small food-safe zip baggies

I found a couple of sizes in the Wal Mart craft section. I hear they sell them at Joanns and Michaels, as well.

These don't seem to be much thicker or better at sealing than the snack sized Zip Lock brand ones, but they work for me.

I also found them recently at Michaels's and Wal-Mart (Wal-Mart was cheaper, of course).

They're really convenient.

The small bags, not Michael's or Wal-Mart.

Also not sure if the seal is any better than the snack size Zip-Locs, doesn't seem to be.

What is this preoccupation with ziploc bags???????

I use ordinary polyethylene bags with a rubber band. I buy them at 1000 a time (very cheap that way), but you can probably go to your local fruit shop and buy 100 bags off the roll from the guy there. They will be way cheaper, and lighter – and probably stronger.

Cheers

"What is this preoccupation with ziploc bags???????"

The zip closure is effective for eliminating food or liquid leakage. If I am not worried about leakage, then I use ordinary non-zip bags.

I just got some new zip bags sold for packaging prescription pills, but I had to pay 5 cents each for the whole quantity.

–B.G.–

Ziploc is made in the US….for some of us that is reason enough to buy them ;-)

I'm feeling really flush and can spring for small ziplocs over ordinary poly bags with rubber bands ;)

I also find them a lot neater in filling, emptying, sealing, and packing.

Now how about those sources? (and I'm not sure about whether craft store bags are food-grade plastic (?))

If they are made of polyethylene they are food safe but not necessarily heat safe (thin equals fragile).