Any difficulty w/ sealing soups? I mainly want to buy this product for sealing meals that I freeze. Will this product work for that?
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Yes works real well. What I do is to put a portion in a baggie. Lay it flat in the freezer. It will freeze as a flat thin block. Then vacuum seal it. it will also defrost faster than a thick frozen block.
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Can't imagine it wouldn't. Soup in jars seems like it would work really well. You'd need a jar adapter. If you wanted to freeze them, would probably want a baggy.
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The design of this is pretty solid. You will need to be a bit careful though. Liquids will be sucked into the outer nozzle are - but are easy to dump. You just don't want to get them inside the actual unit.
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This doesn't work to seal liquids. You could freeze something liquid in the bag and then seal it when it is frozen solid.
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I find that sealing soups can be tricky. As the Pro seals it draws liquid up and some of it will get into the device it's self. It is very easy to clean the clear part of the Pro. put it in the bag and freeze it completely than seal the bag. Make sure you seal the bag real good stand it in a pot or container, when frozen seal the bag
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Not like the commercial soup-in-a-bag. I suggest you use the optional containers which have a fitting for the suction hose. This unit has a narrow tray inside to catch the moisture droplets while bags (laying on their sides) are vacuum sealed. I tried parboiled greenbeans last season, and if they were too wet, the tray filled before the pump would quit. I like it better for dry items- cheese, dry legumes, nutmeats, etc.As for seals, I do not know.
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Yes an impulse heat sealer or foodsaver like pump is necessary to seal these shut, although these bags are very thin and don't seal well and break easily after being frozen and the plastic stretching. Look into zippops they are the best alternative I found with good thick plastic and a ziplock like seal so you don't need a heat sealer even though you can use one anyway. This product here isn't good though
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I use these frequently to cover cups with soup or chili in the microwave. Solid seal, works great. Be careful of steam release when removing cover from bowls ext... I'm ordering a large cover for a fry pan without lid. It should work great. Hope you enjoy.
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I agree with the other responses in that it will not create a seal. However it works great to prevent boil-over.
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I didn't even freeze or refrig mine and I've already finished one pouch since I shared it. The resealable pouch seemed to keep it pretty well. But, I would probably keep it in the fridge. I don't think freezing it will do any harm.
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I haven't because I don't think it's deep enough to really cook soup (except for perhaps a very fast-cooking type of soup.) The flavors and ingredients wouldn't really meld, IMO. Also, although the lid seems very secure and tight, I'm not sure it would seal in the cooking ingredients well enough to do the slow-cook thing for several hours without losing too much liquid.
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Yes the are also perfect for that as well. My husband made "she crab soup" for a gift. We placed a piece of plastic wrap over the soup then place the lid on. It froze perfectly .
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I've had no problem with the seals holding or with freezer burn. I'm very happy with my Waring Pro vacuum sealer!
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Yes. I do that frequently with cheese. For any sealing the key is to start with a longer bag, and cut it open right at the seam. It helps if you do not crunch that side that is going to be resealed. This is the best vacuum sealer I've seen and used. Have been using it for 4+ years and do almost all of my dehydrated vegetables, sloppy joe's, Chili, Black bean soup, chicken... you get the picture. I only use the heavy's bags, and only from the company I purchases the sealer.
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I don't know if the seal-a-meal will work. I use a vacuum sealer but I remember reading that other bags can be used but make sure and get out as much air as possible.
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IMHO, if moisture is in the sealing area... it will not seal. the "trick" is to get your food into the bag without wetting the area to be sealed. e.g. use a much larger bag and fold the bag down so that the sealing area will be dry when the food is inserted. Food saver has a pricey bag "designed" to help avoid the problem- I do not know how well it works.
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Hello JeanneB, I have not tried what you are asking about, but from what I have read so far, as long as the food in the container does not thaw when you remove it from the Freezer, it should be OK to re-seal and re-freeze for later use. I believe that since you have opened the food to new air and contaminates, the shelf life will have been compromised, but if you use the food up within a reasonably short amount of time, you should be fine. The FoodSaver sealer is very handy for re-sealing those foods that you didn't use all of.
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I have frozen it and it has worked well for me. I use it frequently enough though that most of the time I keep it in my pantry and it stays fresh if the top is sealed.
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"Soupy" can be interpreted differently. My experience is for beef variety that it is looser than paste and the consistency of honey. If you spoon it, you'll need another spoon or rubber scraper to get it to release. I would be confident if the seal was intact. I'm sure the vendor would exchange if you're concerned it may have heated or frozen in transit. It really has more flavor than Knox or other powder or cubes.
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yes. dry it on a coolie sheet than freeze it o same cookie sheet than sealameal it. I have been doing this foe about a year buying 4lbs at a time. I think my next batch will be 10 lbs. cleaning.drying,freezing and sealameal. how long it will keep that way is unknown
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I freeze soups all the time in the bags you just seal them you don't vaccum seal them. You don't have to vaccum seal liquids.