I have a Foodsaver and regularly freeze meat and meals to take on the truck with me in my freezer. I have seen videos where they seal ziploc bags using small swizzle sticks. I've never tried it myself. I buy the tubes of bagging, trim and seal my own. I get 100ft of bagging for around $20 on Amazon. Usually gives me 80-110 bags. Depending on how big i make them