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Title: Great price on Vac Sealer Bags
Post by: TentHunteR on April 02, 2013, 11:23:36 PM

If, like me, you have a regular vacuum sealer and don't have a budget for a chamber sealer, then you might be interested in this.

Regular vacuum sealer bags can get pricey (75¢ - 85¢ per bag). To keep costs down we'd been using mainly rolls, but that requires sealing two edges which translates to extra work, not to mention wear & tear on the sealer.

I was pricing chamber sealers to see if I could justify the cost when I stumbled across regular vac sealer bags made by Weston in bulk at very good prices.

Weston Vacuum Sealer Bags - Amazon (http://www.amazon.com/Weston-30-0101-W--12-Inch-Vacuum-Sealer-Count/dp/B001GP81OK/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1364956035&sr=8-1&keywords=weston+vacuum+sealer+bags)

At less than 20¢ per bag, you bet I ordered some (two sizes - 8" x 10" & 6" X 10")! :)
(https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-1tbWT46UY3c/UVuZ0GNWjJI/AAAAAAAAEp8/LGFmm3JAF9Y/s740/VacBags1.JPG)

Title: Re: Great price on Vac Sealer Bags
Post by: CDN Smoker on April 02, 2013, 11:33:02 PM

Thanks Tent, I'm still on the fence on which vac sealer to buy.

Title: Re: Great price on Vac Sealer Bags
Post by: TentHunteR on April 02, 2013, 11:45:26 PM

If you don't have a sealer and can afford a chamber sealer, that's probably the way to go. But this offers a less expensive option for anyone with a regular sealer.

Title: Re: Great price on Vac Sealer Bags
Post by: CDN Smoker on April 02, 2013, 11:50:05 PM

I think my main issue for not wanting a chamber sealer is drybagging. Otherwise I would order one.

http://www.drybagsteak.com/

Have the best of the best on this site any comments?

Title: Re: Great price on Vac Sealer Bags
Post by: ACW3 on April 03, 2013, 03:03:48 AM

I bought the Cabela's CG-15 several years ago when it happened to be on sale and was offered with free shipping.  I believe it is the Cabela's version of the Weston 2200/2300 (?).  I have been using it a lot more than I thought I would.  If my memory hasn't totally failed me, I believe it was about $400 delivered.  Since it is so easy to use, I now look for bulk buy deals (i.e., whole or cut-up chicken parts, whole beef tenderloin that I cut my own steaks from, or anything that I can re-package for just my wife and I for dinners.  Hope this helps.

Art

Title: Re: Great price on Vac Sealer Bags
Post by: sliding_billy on April 03, 2013, 04:19:35 AM

I can't wait to hear how they work, but the reviews certainly look good.

Title: Re: Great price on Vac Sealer Bags
Post by: RAD on April 03, 2013, 06:25:13 AM

Great price, thanks. I got one.

Title: Re: Great price on Vac Sealer Bags
Post by: squirtthecat on April 03, 2013, 08:11:31 AM

Those are the bags I use!  And I paid a bit more than that.......     :o

Time to reorder.   

Title: Re: Great price on Vac Sealer Bags
Post by: muebe on April 03, 2013, 08:45:28 AM

Quote from: CDN Smoker on April 02, 2013, 11:50:05 PM

I think my main issue for not wanting a chamber sealer is drybagging. Otherwise I would order one.

http://www.drybagsteak.com/

Have the best of the best on this site any comments?

http://www.letstalkbbq.com/index.php?topic=1235.msg11333#msg11333

Title: Re: Great price on Vac Sealer Bags
Post by: teesquare on April 03, 2013, 09:15:36 AM

Good find Cliff!

Title: Great price on Vac Sealer Bags
Post by: mikecorn.1 on April 03, 2013, 09:21:33 AM

Those are the bags I order from Amazon. Real good price and work great in my foodsaver.
Never thought of posting since I've used now for a while :P


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Title: Re: Great price on Vac Sealer Bags
Post by: teesquare on April 03, 2013, 09:26:24 AM

Just ordered mine! :)

Title: Re: Great price on Vac Sealer Bags
Post by: drholly on April 03, 2013, 10:26:13 AM

Thanks, Cliff - great find!

David

Title: Re: Great price on Vac Sealer Bags
Post by: Sam3 on April 03, 2013, 11:07:26 AM

Thanks for the heads up Cliff!

Title: Re: Great price on Vac Sealer Bags
Post by: muebe on April 03, 2013, 12:04:49 PM

Just ordered my box. With Prime it is free 2-day shipping. What a great deal!

Thanks Cliff

Title: Re: Great price on Vac Sealer Bags
Post by: RAD on April 07, 2013, 08:29:21 AM

box got here in two days with prime. Thanks again for the tip.

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Title: Re: Great price on Vac Sealer Bags
Post by: muebe on April 07, 2013, 11:37:16 AM

I just used them in my Foodsaver last night to bag up the pulled pork and they worked flawlessly ;)

Title: Re: Great price on Vac Sealer Bags
Post by: CDN Smoker on April 07, 2013, 09:16:26 PM

Ordered 2 sets, 6 to 10 weeks to Canada, must be coming by dog team, lol

Title: Re: Great price on Vac Sealer Bags
Post by: CDN Smoker on April 15, 2013, 02:40:52 PM

Thanks Tent, mine arrived today.

(http://i1180.photobucket.com/albums/x412/lmh8/image_zps7943c2c6.jpg) (http://s1180.photobucket.com/user/lmh8/media/image_zps7943c2c6.jpg.html)

(http://i1180.photobucket.com/albums/x412/lmh8/image_zps6b70c57c.jpg) (http://s1180.photobucket.com/user/lmh8/media/image_zps6b70c57c.jpg.html)

Title: Re: Great price on Vac Sealer Bags
Post by: Rummm on April 18, 2013, 11:51:50 AM

Since last year the FoodSaver bags have been crap...I might've gotten one out of six to seal properly  >:(

So I've been ordering my bags from The Sweet Attack (http://www.thesweetattack.com/page/page/2380629.htm), as they are also perfect for Sous-Vide, but I will take a look at the Weston. Thanks for posting  :)