This is my second sous vide cooker ruclips.net/user/postUgkxK2YRU9uBOXzuIEV660Qo3sX7dJDJLg72 and I don’t know why you would cook meat any other way. This model is more compact and quieter than our older version that this one is replacing. We have done creme brûlée, cookie dough and tons of meat. They all come out perfect every time. I recommend this to EVERYONE. The app is great and easy to use. It stays at a consistent temperature. This model is extremely quiet. I just love it. We also have the anovo sous vide cooker 16L box thing and this fits inside that which is great because I can store them together. I just love that I can set this and walk away to deal with the rest of dinner.
As an engineer by trade and an economical person (read: cheap) person by nature, I would like to personally commend the author of this video for their ingenuity. In layman's terms they overcame the issue of vacuum sealing in a cheap bag (lack of air flow channels) while recognizing the sealer would not make an effective seal with the added air removal strip (more thermal mass to melt outside the design parameters of the typical sealing unit.) The solution to the secondary problem is so simple and elegant at the same time, a second seal outside the area with greater mass to provide a uniform and complete seal of the package. Hat's off and compliments to the originator of the solution.
You should have left vac pulling as you make second seal..... You have left a small amount of bacteria between the two seals,,, And, the seal to the food is , asyou say, imperfect. Also, if you snip the air channel, close to first seal you can decrease the volume of trapped air...
Yes great idea but not "foolproof" The outer surface of the vac seal bags (ie the strips) has high melt temperature vs the inner surface so the first seal has poor seal strength. The first seal is at best temporary and you will lose vacuum quite quickly. Do the second seal (above the strip) quickly and you are good to go. Definitely worth adopting.
Bought a vevor sealer; sealer will not seal with food saver bags or any other plastic bags. I’ve tried calling the company to find out where I could buy the bags that came with sealer, no luck, they’re not able to be of any help
The non-ribbed bags are clamped down too tight by the door. Put the bag into the sealer like normal, lock down the door, start the sealing process THEN slightly lift up on the door while it is attempting to seal. You won't need to insert anything into the bag. I do this all the time and it works great. It does not harm the door nor locking mechanism.
It worked holy cow, I get Mylar electrostatic bags from work by the box and I have been trying to figure out how to seal them for months. You are the Bomb. thanks a million.
Thank you so much for the tip , I bought a lot of smooth bags from Amazon, some won't vacuum and seal and some do but within a few days or so the air leaks out. I then bought foodsaver bags with shipping costs added, doubled the price. . I am so glad now that I held onto those smooth bags and can use them up using you're technique . 😊
Holy Cow, this is great! I've been looking to find the secret to this for awhile. This will save me a fortune and improve the quality of my frozen foods. Thanks so much not only for taking the time to figure this out but for sharing!
Brilliant! Thanks for sharing that!! I've steered clear of using these kind of machines for years - only because I couldn't justify the high cost of the bags! But recently, I got married and bought a family sized freezer, so catching this video is perfect timing for me. Thanks!
WOW you guys a great, thank you. This has solved my problem brought smooths bags as new use of vacuum sealers not realising they wouldn't work. Thanks to you they will now.
The trick of using a slice of textured part of the bag, still works 8 years on. Saved my a lot of money and frustration, as I have textured pouches, but received poor quality ones. So this little trick work for me. Thanks
Amazing, I just brought the non-ribbed bags hoping to save money and wasted one bag today. That thing wouldn't seal for nothing. I'm happy I found your video, because I was about to experiment tomorrow. I can't wait to try this trick for now on. Thank you.
You guys are awesome to do this vid 4 us - I purchased a foodsaver machine from QVC last year & it went to the dumpster by mistake ... brand new, never used - I was heart-sick - I was going to purchase this Ziplock machine today but after hearing that ea bag is .50, now I don't know what to do ... you guys are wonderful for this tip to us - monica / aka thunderhorse mmc ;) ;) ;)
Omg this works!!!!!! Mine is not a good saver but still a suction vacuum seal. OMG THANK YOU VERY MUCH!!!! I'll say this seals even tighter than the ribbed bags
Thanks!!! I just order my first vacuum sealer with a 2 pack of 20ft rolls. Once I get them I am going to try this out because if it works I have a ton of the ribbed bag materal to do this.
