Freshly sealed at home.(Life - Food)

Byline: RUTH FANTASIA

A few years ago someone gave us a vacuum sealer. While most of the time I think of it as a nice gadget, each time I cook freezer burned meat, I remember how useful it is.

A vacuum sealer is handy for wrapping large quantities of meats into smaller portions but it's also good for smaller quantities. My husband, Paul, likes to put chicken and a marinade in a vacuum bag and freeze it so he doesn't have to wait for the meat to thaw before he can add his marinade.

The bags are also good for preventing hard cheeses from molding. Salad greens keep better when vacuum packed but it hardly seems to be worth the time and expense for …