, Wheat. Yet dry pack canning is not appropriate storage method for all food items. The following types of items do not store well in cans because of moisture or oil content. However, their shelf life can be extended by storing them in sealed containers in the freezer: Barley, pearled, Cereal, milled-grain, Cornmeal, Flour, whole wheat, Granola, Nuts, roasted or raw, Rice, brown and Yeast.

Food items like sauces, salsa, jams and jellies are best packed by wet packing method. Dry packing is done for long term life in sterilized mason jars. Can sealers are the best alternative to wet pack canning. Sealing of food is either done by oxygen absorbers while others are sealed by baking them in the oven to create a pressure seal, while still other packaging is done by vacuum sealer or pressure canner.

If you are a small time entrepreneur or a big food merchant dealing in food items, it is best to buy dry pack canner & food strainers for various degrees of packaging. Avail deep discounts online on dry pack canner for sale and food strainer parts for sale.