Can you heat seal a bag without vacuuming out the air from the bag. If so can you use any bag to heat seal ?
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Yes, you can heat seal without vacuuming. You do need to use the Foodsaver bags.
518391
Yes, I always pull out the sealed bag a bit, maybe 1/4 or 1/2 inch, and seal again to make sure it is sealed for sure. I've had just one seal not heat well and there goes the vacuum and the food!
518392
Yes you can just seal s bag, just hit the seal button once you insert the bag. I have never tried using regular bags, but I think they would be too thin and not melt properly, and possibly ruin the vacuum slot. Not recommended by Foodsaver.
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.
518394
When you put a bag in to seal, it starts to suck the air out. If you let it go all the way, it will stop after a few seconds and then seal. If you want to seal only (not suck the air out), just push the "seal" button.It works great on bags like potato chips and snacks things. I recently used it to reseal a bag of rice from Trader Joe's. It was perfect.One note: If you plan to seal things like potato chips, leave lots of room in the bag (rather than cutting it down). That way you can cut it open and have enough bag left to reseal for next time.
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You can seal bags without vaccuming the air out. I also reseal potato chip bags, brown sugar bags, etc without having to put the in foodsaver bags. any food that comes in a bag can usually be reseal with this.
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I think you could use a heat sealer to seal the bags. I bought a couple when I purchased the bags but haven't used them yet. It just seems a lot easier and funner to tie them. Also the contents in the bag expand a lot after they are frozen so I would only fill them a little over half full and leave some room at the top for expansion.
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I read all of the content that was on the box of bags that I received and did not see it say that you could or could not reuse these bags. These are to be used with the sealing machine: Food Saver which uses heat to create a seal - not a zip type bag. You have to cut the bag open to get to your food after it has been steamed...... I suppose you could try it, but your bag will get smaller with each use, and the company probably cannot give you advise on reuse because they don't want to be responsible in case of bacteria left over from the previous use....
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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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A hot iron works great. Place the end of the bag on a flat surface, we used a wooden cutting board, make sure it is smooth and run the iron over it. Seals easily.
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I have not tried to seal a wet bag. I used a paper towel to clean/dry the inside of the bag where I'm going to make the seal. Works fine.
1999421
While I haven't used any of the Thermal cookers named I have owned a Zojirushi thermal bento. If I had to guess the Wonderbag while useful isn't nearly as good as some of those more technically inclined models. It doesn't try for a full vacuum seal and thus won't trap the heat as long or as well. Depending on what you hope to use it for it may well still do the job but not as efficiently. Good luck.
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I have had good results with any of the brands I tried. Success seems to be based more on allowing plenty of room for the bag to be sucked in around the food and with enough room at the end to have a seal that is wrinkle-free. Too many times I tried to save a few cents by making the bag just long enough to seal, only to find air in the bag later. To more explicitly answer the question, though, my preferred bags and rolls are the Vacustrip type because they seem to fit tighter around the food during vacuuming.
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There are several ways to seal them. You can buy a thermal sealer designed for the bags, or the most economical way is to use a metal level and an iron. YouTube is a really good resource for this. If you're sealing food don't forget to buy the oxygen absorbers it's amazing how well they work.
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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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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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There is a simple way to seal without suction (vacuum). The sealer bar is in front of the vacuum chamber. Simply put bag edge on the sealing portion in the very front. Otherwise the law of physics apply, and it real doesn't matter what sealer you use. It will suck liquid or marinades out of the bag. There is no seal only button. Please for you others, I will not respond any more!
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These are giant plastic bags, without the locking seal. I suppose if you got creative you could roll it and, with help, tape it up while still keeping the air out, but there is nothing to seal on the bag.
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No. Due to the smooth edges of the mylar it cannot form a vacuum. What I do is to put an oxidizer in the bag, use my jar sealer attached to a straw, seal the bag with a hot iron up to the straw, pull a vacuum as best you can, then quickly remove the straw and seal. The oxidizer in the bag will remove whatever air is left. You want to use extra oxidizers to ensure good air removal.
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This smartvac Powerful, compact vacuum system seals food in ZIP-bags. There is a spot (hole if you will) where it vacuums and then seals it, but the bags are reusable, so I am not sure if the sealer just plugs the hole or heats it. I would think plugs the hole. I can find out more on Monday when the customer service department is here.
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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!!!!
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You may have already got your answer, but hopefully this will help. Ziplock (reg.) bags will not work, but any other heat-sensitive bag will. The heat element that the unit uses to seal the bag, needs to have a material that will respond to the heat that it supplies to secure a viable seal. That doesn't seam too clear, I hope you understand.