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Posted: 10/19/2021 4:56:41 PM EDT
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I bought a Food Saver from Sams
Works good |
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Posted: 10/19/2021 4:57:44 PM EDT
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mine is from Costco, 150 bucks on sale, it's awesome
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Posted: 10/19/2021 4:59:25 PM EDT
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I have no idea but my buddy, who used these a lot said make sure to get one that opens up a full 90 degrees and stays open without holding it.
Apparently there are some that don't fully open so you have to hold them open and it's highly aggravating. He launches into profanity filled tirades about them and his wife rolls her eyes |
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Posted: 10/19/2021 4:59:55 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: mine is from Costco, 150 bucks on sale, it's awesome We’ll boo. I was just in Costco today and mulled over the idea of getting one, but ended up not. I’ll have to go back and get it in the next day or two. |
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Posted: 10/19/2021 5:02:33 PM EDT
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I have Food Saver, does the job
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Posted: 10/19/2021 5:05:54 PM EDT
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Thanks guys, Food Saver it is!
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Posted: 10/19/2021 5:08:19 PM EDT
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VacMaster VP 215
Buy once and all that |
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Posted: 10/19/2021 5:11:59 PM EDT
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Woah there Tex....that's pretty much like asking 'my wife said I could buy a shotgun, what's best?'
Lots of kinds of Vacuum Sealers out there. I've had a couple and look forward to getting a better one down the road. Current one is a Game Saver model from Foodsaver...slightly wider seal and I can do multiple bags without overheating. First question is to figure what you're going to do with it? A few bags occasionally, or a bunch of food (many bags) all at once? Second is wet or dry food? How big is the food? Gonna vac seal a whole ham or just a couple of chicken breasts? One of the AK guys on here has a Chamber Vac machine (commercial) The whole chamber has the air pulled out of it, so you can actually vac seal soup, etc....that's overkill and the cheapest home units are $500+ So, you probably want a more traditional external vac sealer. That's the kind you put the mouth of the bag in and press a button and watch the bag deflate...but if it's got liquid, it can get sucked into the machine. So: Go for the widest sealing bar you need (bag width), with the largest seal (how much of the bag is melted, if you go to small, you'll be doing 2 seals on every bag just to be safe, and also the one that's got the most duty cycle (number of bags before the vac pump gets hot). @NTXPoke Chamber sealer at $1200:  Commercial External Sealer at $450:  Gamesaver at Circa $155 (not for sale on Amazon), can do about 60 seals before needing to cool a bit:  |
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Posted: 10/19/2021 5:18:40 PM EDT
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Posted: 10/19/2021 5:21:27 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: mine is from Costco, 150 bucks on sale, it's awesome I’ve had this one for probably 5 years and it gets used regularly. |
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Posted: 10/19/2021 5:22:04 PM EDT
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I have a cableas professional or outfitter model. Love that thing.
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Posted: 10/19/2021 5:30:17 PM EDT
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A bit of an addendum to the above:
I hated the 'automatic' Foodsaver one I got..slide the bag in and it starts. Always had a fold, etc. Gave it away. I almost never use roll bags. Go to a restaurant supply store and buy: 6 x 8 bags (pint) 50 for $3.50, 8 x 10 (qt) for $5.80, etc. (prices from a quick check on a restaurant supply place). |
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Posted: 10/19/2021 5:41:10 PM EDT
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They all suck.
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Posted: 10/19/2021 5:49:27 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: They all suck. 
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Posted: 10/19/2021 5:55:01 PM EDT
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The cycle time between overheating is pretty important. I have used mine a lot over the past years putting up meat in the freezer and turning a 10lb chub into smaller meal friendly packets has overtaxed mine a few times.
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Posted: 10/19/2021 5:56:33 PM EDT
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If your going to use it regularly, do yourself a favor and get a chamber sealer. I never felt so much joy throwing that piece of shit food saver in the trash.
Spent over $1k for ours including a bunch of bags, the vacmaster AFARR posted, but I wish we would've gotten one years ago now that we have it. |
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Posted: 10/19/2021 6:03:49 PM EDT
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We have the LEM. It has done 1 1/2 cows, an elk, and a deer, plus a ton of other foods. Best one I've ever had. Been abusing it for a couple years now and it has never flinched.
