"me" > wrote in message
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> This may be a stupid question and if so, I apologize in advance.
> I don't have a food sealer, but I've seen them on tv, I guess like most
> people.
> Anyway, they show that you can seal other bags as well as their own.
They've
> showed it sealing a potato chip bag for instance..
> What I'm wondering is.. can't you use just any kind of baggie, and will it
> seal?
> For instance.. why couldn't you take a regular ziplock baggie, and cut off
> the zipper part, put your food in it, and then seal it with the machine..
> would that work?
> lucy

They will seal most bags because the sealer is just a wire that gets hot and
melts the bag closed. However, they won't evacuate standard bags. The part
near the vacuum port tends to collapse leaving a big air pocket in the rest
of the bag. That isn't an issue with something like potato chips that will
be used in a short time, but it is a problem for things going into long-term
storage. Also, you have to be careful with flimsy bags because the sealing
cycle is intended for the thicker bags.