2 Rolls 8-Inch-by-50-Foot Vacuum Food Sealer Bags - Compatible with Foodsaver Machines - Embossed Commercial Grade Make-Own-Size Sous Vide or Storage

I like to use my Food Saver vacuum sealer, but the bags are so expensive it kind of takes the "fun" out it. Every time I'd use a bag I kept thinking how much money it was costing me. So I searched for other options and I found these and they're great. They are the exact size I needed. The price is affordable so I don't hesitate to freeze as much as I want. I also purchased these because I wanted to try my hand at sous vide cooking and they are thick enough to do that. The rolls are large so they won't fit in most sealers, but I was able to lay the roll in the compartment to cut the bag. Much easier than using scissors. But even if I did have to use scissors, these bags (and the great price) are well worth purchasing.The bags seems to be of good quality. I had no problem sealing them. Time will tell if they hold their seal, but I don't expect them not to.The width of this bag is also the perfect size for me to freeze portion sizes of pasta sauce, chili, soups, etc. Because it's best to freeze liquids before vacuum sealing them, I discovered that the Glad containers are the perfect size for the 8" wide bags. The containers I use hold 25 oz, 3 1/8 cup. The inside space is 6" across, so after my food is frozen, I simply run warm water over the container enough to release the food, and then slip the frozen chunk into the food storage bag. (Be sure to wipe the top inside of the bag to remove any moisture before sealing.) I also use these containers to store cooked meats such as hamburger that I can thaw and use to quickly make tacos, sloppy joe's and chili. Because the food is frozen in a chunk, the bags don't lay flat like I'd like, but the ease of sealing them is a trade-off I can live with. I've also used smaller sized containers. Another reason I ordered the rolls was so I could size the length myself.The other advantage to using the containers to freeze items is that the bags don't get "greasy" from fat and oils, which makes reusing the bags impossible. The items go in frozen, and if you run water over the bag long enough to release the food you can easily reuse the bag! Just drop the frozen food into a container or bowl to thaw.I will enjoy using these bags for freezing and trying them out for sous vide cooking. I will definitely be ordering these bags again and again.

**UPDATE** I can now honestly raise these to 4.5 stars.PROS: First of all, they are as strong as the rolls I bought at a big box store that cost more. I didn't think they would be because, as you can see from the photos, the circumference of a roll looks smaller than you might expect for 50 feet. However, these are going to last me a whole. My main concern with the bags was whether or not they would be strong enough. I did use one small roll of another brand that I got at a store here and, while it was cheap enough to match the cost of these longer rolls, I noticed that they tore too easily. For some items (like food and other items with hard or sharper edges) I was having to pre-wrap in paper towels or regular plastic wrap. These are at a really good price and I don't have to worry so much about them tearing.After having used both sealer bags and rolls, I find that I prefer the rolls. This saves me money because I'm not having to buy different sized bags for things.I am able to re-use some of the bags I cut but for some things - like wet or messier items - I have to toss for sanitary reasons. Still, these are good for rinsing and drying to re-use in some cases. I can't even find the longer rolls (definitely not 50 feet) at the local stores here.CONS:Because I have trouble visualizing things and I didn't look at a ruler, I didn't realize that these are not very wide across. The product is labeled very clearly as 8 inches across and 50 feet long. Somehow, I only focused on the length! LOL Though these are narrow, it's still possible to fit most things because you make your own length for each bag. I will look for this brand in a wider option next time though.Unlike the Food Saver brand that came as a bonus with my sealer, these rolls are not marked in any way. It's not a big deal, but the markings did help a bit when making cuts. I could lay an item against the bag and see which marking was close to where I wanted to seal off a bag.Overall, if these were wider and had the markings, they would be 5 plus stars. In spite of the lack of markings, I will buy this brand again if I can find them in a wider variety.

I've been using this same brand of bags for the last few years since I got into vacuum sealing, and they have been 100%, well, 99% reliable :-) and that 1% I blame on myself, not the bag.I use the 8-in, 6 in, and 11 or 12-in, whatever it is the bigger one is, and they have been functioning fantastically, consistently, bigly, doing what they need to do, taking care of business.

This is my second order of these rolls/bags. I found I was not getting as good a seal/vacuum for sous vide with my Weston Pro advantage as I liked. Decided to upgrade to Vacmaster Pro 350 as the sealer time was adjustable. Spent 2 days trying to figure out why I was having trouble with Vacmaster as well. The only way I can get the bags to seal on it are to go to setting 3 and create the seal with the smooth side on the heat strip. If the embossed side is down, seal failure and no vacuum. The seal is more "melted" looking and feeling, than the sample roll that came with the Vacmaster. Rolls worked well for freezing/storing left overs and price was good. These bags will work and are great value, just may have to find a way to get them to work for your application

I've been vacuum sealing food for years and I've only ever used the pricey high-end vacuum bags, so I was a little hesitant to buy these but I'm so glad that I did. The rolls are too big to fit in my machine but I just cut them to the right size as I go. These bags don't have any markings on the side for measurements but they seal very well and the thickness compares to the high and bags. I would buy them again, great value.

Excellent

Have not used yet but looks ok

as described