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foodsaver: waste of money? useful?
On Sat, 05 Sep 2015 07:05:35 +1000, Jeßus > wrote:
>On Fri, 4 Sep 2015 13:42:14 -0700 (PDT), wrote:
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>>On Friday, September 4, 2015 at 12:54:27 PM UTC-7, Kalmia wrote:
>>> anyone have one? Seems to me to be like a printer vs. ink cartridges- cheap machine, expensive bags.
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>>Yes, food lasts and lasts in the freezer. The bags go on sale from
>>time to time.
>>The bags can be washed and reused, although they get smaller all the
>>time. I find the smaller bags more useful.
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>I re-use quite a lot of mine, depending on what was previously stored
>in them. Any that had meat, fish or poultry I don't re-use though.
I meant to add - when I'm packing something where I know I will re-use
the bag again, I'll make it a couple of inches longer (off the roll)
so that when it gets reused, you still have a useful sized bag that
can be easily resealed.
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