Thank you for sharing this. I tried this technique with my Mylar bags and it works perfectly. Thank you so much for this video as I was having trouble figuring out how to seal my Mylar bags. The mylar bags I bought also have no channels to draw out the air, so this worked perfectly. Thanks again.
i don't have such a machine but i believe there's a much better way. I saw a friend of me do it like that with normal bags. You should fold the 2 sides inwards and then just seal it ( so without a loose piece of plastic in it), so the folded sides they kinda look like an M turned 90°, that way the fold acts like a channel. Don't know if you should double seal but you can easily test it. If you make the folds equally about half an inch on each side i think it looks a lot cleaner than having a loose piece of plastic in there.
+Mollymollyboy i found a picture of it www.aliexpress.com/item/Table-Smart-Food-Vacuum-Sealer-Multifunctional-Heat-Bag-Sealer-Household-Food-Vacuum-Sealer-VS1000/32362824561.html If you go down (over halfway the page), you'll see 'Bag Requierments'. the middle of the 3, with the folds, that is what i mean. It's their solution for using non-textured bags
Thank you! I just used your method on a quart ZipLock freezer bag. It worked perfectly. I cut the zip resealable tab off first to make a smooth finish on the top. Then put in a jalapeno for testing, bent in the bag sides as far as they would go towards the center and slipped the bag into my Food Saver. Presto! It sucked out all the air and sealed it tight.
the top strips from a zip lock bag stuck down inside will work wonders. cut the ribbed strips then cut the zip lock strip off and have at it, crude but works
I have also seen people using plastic straws inserted in regular bags to allow for this. I like your tape method as well. And using regular bags would be like a 10 to 1 bag savings however I am curious if they preserve for as long and don't leak... Has anybody tried submerging the bag in water after sealing to see if it leaks over time ? And does this very small amount of air left in bag affect the rate of expiration of the food in any significant rate is the other question?
After various attempts, I discovered that rubbing some rice flour between the sealing edges of my clear plain plastic bag helps to get the bag vacuumed. This was hack I attempted two days ago.
The FoodSaver brand bags are expensive, but they and all the other 'off brand' vac bags that mimic that texture can be re-used, especially for dry goods like your soup mix, beans, rice, flour, etc.
Did this myself a few years ago and thought "This is great". However, The standard plastic "baggie" is not very durable at all (easily torn) and a lot of times not air tight to begin with. So there's kind of trade off. Quality vs quantity thrown out. (bags I mean primarily). Like most things, use your best judgement. But by and large I use the El cheapo bags for most things
I buy the textured bags from ebay. They are non branded but work just like food saver bags. I bought 100 quart size bags for $11.00 including shipping.
I have had rice and oatmeal seal very nicly in foodsaver bags I do use the heavy 5 mil bags but I also can use any bags with my food saver. when using the regular bags not the heavy duty 5 mil bags I do have to reseal them sometimes but not always.
I use a straw. Once the air is out I pinch the straw as close to the machine as I can, then cut the top of the straw off and do another seal. I stop the machine from sealing so long so the bag does not melt. :)
If you were to freeze anything in those bags, would they be susceptible to the naturally icy condition of the freezer ?. Also would anything sharp be able to burst it ?
I just ran across this and am amazed. I am thinking about getting a food saver (or similar) to freeze suff out of my garden and for meat that I will be processing this fall. Will this hold up to frozen food and not allow freezer burn?
Dan Pendergrass I would make sure the bags are freezer grade. (maybe ziplock freezer bags or generic version) Cut the ziplock off the top and use 1 piece of that strip to create the suction.
