Minimum bag width? I finally bought a vacuum sealer (this model) and I'm curious if there's a minimum bag width that can be sealed. I made a smaller bag by trimming down one of the roll bags and sealing three of the edges, but it won't vacuum. I couldn't tell if it was because the opening of the bag wouldn't allow suction or if there was something about the vacuum mechanism that needs a certain opening width to seal properly. Minimum bag width? I finally bought a vacuum sealer (this model) and I'm curious if there's a minimum bag width that can be sealed. I made a smaller bag by trimming down one of the roll... » Read More Minimum bag width? I finally bought a vacuum sealer (this model) and I'm curious if there's a minimum bag width that can be sealed. I made a smaller bag by trimming down one of the roll bags and sealing three of the edges, but it won't vacuum. I couldn't tell if it was because the opening of the bag wouldn't allow suction or if there was something about the vacuum mechanism that needs a certain opening width to seal properly. « Show Less
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I think you are supposed to leave the sides as they are because they are designed to promote the vacuum process. Yours won't vacuum because you altered this.
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I've actually got this working now. I don't really know if I did anything different, but its very useful for making "take-a-long" quantities of small items or for packaging "single serving" quantities of things like fresh herbs.I seal the bag at both ends, and then trim it to the width I want, fill it, vacuum and seal it, and then seal it again as close as I can get to the contents (bunched at one end).
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There is a FoodSaver group on Yahoo and some people use baby bottle liners for making small packages. There is a trick to it, though. Apparently, it works fine.
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Seal one end. (The roll must stay tightly rolled or the machine will suck out the air from as much material as has been unrolled) Cut to size. Fill and seal.
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I only use about 1-1/2 inches of empty bag, it depends a lot on how thick your food is. I have not seen any precut bags from Cuisinart or any other brand so far. But I like making my own. Why use someone else s dimensions when I can make exactly what I need. So far I am very happy with Cuisinart vacuum sealer.
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I had some trouble with these sealing. I used this brand and never had an issue Sure Luxury Vacuum Sealer Bags, 8 Inch by 50 Feet Roll
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That's how it's supposed to work with the sealing bags. However, if your bags are coming open you probably need to adjust the heat setting to your sealing bar. If you've done that already and your bags are still coming open, it could be the sealer itself. I don't know which food sealer you have but I had that problem once with a prior food sealer and nothing corrected the problem. I now have a Lem Maxvac and I'm not experiencing any of the problems that I was having with prior sealers.
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You can cut the bag in half or to fit the item you are vacuum sealing. Then just seal the open end(s) before vacuum sealing. Hope this helps.
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My first question to you is, "Did you pull the black piece of tape off the sealing strip?" Hopefully, you did not. If you did, that's causing your bag to stick. Next, what bag are you using, VacMaster,FoodSaver......? If you pulled off the tape from the sealing strip you need to contact VacMaster for help.
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I am not sure I understand the question. This 3-roll pack requires the bags to be sealed on both ends because they are continuous rolls. They are identical to the rolls that come with the FoodSaver when you purchase it.
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They have same brand of bags, and the ones we purchased were worthless. We never understood how to use them. Other brands did not work. We returned the sealer and tossed the 6 rolls of "bags", which were basically a piece of plastic doubled over.
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I WILL SEAL THE ANSWER BEFORE ME ONLY THING I DO DIFFERENT IS USE MY VACUUM SEALER AND IN MOST CASES I ALSO ADD SEVERAL 3 INCH SILICA JELL,PACKS.Depends on what type of food, how full you fill the bag as well as bag size and oxygen pack size. We found in these bags if we stored say rice and filled the bag near full, one was enough. Otherwise two is called for, in fact I ordered additional larger packs for when we estimated a need. Tip, try to force all the air out before you heat seal, my wife is particularly good at this. In many cases thats all it takes to make sure one is enough.
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Hi I've used other vacuum bags when I wanted to rewrap cheeses and meats that I received from friends with different machines. I assume that would apply to the bags you're asking about. Vacuum and heat seal worked good on other bags. I hope that helps.
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This machine is a suction-type vac sealer so requires a bag / roll with a pattern (like VacMaster) or embossment (like Foodsaver). Smooth bags will collapse not letting the air to be sucked out. Altho some ppl will tell you to put a wrinkle or a banding strip down the middle, I find this not worth the time. Stick with the suction bags / rolls and all will be good! (speaking of experience)
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If I had asked the same question you are asking before I purchased these rolls, I never would have bought them. They seal just fine, but when I tried to vacuum/seal I experienced a big problem. No vacuuming occurred after about the first 5 seconds. I am very disappointed. I would not advise buying this product.
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Cut the size bag you want, then seal one side. This will give you three sealed sides. Load your bag and seal as you would an ordinary bag.
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Make sure the black tape is still in place, after getting the bag off, then reduce the amount of time for sealing. Also, allow some cooling down time in-between seals. This is not a commercial machine and it is made for domestic use.
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Not really, when I get to the end of the roll, I remove the white tape, seal the bottom, fill bag and vacuum seal. That is assuming the size left on roll is sufficient for what I'm sealing, if not I roll it up stick it inside the old cardboard roll and return it to box to be used later.
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I have had my V448 for quite some time. After cutting bag to desired length, notice a natural curve to bag. Place bag into slot with natural curve down. Ensure after placing item to be vacuum sealed, you have approximate 4" of head space. Again, place into vacuum sealer with natural curve down.You say that the largest bag width is 10". It sounds as if you are using off brand bags. Foodsaver bags have one side "quilted". This quilted side allows grooves for air to be vacuumed out before sealing. Hope this helps.