Stasher Half Gallon - Storage and Sous Vide

After using it for a couple months, here are my findings: Sturdy bags that can hold and keep many different types of food; they save space on the fridge; they have a very tight seal (they keep liquids provided you’re sensible and don’t squeeze them too hard, they do take some level of pressure without opening no problem); They go on the freezer and they do fit a lot depending on what you’re using them for. They have always been leakproof for what I use them - I never traveled with a bag full of soup in my backpack tho, so I don’t know your standards/ideas on leakproof. Fruits, cookies and sandwiches/bagels are fine to travel tho. Also for seasoning/marinating stuff overnight in the fridge they work great. The opening is finicky but that’s what makes the seal really good, so you have to pick your battles, and I never had any problems on transporting sandwiches - if it’s cut in half and arranged nicely. To take the contents out just press the corners into each other and the opening should suffice. They are tight. If they’re not tight, they won’t be leakproof. Get a bigger model if you want more space, you can’t have it all. They’re ok to clean, but drying silicone bags out is a bit of a pain in general, you have to stack them upside down on a glass or something and forget them there for a good few hours. Not a deal breaker but could be improved. Maybe selling then with a thin stand/dish rack add-on to dry them? I don’t know. I don’t use my Stasher for cooking/boiling/microwaving so I can’t comment on that. I bought cheaper ones to compare and I like them as well, but the Stasher does work and feel a bit better, specially on closing and opening, maybe the silicone quality is what does it, you do feel the slightly difference in touch/feel of the material. The seal seems pretty much the same and they’re equally useful to me. They’re dishwasher safe but I ended up always washing by hand for some reason so I also can’t comment on that. If you don’t want them for cooking/boiling, consider buying cheaper brands, they perform very similarly and are WAY cheaper - I got this one for £11 and the cheaper ones were a set of 3 for £15. I gotta say tho I really like the Stasher bag and although they’re are a bit overpriced, if they last as they seem to do, it’s well worth the investment. As it is, I would recommend/ buy more of them, great experience overall.

So far so good. Bit difficult to dry after cleaning as it doesnt open far on its own but you could dry it hanging it off something. Expensive but hoping it will last a long time. Arrived in a plastic bag...some irony given that the whole idea is it is plastic free.

Love these. Saves me using single use ziplock bags for fridge or freezer. They seal easily and well, go in the dishwasher. I tried a couple of different washable, reusable bags before I settled on this and bought more.

bought this for sous-vide steaks with my anova to cut down on zip-lock use. But it's just too small. the dimensions are the external ones. you lose a couple of centimetres in each direction due to the thick seams. Wife's now using it as a regular ziplock replacement for lunch items and is happy with it. the seal is incredible, if anything, too difficult to get open!

Fantastic, high quality resealable silicone bag, can be frozen, booked and microwaved. Really useful and sturdy. Very happy with purchase.

After purchasing the smaller snack size in mint green which I am pleased with, I decided to purchase this larger size in clear. I cooked a salmon fillet in it in the microwave And everything seemed fine. That was until I came to clean it! I tried hand washing with hot soapy water and letting it stand first, but it still wouldn’t come clean. I tried again and still no joy. So as it is dishwasher safe I tried again. There was an improvement but it still had not removed the fish residue; especially around the seal area. During all this I noticed a faint yellowy tinge to the silicone. I ended up putting cold water with a little Milton in it and leaving it for a couple of hours propped up against crockery so it wouldn’t topple over to get it to its original state. Unlike the snack size this one was more difficult to get inside to wash thoroughly; not what you wasn’t with what is supposed to be a labour saving device! Depending on how the snack size performs, I may purchase just that size again. But as for the transparent larger sizes; a definite no.

It is very useful. I use this to marinate meat and it works so well. I can use dishwasher to clean it. Very easy to clean. I have been used this for 3 month and it hasnt leak at all. I will recommend.

Good solid item. Need a multiple of sizes. Bit pricey though