This is the tool you didn’t know you needed, a bag holder. How many times have you had leftovers or something that you wanted to put in a bag? No matter if the bag is plastic, silicon, or whatever – you need three hands.
Bag Holder Review
Summary
This is the tool you didn’t know you needed. If you have ever struggled while trying to hold a bag open while you fill it, with only two hands available, this is the tool for you!
You need one hand to pour or spoon whatever it is into the bag, and you need the other two hands to hold the bag open. Two hands? Yes. You need two hands. But, but… humans only have TWO hands. What do you do?
- Beg your child to help you
- Ask your partner to help you
- Ask your neighbor to help you
- Get your robot to help you 😉
- Use a tool
Bag Holder Tool
The tool I’m talking about is a bag holder. Good ones come with a grip on the arms that opens to securely hold the top of the bag open. The arms should also stretch so they can hold larger and taller bags. There are a variety of bag holders available on Amazon, and most come with more than one holder. The one I bought came with two, but you choose however many you think would be right for you. They fold up for easy storage, too.
This was the perfect tool when I was making Chicken Shawarma. I put the chicken in the bag and then the marinade. Nothing spilled.
By making a cuff out of the vacuum sealer bag, I was able to keep the cuff clean so I had a very good seal.
This tool really outshines itself when you are putting soup or broth that you want to save for other dishes or lunches. It makes leftovers a joy.
Now, if you are using a vacuum-sealing bag like the one I am using in the video, that might not happen, but that’s okay. Vacuum sealing bags are specially made so that air can be vacuumed out. Regular bags, ones that have a sealer already on them, are not. You might find the bag slipping out of the holder, but as long as the arms are holding it up, you are good to go. You can also put the holder leg under the bag’s cuff to keep it in place.
Other Uses
If you are like me, you might be trying to reduce your use of plastic bags. I have several silicone bags that I use instead of plastic. I can wash them and let them dry. Trying to find a place for them to dry was perplexing. I had an old empty wine bottle that I was using. Then I realized I could use my bag holders! I have two of them, so I can wash and dry four bags simultaneously. That’s a lot less wine to drink and takes up less space, right?
I have another one of these bag holders that I use for the rubber gloves I use when I wash the dishes. They dry nicely inside between uses. I think nothing is nastier than sticking your dry hand into a cold, wet glove.
Bag Holder Review Video
Bag Holder Review Transcript
Transcript
Hi, and welcome to
the Good Plate. Today,
I’m going to show
you about a product
that you didn’t know
that you needed.
Okay, how many times have you wanted to
put something in a bag?
And let’s say it’s liquid or something
like that, and you’ve only got two hands.
You need two hands to hold the bag open
enough, get whatever it is in,
and another hand.
And see what just happened?
See, the bag just closed.
So I’m trying to open, you know, it
just doesn’t work. Now, what can you do?
Well, you can ask your kid to help you,
or your partner, or a neighbor,
or your robot, or you can use one of these
products.
This is a product you didn’t
know you needed. Okay?
There’s a link in the description where to
get this, and I’ll show you how to use it.
Now, this particular thing
we’re doing, I have some
chicken thighs that I need
to back up for, um, for freeze.
So I’m gonna take my bag.
This is a bag for vacuum ceiling.
So I always make a little lip here so that
it doesn’t see like that.
So it doesn’t… it seals correctly.
Okay.
So I’m gonna put this right there.
See how it holds it nicely.
And then I’m gonna put this one right
here.
Look at that.
Look at that.
Is that amazing?
Look at that.
It’s already… it’s holding it for me.
Now, it’s simple matter.
Oops.
I’m putting these in.
They’re kind of heavy.
It’s okay.
And like that.
And one more.
And now I have this.
And I can put like this.
And I can vacuum seal this.
It’s a wonderful thing.
If you’re like me and you’re trying to get
rid of plastic.
So you’re using reusable bags.
And how are you going to dry them?
Well, I’ll tell you what.
These are great.
You have two.
Go like that. Boom.
You can dry whatever you want.
Reusable bag, whatever.
So that it dries nicely.
And you can fit you on there.
Okay.
So link is in the description.
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And we’ll see you later.
Thank you.
