And the iodine is important.
What brand bags do you use and why do you consider Zip-lock not the good brand?
I’ve read the iodine will turn the salt yellow in long-term storage, but if it’s important, that’s no big deal then. I might get some without iodine, just for bartering.
I’ve had issued with Ziplocks for some time now, and the last time I bought some, I was irate!
They are getting so cheap and thin the freezer bags should be called storage bags. Being a hoarder by nature, I have ziplock bags from years ago. Every time the company ‘improves’ the zipper part, the rest of the bag gets thinner. Comparing the 3 versions I have, the new ones are so flimsy you’d have to use 2 of them to equal the original set I have. That original set have only one zipper, but are very thick. AFter that, they went to a much-touted double zipper. I’m not saying that wasn’t a good idea, because the single zipper did fail occasionally. BUT, at the same time, the bags got considerably thinner. Even at that time, I would pick up a freezer bag and think I accidentally got a storage bag.
Then, I bought some quart-sized Ziplocks with a new, improved zipper - something about being easier to open - and they are so thin that they can’t even pass for storage bags. The tops rip quite often, at the seam. The bag material is so thin, it won’t even hold up to a little bit of pressure when putting things in the bags.
I order mine from the Webstaurant store and they are top notch. They are like what ziplock used to be 10 years ago. They are 4 mil thick. Ziplock doesn’t say anywhere how thick their bags currently are. I’m sure it’s a secret, LOL! Any 4 mil bag will work, I am sure. I just like the Webstaurant store because I order other stuff from them periodically. Shipping is high, but if you combine orders and play around with weights in the cart, it can be reasonable.