So Hot It Melted...or, Smaller Than A Tu rkey

“I've noticed several people talk about boiling in the bag. I've tried this before, with freezer bags, and the bag melts. Big disaster. So I looked for "roasting bags". The only ones I can find are "turkey size".

Is this the type of bag yall are using? And do they come in smaller sizes? Where do you get them?”

“The ones I use are designed for the purpose. These are seal-meal bags and you must have the machine to seal them with. They will usually not rupture when boiled, but I have had an occasional problem. Regular freezer bags will not work.”

“The ads for vacuum seal machines say their bags work in boiling water. I bought a machine but never have used it. The instructions say extra bags are sold at Wal-Mart.”

“save the old lipton noodle side dish packages when eating at home and use them.”

“I use the seal-a-meal thing too. So far, it's only failed once. I've found that if you leave a little air in the package, it floats better, doesn't touch the bottom of the pan, and doesn't get a hole in it. Duh, took me a while to figure that one out! LOl”

“I asked this same question a while ago, and was told to boil the water in a pot, then pour it into the bag. As long as it was good, like Ziplock or Glad I was told, it would work.

Haven't tried it out yet.”

“I was hiking and ran into Nigal on the trail. He boiled water, put it in a ziplock containing oatmeal and ate with no trouble (or melting) at all. I'm looking forward to doing the same thing on my next hike.”