Do you reuse the bags? If so, is there an easy way of getting them clean & dry? I love the Food Saver, but am finding that if I freeze anything greasy (like stew for example) the bag is a major pain to get clean. If there is any trace of residue left the bag [...]
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I want to cook soups and freeze them in canning jars and have ordered a product online that will vacuum seal these jars for me. I have never canned but I found online that there are canning jars that I can freeze in. I know that I must leave space in the jar for expansion. [...]
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I was shopping for a vacuum sealer today. I sure was interested in a inexpensive source of bag for them. The units themselves weren’t too bad, but the price of the refills is outrageous. The rolls worked out to about a dollar per foot of material,which got me thinking how much I would have to [...]
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One of the top brands of vacuum food sealer is FoodSaver. Tilia (FoodSaver) requires ‘Channel Bags’. These are custom manufactured for Tilia by ‘Sorbent Systems’. They are multilayer bags specially formulated to hold a vacuum.
My Foodsaver is too old to even have a model number. It works as well as the day I bought it. [...]
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Most of us have no problem buying gifts for our kids, or our best friend. We have a general idea of what they like or are into at that moment in their lives and shopping for the right present is not a big deal nor is it a painful chore. Purchasing a gift [...]
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Most families have to be resourceful when it comes to saving money on groceries. The cost of groceries has steadily been on the increase throughout the United States, yet salaries have not necessarily been increasing. Although this seems like a no win situation, there are ways to cut down on the cost of groceries [...]
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