I have the roll of plastic, how do i seal with it. how do i turn it into a bag?
1607604
Place the end into the Demi machine (only to the first strip - no the main large slot) close the lid and the machine will seal and not vacuum.Cut the the plastic to the length you desire, put the product inside and put the end into the machine. Close the lid and you will see that the air is pulled out. When the air is all out the machine will automatically seal
1607605
cut the plastic to size> seal one end with the heat seal to form a bottom> fill the bag with food and seal and vacuum to close
1607606
I open an end of the roll and slide the product I am going to seal in it. I then use scissors to cut an inch to an inch an 1/2 (maybe more until you get more confortable with it).. I then stick the cut end in the sealer, making sure the bag laps over the heat bar. Mine is an old sealer so after I punch the seal button I hold it down. The light will light up when it becomes totaly sealed on that end. Turn and seal the other end. I have had mine for twelve years.
1607607
If you search for your specific model on YouTube there are many helpful videos on how to use the bags!
1607608
Pull the roll over the heat strip until it is as wide as you need it to be. Close the lid & press down on the both sides off the lid & hold it down until the green light comes on. You now have a bag. Carefully peel it off of the heat strip. Fill it with food, leaving about 1 & 1/2 inches. Insert the open end of the bag back into the Deni with the layers separated by the vacuum device. Close the lid and press the left side down & hold until you have suctioned as much of the air out as possible. Keep holding the left side of the lid down & also press & hold the right side of the lid down until the green light comes on. Carefully peel the bag from the heat strip. You should now have a sealed bag of your selected food. Note: sometimes the bag will pull away from the device because of the weight of the food. In this instance I put a book or something of the desired thickness on the table in front of the Deni & lay the bag with the food on it and proceed with the above sealing procedure.
1607609
I accidentally ordered the 8 inch size. I found a way to use them in my old 11 inch deni sealer. Since the rolls are really plastic tubes I made as many bags as I needed, hen filled them, and sealed them. I especially like the thick plastic because I am almost 75 years young. I cook meals ahead and seal them. That way I only thaw what I need for that day. No wasted food.
1839713
This food saver seals the food in special plastic bags and you need to cut the bag from the roll and seal it in the food saver. It is not one of those for plastic wrap or wax paper, etc.
82197
Look at the top part of the plastic. The bag is velcro to the plastic. Just find the end and unwrap. Took me a while too.
1457871
There is a cutter with the machine. Lay the roll in the top where indicated in the manual; then lift up a plastic bar before cutting & pull out the roll to how long you need. Fold down the plastic bar & put light pressure on it to hold the sheet where you want it. Slide the cutter across and voila! You have a nice clean cut. The only annoyance I've discovered when doing the vacuum sealing is sometimes if the food inside is a little heavy or bulky, I have to slightly raise up the bag where the food is to get the vacuum to work (there is a cancel button in case you need to cancel). There are very good directions in the manual...with a little practice you'll be a pro in no time.
2007984
If your using a tall 12" bag (for example) seal the top closed without anything in it. Now you have a sealed bag on both ends. Cut the bag MidWay in half. You now have 2 smaller 6" bags to work with. Fill bag, seal it and ready to go is the other half...Hope it helps!
1139433
A hot iron works great. Place the end of the bag on a flat surface, we used a wooden cutting board, make sure it is smooth and run the iron over it. Seals easily.
1988975
The sealed plastic is like a zip-top. There is a very very thin slit that you need to get a fingernail into so you can pop the seal.
1326750
Yes, that should do it. Try to make sure when you open it that you don't rip/tear the bag but a nice cut just under the seal would be the best. Then just use a hot iron to reseal being careful not to over heat the bag.
1457870
There is a cutter with the machine. Lay the roll in the top where indicated in the manual; then lift up a plastic bar before cutting & pull out the roll to how long you need. Fold down the plastic bar & put light pressure on it to hold the sheet where you want it. Slide the cutter across and voila! You have a nice clean cut. The only annoyance I've discovered when doing the vacuum sealing is sometimes if the food inside is a little heavy or bulky, I have to slightly raise up the bag where the food is to get the vacuum to work (there is a cancel button in case you need to cancel). There are very good directions in the manual...with a little practice you'll be a pro in no time. There is a cutter with the machine. Lay the roll in the top where indicated in the manual; then lift up a plastic bar before cutting & pull out the roll to how long you need. Fold down the plastic bar & put light pressure on it to hold the sheet where you want it. Slide the cutter across and voila! You have a nice clean cut. The only annoyance I've discovered when doing the vacuum sealing is sometimes if the food inside is a little heavy or bulky, I have to slightly raise up the bag where the food is to get the vacuum to work (there is a cancel button in case you need to cancel). There are... » Read More There is a cutter with the machine. Lay the roll in the top where indicated in the manual; then lift up a plastic bar before cutting & pull out the roll to how long you need. Fold down the plastic bar & put light pressure on it to hold the sheet where you want it. Slide the cutter across and voila! You have a nice clean cut. The only annoyance I've discovered when doing the vacuum sealing is sometimes if the food inside is a little heavy or bulky, I have to slightly raise up the bag where the food is to get the vacuum to work (there is a cancel button in case you need to cancel). There are very good directions in the manual...with a little practice you'll be a pro in no time. « Show Less
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You can definitely use the ziplock-and-squeeze approach. And you'll need to do that if there's a lot of liquid in the bag. I just think that vacuum sealers are cool.
482353
I typed in your question into Google and they came up with a plastic bag using duct tape. You can also buy the plastic bag but don't have that rubber so you know on the top that way you can put it all away on and then use duct tape or some come with elastic tops you can also buy the plastic bag but don't have that rubber so you know on the top that way you can put it all away on and then use duct tape or some come with elastic tops .
2007981
Buy small bags (quart size). Depends how small your food is, starting place the food on the bottom of the bag, shake the bag, then begin to do your sealing process. You then can place the new load in the same procedure and seal. You now have your food stack or lined up in separate compartments but one bag. The food then can be trimmed to separate them or leave it in one bag then freeze them
518392
Yes you can just seal s bag, just hit the seal button once you insert the bag. I have never tried using regular bags, but I think they would be too thin and not melt properly, and possibly ruin the vacuum slot. Not recommended by Foodsaver.
49457
I assume you are talking about the plastic thingy that helps you seal the bag. Use(slide) the thingy as you close the top of the bag. Hope this helps.
1892173
It is in a plastic bag, after you open it it will not be sealed again, I twist and wrap with rubber band
1292415
I had 1 in the past that works better than this when did. It's supposed to melt the 2 sides of the plastic or the bag together to reseal it. But this 1 didn't work very well no matter how slowly or quickly I went and it has new batteries. Hope this helps you.
1463502
The plastic needs to be food grade. When talking about vacuum sealed bags, that isn't hard to verify or achieve since the major brands all have food grade plastic available for their machines. The trick lies in using "ziploc" type bags when you are using broth or other liquid which can't be vs'd without freezing or simply don't have sealer at all. I don't have the concerns about leeching plastic but there are websites out there that have done research and hunted down solutiions. No links, sorry.