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This is my second sous vide cooker ruclips.net/user/postUgkxK2YRU9uBOXzuIEV660Qo3sX7dJDJLg72 and I don’t know why you would cook meat any other way. This model is more compact and quieter than our older version that this one is replacing. We have done creme brûlée, cookie dough and tons of meat. They all come out perfect every time. I recommend this to EVERYONE. The app is great and easy to use. It stays at a consistent temperature. This model is extremely quiet. I just love it. We also have the anovo sous vide cooker 16L box thing and this fits inside that which is great because I can store them together. I just love that I can set this and walk away to deal with the rest of dinner.
As an engineer by trade and an economical person (read: cheap) person by nature, I would like to personally commend the author of this video for their ingenuity. In layman's terms they overcame the issue of vacuum sealing in a cheap bag (lack of air flow channels) while recognizing the sealer would not make an effective seal with the added air removal strip (more thermal mass to melt outside the design parameters of the typical sealing unit.) The solution to the secondary problem is so simple and elegant at the same time, a second seal outside the area with greater mass to provide a uniform and complete seal of the package. Hat's off and compliments to the originator of the solution.
You should have left vac pulling as you make second seal..... You have left a small amount of bacteria between the two seals,,, And, the seal to the food is , asyou say, imperfect. Also, if you snip the air channel, close to first seal you can decrease the volume of trapped air...
Yes great idea but not "foolproof" The outer surface of the vac seal bags (ie the strips) has high melt temperature vs the inner surface so the first seal has poor seal strength. The first seal is at best temporary and you will lose vacuum quite quickly. Do the second seal (above the strip) quickly and you are good to go. Definitely worth adopting.
Ahhhhhh yeah! I suppose.
Bought a vevor sealer; sealer will not seal with food saver bags or any other plastic bags. I’ve tried calling the company to find out where I could buy the bags that came with sealer, no luck, they’re not able to be of any help
The non-ribbed bags are clamped down too tight by the door. Put the bag into the sealer like normal, lock down the door, start the sealing process THEN slightly lift up on the door while it is attempting to seal. You won't need to insert anything into the bag. I do this all the time and it works great. It does not harm the door nor locking mechanism.
It would have taken me ages to figure this out! I have been wondering how to make cheaper bags work. Thanks a lot!
It worked holy cow, I get Mylar electrostatic bags from work by the box and I have been trying to figure out how to seal them for months. You are the Bomb. thanks a million.
Awesome. Finally, a use for those food saver strip scraps!
Thank you so much for the tip , I bought a lot of smooth bags from Amazon, some won't vacuum and seal and some do but within a few days or so the air leaks out. I then bought foodsaver bags with shipping costs added, doubled the price. . I am so glad now that I held onto those smooth bags and can use them up using you're technique . 😊
Holy Cow, this is great! I've been looking to find the secret to this for awhile. This will save me a fortune and improve the quality of my frozen foods. Thanks so much not only for taking the time to figure this out but for sharing!
Short & sweet, to the point yet has all the necessary details. Well explained, thanks!
Wow thank you so much for this. I just got one of these as a gift and was hesitant to use it because of the expense.
Brilliant! Thanks for sharing that!! I've steered clear of using these kind of machines for years - only because I couldn't justify the high cost of the bags! But recently, I got married and bought a family sized freezer, so catching this video is perfect timing for me. Thanks!
I saw this, try it and ..amzing. The plans to throw away the machine were canceled. Thx for this hint.
WOW you guys a great, thank you. This has solved my problem brought smooths bags as new use of vacuum sealers not realising they wouldn't work. Thanks to you they will now.
Wow, great idea, I was searching and thinking how to use generic bags for these machines, now I know thanks a lot!
The trick of using a slice of textured part of the bag, still works 8 years on. Saved my a lot of money and frustration, as I have textured pouches, but received poor quality ones. So this little trick work for me. Thanks
Amazing, I just brought the non-ribbed bags hoping to save money and wasted one bag today. That thing wouldn't seal for nothing. I'm happy I found your video, because I was about to experiment tomorrow. I can't wait to try this trick for now on. Thank you.
