Renee' :
I was disappointed with the performance of my Food Saver machine and disgusted with the price of the bags. After burning up two Food Savers (yes I used them a lot) I tried the Ziplock hand vacuum bag system and I absolutely love it. I have only used the quart bags for bacon, pork, and beef. I think a chicken would fit quite well in the gallon bags. Has anyone tried the gallon size Ziplock bags for their full sized birds? If yes, may I have some feed back?
I have the gallon size. None of my chickens were under 8lbs processed and they wouldn't fit so I had to part them out. They have stayed "vacuumed" so far. I think the best part is that they are resealable. I froze some of the pieces on a cookie sheet and then put them in the bags so I can just take out what I want and not have to thaw the whole bag. Oh, I used my foodsaver on the ziploc bags with my home made canister adaptor.
I was disappointed with the performance of my Food Saver machine and disgusted with the price of the bags. After burning up two Food Savers (yes I used them a lot) I tried the Ziplock hand vacuum bag system and I absolutely love it. I have only used the quart bags for bacon, pork, and beef. I think a chicken would fit quite well in the gallon bags. Has anyone tried the gallon size Ziplock bags for their full sized birds? If yes, may I have some feed back?
I have the gallon size. None of my chickens were under 8lbs processed and they wouldn't fit so I had to part them out. They have stayed "vacuumed" so far. I think the best part is that they are resealable. I froze some of the pieces on a cookie sheet and then put them in the bags so I can just take out what I want and not have to thaw the whole bag. Oh, I used my foodsaver on the ziploc bags with my home made canister adaptor.
