"Edwin Pawlowski" > wrote in message
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> "Dee.Dee" > wrote in message
>>
>> I bought the bags at Costco -- all $39 worth of them, I believe when I
>> first bought the Foodsaver two years ago. I use the Foodsaver everyday,
>> but the bags -- forget it. 3/4 of them are still sitting here. I
>> thought I'd be using a lot of them, so I bought extra ones (the precut
>> ones). Stupid me --
>>
>> I put everything in jars.
>> Dee Dee
>
> Whatever works.
>
> The bags can be re-used a couple of times and they don't break if banged
> around in the freezer. Jars are great for liquids and granular stuff, but
> it would be difficult to get a steak or pork roast into a jar.

At our house, pork tenderloin is cut and wrapped in butcher paper, waxed
paper, aluminum foil, whatever, then into zip-lock bags. Not ever into the
foodsaver bags.

You're right. Whatever works for you. :-)))
Dee Dee