Vacuum Bags that is.
So my two rolls arrived the other day. Two 50' X 11", commercial grade, Vacuum bags.
I had gotten curious about some of the frozen, individually packaged, fish I had on hand.
Seems they run 11" X 8", generally. So I figured why not go with the Quart size for a bunch.
So I made up 25 - 11" X 8", then packaged up Mama's haul of Skin on Thighs we like to Air Fry now and then. I don't know the weight, but it was two dozen thighs in the end. I squished 4 to a bag.
Well now, that just seemed to wet my appetite. So I brought in a bag of Chicken breasts from the chest freezer and proceeded to bag those up so we have each piece bagged and ready to Sous Vide, boil, or otherwise prepare without the big bag.
Meanwhile, she's at Costco, and calls to ask if we have room for a 20 pound bag of skinless/boneless chicken thighs I do up for the dog. Well yeah, we do.
So she brings home the 20 pounds of chicken thighs. And I individually packaged those hooters up, ready for daily SV for my little buddy.
Since the roll, sealer, and cutter was out anyway, it just seemed like a good reason to run off the rest of the 50' roll.
I had done my math, and 50' of material made 75 - 11" x 8" Bags.
Fast forward, it breaks down to $0.116333333> per bag.
I don't figure in anything for my time spent. Mostly it's just manual labor. I'm retired, so I work for free mostly (when I work).
And my vacuum sealer doesn't use much power. Shucks, the solar panels on the roof make more than we use. So you could say the vacuum sealer is solar powered.
Cluck!
So my two rolls arrived the other day. Two 50' X 11", commercial grade, Vacuum bags.
I had gotten curious about some of the frozen, individually packaged, fish I had on hand.
Seems they run 11" X 8", generally. So I figured why not go with the Quart size for a bunch.
So I made up 25 - 11" X 8", then packaged up Mama's haul of Skin on Thighs we like to Air Fry now and then. I don't know the weight, but it was two dozen thighs in the end. I squished 4 to a bag.
Well now, that just seemed to wet my appetite. So I brought in a bag of Chicken breasts from the chest freezer and proceeded to bag those up so we have each piece bagged and ready to Sous Vide, boil, or otherwise prepare without the big bag.
Meanwhile, she's at Costco, and calls to ask if we have room for a 20 pound bag of skinless/boneless chicken thighs I do up for the dog. Well yeah, we do.
So she brings home the 20 pounds of chicken thighs. And I individually packaged those hooters up, ready for daily SV for my little buddy.
Since the roll, sealer, and cutter was out anyway, it just seemed like a good reason to run off the rest of the 50' roll.
I had done my math, and 50' of material made 75 - 11" x 8" Bags.
Fast forward, it breaks down to $0.116333333> per bag.
I don't figure in anything for my time spent. Mostly it's just manual labor. I'm retired, so I work for free mostly (when I work).
And my vacuum sealer doesn't use much power. Shucks, the solar panels on the roof make more than we use. So you could say the vacuum sealer is solar powered.
Cluck!
