S Viemeister wrote:
> Janet Wilder wrote:
>>
>> I have a Food Saver brand that's stuck in a closet and I hate it. I
>> have one of those little Reynolds vacuum things and I love it. The
>> bags are cheaper than the Tilia Food Saver ones, too.
>>
>
> I've never used either of those - what is it about the Tilia you hate,
> and what is it you love about the Reynolds?

The Tilia I have requires the food to either be pre-frozen or, like in
the case of meat, put a rolled up piece of paper toweling beterrn the
meat and the mouth of the bag. Tha machine sucks up the meat juices and
breaks. If I have to first pre-freeze the meat, it's a redundant bother.
The Tilia bags are expensive. To try to save some money, I was using the
rolls and making my own bags, but it's still expensive. They are
supposed to be reusable, but I won't reuse anything I've frozen meat,
fish or chicken in.

The Reynolds bags are relatively inexpensive and available in the
regular grocery store. The little gizmo works on a couple of AA
batteries and in close to 2 years I still haven't had to change the
originals. I can put a chicken breast or a steak in a bag and seal it
without paper towels or pre-freezing as they have a moisture trap.

Both methods are noisy. I don't find the Reynolds holding its vacuum any
less time than the Tilia bags did. I think they are equal in that respect.

I hope this helped.

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Janet Wilder
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