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Posted: 10/19/2021 6:04:22 PM EDT
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This is the one I have. It's been a decent machine.
https://www.webstaurantstore.com/galaxy-gvme12ss-vacuum-packaging-machine-with-12-seal-bar-roll-cutter-and-dual-piston-pump-120v-460w/177GVME12SS.html 
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Posted: 10/19/2021 6:05:40 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: If your going to use it regularly, do yourself a favor and get a chamber sealer. I never felt so much joy throwing that piece of shit food saver in the trash. Spent over $1k for ours including a bunch of bags, the vacmaster AFARR posted, but I wish we would've gotten one years ago now that we have it. @TheShlouf I'd love to get one, but have nowhere to keep it (my Gamesaver fits under the counter in a cabinet), and a bigger commercial external vac I could squeeze there too, but isn't that chamber vac heavy/bulky? (I'd probably have to store it in the basement and wouldn't want to hassle with it....however, being able to seal liquids (or marinades around meat, etc.) might be a really nice feature). |
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Posted: 10/19/2021 6:11:03 PM EDT
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People suggesting FoodSaver have never used anything else. It’s literally the worst option out there, made as cheaply as possible.
I like Weston. Lem can also be decent. FoodSaver is the High Point or Taurus of the food vac world. |
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Posted: 10/19/2021 6:36:01 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Woah there Tex....that's pretty much like asking 'my wife said I could buy a shotgun, what's best?' Lots of kinds of Vacuum Sealers out there. I've had a couple and look forward to getting a better one down the road. Current one is a Game Saver model from Foodsaver...slightly wider seal and I can do multiple bags without overheating. First question is to figure what you're going to do with it? A few bags occasionally, or a bunch of food (many bags) all at once? Second is wet or dry food? How big is the food? Gonna vac seal a whole ham or just a couple of chicken breasts? One of the AK guys on here has a Chamber Vac machine (commercial) The whole chamber has the air pulled out of it, so you can actually vac seal soup, etc....that's overkill and the cheapest home units are $500+ So, you probably want a more traditional external vac sealer. That's the kind you put the mouth of the bag in and press a button and watch the bag deflate...but if it's got liquid, it can get sucked into the machine. So: Go for the widest sealing bar you need (bag width), with the largest seal (how much of the bag is melted, if you go to small, you'll be doing 2 seals on every bag just to be safe, and also the one that's got the most duty cycle (number of bags before the vac pump gets hot). @NTXPoke Chamber sealer at $1200: https://cdn11.bigcommerce.com/s-3n1nnt5qyw/images/stencil/608x608/products/6519/7255/vacmaster-vp215-commercial-chamber-vacuum-sealer-w-oil-rotary-pump-23__57423.1629747191.jpg?c=1 Commercial External Sealer at $450: https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71UYrWePK9L._AC_SL1500_.jpg Gamesaver at Circa $155 (not for sale on Amazon), can do about 60 seals before needing to cool a bit: https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71tVMSuwnPL._AC_SL1500_.jpg I got the same one as the bottom picture, but branded foodsaver. The auto shutoff once it reaches a certain negative pressure stopped working the first time some fluid got pulled out of the bag into the tray. Never worked again. Other than that it's vacuumed and sealed hundreds of items for me. |
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Posted: 10/19/2021 8:10:00 PM EDT
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I own the Weston Pro 2300, up until a month ago I would have highly recommended it.
However when I had an issue with it and emailed Weson (no phone contact listed) and waited two weeks to hear back from them with a generic "well maybe you need this part or this part" etc. Great machines, CS lacking. |
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Posted: 10/19/2021 8:16:17 PM EDT
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I use a food saver for years now. Still ticking but mine is an older model (10 years old probably)
My friend has 2 commercial ones, one like the vacmaster and it can do wet items and it literally leaves ZERO air. He has a sushi restaurant and uses it there. He also has one the size of my kitchen table that he uses at his ham facility. Those seal really well but is overkill for home unless you wanted to seal whole suckling pigs. |
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Posted: 10/19/2021 8:19:42 PM EDT
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Posted: 10/19/2021 8:25:13 PM EDT
[#25]
Cabelas Outdoorsman Gamesaver. it was specifically enginered to be more reliable doing seals and is designed to process large amounts at one time without overheating, Just know you rules of seling double seal on eveything and wrap or freeze your stuff a little bit so juice doesnt run up into the are to be sealed.
