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Default FYI - Reynold's Handi-Vac

On Thu, 13 Dec 2007 16:10:27 GMT, "Phyllis Stone" >
wrote:

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><koko> wrote in message ...
>> On Wed, 12 Dec 2007 15:55:32 -0600, "Phyllis Stone" >
>> wrote:
>>
>>>Has anyone had a bag that wouldn't seal? I was trying to seal a large bag
>>>and it wouldn't do anything. I finally gave up. The bag was new, right out
>>>of the box and not damaged as far as I could tell.
>>>

>> I've used both the quart and gallon sized bags and have had no
>> problem. It might be a defective bag.
>> I have to remind myself to keep the appliance horizontal, I have a
>> tendency to lift the handle a little which doesn't work.
>>
>> koko
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>> "There is no love more sincere than the love of food"
>> George Bernard Shaw

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>I got it out of the freezer and tried again, making double sure it was
>horizontal and it still won't seal. It is just a smoked turkey wing for
>cooking with greens but now it has become a challenge.
>


That I can understand. The value of what's being sealed is not as
valuable as conquering the problem.
One more observation. If it's not sealing, try twisting your wrist a
fuzz. I have found that sometimes just a slight movement of the wrist
to the right (I'm right handed) makes a difference.

koko
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"There is no love more sincere than the love of food"
George Bernard Shaw