Guides
Practical guides on choosing, sizing and using vacuum pouches on chamber machines, written by the people who make them. Every guide is checked against what we actually stock: 65, 80 and 130 micron, chamber machines only.
How Much Do Vacuum Pouches Cost? Price per Bag by Size
What our pouches cost per bag by size, how gauge and finish change the price, and how box quantities and the delivery threshold affect what you pay.
How Much Do Vacuum Pouches Cost? Price per Bag by Size
What our pouches cost per bag by size, how gauge and finish change the price, and how box quantities and the delivery threshold affect what you pay.
Why Won't My Vacuum Pouch Seal? Chamber Machine Troubleshooting
A step-by-step check for weak, wrinkled, burnt or missing seals on a chamber machine, starting with the causes that cost nothing to fix.
Why Won't My Vacuum Pouch Seal? Chamber Machine Troubleshooting
A step-by-step check for weak, wrinkled, burnt or missing seals on a chamber machine, starting with the causes that cost nothing to fix.
What Size Vacuum Pouch for a Whole Chicken?
Pouch sizes for poussin, small, medium and large birds and spatchcocked chicken, and how to stop the leg bones going through the film.
What Size Vacuum Pouch for a Whole Chicken?
Pouch sizes for poussin, small, medium and large birds and spatchcocked chicken, and how to stop the leg bones going through the film.
What Size Vacuum Pouch for a Turkey or Turkey Crown?
The right pouch for crowns, rolled breast joints, legs and small whole birds, and the seal bar check that decides what your machine can take.
What Size Vacuum Pouch for a Turkey or Turkey Crown?
The right pouch for crowns, rolled breast joints, legs and small whole birds, and the seal bar check that decides what your machine can take.
Vacuum Packing Game: Pheasant, Partridge and Venison
Pouch sizes for oven-ready birds and venison cuts, how to stop shot-damaged bones puncturing the film, and the shelf life rules that apply to game.
Vacuum Packing Game: Pheasant, Partridge and Venison
Pouch sizes for oven-ready birds and venison cuts, how to stop shot-damaged bones puncturing the film, and the shelf life rules that apply to game.
Vacuum Packing for Christmas Hampers and Mail Order Food
Pouch sizes for salmon, cheese and cooked meats going into hampers or the post, keeping them cold on the way, and what has to be on the label.
Vacuum Packing for Christmas Hampers and Mail Order Food
Pouch sizes for salmon, cheese and cooked meats going into hampers or the post, keeping them cold on the way, and what has to be on the label.
Why Is My Vacuum Pack Going Loose? How to Find Leakers
Packs that go loose overnight have a seal leak, a puncture or gas from the product. How to tell which, and what to do with the pack.
Why Is My Vacuum Pack Going Loose? How to Find Leakers
Packs that go loose overnight have a seal leak, a puncture or gas from the product. How to tell which, and what to do with the pack.
Does Plastic Packaging Tax Apply to Vacuum Pouches?
Who's liable for Plastic Packaging Tax on vacuum pouches, why food-contact film rarely meets the 30% recycled test, and how packaging EPR is different.
Does Plastic Packaging Tax Apply to Vacuum Pouches?
Who's liable for Plastic Packaging Tax on vacuum pouches, why food-contact film rarely meets the 30% recycled test, and how packaging EPR is different.
Freezing Vacuum-Packed Food: Freezer Burn, Thawing and Which Pouch
Why vacuum pouches stop freezer burn, why you pack before you freeze, how long things keep frozen, and the right way to thaw vacuum-packed fish.
Freezing Vacuum-Packed Food: Freezer Burn, Thawing and Which Pouch
Why vacuum pouches stop freezer burn, why you pack before you freeze, how long things keep frozen, and the right way to thaw vacuum-packed fish.
Christmas Vacuum Packing for Butchers and Farm Shops
Which pouches to stock for the December rush, how early you can pack each Christmas line under the 10-day rule, and when to get your order in.
Christmas Vacuum Packing for Butchers and Farm Shops
Which pouches to stock for the December rush, how early you can pack each Christmas line under the 10-day rule, and when to get your order in.
Vacuum Pouches for MiniPack-Torre MVS Chamber Machines
The MVS range from tabletop to floor-standing: which sizes fit each bar, settings for our film, and the deli and kitchen sizes most people run.
Vacuum Pouches for MiniPack-Torre MVS Chamber Machines
The MVS range from tabletop to floor-standing: which sizes fit each bar, settings for our film, and the deli and kitchen sizes most people run.
Vacuum Pouches for Henkovac Chamber Machines
Not to be confused with Henkelman. Sizing our pouches to a Henkovac bar, settings, and the sizes most common on them.
Vacuum Pouches for Henkovac Chamber Machines
Not to be confused with Henkelman. Sizing our pouches to a Henkovac bar, settings, and the sizes most common on them.
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