Rival vs Dazey seal-a-meal bags?

[Betsy]

I have used a Dazey seal-a-meal for many years, probably close to 20.
Now they are owned by Rival. I am now finding defects in Rival's
bags. I never found any in Dazey's bags. Does anyone else have this
problem? Does anyone else here use this product? I know the Tilia
and various vacuum food-savers are more popular, but this works well
and I hate to buy another one just due to shoddy bags. I wrote them a
letter and enclosed one bad bag, but have not yet heard back. I use
one bag every day for lunch, so I go through quite a few, not to
mention other uses for general household food items.

The defect is that the holes on the side are not properly aligned, so
they either actually cut into the bag, or are so close that the food
soon leaks through anyway. Drives me crazy (short trip, I know).....

Thanks,
Betsy

[Sheryl Rosen]

In article <d963b646.02013...@posting.google.com>,
w_b...@hotmail.com (Betsy) wrote:

I don't know anything about Dazey-Rival's seal a meal.

But I do have a Black and Decker Bag Sealer/Vacuum sealer. The bags are
available at Linens and Things, about $15 for 3 rolls. You get a lot on
a roll. They are two layers of plastic, sealed on one side. For the
first bag, you seal the edge, then you roll out how much you need, and
seal the second edge. And from then on, you only have to seal the other
side, and the top. You can make the bags as big or as small as you need.

These bags can go in the freezer, in the microwave, into boiling
water.... whatever.

I suggest you check out the bags, and see if you can determine if they
might work with your machine. If it's just a heat sealing thing, where
you press the bags against a hot surface, melting the edges enough to
fuse them together (which is pretty much how my Black and Decker works,
except I can suck the air out, too), then those might work for you.

I have only had the thing since Christmas, but I have microwaved the
bags and they work great.

For $15, it's worth checking out. I'm sure you could ebay the remaining
rolls of bags if they don't work with your machine, and get at least
something back for them.

Good luck.

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Thanks

[Betsy]

Sheryl Rosen <nos...@optonline.net> wrote in message news:<nospam-DC5B96....@news2.srv.hcvlny.cv.net>...

> In article <d963b646.02013...@posting.google.com>,
> w_b...@hotmail.com (Betsy) wrote:
>
> > I have used a Dazey seal-a-meal for many years,

<snip>

Thanks, I'll look at their bags. Of course, I have about 8 gazillion
already purchased, as I hate to run out...

betsy

[Janine]

Betsy wrote:

Before you fill the bag, make a seal along the defective edge, in far
enough to avoid the holes. Then fill and seal the top.

At Christmas I use the seal-a-meal to make little envelopes out of
bubble-wrap for my ornaments. ;-)

Janine