[Sca-cooks] OOP: FoodSaver question

[Elaine Koogler]

Robin wrote:

> I recently bought a FoodSaver vacuum-sealer, and like it very much.  
> The instructions say to arrange food in a single layer in the bag.  Is 
> this really necessary?  I know it will freeze and defrost more quickly 
> in a single layer, but is there any other consideration?  The bag 
> material is kinda pricey.  If it matters, I am packaging chicken 
> pieces (roasted and chiilled).
>
I've been using one for years....we really love it, especially for doing 
up food for Pennsic.  It seems to me that we've put as many as four 
chicken breasts in a single bag with no problem.  I suspect that the 
difficulty they are dealing with  is the fact that the machine is 
pulling all of the air out of the package before sealing it.  I guess 
that it may be more difficult that pull all of the air out if there are 
multiple layers.  So I'd not put a whole lot of layers in.

You might try online to find the bags.  We have found them at BJ's, a 
discount place.  But they may well be available for less at, say, e-Bay.

Kiri