Poultry Shrink Wrap Bags,10x16 Inches 30 Pcs Clear Poultry Heat Shrink Bags Freezer With Zip Ties, Silicone Straw for Chickens, Rabbits

We use these to process our own whole chicken. They work well for the job and are easy to use: Put the chicken in the bag, insert straw into cavity, twist as tightly closed as possible, seal with twist tie, dunk in hot water for 5-6 seconds (I just counted “1 Mississippi, 2 Mississippi” etc), set on the counter for 10 sec, pull the straw out and pull zip tie closed. The instructions give a temperature range, but I couldn’t find my thermometer the day we did the chickens so I just got it to a low boil/simmer and it worked fine. If it doesn’t shrink, increase the temperature.A couple of things to be careful of if you have never used these before:1) don’t squeeze air out before tying off initially… or if you do be careful. I had a spray of chicken juice spew out of the straw and get all over the wall and in my hair before I figured out it wasn’t really necessary. That was fun. Ugh.2) be careful when freezing. No matter how tight you can pull the zip tie closed - or think you have pulled it - inevitability there will be some leakage if the zip tie end is placed downward at all. This year was our second year to use these. We had chicken juice all over the bottom of the freezer last year. But this year I very deliberately stacked them so the zip tie end was upward and we had no leaks!3) while these are very sturdy bags a sharp enough, protruding bone can puncture them. We haven’t had any trouble with punctures when doing whole birds, but did when trying to do backs or feet. But these bags aren’t designed for that, it was just an experiment on our part. Also, like any plastic, they will be brittle while frozen. Only true tear we had was when the bag was frozen to the bottom of the freezer (see comment about leaking if upside down).Over all, I like these bags. I have used them two years in a row and have recommended them to friends. I will most likely order them again, at least for my own birds.

They are easy to use and perfect for whole chickens. They look small but we get 6# plus chickens in them no problem. We have repurchased these and will continue as long as we raise chickens.

At first I thought it was user error, but no matter how we attempted to close the bag and ziptie it, it never sealed completely closed and "liquid" would escape the bag and leak. If your going to defrost a bird in the bag make sure u have it positioned so the top of the bag points upward otherwise liquid will leak everywhere

If you process your own meat these bags are awesome.. You just place the bird in the bag and dip it in the hot water.. Very easy to do. Makes quick work when processing. And the finished product looks nice and neat. Can be used for other type meats too.. Steaks, pork, etc.

These were great for when we butchered chickens and got them ready for the freezer. We had 6-8 lb chickens and they all fit perfectly. We have done this for years but if it's your first time make sure to read the directions and watch some videos to get things perfect.

I love these they are sturdy and will get them ie and time again!

These worked fine. I should have bought larger ones though. My 5-7lb chickens were tough to squeeze in but that was my fault since the description says 2-5lbs.

I ordered these bags last year and they worked great. I ordered them again this year because of that. I was disappointed that they didn't come with the labels this time.