I bought a secondhand foodsaver and couldn't get it to suck, and you've saved me from throwing it out :D THANK YOU so much.
Thanks guys! I just tried your technique with my last foodsaver bag and a box of ziploc bags. It worked perfectly.
Thanks for a great upload! Saved me a lot of time and experimentation.
You are the only ones that make sense and save money. Thanks
You guys are awesome to do this vid 4 us - I purchased a foodsaver machine from QVC last year & it went to the dumpster by mistake ... brand new, never used - I was heart-sick - I was going to purchase this Ziplock machine today but after hearing that ea bag is .50, now I don't know what to do ... you guys are wonderful for this tip to us - monica / aka thunderhorse mmc ;) ;) ;)
Thank you for taking the time to show us this.
well cool beans! I wondered why my seal a meal would not let me seal up other bags. Pretty smart of you to figure that out! Thank you !
Omg this works!!!!!! Mine is not a good saver but still a suction vacuum seal. OMG THANK YOU VERY MUCH!!!! I'll say this seals even tighter than the ribbed bags
Thanks for your awesome video! Going to try this NOW!
Great tip! I have been trying to figure out a way to save money with the Foodsaver bags for awhile! I will have to try this for sure!
Thanks!!! I just order my first vacuum sealer with a 2 pack of 20ft rolls. Once I get them I am going to try this out because if it works I have a ton of the ribbed bag materal to do this.
Brilliant!
Was struggling with this....thanks for sharing!
I have been saving the top portion of foodsaver bags that I cut off to open the bag for when I start using this method. Thanks
Newer seen such fine Machinery before. Thank you
Really love your idea and will most definitely use it.
Thank you 🌹🌹👍🌹🌹
Thanks for sharing, it's my first time watching.
That was awesome! Great tip! Thanks for showing!
Awesome. Thank you so much for sharing this video.
Love it!!! Thank you so much, I am sharing this with everyone :)!
Thank you for sharing this trick!
That was great! Thank you for the legwork!
Awesome from Ecuador. Thank you
Whoever discovered this method is a genius.
My little sealer seals like a beauty.
Thank you for sharing this. I tried this technique with my Mylar bags and it works perfectly. Thank you so much for this video as I was having trouble figuring out how to seal my Mylar bags. The mylar bags I bought also have no channels to draw out the air, so this worked perfectly. Thanks again.
Thank you! This really worked for me!
This is very helpful! Thank you!
Absolutely Brilliant!!!
very smart and easiest way of fixing the problem
YOU ARE ABSOLUTELY A LIFE SAVER ,, .... THANK YOU , THANK , YOU , THANK YOU .
Excellent Job.
Very Clever!...Thanks for sharing :-)
Great video ! I'm going to save some money!! Thanks
Genius! Thank you very much.
Great video!
Thank you. This explained so much...
Thank you for sharing!
Thank you Thank you. I've been trying to find out the problem and have a 300 bags I wanted to use.
Thank you this will save me money!
OMGOSH... It works!! Thanks for posting the vid!
Thanks a lot from the uk
Thank You for Showing this
Very usefiul tip.
Thanks.
i don't have such a machine but i believe there's a much better way. I saw a friend of me do it like that with normal bags.
You should fold the 2 sides inwards and then just seal it ( so without a loose piece of plastic in it), so the folded sides they kinda look like an M turned 90°, that way the fold acts like a channel. Don't know if you should double seal but you can easily test it.
If you make the folds equally about half an inch on each side i think it looks a lot cleaner than having a loose piece of plastic in there.
can you elaborate more on that folding technique? ?
+Mollymollyboy i found a picture of it
www.aliexpress.com/item/Table-Smart-Food-Vacuum-Sealer-Multifunctional-Heat-Bag-Sealer-Household-Food-Vacuum-Sealer-VS1000/32362824561.html
If you go down (over halfway the page), you'll see 'Bag Requierments'. the middle of the 3, with the folds, that is what i mean. It's their solution for using non-textured bags
+Jany Declercq thanks soo much. you just saved me a couple grand! haha
+Jany Declercq Thank You very much, excellent solution!
