Do the bags keep their seal in the freezer? The more expensive Food Saver products fail to keep a good seal, and freezer burn still gets in.
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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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If you get them sealed properly they are very good at keeping a good seal. There is a little plastic tool on the front that one uses to seal with. I love mine;=.
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These bags keep a great seal once they are sealed. I have been using my system for a year and love it. Use to have the more exspensive system. I love this one. No problems. Especially nice is the reusable bags. Love, love , love this system . Even bought a spare just in case.
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I would say yes I have a food saver and have notices the same thing. The bags with the waring pro seem thicker and are like a zip lock bag just make sure it is closed good :) I have not had any problems unless I did not seal it right hope this helps
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They do, but work best on regular shapes. Meatloaf - good, veggies - not so great. The bags are too stiff to conform to odd shapes. That said, I love it and find it very useful.
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That's how it's supposed to work with the sealing bags. However, if your bags are coming open you probably need to adjust the heat setting to your sealing bar. If you've done that already and your bags are still coming open, it could be the sealer itself. I don't know which food sealer you have but I had that problem once with a prior food sealer and nothing corrected the problem. I now have a Lem Maxvac and I'm not experiencing any of the problems that I was having with prior sealers.
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Yes, I have used Food saver bags, and a different brand I ordered off of Amazon from some company called Lemon Tree I think. But I know for sure I have used at least 3 different brands of bags and have not had a problem with it using any of them! Hope that helps!
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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.
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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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Yes. The food saver bags come with a small seal were air is sucked out from. Regular bags don't have one so u could try and figure out a way but not likely.. the point is to eliminate all the trapped air to make food last longer. I just bought the set and wash and air dry the bags and reuse them- haven't bought any more bags since I purchase it. The bags are sturdy just make sure there dry before reusing. Hope this helps.
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I bagged them in larger freezer bags. Kept them frozen until I needed more out. No freezer burn:-)
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The bags last us 4 months and we have never experienced deterioration. Product is very dry unlike sweetened coconut. I can see no reason it would not freeze well if you protect from frost crystals and getting freezer odor. If you used vacuum Foodsaver, should be able to keep for at least a year without refrigeration.
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By extracting all of the air from the bag you remove all of the moister from the bag as well. You never want to freeze air that's when you get freezer burnt food.
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They would not melt in my Seal-A-Meal. I don't know about Food Saver brand.
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Storing in the freezer serves no useful purpose and would compromise the chewiness. The product will stay fresh if kept sealed, although the refrigerator might extend freshness awhile. We don't do that.
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Hi John, yes, probably. I bought some vacuum rolls by mistake. I used my sous vide bag sealer and it worked fine. I'm guessing that your food saver machine also seals bags by melting the plastic.
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Do not use a vacuum sealer (foodsaver) unless it is a chamber sealer or has a seal-only option. Use a regular heat sealer. The vacuum sealer will suck the liquid into the machine. Or you can freeze them first before sealing.
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I would not recommend tryihg to seal mylar bags with a Food Saver. The food saver heat strip does not get hot enough to seal the mylar. When I store food in mylar, I put in a dessicant, an O2 absorber, press out all the air I can, and heat seal with an iron. I then observe the bag for contraction due to air absorption by the O2 absorber. If it contracts as if under a vacuum, then I know my seal is good, and the oxygen is being absorbed and vacuum maintained. If this doesn't happen, I open the bag, put another O2 absorber and reseal. When I heat seal with my iron, I have a certain setting where I can just iron it right on the mylar - it seals, but doesn't melt.
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I have not used mine in the freezer. They appear to be made from a very high quality, rigid plastic. I am not sure what the cold would do to the seal on the lid, or to the clear plastic. Frankly, I prefer Ziploc Freezer bags for anything I have to freeze. I press the air out of the bag to better preserve the food, and also to help it fit better by taking less space. I believe the Oxo containers would take up too much room in the freezer, personally. That space is always at a premium.
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I've had no problem with Zip Lock bags. I've found it useful to seal either brand while on a semi cushioned surface and rub your finger over the seal twice, once in one direction then from the other. The ONLY advantage or feature I see in the Food Saver brand I like is the square bottom of the gallon size. That to me is not worth double the price of Zip Lock.
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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!