is the small bag the sealer, and what do you mix it with and how much?
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When I bought the kit it did not include the sealer. From what I could find out the sealer needs to be mixed with purified water, bottled water. The amount to be used depends on how much they sent you. If it is their standard size it would be a quart, but suggest you try a pint and if it is to thick then add more water get it to a consistency of something between cream and milk.
1751594
i did not use this part of the product yet. i do not know the answer. sorry
2176372
Agree with other comment (except its QTY 6 to a bag). When your done using it just leave the tip on, it seals itself & when your ready to use it again, just throw THAT tip away & put on another.
2254132
I just used "mini clear treat bags" measuring 3 in wide x 4 in long. They allowed plenty of room without being overly large, and they also allowed for the twist tie at the bottom of the sucker to seal the bags. You could use a little smaller bag if you'd rather have a more snug fit, but I preferred the extra room.
2224258
I have a Rival vacuum sealer and I really like the bags. I've used the sealer bags where you cut the bags to the desired length and seal both ends. These eliminate the extra step.
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A foodsaver vacuum sealer works, you can also use an impulse sealer. I have heard of people using an iron as well but I haven't tried that.
1201783
I WILL SEAL THE ANSWER BEFORE ME ONLY THING I DO DIFFERENT IS USE MY VACUUM SEALER AND IN MOST CASES I ALSO ADD SEVERAL 3 INCH SILICA JELL,PACKS.Depends on what type of food, how full you fill the bag as well as bag size and oxygen pack size. We found in these bags if we stored say rice and filled the bag near full, one was enough. Otherwise two is called for, in fact I ordered additional larger packs for when we estimated a need. Tip, try to force all the air out before you heat seal, my wife is particularly good at this. In many cases thats all it takes to make sure one is enough.
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Yes, and you will find that the can is large enough that it is only about half full for easily mixing the two parts. You will have to apply the sealer immediately after mixing in the time in the directions. Any leftovers will set up.
1725040
Not sure. I only use it to seal bags. Honestly I didn't even know there was an option to seal canisters.
2070148
hi; first you cut the size you need from the roll. then you seal one side and now you have a bag, sealed already at three sides. load the bag and seal the remaining/open side and .. ready you are!
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The sealer has a cutter for the bags. It is located in the top storage compartment. Hope this helps you. I use this product all the time.
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Consistency-wise... Pretty pasty. I didn't like how it felt following the instructions on the bag and added water. Big mistake. Depth-wise... It just depends on how many bags/layers you want to lay down. Each one of mine were pretty thin as I RUINED the first bag/layer by using an orbital sander. The high friction and heat polished the concrete and it looked SO ugly. The second bag/layer was about as thin (<1/16") and I hand sanded it. Much better. High gloss sealer adhered and dried more evenly as well. Hope this helps! Let me know if you have any other questions!
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These vacuum sealers will seal almost anything. I regularly use cheap quart zip lock type freezer bags from the dollar store. I cut the zipper part off with scissors put a serving of food in, fold a pleat in the opening and vacuum and seal perfectly.
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Dear J, I use different brands of food saver bags with my unit. As long as the bags are designed for vacuum sealing you should be fine. Enjoy!
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What you do is lightly clamp the Euro Sealer where you want to seal a bag and pull it slowly from one side of bag to other. The secret is learning how slowly/quickly to pull it across a bag and what thicknesses of bags - plastic or foil - it will work on. It takes getting used to. Also, it's cheaply made and part of the sealing head wouldn't turn off unless you took the battery out.
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I have this unit and the sealer works fine the problem is the bags , all the bags I have tested within a day or so they are full of air again. Depending on what you are sealing ...any water in bag tends to break the seal.Bags cost money and just do not keep their seal very long.In my opinion if your sealing something dry it will hold anything wet doesn't.Your just better off with the big permanent sealers for anything long storage.
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any good sealer should work fine, you do want to use a better grade of bag than you need to for just storage
2170223
This works just fine with dry foods. The sealing bar is inside the chamber. I have a different model which only works well as a vacuum sealer. It won't seal a bag without first drawing the vacuum since the vacuum is what causes the sealing bar to be pulled tightly against it's backing material.