Can you seal the bags with a heat sealer?
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Yes you can, just make sure you do not have chocolate anywhere near the top or plastic sucker sticks. Also, it only takes about a half a second unless you want it to curl.
1150331
HiI've used other vacuum bags when I wanted to rewrap cheeses and meats that I received from friends with different machines. I assume that would apply to the bags you're asking about. Vacuum and heat seal worked good on other bags. I hope that helps.
67540
I have never tried but I might hesitate with the 2 poly thickness of these. They are pretty durable and I know a sealer works, but to shrink to the product, I'm sorry but I don't know. Wish I could be of more help.
518393
I heat seal bags all the time...especially chips/pretzels, etc. It's easy and I find my chips stay fresh much longer. Hope this answer helps you.
1780458
Dear J, I use different brands of food saver bags with my unit. As long as the bags are designed for vacuum sealing you should be fine. Enjoy!
1680098
It doesn't say on the bag, but they are pretty thin. I use a heat sealer on mine but only for about 2 seconds
794276
Sure. They will work better than regular freezer bags if they are sealed correctly.
1185351
Yes, but they must be the Ziploc VACUUM seal bags, not the regular Ziploc bags that come with pre-attached sealers.
1207519
Yes, I have and some bags work fine and some bags require stopping the sealing process because the air has not been removed completely from the bag-----several times before you can let it complete the process !!!!! Very irritating!!!!
102241
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
67539
These are poly bags not for use with heat guns. I think what you need are PVC bags that shrink when heated.Hope that helps. Good Luck!
336173
This doesn't work to seal liquids. You could freeze something liquid in the bag and then seal it when it is frozen solid.
1185352
I don't know - I've never tried to use regular ziplocks. I considered trying them out to see how it would go, but decided against it. The sealer uses heat to seal the bags, and the ones used for the Sealer System are much thicker material. *If* the sealer's heat is too much for the regular ziplocks then I'd have a mess on my hands cleaning up the melted plastic. Better to stick with the bags they recommend - which are far sturdier than any of the regular ziplocks, including the heavy freezer bags.
1255140
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.
1150332
Hi I've used other vacuum bags when I wanted to rewrap cheeses and meats that I received from friends with different machines. I assume that would apply to the bags you're asking about. Vacuum and heat seal worked good on other bags. I hope that helps.
128115
Have not tried ziplock bags. My guess is no because the heat that seals may melt the bags. The Food Saver also just seals so if you open a bag of chips you can reseal it. Wonderful machine.
157088
Yes, you can vacuum seal a Mylar bag! It takes a little practice to get good at it but it can be done. See my note below and/or watch a YouTube demo. I have bags sealed in the spring of 2013 that have no air inside. Adding an oxidizer as someone else suggested is good idea.