Using canning tongs as bag holder

[Joe Anshien]

I saw this on FB and thought it looked like a great idea. I will have to try this.

 

[BFletcher]

It looks like a good idea. I use this; it comes with a hefty price tag (and currently 28% more than when I bought one 5 years ago) but I use it fairly often when vac sealing liquid contents. I don' know if one of the rings is sized appropriately for a Ziplok bag.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00HPR4660/?tag=tvwb-20

 

[Joe Anshien]

It looks like a good idea. I use this; it comes with a hefty price tag (and currently 28% more than when I bought one 5 years ago) but I use it fairly often when vac sealing liquid contents. I don' know if one of the rings is sized appropriately for a Ziplok bag.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00HPR4660/?tag=tvwb-20

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That looks nice but quite a bit more $$

 

[BFletcher]

That looks nice but quite a bit more $$

It is a tough sell for sure, even at the $41 I paid. But I do make huge batches of meals like vegetable soup, chili and chicken noodle soup to freeze for long term meals. Until I found this, it was a frustrating task to ladle those meals from the Dutch oven to sealable bags.

 

[Joe Anshien]

It is a tough sell for sure, even at the $41 I paid. But I do make huge batches of meals like vegetable soup, chili and chicken noodle soup to freeze for long term meals. Until I found this, it was a frustrating task to ladle those meals from the Dutch oven to sealable bags.

I never thought of using bags for my soups. I always use the large vertical Tupper ware containers.

 

[JohnTak]

I guess you guys are smarter than I am, I have to ask my wife to hold the bag.

 

[Bob Bailey]

It is a tough sell for sure, even at the $41 I paid. But I do make huge batches of meals like vegetable soup, chili and chicken noodle soup to freeze for long term meals. Until I found this, it was a frustrating task to ladle those meals from the Dutch oven to sealable bags.

I vacuum seal soups, beans, bulk herbs & spices, etc. in mason jars. If your vacuum sealer has a port, the adapter kits are cheap.

 

[Bob Bailey]

I guess you guys are smarter than I am, I have to ask my wife to hold the bag.

You ever think of taking her snipe hunting?

 

[BFletcher]

I vacuum seal soups, beans, bulk herbs & spices, etc. in mason jars. If your vacuum sealer has a port, the adapter kits are cheap.

Another terrific solution. When the kids were home I predominately used vac bags for liquid foods. Now, depending on space needs, I use a combo of bags, mason jars, and deli containers like these:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09HFWV9NJ/?tag=tvwb-20
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B098854NWV/?tag=tvwb-20

Maybe I should expand my use of mason jars, though: currently, foods that I warm in a microwave for quick weeknight meals are either in the vac bags or plastic containers and items such as buttermilk for cornbread are in mason jars. I make use of a bar sealer and a chamber sealer.

 

[timothy]

I use one of these for the gallon size zip lock bags.
For the quart size a smaller deli potatoe salad container or similar.

 

[timothy]

This just popped up.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0855W6MCS/?tag=tvwb-20

Price ain't bad.