I am about ready to consign my Tilia vacuum sealer to the "save for next
year's garage sale" bin. I don't have the time or patience to freeze
meat before vacuum sealing it and if I don't prefreeze, having to put
pieces of paper toweling in with my meat.

I've discovered the inexpensive Reynolds vacuum sealers and I just love
it. The vacuum stays in the bag and doesn't get lost like the Tilia
seems to be doing lately. Even better, I can just put in the food, seal
the zip top and suck the air. No paper toweling, no excessive noise...

Anyway, what I'd like to know is if I can reuse the Reynolds bags. I
wouldn't reuse one from chicken and some of them used for beef can't be
cleaned, but could I reuse ones that seem brand new after use? I'd wash
them well, of course.

TIA


--
Janet Wilder
Bad spelling. Bad punctuation
Good Friends. Good Life

On Mon 04 Feb 2008 07:08:51p, Janet Wilder told us...

> I am about ready to consign my Tilia vacuum sealer to the "save for next
> year's garage sale" bin. I don't have the time or patience to freeze
> meat before vacuum sealing it and if I don't prefreeze, having to put
> pieces of paper toweling in with my meat.
>
> I've discovered the inexpensive Reynolds vacuum sealers and I just love
> it. The vacuum stays in the bag and doesn't get lost like the Tilia
> seems to be doing lately. Even better, I can just put in the food, seal
> the zip top and suck the air. No paper toweling, no excessive noise...
>
> Anyway, what I'd like to know is if I can reuse the Reynolds bags. I
> wouldn't reuse one from chicken and some of them used for beef can't be
> cleaned, but could I reuse ones that seem brand new after use? I'd wash
> them well, of course.
>
> TIA
>
>

I don't have either a Tilia or a Renolds Vacuum sealer, but I would think
that you could re-use the bags. Personally, I would not re-use any that
contained raw meat, but would certainly reuse those containing veggies,
fruits, herbs, and possibly cooked meat.

--
Wayne Boatwright

*******************************************
Date: Monday, 02(II)/04(IV)/08(MMVIII)
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There's something fascinating about
cosmology. One gets such wholesale
returns of conjecture out of such a
trifling investment of fact.
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On Tue, 5 Feb 2008 00:04:46 -0600, Sqwertz > wrote:


>I don't see a problem with reusing the ones that contained raw
>meat or poultry. They're not porous like the regular zip-lock
>bags ....

I'm not so sure about the porosity or cleanability of user-sealed seams
themselves...

-- Larry

In article >,
Janet Wilder > wrote:

> Anyway, what I'd like to know is if I can reuse the Reynolds bags.
> TIA

I do.
--
-Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ
http://www.jamlady.eboard.com;pics of my no-knead bread posted
Laissez les bons temps rouler!

In article >,
Sqwertz > wrote:

> On Tue, 05 Feb 2008 03:37:25 GMT, Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>
> > I don't have either a Tilia or a Renolds Vacuum sealer, but I would think
> > that you could re-use the bags. Personally, I would not re-use any that
> > contained raw meat, but would certainly reuse those containing veggies,
> > fruits, herbs, and possibly cooked meat.
>
> I don't see a problem with reusing the ones that contained raw
> meat or poultry. They're not porous like the regular zip-lock
> bags and would clean just as well (or better) than any other
> plastic container or dishware that held raw meat/poultry.
>
> -sw
Have you seen or used someone else's? There is a partial second layer
on the inside of the bags. I don't know its purpose. I appears to be
perforated with teeen tiny holes. When I've washed the bags, sometimes
water gets between the layers and it's hard to get it out -- okay, I had
soapsuds in there. Go ahead, scratch your head and say, "WTH is she
trying to say?" because I'm doing a really lousy job describing it.


--
-Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ
http://www.jamlady.eboard.com;pics of my no-knead bread posted
Laissez les bons temps rouler!

On Feb 4, 9:08*pm, Janet Wilder > wrote:
> I am about ready to consign my Tilia vacuum sealer to the "save for next
> year's garage sale" bin. I don't have the time or patience to freeze
> meat before vacuum sealing it and if I don't prefreeze, having to put
> pieces of paper toweling in with my meat.
>
> I've discovered the inexpensive Reynolds vacuum sealers and I just love
> it. The vacuum stays in the bag and doesn't get lost like the Tilia
> seems to be doing lately. Even better, I can just put in the food, seal
> the zip top and suck the air. No paper toweling, no excessive noise...
>
> Anyway, what I'd like to know is if I can reuse the Reynolds bags. I
> wouldn't reuse one from chicken and some of them used for beef can't be
> cleaned, but could I reuse ones that seem brand new after use? I'd wash
> them well, of course.
>
> TIA
I only have a Tilia but there was a discussion about the Reynolds over
in alt.food.barbecue. Some people had the Reynolds and they said the
bags were not really re-usable because food got stuck between the
layers that Barb described. Other comments included that fact that the
seal did not seem to hold more than a few weeks and one person didn't
like the fact that you had only 2 sizes of bags to choose from. But he
was into fish and wanted to freeze whole salmon.

Again, I don't have a Reynolds so I'm just passing on other people's
comments. Check out alt.food.barbecue for the exact discussion and
raise questions there.

