Which FoodSaver Bags/Rolls Are The Most Handy ?

GrillNewbie · 04-06-2013, 11:52 AM

Costco is putting the V3880 on sale soon and I'm planning on buying one. FoodSaver is having a buy one get one sale this weekend and I want to but some stuff.

What do you guys find the most useful of the bags and rolls they offer ?

Thanks,

Steve

Ron_L · 04-06-2013, 12:11 PM

I only use rolls since I can make any length bag out of them. I have the 11" and the 8" rolls and use both.

code3rrt · 04-06-2013, 12:26 PM

I use the 11" rolls and the 11" portion/pouch rolls as I freeze up a lot of small portions for the wife.

KC

dwfisk · 04-06-2013, 12:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Ron_L

I only use rolls since I can make any length bag out of them. I have the 11" and the 8" rolls and use both.

Me too! But my wife found some 1 gallon bag by Ziplock (yea the zip bag company but these are sealer bags) that are awsome. She can't remember where sh got them.

Chef Country · 04-06-2013, 01:34 PM

I buy big rolls off ebay, never had a problem with them and their alot cheaper than the food saver brand

Bludawg · 04-06-2013, 05:04 PM

I buy the rolls the bags are a rip off. I can make wheat ever size I need. I find the 8" to be the most versatile, But I do keep a 11" roll when the 8 just wont do.

Gnaws on Pigs · 04-06-2013, 05:15 PM

In the bags, I use the quarts (8") more than the gallons (11",) but use both. It depends on how many people you feed and what you're freezing. As others have said, the rolls are more economical. You can also wash and re-use those bags depending on what you had in them.

Callahan-que · 04-06-2013, 06:01 PM

Another vote for the rolls here as well. I use the 8" mostly but you should have an 11" roll around as well.

GrillNewbie · 04-06-2013, 06:31 PM

Thank you, guys !

I ordered a bunch of rolls direct from Foodsaver. They would only match 1 for 1 for the buy one get one free deal so I placed two orders...

I actually bought the v3880 and used it already. I bought a 2# bag of scallops and seperated, bagged, vacuumed and sealed them. I bought 5# of frozen, tail on, uncooked shrimp but those didn't do so well. The tails kept poking a hole in the bag. I backed up and put the shrimp in a Ziploc frzr bag and tried it again in a FS bag and that worked. Last but not least I had several boxes of 5.56 laying around so I sealed those baby's up too. JIC.

popeye · 04-06-2013, 06:35 PM

i use only the rolls. 11". As a matter of fact i just vacuumed a butt bone today .

troy76 · 04-06-2013, 07:22 PM

Rolls are the best, bags are a waste. We used to recycle the bags but have since given that up as we were getting pinholes in them and they would slowly leak. Now we just make the right size of bag for whatever we are freezing.

DubfromGA · 04-07-2013, 03:33 AM

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Originally Posted by GrillNewbie

Thank you, guys !

I ordered a bunch of rolls direct from Foodsaver. They would only match 1 for 1 for the buy one get one free deal so I placed two orders...

I actually bought the v3880 and used it already. I bought a 2# bag of scallops and seperated, bagged, vacuumed and sealed them. I bought 5# of frozen, tail on, uncooked shrimp but those didn't do so well. The tails kept poking a hole in the bag. I backed up and put the shrimp in a Ziploc frzr bag and tried it again in a FS bag and that worked. Last but not least I had several boxes of 5.56 laying around so I sealed those baby's up too. JIC.

Sweet.

How do you like the V3880?

My Sam's has a different model. I'm unsure which vacuum sealer I should get.

westy · 04-07-2013, 03:47 AM

I like the 8'' and 11''. But the 11'' portion pouch rolls are useful too.

westy · 04-07-2013, 03:51 AM

Anybody use the Gamesaver rolls? Whats the difference between those and the regular rolls?

DubfromGA · 04-07-2013, 04:27 AM

I see the BOGO, but not free shipping?

04-06-2013, 11:52 AM	#1
GrillNewbie On the road to being a farker Join Date: 08-04-12 Location: Birmingham, MI	Which FoodSaver Bags/Rolls Are The Most Handy ? Costco is putting the V3880 on sale soon and I'm planning on buying one. FoodSaver is having a buy one get one sale this weekend and I want to but some stuff. What do you guys find the most useful of the bags and rolls they offer ? Thanks, Steve

04-06-2013, 12:11 PM	#2
Ron_L Moderator Join Date: 12-09-04 Location: Wandering, but not lost Name/Nickname : Captain Ron	I only use rolls since I can make any length bag out of them. I have the 11" and the 8" rolls and use both. __________________ "Ron Rico, Boss. You can call me Captain Ron..." Naked Fatties Rock! PKGo X 2/PK360/Weber Q1000/Blackstone Camping Griddle/Pit Boss Pro Series 850

