Vacsy food storage system recommended by Carol Alt

[Sharon in Colorado]

I just checked out Carol Alt's "Eating in the Raw" book from the library. I really enjoyed reading her short autobiography about her history with food, and her modeling career, it was quite interesting.

One of the recommendations she makes is for the Vacsy food storage system. It is a product made in Europe which uses a very small device, smaller than a compact curling iron, for the vacuum. The containers are glass and lids are made of Lexan.

Thing that appealed to me is produce that I don't use or use at a slower rate can be kept fresh longer. I'm thinking stuff like green onions and cucumber, and chunks of ginger which tends to turn quickly if not used right away. I cannot tell you how much money has been wasted on produce that went bad before we had a chance to eat it.

Carol said she was called away to Europe at a moment's notice just after buying tons of produce and didn't have time to give it away. She put it in the Vacsy containers and when she returned from her trip everything was still fresh.

Has anyone ever tried or used this product? It isn't cheap, but looks pretty cool.

http://www.vitamix.com/household/products/vacsy/

[Goddess_girl]

my sister has something like that she bought from walmart.(35$)
i havent been able to find the one she has; but I have been looking.

[jenna rose]

Hm. Looks like a neat idea, but wowza....expensive.

[Sharon in Colorado]

My herbs always go to pot before I use them up too, mainly parsley and cilantro. Maybe I should keep some plants around instead. Would be cheaper, maybe.

[ReneeSC]

I'm glad you brought that up, Sharon.

I'm the Carol Alt apologist on here ( as you know ) - and I've also been thinking of her food saving system. I currently use those green food fresh bags you get at the hfs, and they DO help.. they have me, anyway. But, I've been looking for something more.

I looked into FoodSaver - but those bags can get expensive.. and..for some odd reason.. I was concerned about petroleum waste contamination from those bags being so stressed over the food.

Vacsy has GLASS. Wonderful. I'd seen a system on t.v. that used containers before..but, again, plastic.

Yay! Something else to look into.

[rawpriestess]

If you have challenges with keeping cilantro and parsley, you can extend the life for about two weeks, by simply cutting the stems, and placing in water, in an upright postition, do not let any leaves touch the water, and change the water daily, this also works with basil, do not keep basil or tarragon in the fridge, as they will wilt and turn black.