Using Regular Bags With Your Vacuum Sealer?

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[littlesquirrel]

This is fantastic to know because for my "everyday in the fridge sealing needs" on items that that I want to just prolong the life of its will do this, and then save the regular foodsaver bags for all the items that go into the deep freeze. This will save a ton of money for me

[TheMrsbrady]

The freezer bags are a thicker plastic than the regular bags so I bought 3 boxes of the freezer bags with the zipper on the top.Not realizing the zipper had too thick of tracks to seal properly. So I bought the correct style (just plain ziplock freezer bags) and have been Using the method that was posted on YouTube by “Homestead Corner “
titled “How I Vacuum Seal Without Vacuum Sealer Bags”. Loved the results from her method.
Your video about using a straw is gonna help me using those zipper bags. I’ll cut the zipper and tracks off at the top then use the straw to help in the sealing process. I’m so thankful for your video!!!
Now those bags can get used right away
Thank you so much for your postering !!!.

[SimplyBeautiful]

I use regular ziplock bags and zip almost closed and insert a straw. Take a deep breath and suck all the air out. Repeat as needed.
It usually takes me 2 times to get it vacuum sealed. Remove straw and zip closed. It works beautifully.

[urbanhomesteadingchannel]

I use regular ziplock baggies and cut off the zipper seal and then seal away. I do not use the straw. It vacuums and seals very well.

[livelaughloveeveryday]

I've used a Vacuum Sealer for many years....don't think I could have run my household without one. The money saved sure is worth the cost of the sealer! I make the bags longer than they need to be so I can cut an inch off and have enough bag left over to re- seal it. The bags are also easy to wash and reuse, I've always done that because the bags can get really expensive if they are only used once. I turn them inside out and wash with very very hot soapy water. The bags can be used in boiling water to reheat food, they can also be scalded and sterilized that way too.

[BelovedLeah]

Both of thosde worked because you made a channel so that the sealer could remove the air. Food saver bags have small channels in them to remove the air. Wow...learned a lot from this and all of your videos.

[ComputerGuyAndy]

I've got another for you especially during 'butchering season'...

I've been using the same Food Saver for 15 years. The method that took years to discover happened like most things: by accident.

I caught much more fish than expected and therefore, much more moisture in the Food Saver. My rubber gaskets (surrounding the well) we're getting soaked and as they got more and more wet, I noticed they sealed better and better.

Now, I wet the gaskets after doing a large shopping, in preparation of packing portion sizes for my family and it works incredibly well..

I reuse bags, I use store bought zip type bags and those bags used in cereal boxes also work well.

[lylymongeon]

I use ziploc-type bags (the thicker kind sold by Maxi's president's choice) and make seals on them and turn them into 3 tubes. You need to make 4 seals to be able to cut between them and separate the tubes. Fill with apple sauce (or any fruit puree), close using the ziploc closure and it makes nice mini-freezies for my grand-kids. Just snip off the closure when ready to eat it so they can push it up in the tube.

[vegast]

You can also reseal any bag that was heat sealed: Cereal, powdered sugar, brown sugar, chips, snip off a corner, pour and reseal.

[crimson]

I use canning jars with the metal sealing lids. I have a "jar sealer" thing that connects via a tube to a port in my vacuum sealer and all the air out of the jar. Then I screw on the metal band and that's it! It's reusable and re-sealable and economical. I've used pint jars and quart jars.

[crystal]

I love your attitude towards learning and trying new things. Well done.

[beverlyanne]

I wash out the 1 Litre milk bags and use those in my vaccum sealer. The milk bags are thicker than most and fit the perfect amount of veggies for a family meal. I often blanch my own and freeze them. They fit enough ground hamburger for a dinner, I even get chicken drumsticks alternated in rows there, a couple large pork chops, 4 portion sizes of steak. I save left overs like pasta sauce so it does not stain a tupperware. I re-use them until they are too small to do so, or they had raw chicken defrosted in them, I never chance it with that. I bake my own bread and save my own dough this way. Use the outter bag that holds the 3-1L bags together, as the outer bag to further freezer burn protect in categories whatever it is you are saving. I use the milk bag tab and write in permanent marker whatever is in the larger bag grouping. I use red tabs for anything beef, because it is red meat. So much easier to keep the freezer organized for nearly free. And I have never had to buy commercial freezer bags, which do nothing for freezer burn protection. My fresh baked bread in a whole loaf has not once come out freezer burnt, just as fluffy as the day it was baked. Hope that tip saves someone else some bags and freezer burnt food.

[mneff]

My vacuum sealer will even reseal some potato chip bags too. just don't suck all air out so you don't crush your chips.

[DM-teci]

Maybe with the second try and cut the strip of plastic so both ends are open, not sure but worth a go. Great video, precise and you didn't take ages to show us. I'm a fan for sure! Diana NZ

[HarborHon]

I like watching you experiment with things. Thanks for sharing that. Love you!!

[marcching]

Thank you!!! Your video a lifesaver :) Bought sealer with zero knowledge and plastic reseal without the embossed

[bernym]

Excellently produced video. Straight to the point and well explained. Should save me a shed load of cash. Thanks.

[darrellblair]

I figured it would have melted the thin bag into. Gonna try your suggestion. Had watched Shotgun Red's YouTube channel on vacuum sealing -- his favorite machine vs Food Saver. I don't have $500+ for his favorite sealer. Thanks for the tips.

[susananderson]

Oh try my families replacement for traditional grilled cheese rye toast, buttered, thin slices of extra sharp cheddar cheese pieces over to cover each toast then thin slices of fresh ripe tomato salt and pepper, place each completed embellished toast under the broiler until cheese is melted and tomato is cooked

[lyndawilliams]

Another method, take your textured bag, and cut lengths, and roll them into straws (they only need to be about an inch wide) and use this in place of the straw. Gives a good seal without the sharp edge of a hard plastic straw, (You just need a way to channel the air out)