04-06-2013, 12:26 PM	#3
code3rrt Babbling Farker Join Date: 08-09-12 Location: Spokane Valley, Washington	I use the 11" rolls and the 11" portion/pouch rolls as I freeze up a lot of small portions for the wife. KC __________________ KC Weber Performer with rotisserie ring, 22.5OTS, Maverick 732, Weber Smokey Joe,PBC Smokenator/Hoovergrill, variety of microbrews, Gin and tonic, variety of lighters.:blah:

04-06-2013, 01:34 PM	#5
Chef Country is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 07-26-09 Location: Wellington, KS	I buy big rolls off ebay, never had a problem with them and their alot cheaper than the food saver brand __________________ Country Q Here for a Good Time, not a Long Time!Webber 22.5 OTS The fastest and most accurate splash proof Red Thermapen UDS that gets used more than traeger Shop built 300 gal smoker Traeger bbq 125 with digital 180 controller collecting parts for a 500gal reverse flow build

04-06-2013, 05:04 PM	#6
Bludawg somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 07-04-09 Location: Jonesboro,Tx	I buy the rolls the bags are a rip off. I can make wheat ever size I need. I find the 8" to be the most versatile, But I do keep a 11" roll when the 8 just wont do. __________________ I'm a Proxy Vegetarian> Cows eat grass & I eat cows.

04-06-2013, 05:15 PM	#7
Gnaws on Pigs is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 05-22-10 Location: Smoky Mountains, NC	In the bags, I use the quarts (8") more than the gallons (11",) but use both. It depends on how many people you feed and what you're freezing. As others have said, the rolls are more economical. You can also wash and re-use those bags depending on what you had in them. __________________ ...Half a yard full of crap to cook on like everybody else... Slow-to-average-speed [COLOR=dimgray]GRAY[/COLOR] Wal-Mart thermometer Just a hungry hillbilly lookin for a dead critter to cook Four [URL="http://www.bbq-brethren.com/forum/group.php?groupid=39"]Zeros[/URL] in one [URL="http://www.bbq-brethren.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=86"][COLOR=red]throwdown[/COLOR][/URL][COLOR=red],[/COLOR] baby! :bow:

04-06-2013, 06:01 PM	#8
Callahan-que Babbling Farker Join Date: 11-18-10 Location: Callahan Fl Name/Nickname : Rick	Another vote for the rolls here as well. I use the 8" mostly but you should have an 11" roll around as well. __________________ Rick

04-06-2013, 06:31 PM	#9
GrillNewbie On the road to being a farker Join Date: 08-04-12 Location: Birmingham, MI	Thank you, guys ! I ordered a bunch of rolls direct from Foodsaver. They would only match 1 for 1 for the buy one get one free deal so I placed two orders... I actually bought the v3880 and used it already. I bought a 2# bag of scallops and seperated, bagged, vacuumed and sealed them. I bought 5# of frozen, tail on, uncooked shrimp but those didn't do so well. The tails kept poking a hole in the bag. I backed up and put the shrimp in a Ziploc frzr bag and tried it again in a FS bag and that worked. Last but not least I had several boxes of 5.56 laying around so I sealed those baby's up too. JIC.

04-06-2013, 06:35 PM	#10
popeye is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 01-08-13 Location: michigan	i use only the rolls. 11". As a matter of fact i just vacuumed a butt bone today .

04-06-2013, 07:22 PM	#11
troy76 Found some matches. Join Date: 02-18-13 Location: Grand Blanc, MI	Rolls are the best, bags are a waste. We used to recycle the bags but have since given that up as we were getting pinholes in them and they would slowly leak. Now we just make the right size of bag for whatever we are freezing.

04-07-2013, 03:47 AM	#13
westy is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 06-01-11 Location: valley village, ca.	I like the 8'' and 11''. But the 11'' portion pouch rolls are useful too. __________________ John Kingsford COS Masterbuilt CES WeberQ 220 Santa Maria 30x20 WGA PBC

04-07-2013, 03:51 AM	#14
westy is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 06-01-11 Location: valley village, ca.	Anybody use the Gamesaver rolls? Whats the difference between those and the regular rolls? __________________ John Kingsford COS Masterbuilt CES WeberQ 220 Santa Maria 30x20 WGA PBC

04-07-2013, 04:27 AM	#15
DubfromGA is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 01-08-13 Location: Georgia	I see the BOGO, but not free shipping? __________________ Kamado Joe BigJoe & JoeJr, Weber WSM 22.5, Master-Touch 22, Jumbo Joe, Old Country Pecos, Weber Chimneys (steak cooking machines) :bounce: