Context: I buy meat in bulk, and freeze in portion sizes. I blanch and freeze garden-fresh veggies and fruit annually. I always use new bags for "new" food going into the freezer. I will sometimes re-use bags to freeze meat scraps for pets, veggie trimmings and bones to make soup stock, etc. I know the importance of keeping air out of freezer bags (since air causes freezer burn). I organize my freezers with bins or boxes to reduce handling for meats and long term storage.

I used to always use the twist-tie style bags from Glad, because they were more economical, and years ago when I tried zip-lock styles, I had problems with bags opening themselves in the freezer as I moved items around, and freezer burn.

A few years ago, I was persuaded to try Ziploc bags - combination of positive peer reviews, sale price, and coupon.

I love Ziploc freezer bags- they're thicker and more tear resistant than other zipper-lock bags (and Glad twist-tie bags), and if properly vacuum-sealed, and not tossed around in the freezer too much, my veggies and meat don't freezer burn (and still taste fresh) for...about 1.5-2 years. Which saves me a lot of money, and makes the higher cost of these bags more reasonable. Medium/large are often available in bulk at Costco. I wish that the small sizes were also available in bulk too, as that's the size I use most.

Sadly, the last batch I bought from Costco had some manufacturing issues (in each box, several bags lightly "welded" together at the seams, and when separated there were minute holes along those seams, which let air in, and cause products to freezer burn more quickly.) I haven't given up, but Ziploc loses some points in the quality department for this challenge. Hopefully they're aware of it, and working on (or have worked out) a solution.

I separate all of our meat products after purchasing and portion them into the Ziploc Freezer bags, the bags work great. They don't leak or break, even after being frozen for some time the meat does not become freezer burnt. Overall great product!

The only brand I truly love for freezing food! Works effectively!

I use this product always i love a lot the resistance .

Love this and use them daily. Would recommend.

I use these to store my Crock Pot Freezer meals and the overflow of vegetables from our garden.

They're easy to write on, and stay sealer without the food inside getting freezer burn.

Other brands just don't compare.

These work well when I fruit, sauces, or stews in them. I like to make large crock pot meals and then seperate them into these bags to store in the freezer until I want to eat them

Ziploc is the top of the heap for disposable plastic bags. I use mine for the freezer, storing produce in the fridge, marinating, flouring and seasoning meat and veggies, sorting, kids books, crafts etc. They seal easily and hold tight. The plastic is strong enough that it won't rip or leak. They are usually the most expensive so sometimes I wait and stock up when they are on sale.

I can put anything in my freezer bag to keep them from freezing dry

I use this product quite a bit to store my meat in after grocery shopping. I never end up with freezer burn so they are definitely worth it.