Melba's Jammin' wrote:

> Have you seen or used someone else's? There is a partial second layer
> on the inside of the bags. I don't know its purpose. I appears to be
> perforated with teeen tiny holes. When I've washed the bags, sometimes
> water gets between the layers and it's hard to get it out -- okay, I had
> soapsuds in there. Go ahead, scratch your head and say, "WTH is she
> trying to say?" because I'm doing a really lousy job describing it.
>
>

No, you did a good job. That's the reason for my question...the teeny holes.

--
Janet Wilder
Bad spelling. Bad punctuation
Good Friends. Good Life

In article >,
says...
I just acquired a Reynolds sealer.
THe unit itself appeared to be quite powerful for a battery powered
device.

As for the bags I bought a box of the Gallon size.... Wouldn't hold a
seal. I called Reynolds & they sent me a coupon for a free box.

I Test sealed some dried mangoes and the new bags have held a seal for
about a week.

Final decision - a May be.. I am going to try and adapt the unit to use
a hose and hence the jar attachment. - Reynolds advised against that.

"Sqwertz" > wrote in message
...
> On Tue, 05 Feb 2008 03:37:25 GMT, Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>
>> I don't have either a Tilia or a Renolds Vacuum sealer, but I would think
>> that you could re-use the bags. Personally, I would not re-use any that
>> contained raw meat, but would certainly reuse those containing veggies,
>> fruits, herbs, and possibly cooked meat.
>
> I don't see a problem with reusing the ones that contained raw
> meat or poultry. They're not porous like the regular zip-lock
> bags and would clean just as well (or better) than any other
> plastic container or dishware that held raw meat/poultry.
>
> -sw
>
>
Porous? My ziplock bags all hold water, upside down with the double lock
type.

Kent

"Janet Wilder" > wrote in message
...
>I am about ready to consign my Tilia vacuum sealer to the "save for next
>year's garage sale" bin. I don't have the time or patience to freeze meat
>before vacuum sealing it and if I don't prefreeze, having to put pieces of
>paper toweling in with my meat.
>
> I've discovered the inexpensive Reynolds vacuum sealers and I just love
> it. The vacuum stays in the bag and doesn't get lost like the Tilia seems
> to be doing lately. Even better, I can just put in the food, seal the zip
> top and suck the air. No paper toweling, no excessive noise...
>
> Anyway, what I'd like to know is if I can reuse the Reynolds bags. I
> wouldn't reuse one from chicken and some of them used for beef can't be
> cleaned, but could I reuse ones that seem brand new after use? I'd wash
> them well, of course.
>
> TIA
>
> Janet Wilder
>
>
I buy the Ziplock bags from Costco that have the double seal edge. I wrap my
meat with Costco clingwrap tightly, put it in the ziplock bag, suck the air
out, and freeze it. Sucking the air out is most important.

Kent

"Kent" > wrote in message
>>
>>
> Porous? My ziplock bags all hold water, upside down with the double lock
> type.
>
> Kent

Poly bags are porous. They hold water, but can pass tiny amounts of air or
gasses. Ever notice how a helium balloon loses pressure over time? Same
idea.

Kent wrote:

> I buy the Ziplock bags from Costco that have the double seal edge. I wrap my
> meat with Costco clingwrap tightly, put it in the ziplock bag, suck the air
> out, and freeze it. Sucking the air out is most important.


I use those bags, too. How do you suck the air out? With a straw? (I
saw Martha Stewart do this once)


--
Janet Wilder
Bad spelling. Bad punctuation
Good Friends. Good Life

On Sat 09 Feb 2008 03:07:27p, Janet Wilder told us...

> Kent wrote:
>
>> I buy the Ziplock bags from Costco that have the double seal edge. I
>> wrap my meat with Costco clingwrap tightly, put it in the ziplock bag,
>> suck the air out, and freeze it. Sucking the air out is most important.
>
>
> I use those bags, too. How do you suck the air out? With a straw? (I
> saw Martha Stewart do this once)
>
>

I use a straw.

--
Wayne Boatwright

*******************************************
Date: Saturday, 02(II)/09(IX)/08(MMVIII)
*******************************************
I used to love anchovies until I
realized they were like eating an
eyebrow. Now they just aren't the same.
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On Sat, 9 Feb 2008 16:26:34 -0500, "Edwin Pawlowski" > wrote:

>> Porous? My ziplock bags all hold water, upside down with the double lock
>> type.
>
>Poly bags are porous. They hold water, but can pass tiny amounts of air or
>gasses. Ever notice how a helium balloon loses pressure over time? Same
>idea.

They don't have to be porous to the outside -- all they have to do is have tiny
pores (cavities) entirely within the bag at the inner edges of the seals, and
they can harbor all sorts of tiny little living things.

-- Larry

"Edwin Pawlowski" > wrote in message
...
>
> "Kent" > wrote in message
>>>
>>>
>> Porous? My ziplock bags all hold water, upside down with the double lock
>> type.
>>
>> Kent
>
> Poly bags are porous. They hold water, but can pass tiny amounts of air
> or gasses. Ever notice how a helium balloon loses pressure over time?
> Same idea.
>
Do you think that's relevant if what you're sealing goes directly into the
freezer. As well, I always wrap meat with clingwrap and then put it into
the Ziplock and then suck the air out.

Kent