We've had one of those Food Saver seal-a-meal vacuum food sealers for years. It works 'okay', but I'm constantly fussing with it for one reason or another. Having cattle, we do a LOT of packing of meats. Between that and the game meat I get, the Food Saver has paid for itself 100x over. But again, it has these little quirks which make me have to constantly mess with it in order to get it to do what I want it to.
For years I've looked at those more commercial chamber style vacuum sealers, but I never bought one because they are spen-dy ($$$$). They're like 10x the cost of even one of the best consumer grade external sealers like the Food Saver. Well, the other day the Food Saver got on my very last nerve...and I broke down and bought a commercial chamber sealer. It showed up the other day, and it was an ordeal even getting it inside the house. These things weigh like 80 lbs. and the shipping box was huge with all the protective packing (it was more like a crate). I even had to buy a rolling cart to set this thing on because it's way too big to fit on the counter (else it would take up too much room).
So, I got it in, and got everything set up (which was not a 5 minute process). Turned that bad-boy on and tried it out. WOW!! These things are incredible! It's like 10,000% better than the old Food Saver. I can adjust the vacuum level, the vacuum time, the sealing time and the cooling time. After vacuum sealing something the bags are like rock hard. The bags are way thicker, and not only that, they're cheaper too which is an unexpected bonus. Plus, I learned I can vacuum seal the mylar type bags also (and there's another kind I forget the name of) like MRE bags.
With the Mylar bags and O2 absorbers they say food can potentially be stored for 25 years! Not that I'd ever store food that long, but it's nice to know I can go crazy at Costco or Sam's Club now and not worry about waste.
Anyway, just thought I'd share. I did bunch of research on vacuum sealing before buying this unit, so if anyone has any questions about vacuum sealing, I'll be glad to answer as best I can.
For years I've looked at those more commercial chamber style vacuum sealers, but I never bought one because they are spen-dy ($$$$). They're like 10x the cost of even one of the best consumer grade external sealers like the Food Saver. Well, the other day the Food Saver got on my very last nerve...and I broke down and bought a commercial chamber sealer. It showed up the other day, and it was an ordeal even getting it inside the house. These things weigh like 80 lbs. and the shipping box was huge with all the protective packing (it was more like a crate). I even had to buy a rolling cart to set this thing on because it's way too big to fit on the counter (else it would take up too much room).
So, I got it in, and got everything set up (which was not a 5 minute process). Turned that bad-boy on and tried it out. WOW!! These things are incredible! It's like 10,000% better than the old Food Saver. I can adjust the vacuum level, the vacuum time, the sealing time and the cooling time. After vacuum sealing something the bags are like rock hard. The bags are way thicker, and not only that, they're cheaper too which is an unexpected bonus. Plus, I learned I can vacuum seal the mylar type bags also (and there's another kind I forget the name of) like MRE bags.
With the Mylar bags and O2 absorbers they say food can potentially be stored for 25 years! Not that I'd ever store food that long, but it's nice to know I can go crazy at Costco or Sam's Club now and not worry about waste.
Anyway, just thought I'd share. I did bunch of research on vacuum sealing before buying this unit, so if anyone has any questions about vacuum sealing, I'll be glad to answer as best I can.
