Foil ziplock bag withstand boiling water?

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Foil ziplock bag withstand boiling water?

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I’ve searched the internet and these forums and surprised I can’t find the same bags that the dehydrated food manufacturers use. I would think this would be a boon for homemade meals. Does anyone have a good source for these bags? Only one I found was a guy on YouTube but he’s using Mylar and that is not safe for food. Thank you.
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Not foil, but may be what you are looking for?

https://www.packitgourmet.com/Cook-in-Bag.html
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TahoeJeff wrote: Sat Aug 29, 2020 4:19 pm Not foil, but may be what you are looking for?

https://www.packitgourmet.com/Cook-in-Bag.html
I've used these bags and they work fine. I currently use ziploc bags, but may start just cooking in my pot.
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Thanks. I’ll check them out. Funny though that the metallic or foil lined pouch’s can’t be found. Maybe MountainHouse bought them all up and licensing them. Lol- Smart.

Update: actually changed my search from Bag to Pouch and got this result: https://outdoorherbivore.com/boil-cook-bags/
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After several hours of research and searching, I was able to find exactly what y'all are looking for, so thought I'd update the thread for anyone else out there looking. You can find the bags you are looking for here: https://www.topmylar.com/single-meal-po ... -mylar-bag

Also, there was a fantastic resource on everything mylar bag here: https://36ready.com/2019/01/16/mylar-ba ... our-needs/ (the safe for boiling water bit is towards the very bottom of the page.

Hope this is helpful, I know it was exactly what I was looking for! Seems like the big boy's (MH, etc.) trick is to use 7 ml + BoPET / AL / POLY Laminate Barrier Film :nod:
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NC Girl wrote: Sat Aug 07, 2021 3:16 pm Seems like the big boy's (MH, etc.) trick is to use 7 ml + BoPET / AL / POLY Laminate Barrier Film :nod:
Keep in mind, this laminate is chosen because of it’s performance as an oxygen barrier. The aluminum is a way better O2 barrier than most plastic. That’s why almost all food in a vending machine uses metal film in the packaging, keeps it from going stale. It’s probably overkill if you’re not storing food a long time.

Ziploc (LDPE) has a melting temp of 105C, and they claim they don’t use plasticizers that could leech out in boiling water. They should be fine.
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