limey wrote:
>
> Does anyone have an opinion of the merits of either the Tilia Foodsaver or
> the Rival Seal-A-Meal? The Rival is less expensive and its bags are
> cheaper, but I don't know if it's fine. I won't be doing lots of sealing,
> so I'm weighing one vs. the other. TIA
>
> Dora
>
I use the Seal-A-Meal, and I LOVE it!!!! I use it for all the meats I
freeze so they don't get freezer burned, which used to happen a lot. I
also use it for shrimp, but I now know to "double bag" shrimp because
sometimes the "first bag" gets a small puncture from the shrimp
tails/shells. What I mean is, after I seal the first package of shrimp,
I enclose that in another bag and seal that one, too.
I don't often freeze veggies, but the S-a-M works well for those too,
especially as a boil-in-the-bag item.
Oh, I have the S-a-M marinator, and it's fun to use. Speaking of which,
I think I'll go marinate something now <g>.
I can't say much about the Tilia because I don't have experience with
that make/model.
Sky