Fill your jar, place a Food Fresh lid on it, and sit the sealer on top. Press the button and it draws the air out, stopping automatically once the jar is sealed. It’s rechargeable via USB-C (included), and one charge lasts up to 200 seals. (This depends on the size of your jars, how full they are, and how much air is in the food.)

Use the keychain lid opener to gently lift the edge of the lid. You’ll hear a delightful 'pssshht!' as air rushes back in, and the lid comes straight off. Keep the opener on your keys or in the kitchen drawer so it’s always handy.

It depends on the jar's size, the quantity, and the porosity of its contents. Most jars take about 30 seconds to seal. Some jars may take up to 60 seconds.

Vacuum sealing is ideal for dry goods like coffee, nuts, crackers, dried fruit, cereal, flour, grains and snacks. How long food lasts depends on what it is and how it’s stored, but removing air slows staling and loss of flavour. Leftovers and anything perishable can be sealed too, but they still belong in the fridge.

Most pantry food goes stale because of air. Oxygen reacts with the fats and flavour compounds in food, which is why nuts turn rancid and coffee loses its aroma. Humidity in the air also softens crisp foods like crackers and cereal. Taking most of the air out of the jar slows these changes, and it also slows mould, which needs oxygen to grow. It doesn’t stop every kind of spoilage, so perishable food still belongs in the fridge.

[Read more: The Science of Vacuum Storage →]

No. The Food Fresh™ Mason Jar Vacuum Sealer isn’t a substitute for canning. It pulls the air out of your mason jars and seals them airtight, which keeps dry pantry goods like flour, rice, coffee, nuts and dehydrated foods fresh for longer.

Canning (also called preserving or bottling) is different. It uses heat processing to make perishable foods safe to store at room temperature, and a vacuum seal on its own doesn’t do that. Anything that would normally go in the fridge should still go in the fridge after you seal it.

Everything you need to start sealing: 

• 1 vacuum sealer,
• 1 lid adaptor, 
• 5 regular-mouth lids, 
• 5 wide-mouth lids, 
• 1 USB charging cable (excluding wall plug)  and
• 1 keychain lid opener.

No. The sealer works with standard regular-mouth and wide-mouth mason jars, so you can use jars you already have. Jars aren’t included in the kit. Be mindful that some standard jars from the supermarket (jam jars and pasta sauce jars) are a slightly different size and may not work.

Yes. Food Fresh™ lids can be opened, washed and resealed again and again. Need more? Extra lid packs are available here.

Our products are only sold on our online store, so we do not offer wholesale discounts for reselling. If you are looking to make a bulk personal purchase, please contact us here for more information!

*Please note: This is subject to stock availability.

Know someone whose fridge needs a rescue mission? Or a friend still wrapping cheese in cling film like it’s 1997? Send any Food Fresh product straight to their door. Pop their address in as the shipping address and yours as the billing address, and we’ll handle the rest.

And no, we won’t spoil the surprise. There’s no price tag or invoice in the box. Your receipt goes straight to your inbox, so all they get is the goodies (and maybe a sudden urge to vacuum-seal everything they own).

Fresh food, happy people, zero awkward price reveals. Easy peasy, lemon squeezy. 🍋

*Please note: As we use external fulfilment partners, we are unable to include messages in the package - we’re sorry!

Nope, it’s just us! Our Food Fresh products are only available on our online store here in Australia. Unfortunately, we don't currently offer international shipping.