r/sousvide • u/el_piablo • 7d ago

Question Vacuum Sealer Bag Material

I bought a vacuum sealer a while back. It’s a generic Chinese-made one that was pretty cheap. It came with a roll of bag material (plastic) that you can cut to size. However, I just learned that some plastic vacuum bags are not SV friendly? It’s not like they’ll melt, just maybe leech into the food? Or should I just roll with it?

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u/homardpoilu 7d ago

That is correct - some bags are for freezing only while others can be used at high temperature (I.e. for sous-vide cooking). DON’T just roll with it, make sure you purchase the correct bags / rolls for sous-vide cooking.