If you use only a portion of the food in the original bag, can you reseal the remainder in the same bag?
1343487
Yes. I do that frequently with cheese. For any sealing the key is to start with a longer bag, and cut it open right at the seam. It helps if you do not crunch that side that is going to be resealed. This is the best vacuum sealer I've seen and used. Have been using it for 4+ years and do almost all of my dehydrated vegetables, sloppy joe's, Chili, Black bean soup, chicken... you get the picture. I only use the heavy's bags, and only from the company I purchases the sealer.
1343488
Yes, but you'll need a couple inches of unencumbered bag to create the new seal. You cannot "recycle" the old seal.
1343489
Yes, if you remove enough food from the bag so that it will reach the vacuum chamber part of the machine and will reseal.
1343490
I've not done this personally, but see no reason why it would not be possible. depending on the moisture content, you may need to clean the new cut edge and get it dry for a proper vacuum seal again, but as long as you had adequate bag remaining for the new seal you should be able to easily re-seal the contents as if it was a freshly filled bag.
1579228
One bag in a pack. It cannot be reused. Once you seal it, it is "locked." That is if course great for spills, but you will not be able to break the seal and reuse. I "think" I had to cut it open.
1744988
I've done that and it works fine. I seal cheese (in blocks) and when I take a chunk off to shred I reseal the bag. As long as the bag will reseal there's no need to throw it out.
2082338
You can, but you can probably empty out the old pieces and put the new "fresh" filler in their place. I would assume they would take up more space and fill out your bag. Notice, I did purchase two of them. Good Luck.
59444
Yes. Though you might want to keep it in the original bag inside the container, as mine had an odor, so I wouldn't want to put food in it. I keep dog biscuits in it; the dog doesn't seem to mind. :)
832706
No, just reseal the bag so they don't dry out. I have had some that were good after several months.
1372330
That might be tricky. I would say no just because I had to tape it up to close it. I imagine I'll have to rip the bag to take it back out. If you were going to seal it a different way, perhaps it's possible.
1287981
Unfortunately, the bag is not resealable. I simple repacked it into an old PB2 bottle than used a family member's bag sealer machine to store the rest. I think its shelf life will aide it to last a few months as long as you don't introduce it to moisture. I have stored it in the pantry for a few months in mason jars and it was fine by me. :)
1789734
I read all of the content that was on the box of bags that I received and did not see it say that you could or could not reuse these bags. These are to be used with the sealing machine: Food Saver which uses heat to create a seal - not a zip type bag. You have to cut the bag open to get to your food after it has been steamed...... I suppose you could try it, but your bag will get smaller with each use, and the company probably cannot give you advise on reuse because they don't want to be responsible in case of bacteria left over from the previous use....
1215601
I do!! most of the time it works, sometimes I redo the edges, but for the most part OK. You have to cut some off, I just put small portions in the used bags.
34844
My understanding is the bags are not for freezer use, so the answer is no. To do that you'd need to purchase their bigger food saver sealing machine.
699446
It is not resealable. I have a vacuum sealer, so I put what I was going to use in a jar and resealed the rest in vacuum bag. You can freeze it after opening in a regular ziplock too.
547060
No, the bags are not reusable. However, if you wrap individual portions and then place them in the bag, you can remove portions and reseal the bag.
1902399
No, but there is a little flap on the top with sticky backing on it that allows you to reseal the package.
1215599
I have never tried to reuse the bags, however I don't think that this would be a good idea, because of possible food contamination. I do not think that you can clean these type of bags as good as regular zip lock type bags! You can buy these bags in bulk, already cut and sealed on one end for approx. 2.5 cents each from Lemonhead kitchen supplies over at e-****y. I hope this helps you! This machine is FANTASTIC! I saw this same model and breand machine at Target for $79.99! Amazon offers a great saving! Thanks! I hope that I was able to help you!
1947296
Yes, you can cook a smaller amount. The portion doesn't matter. It will still come out just as good.
832707
no - but make sure you seal the bag tightly or they will dry out and harden.