Packed freshly cooked, from soups to fish dishes.
Benefits
Fewer germs, full flavour.
The combination of hot filling, steam sterilisation and pasteurisation significantly reduces the microbial load. Taste, texture and nutritional value are preserved.
The right machines for packing your products.
Suitable for these foods
Frequently asked questions
How does steam packaging work?
Freshly cooked food is filled hot. Before sealing, a burst of hot steam displaces the oxygen, creating an almost oxygen-free, vacuum-like atmosphere. At VARIOVAC, this hot-filling process is called VarioSteam.
How long does steam-packed food keep?
Steam-packed food has a shelf life of up to 21 days. The combination of hot filling, steam sterilisation and pasteurisation significantly reduces the microbial load, while taste, texture and nutritional value are preserved.
Which dishes are suitable for steam packaging?
Steam packaging is ideal for soups, sauces, meat and fish dishes, vegetables and other hot food. Typical examples include pea and tomato soup, Königsberg meatballs or beef roulades.
Which VARIOVAC machines offer steam packaging?
Steam packaging is possible on the Optimus, Optimus MP, Primus and Primus MP.
How is hot food dosed into the pack?
Automatic filling and dosing systems fill liquid, pasty and chunky products from 50 to 5,000 ml, hot or cold. Typical products are soups, sauces, stews, goulash and purées.
What are the benefits of portioned steam packs?
Portion-sized packs and standardised processes ensure product safety and simple quantity control. They also help prevent cross-contamination in chilled storage.
Which packaging methods are possible?
Depending on the model, sealing, vacuum, MAP (modified atmosphere packaging), skin, steam and shrink are possible. The Primus MP also supports multi-layer packaging (MLP).
Technical terms explained
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The air goes, the freshness stays. Vacuum packed, your products keep their flavour, colour and freshness for much longer.
Skin packaging wraps your product in an ultra-thin film that hugs every contour under vacuum. The product stays firmly in place, clearly visible and optimally protected.
Tailored packaging solutions for non-food products of every kind, precisely matched to your requirements.
Vacuum packed, your goods are reliably protected against moisture, corrosion, dust and mechanical damage.
Sealing joins lidding film and tray under heat and pressure to form a precise, even seam. Your non-food products are securely packed in every format.
Sealing joins lidding film and tray under heat and pressure to form a secure, even seam. Your sterile goods are reliably sealed and protected.
In modified atmosphere packaging (MAP), protective gas replaces the ambient air and creates a defined atmosphere in every pack. A method that is also used in the medical sector.
All packaging methods for your products
Not sure which method is right?
The VARIOVAC sales team assesses your product and recommends the right method.
Choose a packaging method to see how it works, where it is used and which machines suit it.
What customers say about VARIOVAC
First-hand experience from customers who already produce with VARIOVAC machines.
