HOMELUX THEORY EXTRA LARGE GALLON Reusable Silicone Food Storage Bags | LEAKPROOF, AIRTIGHT | 100% Food Grade Silicone | Keep fruit, snacks, veggie, sandwich fresh | freezer marinate (2 Extra Large)

How to open the bags?

Hold the top left hand corner (where the loop is) with your left hand, slide the plastic closing rod from left to right (AWAY from where the triangle is pointing towards). The arrow is pointing the direction for closing not opening. The plastic sealing rod is meant to provide an airtight effect so that the bags will be leak proof. In the beginning, it might be a little hard to open as the bags are still very strong and sturdy but they will be loosen up a bit over time. Some customers also suggest to use a brush and put coconut oil in the slider to make it easier to open and close.

How to clean the stains?

Things like tomato sauce/ spinach sauce tend to stain the bags more easily. You may clean the bags with vinegar, dishwashing soap, toothpaste, brushes/ toothbrushes, eraser/ rubber. However, we recommend not to use bleach as it could be hard to remove all bleach residue.

How to clean the bags?

The easiest way is to turn the bags inside out, throw them into the dishwasher and let it do the work for you! If washing by hand, turn the bag inside out, hand wash with soapy water + sponge and air dry over a glass or use a towel. Sometimes dishwashers may not get the job done perfectly, especially when the bags has stored oily/greasy food or liquid, it could be hard for the dishwasher to fully clean every corner of the bag to get all the grease out. So we generally recommend hand washing over dishwasher :)

Are the sliders dishwasher safe?

It depends! If the temperature of your dishwasher is below what the rods can tolerate [ -76°F ~ 176°F (-60ºC ~ 80ºC)], then definitely!