Preserv-a-Pod 2.0

A. Get materials

1. 1. Plastic food storage container

   2. Zippable plastic bag

   3. Cheesecloth

   4. Silica gel sachets

   5. Oxygen sachets

   6. White stick-on label

   7. Humidity indicator

   8. Oxygen indicator

   9. Tracker (Optional)

   10. Two part glue

B. Get tools

1. Knife

2. Cardboard

3. Cutting board

4. Two inch diameter round lid or jar

5. Scissors

6. Rubbing alcohol

7. Gloves

C. Instructions

1. Preparation  

a. Wash hands

b. Put on gloves

c. Clean knife, scissors and cutting board with rubbing alcohol

2. Process zippable plastic bag

a. Insert cardboard into zippable plastic bag

b. Place zippable plastic bag with cardboard on the cutting board

c. Place two inch diameter round lid or jar on the center of the zippable plastic bag with cardboard 

d. Use knife to trace around the lid or jar to cut through one side of zippable plastic bag

e. Remove lid or jar, cut plastic circle, cardboard, and place bag to side

f. Repeat as many times as necessary for one bag per Preserv-a-Pod being prepared

3. Process plastic food storage container lid

a. Place plastic food storage container lid on cutting board

b. Place two inch diameter round lid or jar on the center on the plastic food storage container

c. Use knife to trace around the lid or jar to cut through the plastic food storage container lid

d. Remove lid or jar, cut plastic circle, and place plastic food storage container lid to the side

e. Repeat as many times as necessary for one lid per Preserv-a-Pod being prepared

4. Process cheesecloth

a. Place cheesecloth on cutting board

b. Use scissors to cut a three and one half inch square from cheesecloth

c. Remove square and place to the side

d. Repeat as many times as necessary for one square per Preserv-a-Pod being prepared

5. Assemble lid components

a. Apply part A of glue on the top innermost rim of the plastic food storage container lid

b. Spread cheesecloth over the hole in the lid onto part A of the glue

c. Apply part B of glue on cheesecloth and align part B with part A

d. Place zippable plastic bag on top of cheesecloth and part B of the glue, aligning the hole on the zippable plastic bag with the hole on the plastic food storage container lid

e. Set assembly to the side to dry for forty-eight hours

f. Repeat as many times as necessary for one assembly per Preserv-a-Pod being prepared

6. Prepare for use

a. Put the plastic food storage container lid assembly on the plastic food storage container base and set aside

b. Place label on the exterior side of the plastic food storage container

c. Repeat as many times as necessary for one assembly per Preserv-a-Pod being prepared

D. For use

1. Put sample inside the base of the plastic food storage container

2. Put lid back on the container

3. Insert 4 oxygen sachets, 3 silica gel sachets, humidity indicator, and oxygen indicator in zippable plastic bag on lid