will this machine vac seal mylar bags?
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I do not believe that it will work with Mylar bags. It's been a couple years since I researched the chamber vacuum sealers, but if my memory is correct, you needed to go up several tiers, and a lot more money to get that functionality. Another person responded that it's possible to seal mylar with this unit, but I don't know if it might shorten the life of the sealing bar. I'd suggest that you contact tech support at ARY and get their opinion. They've been very helpful when I've contacted them.
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It will seal Mylar but you will have to play with the seal time to figure out how long you need to seal them
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When I contacted ARY they said that the 210/215 would seal mylar/foil bags.
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I'm not sure. I only use the boilable bags which are not mylar and it works great. Sorry.
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I have not tried but I understand that it will NOT. I bought this unit a little more than a year ago and I use it everyday. It has more than paid for itself and my freezer in that time. We simply don't throw food away. Vac seal and freeze become grab and go. The chamber units allow you to save liquids, seal jars and all kinds of things. I bought a bag of potato chips, sealed them in a jar and opened it 8 months later--they were great. It won't replace canning but it does save money immediately. Hope that helps. One final thought is that vacumaster does make other units which do seal mylar bags. I've sealed mine with an iron, straw and oxygen obsorbers. I have not tried but I understand that it will NOT. I bought this unit a little more than a year ago and I use it everyday. It has more than paid for itself and my freezer in that time. We simply don't throw food away. Vac seal and freeze become grab and go. The chamber units allow you to save liquids, seal jars and all kinds of things. I bought a bag of potato chips, sealed them in a jar and opened it 8 months later--they were great. It won't replace canning but it does save money immediately. Hope that helps. One final thought is that vacumaster does make other units which do seal mylar... » Read More I have not tried but I understand that it will NOT. I bought this unit a little more than a year ago and I use it everyday. It has more than paid for itself and my freezer in that time. We simply don't throw food away. Vac seal and freeze become grab and go. The chamber units allow you to save liquids, seal jars and all kinds of things. I bought a bag of potato chips, sealed them in a jar and opened it 8 months later--they were great. It won't replace canning but it does save money immediately. Hope that helps. One final thought is that vacumaster does make other units which do seal mylar bags. I've sealed mine with an iron, straw and oxygen obsorbers. « Show Less
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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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Yes. These bags will work with all standard vacuum sealer machines (like Foodsaver, Weston, Cabela's. Seal-A-Meal, VacMaster...).They are a universal bag and a great value!
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Yes. I bought StaVac Foodsaver Vacuum Sealer Bags on Amazon. They have worked very well for me. They are quart size and are sealed on one end, so you save time sealing. They sell 100 bags for $22.95 which is a fantastic price because the Food Saver rolls are very expensive and have to be cut and sealed on both ends.
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Any bag that will hold its vacuum work. I put a strong tape over the sealng mechanism to make sure stays vacuumed
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Yes, but they must be the Ziploc VACUUM seal bags, not the regular Ziploc bags that come with pre-attached sealers.
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Lots of brands will work. Weston bags (available from Amazon & prime eligible) work very well and are pretty inexpensive. Of course, if you mean to ask "plain bags", then no- you need ones designed for a clamp vac sealer. But the Weston are about as good as you'll find.
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yes, press the seal button..you will get a solid red light, then push your bag in and seal it. If you don't push in the seal button you will automatically vacuum along with sealing.
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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!
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Cut a small strip of the quilted side of a foodsaver bag. Place it at the top of the mylar bag. (The part that will go in the chamber) It will vacuum like a champ. You might have to press seal 2x as these are very thick and the vacuum sealers aren't built to seal them. Then I would advise following up sealing with a hot iron to be sure. I do this all the time & it works wonderfully. But I still add the oxygen absorbers before I vacuum seal.
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I haven't had to try that yet--thank heaven. They (Shop-Vac) says it can, and I put more faith in them than some other brands. The one negative I've found with this machine is that the filter bag is an annoying waste of money. One of those great ideas that fail in the execution. Bits of debris can't get past the opening of the bag and back up into the hose. Then you have to disconnect everything and run a long rod through the hose to shove out the dirt plug if reversing it to blower mode doesn't clear it. I've given up trying to use the bags. Other than that, I'm satisfied with it.
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Absolutely. Leaves a very professional seal. I used to do double seals just in case but don't have to with this. I use the 3.6 Mylar and seals within a second.
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I'm not sure but I know it sealed a plastic coffee bag. You may have to simply shorten the seal time
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These bags work with ANY clamp style vacuum sealer machine - Foodsaver, Deni, Cabela's, Weston, VacMaster, Rival... any one!
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Yes it works. Although I am using it to seal poly bags, I have used it earlier to seal vinyl bag.
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Yes this will work with Mylar bags. You will have to adjust the number setting so that it has a longer time for the thermal sealer to seal the Mylar bag. For 5 gallon Mylar bags or bags wider than what this unit can seal you have to seal in two or three steps.
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Yes, it should work just fine with vacuum bags. I have to hold down my small rugs when vacuuming cuz the vac sucks up the whole rug. Good suction.