Originally Posted By Jayhat
So I am wondering about vacuum sealing items that say refrigerate after opening.

For example I bought a block of hickory farms cheese that was not refrigerated, however it says "refrigerate after opening". I want to cut it into smaller sections and vacuum seal it. Would this work or after that point would I need to refrigerate it? It would only be out of the package for a few moments...

According to this wiki page I would have to.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Refrigerate_after_opening

Quote:
the product is immediately exposed to atmospheric oxygen and floating dust particles containing bacteria and mold spores, and all protections from the preservation process are immediately lost.




Trust what it says. Buy smaller sized packages.....it is like the shelf stable Pepperoni and bacon, once opened use up within 24 hours.
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