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Posted: 10/19/2021 8:25:24 PM EDT
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Posted: 10/19/2021 10:46:07 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: @TheShlouf I'd love to get one, but have nowhere to keep it (my Gamesaver fits under the counter in a cabinet), and a bigger commercial external vac I could squeeze there too, but isn't that chamber vac heavy/bulky? (I'd probably have to store it in the basement and wouldn't want to hassle with it....however, being able to seal liquids (or marinades around meat, etc.) might be a really nice feature). Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: If your going to use it regularly, do yourself a favor and get a chamber sealer. I never felt so much joy throwing that piece of shit food saver in the trash. Spent over $1k for ours including a bunch of bags, the vacmaster AFARR posted, but I wish we would've gotten one years ago now that we have it. @TheShlouf I'd love to get one, but have nowhere to keep it (my Gamesaver fits under the counter in a cabinet), and a bigger commercial external vac I could squeeze there too, but isn't that chamber vac heavy/bulky? (I'd probably have to store it in the basement and wouldn't want to hassle with it....however, being able to seal liquids (or marinades around meat, etc.) might be a really nice feature). @AFARR Sealing liquids is definitely a game changer, but yeah it's big and heavy as hell. I think 60-70 lbs? Ours stays on a small stainless service cart |
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Posted: 10/20/2021 5:26:30 PM EDT
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Thanks for the info everyone, digesting and researching the info now.
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Posted: 10/20/2021 5:33:36 PM EDT
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Vacmaster chamber vac is the only way to go.
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Posted: 10/20/2021 5:40:43 PM EDT
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I went with Avid Armor several months ago. Huge improvement over my old food saver.
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Posted: 10/20/2021 5:45:36 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Woah there Tex....that's pretty much like asking 'my wife said I could buy a shotgun, what's best?' Lots of kinds of Vacuum Sealers out there. I've had a couple and look forward to getting a better one down the road. Current one is a Game Saver model from Foodsaver...slightly wider seal and I can do multiple bags without overheating. First question is to figure what you're going to do with it? A few bags occasionally, or a bunch of food (many bags) all at once? Second is wet or dry food? How big is the food? Gonna vac seal a whole ham or just a couple of chicken breasts? One of the AK guys on here has a Chamber Vac machine (commercial) The whole chamber has the air pulled out of it, so you can actually vac seal soup, etc....that's overkill and the cheapest home units are $500+ So, you probably want a more traditional external vac sealer. That's the kind you put the mouth of the bag in and press a button and watch the bag deflate...but if it's got liquid, it can get sucked into the machine. So: Go for the widest sealing bar you need (bag width), with the largest seal (how much of the bag is melted, if you go to small, you'll be doing 2 seals on every bag just to be safe, and also the one that's got the most duty cycle (number of bags before the vac pump gets hot). @NTXPoke Chamber sealer at $1200: https://cdn11.bigcommerce.com/s-3n1nnt5qyw/images/stencil/608x608/products/6519/7255/vacmaster-vp215-commercial-chamber-vacuum-sealer-w-oil-rotary-pump-23__57423.1629747191.jpg?c=1 Commercial External Sealer at $450: https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71UYrWePK9L._AC_SL1500_.jpg Gamesaver at Circa $155 (not for sale on Amazon), can do about 60 seals before needing to cool a bit: https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71tVMSuwnPL._AC_SL1500_.jpg |
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Posted: 10/20/2021 6:25:14 PM EDT
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I have foodsaver, it blows. The automatic things sucks and barely works. Over the 5 years I’ve had it it stopped pulling the vaccum all the way down, good news is they replaced it bad news is the 2nd one did the same thing 2 years later
It sucks for wet food If you do it get something else |
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Posted: 10/20/2021 6:48:24 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: People suggesting FoodSaver have never used anything else. It’s literally the worst option out there, made as cheaply as possible. I like Weston. Lem can also be decent. FoodSaver is the High Point or Taurus of the food vac world. Maybe so, I use a foodsaver for deer and fish. It can be finicky and you have to hold the bag and press both sides at once simultaneously and if you try to cut the bags as small as possible like I do it can be frustrating. But, once you get the hang of it, it can work well. I've never tried to use it on very wet stuff I've never used a more expensive type before. I think mine was 200 bucks with a starter pack of bags. |
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Posted: 10/20/2021 11:06:26 PM EDT
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Foodsaver brand. We've had it for awhile and only recently been using it regularly. The woman of the house had to lower her A1c before surgery, so we were basically on a Keto diet.
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Posted: 10/20/2021 11:07:44 PM EDT
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Which one vacuums and seals Mylar bags the best?
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Posted: 10/20/2021 11:20:43 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I went with Avid Armor several months ago. Huge improvement over my old food saver. This! We had an old Food Saver and it was junk. Rarely used it. Now with an Avid, we seal all kinds of shit. I'm a 'just as good' type of guy, but we learned our lesson with the Food Saver and now I'm 'buy once, cry once'. |
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Posted: 10/20/2021 11:31:37 PM EDT
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For normal household use the food saver works great. Buy the bulk roll on Amazon and you're set.
There are better machines but if you are just sealing leftovers, jerky, steaks then the food saver works well. |
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Posted: 10/20/2021 11:39:18 PM EDT
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Three features: Roll bag storage, bag cutter, heat sealing.
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