BoxLegend Vacuum Storage 4 Pack (3 Large, 1 Small) 80% More Space Saver Bags for Clothes, Blankets, Pillows, Multicolor

The kit consists of several clips, a suction device and several bags designed for Sous Vide cooking. The bags resemble sturdy zip-lock or similar bags except that they have a small port near the zip closure. The port is intended to be a one-way valve that permits use of the suction device to remove air from the bag after it has been sealed. Neither the packaging nor the bags give any information regarding what kind of plastic is used for the manufacturing of the bags.The idea sounds great but the execution is less than ideal.The suction device works only when the bag is pressed against a flat surface; this is mentioned in the instructions. It can be difficult to maintain the seal between the suction device and the bag. It difficult to remove the air from the bag without removing any of the liquid contents.If those were the only issues I would give this a 4 star rating.Unfortunately the bags themselves do not appear to hold up well with use. I used one of the bags for the second time this evening and the suction port came apart during the clean-up process, Without a functional port it is not possible to use the suction mechanism to remove air and it is also not possible to seal the bag adequately to prevent entry of air or water while cooking.Now that I am aware of just how fragile the bags are I may be able to figure out how to clean them thoroughly without putting any pressure on the suction port. That remains to be seen.This could be a great product if the parts were better constructed and easier to use and clean. In its current form it is useful but certainly not great.

I've never done sous vide cooking before, but wanted to try it out. These bags were perfect for what I was doing, which was cooking an entire chicken and an entire duck via sous vide. These 1 gallon bags were able to completely envelop both birds and the vacuum pump worked great. You really do have everything within the package (outside of the heating element / thermometer) to do sous vide cooking. In terms of the negative side of things, I did notice that the vacuum wasn't super tight, but the bags held up and seemed to not let in any water when I boiled my birds for 30+ minutes. I would definitely use these bags again if I were to cook or to store food in the freezer. I would just note that you probably will still get some tiny pockets of air with the seal no matter how much air you push out / pump out.

You are better off using a zip lock with a double seal and using the water submersion method to get the air out (look it up online). I had several problems with these bags:1. As others have mentioned the mouth of the bag is smaller than the bag itself. That makes it challenging to fit large pieces of meat into the bags.2. The seals themselves are hard to close. And it's hard to tell when they are closed, since they don't have the tactile clicks of ziplocks. If you get any liquid or spices in the seal it won't close properly. This is true of ziplocks as well but it's worse with these bags3. Most importantly the bags leak at the circular vacuum area. I never had water leak in but on several long cooks (12+ hours) I had juice and sometimes chunks of fat spill out of the bag through those holes. I had to abort several cooks because I didn't want chunks of fat clogging up my circulator. In one case when I pulled the bag out fluid was flowing out of the vacuum hole like a spigot. These were not reused bags. In every case it was with a fresh bag.Overall they were fun at first and probably work fine for small objects or short cooks but ultimately there are simpler and cheaper solutions out there.

Sous Vide is a wonderful way to cook, but I hate the idea of throwing away a plastic bag every time I use it. So I loved the idea of reusable bags. Also, the clips were helpful keeping bags in place. The bags were as easy to use as advertised and the pump worked well. I found the opening a little small compared to the size of the bags so that big pieces of meat didn't fit, so I was forced to use a gallon zip lock instead. A bigger size (about 1 1/2 x) would be great. My biggest disappointment, though, was that I'm only able to get about 3 uses from the bags. After that they start to leak from the hole that attaches to the pump. I used a bit of duct tape over the pump hole for the last use and then tossed them. A great idea that needs a redesign on the pump hole seal.

An absolutely amazing product! The package was shipped and received on time and exactly as it was described. I cooked four 8 oz. pork chops and my guests believed that they had been purchased that day from the grocery store. When actually, they had been packaged and frozen with this exact device. If you are looking to package foods and keep them as fresh as possible for the longest time I highly recommend using this product.The vacuum seal is the best that I have ever seen as compared to any other similar products that I have used previously. I would also like to note the durability of the plastic bags that you are purchasing.Overall 5/5 Stars with delivery & product quality. Definitely, would recommend!

This kit is great! I didn't want to buy a feed sealing machine because I already have so many kitchen gadgets, so I bought this...but I was skeptical that the pump would really remove much air, if any. I was so pleasantly surprised! The pump takes out all of the air, it's amazing how tight the bags sort of "shrink wrap" around whatever is in the bags. The clips are great for securing the bags to whatever cooking vessel being used. The bags are great, too, really sturdy but flexible, and so far I've been washing them out and reusing them with no problems!I absolutely recommend this product for your sous vide adventures.