The Difference Between Smart Storage and Overengineering

 


The difference between being prepared and overengineering something is very thin. The line between the two becomes very blurry with food storage, because what may start out as a simple solution may quickly become an accumulation of “just in case” decisions.

For example, I use mylar bags, oxygen absorbers, and in some cases desiccants, each one of those items has an individual purpose. When used together, without understanding how they work with one another, things can get. . . well. . . a bit off. Not broken, but inefficient in a way that you don’t realize until it’s too late.

The primary culprit of this phenomenon are oxygen absorbers, which are extremely powerful; however, they are often not used correctly. Many people make the assumption that they should fill all of the open air space of a bag with as many absorbers as possible; however, this is incorrect because there is only a certain amount of oxygen in a given volume of air. Therefore, if you put too many absorbers in a bag you are using only the amount that are required to remove the oxygen.

If you are putting more than the required amount of absorbers in a bag (and multiplying this by dozens, hundreds, etc. bags) you are inadvertently increasing your costs without a gain in preservation. It’s comparable to paying for two insurance policies on your home.

Actual preservation comes from using the correct size absorbers in conjunction with using the correct materials for packaging. By utilizing a quality mylar bag, the environment inside the bag is already controlled to a certain extent; therefore the only function of the oxygen absorber is to “fine tune” the environment — not replace the environment and/or overwhelm the environment.

To achieve the best outcomes, it is very beneficial to understand where the limitation ends in order to be able to establish limits that fit your criteria; and this is exactly what the article “Can You Use Too Many Oxygen Absorbers in Mylar Packaging Bags?” does by providing a breakdown of how much removing oxygen would be too much and not leave it open to interpretation.


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