Does the bags suitable for boiling (Sous-vide)?
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I've used them to boil a few items, for convenience. They worked fine, although I'm not sure whether or not they're BPA free, it that's your concern.
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I haven't had any problems with sticking the bags in just boiled water. I bring the water to a boil, cut the heat and stick the bag(s) in the hot water to let the food thall and warm. Note: my bags only hold 1-4 servings. They aren't that big. I've only done this for my frozen veggies and small cuts of meat that have mostly thalled, i.e., for a stir fry. If you put in several bags of frozen food, you may have to heat the water back up for a few minutes but I am very cautious with this because I don't want melted plastic all over the pans I cook with.
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I am not sure. I suppose you could but I don't think you could get enough water in the bottom. You might end up boiling the ones on the bottom. Does that make sence?
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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.
794276
Sure. They will work better than regular freezer bags if they are sealed correctly.
104197
I put my bag in boiling water when I first got it, to make sure it was clean. But it is a NUT MILK bag.
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Yes, they are ideal fir freezing. I have used them for two years nearly and I freeze most of the food I bag.
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Don't know about the approvals but they are good bags and work well for sous vide and boiling as long as you boil carefully. Just simmering. If they hit the bottom of a thin pan boiling hard they can melt as would anything plastic like this. We use them for a lot of stuff but pay no attention to those that say you can wash them, they're crazy. Especially if used for sous vide or heating something in them.
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My understanding is the bags are not for freezer use, so the answer is no. To do that you'd need to purchase their bigger food saver sealing machine.
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No longer a problem with current food storage bags. Use ziplock freezer bags, they are designed for long term food storeage and are stable at sous vide temps.
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Please do NOT put boiling water into Mylar bags. Mylar bags are made of several layers, and the bottom one is usually a plastic such as LLDPE. While the material is rated for heat sealing, adding boiling water risks off-gassing something from that layer into your food. It would most likely not be harmful, but boil-in bags are boil-in bags for a reason...they are intended to be boiled, while your typical Mylar Bag is not.
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I use them for sous vide cooking, which happens at between 135 and 155 degrees for 6-48 hours. They often leak a little and I'm not sure if it's the seal or the plastic itself that is leaking. But the plastic bags themselves don't melt.
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Yes, I use these bags for coffee and tea. They work great for camping in the big coffee pot and hold up well to long periods of boiling. And they're re-usable!
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I'm sure you could pour boiling water into it with no harm, but if you are using it for sous vide cooking it doesn't matter. The temperatures used for sous vide are far lower.
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I freeze baby food in them and then put in the microwave so I would say yes. I wouldn't advise boiling them though however. For breastmilk....the bags actually work better as you can lay them flat. That's what I used and it worked great.
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I am not sure about boiling water. They do hold up in Temps of 170 for several hours.
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Yes! We have done that in our business as well! We have only simmer the bag in low boil but not rolling boil though. It works wonder.