OT - Vacuum Sealed bag labels

Davec433

I just bought a Vacmaster VP 215. I've been searching the World wide web and can't find anytging in how to label the bags beyond tape or a sharpie. I want something that I can place in the bag that won't bleed into the food. How do you do it?

Gunnar

Sharpie....

stv8r

sharpie as well  doesn't bleed into food

HeavyG

Permanent marker on outside of bag works for me.

A couple of times I've bagged a lot of the same sort of thing and gave some thought to printing out nice labels with info on the contents and heating/reheating instructions but then I remember I'm too lazy to do that.

dougcrann

Sharpie...no bleed thru. Quite the opposite, it normally smears off 

logchief

sharpie

Eggscuses

Sharpie also. On the sealed flap ,so if I decide to reuse bag , can mark again on new sealed flap

Eggcelsior

I just write with a permanent marker above the seal. Zero issues.

blasting

I have a lady come by on Tuesdays and Fridays to do all my labeling - she has beautiful penmanship.   

Na, I just use a sharpie on the flatest part of the package.  Dark blue works well (shows up pretty good since nothing I cook is blue)

Davec433

Guess I was over thinking this... Sharpie it is!

DaveRichardson

If you really insist on labeling....... vac it and seal as you'd normally do, but make the bags a little long and seal a few inches from the top of the bag.  Then make and insert your label and seal the outer section in enclose your label.  Its not in food contact to rub off or wick up liquids from the food.  Then when you pull it out of the fridge/freezer, you can simply cut off the label portion and put in the SV, or whatever.

SmokinTiger81

Never ever thougt if anything but a sharpie.   Describe it and date it and in the freezer it goes

Judy Mayberry

I use these and love 'em. I peel them off if I want to reuse a bag.

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blasting

DaveRichardson said:

vac it and seal as you'd normally do, but make the bags a little long and seal a few inches from the top of the bag.  Then make and insert your label and seal the outer section in enclose your label.  

@DaveRichardson That is a great idea.  I'll never do it, unless maybe I'm giving stuff away, like smoked cheese.  Great idea though.

Canugghead

blasting said:

DaveRichardson said:

vac it and seal as you'd normally do, but make the bags a little long and seal a few inches from the top of the bag.  Then make and insert your label and seal the outer section in enclose your label.  

@DaveRichardson That is a great idea.  I'll never do it, unless maybe I'm giving stuff away, like smoked cheese.  Great idea though.

exactly, I'm a sharpie guy too, but for stuff that I give away, eg smoked cheese, bacon, sausages, etc. this is how I label ...

(btw, congrats to OP for the new toy, you'll love it, I have the same model)

HeavyG

I'm starting to like this sealing a label in the end section of a bag.

Might have to give that a whirl.

Jeepster47

Red sharpie for cooked foods, black sharpie for non-cooked foods ... 

Parkersquared

I try using a sharpie, then it usually smears and then I play the guessing game. 

fishlessman

i only mark the dogs poop sample. the rest is an easy guess, sauce looks like sauce, pull looks like pull, cheese looks like cheese