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South Africa, Pretoria
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Review on πŸ₯« Houseables Vacuum Sealer Bags and Sous Vide Rolls 11x50 ft - Commercial Grade Plastic for Food Storage and Preservation - Airtight, Freezer & Microwave Safe - Store a Meal by Leroy Wolfe

Revainrating 2 out of 5

my leak Maybe I have a dirty role?

Despite all the 4 star ratings, I'm not satisfied with it. At first glance they appear to be of high quality, with good texture and weight. But after sealing about a dozen different foods, I realized they had "leaked." I don't mean they leak liquid, they leak "vacuum". Example: I sealed a bag of dried beans for long term storage. As expected, it turned out to be a nice solid bean brick. A few weeks later, I happened to notice that what used to be a hard bean chunk was now a loose bean bag. I thought I had sealed the beans badly so I cut open a new bag and resealed the beans. The same after a few days. Another example: I sealed and frozen three steaks. Vacuumed, sealed, placed in the freezer. Last night I took one out and again noticed the vacuum was leaking and there was some air in the bag. Not much, but enough to make a steak swim in a sous vide pan. I checked the remaining steaks in the freezer: still the same vacuum flaps. These are just two examples. I thought maybe my sealing machine was to blame. But I've had other cases of this with these bags and have resealed them with a different brand of bag without losing the vacuum problem. I will not be reordering this brand; There are many other high quality bags to choose from.

Pros
  • Small appliances
Cons
  • Old