Vacuum bag choice - Embossed or not with boards?

[pob]

Gents

I'm just restocking on 200 X 300 vacuum bags. I recently started sourcing the Bonsenkitchen ones from Amazon, but they're out of stock, so went back to Nisbets. They were a bit more expensive.

The price difference for embossed bags and un-embossed (I think Vogue call them "flat") was quite striking.

As I understand it, the embossing helps with a better air evacuation from the bag (is that right?).

I tend to put a lot of cuts on to a meat/salmon backing board. Can I use the un-embossed and cheaper bags for this?

 

[Qwertyzmate]

Not an expert on this but my understanding is that it's down to the type of machine you have. I think the posh ones (where the whole product goes into the vacuum chamber) can take the smooth ones but the cheaper 'vac the end of the bag' type need the ribs to allow the air to escape.

Again, not an expert, sure someone on here will have more knowledge than me

 

[75]

That's my understanding too - smooth only work in chamber sealers not the benchtop ones. I've some Lava ones that are smooth on one side and embossed on the other which is the best of both worlds (although likely not cheap - they came with the machine)

 

[VSS]

That's my understanding too - smooth only work in chamber sealers not the benchtop ones. I've some Lava ones that are smooth on one side and embossed on the other which is the best of both worlds (although likely not cheap - they came with the machine)

This ^^^
Tabletop / domestic machines will only work with embossed bags.
Unfortunately the LaVa bags will no longer be available in the UK soon (unless a new stockist takes it on).
Although they were 3 times the price of other embossed bags, they were more than 3x the quality, imo.

 

[pob]

Thank you chaps. I think that I once knew this, but forgot. I appreciate you taking the time.

 

[lochty]

Check butcher's sundries Web site, they sometimes have offers on.

 

[VSS]

Check butcher's sundries Web site, they sometimes have offers on.

Yes, very reasonable prices from them at the moment.

 

[GWP]

Butchers sundries have some in their black friday deals