>I had gone to Big Lots, the remaindered goods store nearby, last week and >purchased some jars of salsa, made by, of all people, Seeds of Change. Got a jar >of Jamaica Jerk and a couple of jars of Smoked Pasilla. I used to find lots of interesting things at Big Lots, neat boxes, gardening gloves, and exotic prepared foods; but the stores in Tennessee are changing their style, and price. More floor space, lots of badly made furniture, much higher prices. Kind of like a very, very, downmarket KMart. And that is pretty down. > and then put a nice sirloin >steak in one of my gallon jars, covered it with the Smoked Pasilla and pulled a >vacuum on the jar. Both were just grilled about an hour ago and both were good. >I prefer the steak with the smoked pasilla chile salsa as the vacuum opened the >pores of the meat and allowed the salsa to penetrate deep inside. Right tasty >stuff.> >George That vacuum thing sounds great. What is it called, where can I get one? I just froze some blackberries spread out on a cookie sheet and thawed a few a couple of days later. Outstanding, could not tell they had been frozen at all. But I am thinking that with all the air in the container I then put them in, freezer burn will set in quickly and the quality will not be there. Donna, Tennessee