Black & Decker Vacuum bag sealing material
Melba's Jammin'
I was on the hunt yesterday for bag material and found some at Sam's
(but it also included mostly 11" width product). Went next door to
Wally World and found both the FoodSaver brand of stuff and some B&D
(see subject) that is advertised to "work in leading brands". Seems to
work fine. It's half the cost of the FoodSaver stuff. What am I
missing, because it seems like it's a no-brainer. My sense is that may
be a little lighter gauge of material than FoodSaver.
(And didja know that Jarden now owns them, too?
Jarden=Kerr=Ball=Bernardin jars)
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-Barb
<http://jamlady.eboard.com> Updated 4-17-2006 with Easter stuffs.
"If it's not worth doing to excess, it's not worth doing at all."
Reg
> Anyone have any opinions about it for use in a Tilia?
> I was on the hunt yesterday for bag material and found some at Sam's
> (but it also included mostly 11" width product). Went next door to
> Wally World and found both the FoodSaver brand of stuff and some B&D
> (see subject) that is advertised to "work in leading brands". Seems to
> work fine. It's half the cost of the FoodSaver stuff. What am I
> missing, because it seems like it's a no-brainer. My sense is that may
> be a little lighter gauge of material than FoodSaver.
> (And didja know that Jarden now owns them, too?
> Jarden=Kerr=Ball=Bernardin jars)
There was a long discussion on this in afb a while back.
You might want to ask there.
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Reg
Melba's Jammin'
Reg <r...@nospam.com> wrote:
What's afb?
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-Barb
<http://jamlady.eboard.com> Updated 4-20-2006 with our visit
to Kramarczuk's.
Melba's Jammin'
Steve Wertz <swe...@cluemail.compost> wrote:
> On Thu, 20 Apr 2006 13:54:28 -0500, Melba's Jammin' wrote:
>
> > Anyone have any opinions about it for use in a Tilia?
> > I was on the hunt yesterday for bag material and found some at Sam's
> > (but it also included mostly 11" width product). Went next door to
> > Wally World and found both the FoodSaver brand of stuff and some B&D
> > (see subject) that is advertised to "work in leading brands". Seems to
> > work fine. It's half the cost of the FoodSaver stuff. What am I
> > missing, because it seems like it's a no-brainer.
>
> The Tilia bags are obnoxiously overpriced. You used to be able
> to buy the same Tilia bags from sorbentsystems.com for 1/5th the
> price that Tilia charges even at the box stores.
>
> This is why I don't give Tilia any of my business. The bags
> shouldn't be that expensive, but since they have the patent on
> the channel bags...
>
> -sw
Yahbut, do you know anything about the quality of the B&D product?
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-Barb
<http://jamlady.eboard.com> Updated 4-20-2006 with our visit
to Kramarczuk's.
Reg
> In article <sDR1g.11034$%m4.1...@newssvr33.news.prodigy.com>,
> Reg <r...@nospam.com> wrote:
>
>
>>Melba's Jammin' wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Anyone have any opinions about it for use in a Tilia?
>>>I was on the hunt yesterday for bag material and found some at Sam's
>>>(but it also included mostly 11" width product). Went next door to
>>>Wally World and found both the FoodSaver brand of stuff and some B&D
>>>(see subject) that is advertised to "work in leading brands". Seems to
>>>work fine. It's half the cost of the FoodSaver stuff. What am I
>>>missing, because it seems like it's a no-brainer. My sense is that may
>>>be a little lighter gauge of material than FoodSaver.
>>>(And didja know that Jarden now owns them, too?
>>>Jarden=Kerr=Ball=Bernardin jars)
>>
>>There was a long discussion on this in afb a while back.
>>You might want to ask there.
>
>
> What's afb?
alt.food.barbecue
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Reg
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> Anyone have any opinions about it for use in a Tilia?
> I was on the hunt yesterday for bag material and found some at Sam's
> (but it also included mostly 11" width product). Went next door to
> Wally World and found both the FoodSaver brand of stuff and some B&D
> (see subject) that is advertised to "work in leading brands". Seems to
> work fine. It's half the cost of the FoodSaver stuff. What am I
> missing, because it seems like it's a no-brainer. My sense is that may
> be a little lighter gauge of material than FoodSaver.
Barb
We stumbled across them once about 3 years ago when the store was out of the
Tilia bags. We've used them ever since with no difference. We have both a
Tilia and B&D sealer, and both seal just as well with the B&D bags, but the
B&D machine doesn't like Tilia bags.
So, for sealing venison trim in 5# blocks, and sausage in portion sized
bags, I won't use the Tilia bags any longer.
My perception of the lighter gauge is that it only has the channeling
material on the sides, not an entire panel.
Rather spend the extra money on toys. ;)
Mark
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ballot box, the jury box, and the cartridge box.
Melba's Jammin'
Steve Wertz <swe...@cluemail.compost> wrote:
> >> This is why I don't give Tilia any of my business. The bags
> >> shouldn't be that expensive, but since they have the patent on
> >> the channel bags...
> >
> > Yahbut, do you know anything about the quality of the B&D product?
>
> The last thread I read about them indicated that they were a
> perfectly acceptable substitute.
>
> -sw
Thanks.
I'm out and about today and will be returning the FoodSaver variety pack
to Sam's and the other FoodSaver 8" roll to Wally World.
Melba's Jammin'
Reg <r...@nospam.com> wrote:
> >>There was a long discussion on this in afb a while back.
> >>You might want to ask there.
> >
> >
> > What's afb?
>
> alt.food.barbecue
Duh-me. Thanks, Reg.
My Advanced Google Groups Search skills suck rope. Can you tell me the
name of the thread? I'm happy to look it up but have had no luck with
it doing what I'm doing.