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at Sun, 02 Oct 2005 13:33:48 GMT in >,
(Dee Randall) wrote :

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>"Alex Rast" > wrote in message
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>> at Fri, 30 Sep 2005 18:21:52 GMT in
>> >, (Dee
>> Randall) wrote :
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>>>I just bought a Foodsaver, and I'm wondering if there are any
>>>advantages or disadvantages to wrapping in their bags.
>>
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>> The material of choice of high-end manufacturers is foil, which forms
>> a good s
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>> --
>> Alex Rast
>
>Thanks for your answer, Alex.
>My appreciation,

Sorry, my answer got cut off due to an annoying property of my newsreader.
It would appear that pressing CTRL+S (accidentally) will cause the message
to be sent *immediately* without a confirmation dialogue or any opportunity
to abort. (Note to S/W designers: It should *NEVER* be possible to commit
to an immediate, irrevocable, important action in a program through a
keystroke combo)

Anyway, the rest of the message would have been:

"...which forms a good seal and doesn't out-gas. In fact, the very best
manufacturers often use foiled paper, because the paper makes for a useful
thermal and shock barrier. At home, you can achieve the same result with
good, heavy aluminium foil (shiny side out) as an external layer and either
parchment (good) or *unscented* toilet paper (best) as an internal layer.
This is virtually bomb-proof, although you also do need to be sure to store
it in a good, temperature-and-humidity controlled environment for best
results. In other words, the packaging can't save it if it was in a 90F,
steam-filled room for hours.

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Alex Rast

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