How hard are these to fill without purchasing the "station?"
1522088
They are not at all hard to fill. Just messy to clean (I used them once and gave up).
1522089
Not sure what the station is, but I have no issues filling them. I kind of squeeze them open and fill with a spoon. Very easy.
1522090
Not hard. I just pour my mixtures into a spouted baking cup (one of those bigger glass measuring ones with a handle). Then it is really easy to pour into the pouches. Just make sure not to overfill them, otherwise they will be difficult to close. I personally don't think you need anything special or fancy to fill these pouches.
1522091
These pouches open on the bottom, and they are easy to fill with a small spoon or a funnel. If you have a small enough pouring spout, you can also just pour directly from your blender/food processor/whatever you use to prepare the food you're putting in the pouches. No need for anything more than that!
1522092
A bit late with my response, but just saw this question....went to spam for some reason......I didn't think it was that hard....just make sure to have the cap on, don't overfill and use a spoon to scoop it in.
997349
The only instructions are how to fill them up. I did not have any problems with mine for over a year of used. However, after I replaced my last color cartridge it gives a "not installed red cartridge" error, so I have to buy the red cartridge color
1566739
I don't know to be honest with you. Mine were dry and I don't use a machine. I hand filled my own as I only do about 50 at a time. I took mine out of the package and put them in a dry ziploc bag.
1281526
They are relatively easy. You need to pull the pin out on each end to raise and lower the rails. They do not have to been pulled out simultaneously, each can be lulled out individually. I have found them easy to work with.
266423
You can use a spoon to fill them with some success. Sometimes on the way in the food gets on the seal, which isn't that big of a deal. I have a metal funnel that's perfect for filing them mess free.
1706770
It took me 3 days to fill ours. We had no issues. We live in FL and I filled it last July.
1591338
As far as I know you can only fill it up with the electric pump. I don't remember seeing any manual way of filling it.
357441
Fill the glass container and insert from the bottom. All steamers are hard to fill thru the top tiny hole
653463
We have not tried taking ours to the filling station so far, we have used smaller containers to full it then pump the fuel into it. We thought that might be too heavy and difficult to handle. Look luck.
1867493
I don't think they're a pain. You just put the lid on, turn it upside down, open the zipper on the bottom, and pour in your food. I usually use yogurt, so I just pinch the container a little to help it make a smaller stream. I almost got a filing system, but I'm glad I didn't. Extra cost and extra cleanup!
692394
I don't have a small funnel so I used a small spoon. Not the easiest to fill. Funnel not a bad idea.
1894172
I wouldn't say "easily"--they work ok and work better with weight from cups-- so probably good idea to keep it filled but you also have to make sure none of them are stiitng crooked... they don't pull out as easily as the metal drawer Kcup holder we used at first and switched from... the plastic drawers are just not going to work as true as something heavier but for us the vertical construction was a better fit than the horizontal drawer...
1356561
I ordered mine thru here. They arrived quickly and it was pretty easy to fill. Having a second person is helpful to avoid spilling much.
1795771
Most gas stations have a coin operated air fill station. The air fill station/ air compressor will have a chuck on the end of the air line to fill the tank with. Some buyers have a super large compressor which is too heavy to carry so they buy this small tank to fill to carry. Thanks Thomas
67082
You can fill one of them up at least 2 or 3 times with one of the tanks you get from Walmart. Those tanks run around $20. When I called local stores to see what they would charge me to fill them up, it was going to run anywhere from $6 to $9. But that was for a standard size balloon, so it would probably cost over $10 at some stores due to the size of these.
1077933
You will need some kind of container for them. They do not stand on their own.
1651565
Not to fill it. I bought 200 and it didn't even fill half. I would go with 400.