Based on realistic usage and what type of food items fit into which type of bag, I would only suggest investing in the following bags: I had zero issues when freezing food in the Stasher bags. With the raw cookie dough and cooked beans, there were no issues with freezer burn, rancidity, off odors or anything when I pulled out the food to use/eat it at a later date. The longest amount of time that they were stored in the freezer was about three weeks. How to Clean Stasher Bags? Honestly, for the average home cook interested in sous vide, we’re always happy to recommend Ziploc-brand resealable bags. They’re BPA-free and dioxin-free, affordable, easy to find, and come in a variety of sizes.

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Leaving the bag in a sous vide bath for a long time at a high temperature. We’ve also heard reports of users having issues with their Stasher bags ripping or tearing after regular sous vide use. I decided to try to accelerate any issues by sous vide cooking marbles wrapped in paper towels for 99 hours at 203° F—the longest and hottest settings on my sous vide device. We feel that the ideal audience for Stasher bags is financially comfortable and eco-conscious people who do not plan to use these bags for sous vide or messy, aromatic foods. I see the greatest value of the Stasher bags being in that they can successfully freeze food. That is worth the price of the bags for me. For all other uses, there are cheaper alternatives, made with just as good of materials that can be used. Cheaper Alternatives Another side effect of not being able to get all the air out of these bags is that your food can cook unevenly. It’s important to remove almost all air in sous vide cooking, both for quality and even for food safety reasons. But let’s be realistic. Will you sous vide 3000 times? If you do it twice a week (which is more than the average home cook with a sous vide machine, in our experience), that’s 1500 weeks—or 29 years. As much as I love sous vide, I can’t commit to doing it twice a week for the next three decades of my life. Can you? And given the issues with these bags, we’re not confident that they’ll last for 3000 uses anyway.

Of all the silicone bags I looked at, the W&P bags came closest to looking and feeling like a disposable zip-top bag. Endlessly useful, reusable, and non-toxic, Stasher bags end the tyranny of lids with their patented Pinch-Loc™ seal and compact design. Get the VIP Treatment While different sizes hold different amounts of food, the bag itself weighs hardly anything. This makes them very lightweight for carrying around compared to glass or plastic Tupperware. Waterproof seal Bolognese sauce stained every bag it touched even after a thorough wash, but the stains were entirely reversed in only two bags—this one and the Stasher—by simply letting the bags bathe in the sun for two afternoons (per Stasher’s recommendation).

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Unfortunately, yes. After thoroughly hand-washing the bag with soap and hot water, I ran it through the dishwasher as recommended. It came out with a distinct garlic and ginger smell, so I ran it through a second time. Even after three washes (one by hand and two in the dishwasher), the bag had a strong aroma.

Toda la información necesaria de los lugares, se encuentra a la vista y muy sencilla de entender. Todo excelente —⁠ Farid 1 month ago Every bag has a platform bottom, so they’re easy to fill, wash, and dry. Since these bags stay open when unsealed, they can be placed anywhere in the dishwasher, even in areas that don’t have tines. The downside is the bags washed in the dishwasher came out with many water spots, making the frosted silicone even more difficult to see through. Zip Top bags have also become popular because they stand up and stay open, making it more convenient to fill with one hand. Some are even wide enough that you can eat out of them. The brand makes stand-up bags (4 and 24 ounces), cups (8, 9, 16, and 24 ounces), and dishes (16, 24, and 32 ounces) made of platinum silicone, available in five colors, and manufactured in the U.S. (it’s the only brand we looked at that’s not made in China). Because the reusable bags are safe for temperatures up to 200°C/400°F, unlike Tupperware, Stasher bags are sous vide ready and are oven strong. Are Stasher bags waterproof? The seals are relatively easy to open and shut, and you can eat straight from the bags, but they’re not leakproof. “Keep upright” is imprinted on the front of the bags, but with the seal completely shut and the bag half full, water dribbled out from the seal when I flipped it upside down or placed it on its side. They split open when dropped from 3 feet at any angle.