Vacuum Bags

[Kyle]

Has anyone here tried the off-brand commercial vacuum bags with their food saver machine?

I wanted to pickup some primal cuts for cheap and cut up myself but the foodsaver brand is outright expensive even on amazon.

 

[limblips]

Has anyone here tried the off-brand commercial vacuum bags with their food saver machine?

I wanted to pickup some primal cuts for cheap and cut up myself but the foodsaver brand is outright expensive even on amazon.

I tried them once, don't remember the name but got them at wally world. My experience is they do not seal as well. I assume the material composition is different. Dear wife said not to buy them anymore. My last purchase was for the FoodSaver brand but the are called GameSaver. The package talks about storing fish and wild game in them. I can't believe they are any different but they were a few dimes cheaper.

 

[kwillia]

I use the ZIPLOC brand rolls of freezer bags because I like to make my own size bags. They have quart sized and gallon sized rolls (got them from Walmart). Never had a problem with them.

 

[General Lee]

I tried off brand once........and only once. They didn't seal well.

 

[GWguy]

Tried the ones Walmart had, not sure of the brand. They tend to puncture in the freezer if you sealed something with a sharp edge, like a steak bone.

 

[Kyle]

Thanks.

Guess I'll settle for saving on the contents only and spend on the brand name.

 

[GWguy]

Tried the ones Walmart had, not sure of the brand. They tend to puncture in the freezer if you sealed something with a sharp edge, like a steak bone.

The brand is Mainstays.

 

[jazz lady]

Just don't try the ones made by Hoover. VERY messy.

 

[GWguy]

Just don't try the ones made by Hoover. VERY messy.

sigh

 

[jazz lady]

sigh

Lighten up, Francis.