StayFresh Vacuum Food Storage Bags – Pack of 25

I needed some more of these bags. I have found them to be really good quality. They can be used quite a number of times if washed well & dried. I have read that some people have a problem with the air getting in after sealing. I have not had a problem because there is a way to stop that. When sealing has finished & sealer is removed, just slide your finger tip over the centre of the blue sealing button & make sure the centre is flat, because when the sealer is removed the centre of the blue sealing button can sometimes be up like a bubble & that allows the air to slowly re-enter.

These work well once you figure out you can't just chuck in food and suck the air out!. I found a video online showing you that you need to 'prime' them by laying them flat and putting the vacuum over the seal and sucking air out until you get small air pockets around the vacuum seal. Only when you have that can you add food, but you still need to lay it on a hard flat surface so your get a good seal around the air hole so the air can be sucked out. This should be explained on the packaging. Much prefer the containers.

I bought a box of these alongside the USB handheld vacuum pump with the aim of storing coffee beans in my freezer. Nearly tore my hair out trying to get the pump to actually seal the bags. Destroyed a couple of bags trying to figure it all out. The thing is, you have to 'prime' the centre of the seals before they will work. I found an extremely useful video by 'bigclivedotcom' on YouTube, which fully demonstrates. Luckily, I already had a handheld vacuum pump to get the seal in working order (the USB pump does NOT do it) and once done, the rechargeable pump works perfectly.