That looks like a great solution for storing hops.
Thanks, Bob!
Admittedly I hate the plastic waste generated with vacuum sealing, too. Outside of storing hops and cooking sous vide I try to make it the last option for storage. The plastic is resealable and reusable which can help mitigate some of the waste.
In addition to the mason jars, there are vacuum seal bags designed for reuse. They look like ziplocs with resealable enclosures but they have a one way air port to draw out the air. Still plastic but less waste because you never lose part of the bag to waste opening it.
Pretty much any vacuum seal bag can be reused. I do it all the time.
I make the bags extra long and every time I need hops, just a quick cut and re-seal it.
This is what I do as well
Yep. Food Saver also sells actual resealable bags, so you don’t even need to do that. Just pull them open and reseal.