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Reynolds HandiVac anyone?
I just got a coupon this week for this new sealer. Anyone tried it?
http://www.alcoa.com/reynoldskitchen...ac/en/home.asp It might just be good enough for stashing some que in the freezer. What do you folks think? Rob Q 4 all. |
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Reynolds HandiVac anyone?
On 9-Dec-2007, " > wrote: > I just got a coupon this week for this new sealer. Anyone tried it? > http://www.alcoa.com/reynoldskitchen...ac/en/home.asp > > It might just be good enough for stashing some que in the freezer. > What do you folks think? > > Rob > Q 4 all. I don't see a problem with it. Reynolds markets quality products. The bags they're advertising are cheaper then foodsaver bags although about double what I pay for Snorkel sealer bags. Some might argue about the absolute vacuum attained by one sealer or another. I don't think it matters all that much. Bag failure is the biggest problem in the vacuum packing world. I have yet to find a grocery story zipper bag that will hold a vacuum. I just now tried pulling a vacuum on a quart size Glad bag. I pre-sealed the zipper end to try and eliminate the zipper end as a potential leak. I vacuumed packed a scotch tape dispenser and waited to see what happened. Within ten minutes the bag was totally limp. I can't tell where the air is getting into it. (Yes George, I can evacuate Glad bags with my machine. They just don't hold a vacuum.) -- Brick(Youth is wasted on young people) |
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Brick wrote:
> > I don't see a problem with it. > > Reynolds markets quality products. > > The bags they're advertising are cheaper then foodsaver bags > although about double what I pay for Snorkel sealer bags. Some > might argue about the absolute vacuum attained by one sealer > or another. I don't think it matters all that much. Bag failure > is the biggest problem in the vacuum packing world. I have > yet to find a grocery story zipper bag that will hold a vacuum. > I just now tried pulling a vacuum on a quart size Glad bag. > > I pre-sealed the zipper end to try and eliminate the zipper end > as a potential leak. I vacuumed packed a scotch tape dispenser > and waited to see what happened. Within ten minutes the bag > was totally limp. I can't tell where the air is getting into it. > > (Yes George, I can evacuate Glad bags with my machine. They > just don't hold a vacuum.) > The bags would probably be an acceptable substitute for the Oliso Frisper bags, if you ran out. FWIW, I doubt if the vacuum would be as strong as my Foodsaver or even the Frisper, but so what? Back before I had either, I'd use my mouth and it worked very well. Just zip a bag closed to within about 1'2" or less and press the remaining gap together a tad to buckle it open. Place ithe little opening against your lips and SUCK like Monica. The bag will collapse like it does with a vacuum sealer and you can use your lips or teeth to close the remaining little bit without losing the vacuum. I've done this since the zip lock bags came out and it works just fine. I do recommend being careful about doing this with raw meat like chicken, since you might get a little bit of the juice in your mouth. For all cooked foods or seafood, liquids or safe raw meat, it works great once you get the hang of it. It's also something I still do with fragile stuff like bread, so that I don't crush it when I'm too lazy to freeze it first. Like everything, practice makes perfect. Nonny -- ---Nonnymus--- No matter how large your boat, the person you are talking with will have a close friend with a larger one. ---Observation by my son |
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