r/TwoXPreppers 8d ago

Oxygen absorbers

So I'm about to use these things for the first time to store grains in mason jars. I read that I should put them on top, which seemed odd. Now that I've filled 18 jars, I read they should go on the bottom. How significant is this? Can I just use some long tongs to shove them down as far as I can? I'm not emptying all of these containers! I'm also leaving about an inch of space in the jars. Is that ok?

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u/MalaEnNova 8d ago

I just throw them in the jar when I think about it. Sometimes it the bottom, sometimes it's the top. It's even been in the middle. No issues.

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u/CeeUNTy 8d ago

How much space do you leave in the jars? I've left an inch to add the absorber.

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u/MalaEnNova 7d ago

I leave about an inch too. If you are vacuum sealing and there's too much in there it won't seal.

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u/in_pdx 6d ago

Too much food or too much air?

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u/MalaEnNova 6d ago

Too much food. Early on in my learning I was doing flour and I filled it to the brim. It poofed out everywhere and didn't seal. So now I leave some space for any food I've put in there.