Is it possible to use regular freezer zipper bags (quart and gallon size) with a handheld vacuum sealer like foodsaver? The special vacuum bags cost way more than the zipper bags.

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By A Mystery Man Writer
May 20, 2024
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Is it possible to use regular freezer zipper bags (quart and gallon size) with a handheld vacuum sealer like foodsaver? The special vacuum bags cost way more than the zipper bags.

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Answer (1 of 5): I have found that the heat from a vacuum sealer melts the plastic on anything but the special bags. Ziploc bags are useable as a vacuum bag. Just put whatever you're freezing into the bag, using a coffee straw, zip the bag to the edge with the straw in the corner. Sick out the ai

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