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Silicone Sous Vide Bags?

GrateEggspectations
GrateEggspectations Posts: 11,513
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Looking to buy a bunch in various sizes. Anyone have a favourite brand or set they’ve purchased?

Thanks!
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  • RRP
    RRP Posts: 26,449
    Silicone? Why silicone?  I just use cheap Kroger brand 1 gallon plastic storage bags. They are so cheap I don't think in the terms of "various sizes". 
    Re-gasketing the USA one yard at a time 
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  • MaskedMarvel
    MaskedMarvel Posts: 3,417
    I was always curious how you clean those..
    Large BGE and Medium BGE
    36" Blackstone - Greensboro!


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  • GrateEggspectations
    GrateEggspectations Posts: 11,513

    I use the traditional plastic bags as well. However, the safety of plastic, even “BPA-free” plastic, is contested, so I thought I may go the silicone route instead. 

    @MaskedMarvel

    They’re actually not bad to clean. Wash by hand or even throw them in the dishwasher, provided you prop them open. 

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  • OhioEgger
    OhioEgger Posts: 992
    GrateEggspectations said:
    However, the safety of plastic, even “BPA-free” plastic, is contested, so I thought I may go the silicone route instead. 
    Everything I've read on the subject says that as long as you use good quality polyethylene or polypropylene bags (preferably name brand), they are perfectly safe at sous vide temperatures.
    Once you get them up around 190°F the story changes, but I haven't ever gone there. I cook sous vide a lot.
    Cincinnati, Ohio. Large BGE since 2011. Still learning.
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  • GrateEggspectations
    GrateEggspectations Posts: 11,513
    OhioEgger said:
    GrateEggspectations said:
    However, the safety of plastic, even “BPA-free” plastic, is contested, so I thought I may go the silicone route instead. 
    Everything I've read on the subject says that as long as you use good quality polyethylene or polypropylene bags (preferably name brand), they are perfectly safe at sous vide temperatures.
    Once you get them up around 190°F the story changes, but I haven't ever gone there. I cook sous vide a lot.
    I suspect you’re right and am inclined to agree, but I haven’t come across anything official and conclusive. 

    The other reason I’d like silicone is the ability to reuse, thereby reducing some waste. 
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  • OhioEgger
    OhioEgger Posts: 992
    GrateEggspectations said:
    I suspect you’re right and am inclined to agree, but I haven’t come across anything official and conclusive. 
    Well, neither have I, so I'm just going by what I've read in a lot of places. I may try silicone myself. Ziploc Endurables seems to be the big brand.
    Cincinnati, Ohio. Large BGE since 2011. Still learning.
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