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Shrink Bags

To order Shrink bags click on the "Add To Cart" button then on next page enter the number of bags you need. Don't forget clips, pliers and labels click here if you need them. Please call us with any questions you may have. We have a tremendous amount of experience with these products.

We are now using several different suppliers for shrink bags as we have not been able to keep them in stock. You may notice a difference in the bags, this is due to different manufacturing methods and does not change the strength or integrity of the bags. Some of our suppliers use a food grade powder to keep bags form sticking this too is OK and not to be a concern.

Our shrink bags are 55 micron high barrier.

Suggested Use	Size	Less than 1000	Price per Case
Parts (boneless breasts, etc.)	6½x11	15¢ each	$143/1000
Parts	7x14	20¢ each	$158/1000
Broiler (3-5 lb)	9x16	27¢ each	$232/1000
Roaster (5-8 lb)	10x16	31¢ each	$260/1000
Large Chicken (8-10 lb)	11X18	37¢ each	$319/1000
Small Turkey (12-18 lb)	12x26	59¢ each	$502/1000
Medium Turkey (18-20 lb)	14x23	61¢ each	$259/500
Medium Large Turkey (20-25 lb)	16x25	69¢ each	$251/500
Large Turkey (25-30 lb)	18x32	1.10 each	$468/500

To use shrink bags do the following:

Make a drain rack out of PVC pipe that will hold 8-10 birds. Drain birds from chill tank.

With the birds sitting on the rack with their “head” up, slide a bag down over the chicken. Take one bird off the rack, turn it upside down and push it all the way in to the bag. Squeeze the legs together and gather the bag tightly around the legs. Then spin it to form a “pigtail” out of the excess bag material. Staple the bag. The stapler should go AROUND the pigtail and not through it. Then either pierce the bag at the breast area, (over the breast bone) or pierce the bag at the base of the clipped end of the bag by the legs to let the air out. Place (dip) into 170-200° F hot water. Swirl the bag around in the water or use a pair of tongs to hold the bird down (it may want to float). (It is not necessary to use the basket shown in the picture above.) There should be a rush of air and bubbles so be careful not to get burned. The shrinking is done in an instant, pull the bagged bird out of the water. When all done weigh the bird and put a sticky label right over where the bag was pierced at the breast. If you’re going to put a label on the package do it now after wiping off excess water then place it in an iced cooler. No need to close the hole if you pierced it at the feet end.

If you have a bubble of air inside the bag the bag was not pierced sufficiently to let all the air out of the bag.

Only dip bag as long as it takes to shrink 1-2 seconds do not wait until air bubbles stop as water will enter back into the bag

Do NOT place the bird back into ice water. Water will leak back into bag, labels will not stay on in water.

poultry drying rack