Thank you! I just used your method on a quart ZipLock freezer bag. It worked perfectly. I cut the zip resealable tab off first to make a smooth finish on the top. Then put in a jalapeno for testing, bent in the bag sides as far as they would go towards the center and slipped the bag into my Food Saver. Presto! It sucked out all the air and sealed it tight.
genius. Thanks for the tip.
Oooooh thank you so much for this tip!
It works! I have $200 of VacMaster bags I can now use with my Foodsaver and $300 of Foodsaver bags I don't have to buy! I wish I could buy you a beer.
Genius! Thank you
Thanks for the tip.
the top strips from a zip lock bag stuck down inside will work wonders. cut the ribbed strips then cut the zip lock strip off and have at it, crude but works
Nice, Thank you very much!
Still great. THANKS
THAT IS A GREAT TIP.
Excellent...
Best one yet.......thank you for saving g me money. ;)
Thank you very much!
thank you thank you like dude said you are the bomb!!!
Thanks! Great money saver....
Thank you so much - does the Foodsaver machine have to be a manual one in order for this to work?
Thank you so much
Thank you!
Thank you so very very much!!!!
I have also seen people using plastic straws inserted in regular bags to allow for this. I like your tape method as well.
And using regular bags would be like a 10 to 1 bag savings however I am curious if they preserve for as long and don't leak... Has anybody tried submerging the bag in water after sealing to see if it leaks over time ? And does this very small amount of air left in bag affect the rate of expiration of the food in any significant rate is the other question?
great, thanks
Good tip. Even easier is to use a plastic drinking straw which does pretty much the same thing.
Thanks for the video! How did you make your chicken rice meal?
Super cool!!!!!!!!!!
Genius!
After various attempts, I discovered that rubbing some rice flour between the sealing edges of my clear plain plastic bag helps to get the bag vacuumed. This was hack I attempted two days ago.
GENIUS!!!
THANK YOU!!!
The FoodSaver brand bags are expensive, but they and all the other 'off brand' vac bags that mimic that texture can be re-used, especially for dry goods like your soup mix, beans, rice, flour, etc.
Did this myself a few years ago and thought "This is great". However, The standard plastic "baggie" is not very durable at all (easily torn) and a lot of times not air tight to begin with. So there's kind of trade off. Quality vs quantity thrown out. (bags I mean primarily). Like most things, use your best judgement. But by and large I use the El cheapo bags for most things
thank-you :)
I buy the textured bags from ebay. They are non branded but work just like food saver bags. I bought 100 quart size bags for $11.00 including shipping.
Robert Susag
Awesome savings!
please provide a link!
Nice tip wow
I have had rice and oatmeal seal very nicly in foodsaver bags I do use the heavy 5 mil bags but I also can use any bags with my food saver. when using the regular bags not the heavy duty 5 mil bags I do have to reseal them sometimes but not always.
I use a straw. Once the air is out I pinch the straw as close to the machine as I can, then cut the top of the straw off and do another seal.
I stop the machine from sealing so long so the bag does not melt. :)
This makes sense. What is the name of these bags, and where can I purchase them? Also, are these bags food safe BPA free?
Great!
OMG thanks a lot
If you were to freeze anything in those bags, would they be susceptible to the naturally icy condition of the freezer ?. Also would anything sharp be able to burst it ?
I thought about doing that before I saw this video, I guess I will do that
I just ran across this and am amazed. I am thinking about getting a food saver (or similar) to freeze suff out of my garden and for meat that I will be processing this fall. Will this hold up to frozen food and not allow freezer burn?
Dan Pendergrass
I would make sure the bags are freezer grade.
(maybe ziplock freezer bags or generic version)
Cut the ziplock off the top and use 1 piece of that strip to create the suction.