I just bought a Seal-A-Meal and read somewhere (reference person not contactable) that you can use regular ziploc freezer bags in the vacuum unit and seal them. But when I tried this just now, it didn’t suck out the air, though it did attempt to seal it, admittedly not as well as their bags. I’m looking for the cheapest route to vacuum seal "many" food bags. I’m a new Once A Month Cooker so there will be a lot of bags to seal. "Sucking" the air out will only make me faint!
Thanks!!!!