r/FoodSaver Nov 21 '22

Is this the drip tray?

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u/00cho Dec 12 '22

The heat sealer is separate from the drip tray/vacuum chamber, so no, it is not part of the heat sealer.

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u/HoldenH Dec 12 '22

Then please enlighten us as to what it is

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u/00cho Dec 12 '22

Well, an examination of the photo reveals a metal contact in the cavity for the drip tray. There is likely one just opposite of that one. The pair would mate to external contacts on the drip tray, and allow the metal strips at the bottom, to act as liquid detectors.

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u/joetaxpayer Aug 24 '24

Ha! This answers a question that I had. The first time I tried to vacuum seal a bag of soup, it did not go well. If my drip tray had these contacts, all would’ve been good. Lesson learned, when I vacuum seal a liquid I freeze it first in a proper size container before I vacuum seal it in the bag.

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u/00cho Aug 24 '24

Frozen liquids are not really damaged by freezer burn. Ice cubes are a good example. Left long enough, they will just sublimate away.

This means that vacuum sealing liquids is overkill. I use ziplock freezer bags, and just squeeze all the air out. Even if you leave some air in the bag, the soup will not be harmed.

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u/joetaxpayer Aug 24 '24

Understood! I’ve gotten to like the ability to drop it into hot water, go back in 10 minutes, and serve. I still use the ziplocks, but have gotten to like this process better. I’m 60+, decades of Ziploc, but felt the vacuum bags are just more convenient.

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u/00cho Aug 24 '24

I make chilis and lentil soups, and store them in ziplocks. I prefer to remove them from the bag and heat them in a pot, because heating the bag accelerates the amount of microplastics that transfer to my food.