# Ziploc bags for long sous vide sessions **URL:** \ **Category:** Anova Precision® Cooker\ **Tags:** longcooks\ **Created:** [February 3, 2015, 9:55pm UTC](https://community.anovaculinary.com/t/ziploc-bags-for-long-sous-vide-sessions/330 "2015-02-03T21:55:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![humminglion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/7ba0ec/32.png) [@humminglion](https://community.anovaculinary.com/u/humminglion)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2015, 9:55pm UTC](https://community.anovaculinary.com/t/ziploc-bags-for-long-sous-vide-sessions/330/1 "2015-02-03T21:55:40Z")
I’ve read in some forums that ziploc bags have a tendency to leak after 10+ hours. Has anyone tried doing a long sous vide (10+ hours) with a ziploc bag? Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![friendlyfarmer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/d78d45/32.png) [@friendlyfarmer](https://community.anovaculinary.com/u/friendlyfarmer)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2015, 4:51am UTC](https://community.anovaculinary.com/t/ziploc-bags-for-long-sous-vide-sessions/330/2 "2015-02-05T04:51:53Z")
Beef eye of round for 36 hours in a gallon zip lock. Brined in same bag for 24 hours. No issues. I always use a new bag, no point risking food cost & time invested to save pennies. Don’t be casual with seal; check & recheck! (Bye the way beef was excellent!!) ---
**Author:** ![humminglion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/7ba0ec/32.png) [@humminglion](https://community.anovaculinary.com/u/humminglion)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2015, 4:57am UTC](https://community.anovaculinary.com/t/ziploc-bags-for-long-sous-vide-sessions/330/3 "2015-02-05T04:57:41Z")
ah ok cool - yeah i tried a 16 hour sous vide of a short rib and the ziploc bag stayed intact. Thanks for the reply! ---
**Author:** ![Wil\_G](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/71e660/32.png) [@Wil\_G](https://community.anovaculinary.com/u/Wil_G)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2015, 1:38pm UTC](https://community.anovaculinary.com/t/ziploc-bags-for-long-sous-vide-sessions/330/4 "2015-02-05T13:38:38Z")
As long as you are using freezer bags, both Hefty and Ziplock should be fine. For higher temperature cooking, (i.e: vegetables or chicken thighs ), you might wish to consider using mylar, (polyester), bags, or use a vacuum sealer. Thriftyvac sells reasonable quantities of the quart sized mylar bags at 17 cents per, plus shipping. They are really tough bags and can take high temperatures. www [thriftyvac.com](http://thriftyvac.com) (n.b. : I have no connection to Thriftyvac, other than being a customer). ---
**Author:** ![jordan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/community.anovaculinary.com/jordan/32/532_2.png) [@jordan](https://community.anovaculinary.com/u/jordan)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2015, 9:59pm UTC](https://community.anovaculinary.com/t/ziploc-bags-for-long-sous-vide-sessions/330/5 "2015-02-05T21:59:08Z")
@humminglion We have several other discussions surrounding this topic which you may find interesting as well: [http://community.anovaculinary.com/discussion/459/plastic-safety/p1](http://community.anovaculinary.com/discussion/459/plastic-safety/p1) ---
**Author:** ![humminglion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/7ba0ec/32.png) [@humminglion](https://community.anovaculinary.com/u/humminglion)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2015, 12:18am UTC](https://community.anovaculinary.com/t/ziploc-bags-for-long-sous-vide-sessions/330/6 "2015-02-06T00:18:30Z")
@JordanHouston thanks! will check out this thread! ---
**Author:** ![Kevin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/2acd7d/32.png) [@Kevin](https://community.anovaculinary.com/u/Kevin)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2015, 5:52pm UTC](https://community.anovaculinary.com/t/ziploc-bags-for-long-sous-vide-sessions/330/7 "2015-04-07T17:52:01Z")
I use Zip-Loc brand freezer bags and have gone as long as six days with no issues (96-hour brine cure followed by a 48-hour cook) - evacuated using the "water displacement" method.  Considering the value of your effort (and the food in the bags) I would not skimp on the bags and risk a bad outcome.  I have a vacuum sealer but I haven't bothered trying it for this since the Zip-Locs work so well.