craig333
Riley's Human
Been thinking about purchasing one, for home and camping but I know nothing about them nor how to choose a good one.
Vacuum (food) sealer
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hebegebe
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Costco has a good one
For xmas 2017 I bought the Lady a Food Saver FM2000
Julie uses it quite often, loves it, and it hasn't broken. We are now taking many frozen vacuum sealed homemade dinners with us on trips.
Julie uses it quite often, loves it, and it hasn't broken. We are now taking many frozen vacuum sealed homemade dinners with us on trips.
K6ON
Old & Soft
I bought this one : https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B078VT1T6X/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
It uses "chamber vac" bags which are about 1/8th the cost of the rolled bags used on most sealers (4 to 7 cents each depending on size, in bulk). You can, in a pinch, use zip lock bags too.
Had it over a year and still love it..
It uses "chamber vac" bags which are about 1/8th the cost of the rolled bags used on most sealers (4 to 7 cents each depending on size, in bulk). You can, in a pinch, use zip lock bags too.
Had it over a year and still love it..
larryqp
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If you are only sealing a few bags for a short time such as a camping trip, you can use zip lock freezer bags and a big pot of water. Fill the pot with water, place your item in the bag and zip the seal closed about 90%. Holding the bag upright, sink the bag slowly into the pot up to the open seal, after all the air escapes, zip the seal closed 100%.
Saves freezer space at home and prevents freezer burn by removing the air.
Not quite as good as a food sealer, but doesn't cost anything.
Saves freezer space at home and prevents freezer burn by removing the air.
Not quite as good as a food sealer, but doesn't cost anything.
roverjohn
Senior Member
I have a Vacmaster 215 which is overkill really for most people but I like it. If I had known of the unit K6ON purchased I would have tried one for sure. You'll save what you paid in bags in no time. I need to watch a video of it in action now just to see how it does liquids.
OK, I just looked. That thing is cool. The main problem that I see is if you suck something into the vacuum tube itself it could damage or clog the pump but that can happen to all 'normal' vacuum sealers.
OK, I just looked. That thing is cool. The main problem that I see is if you suck something into the vacuum tube itself it could damage or clog the pump but that can happen to all 'normal' vacuum sealers.
K6ON
Old & Soft
If you suck something into the machine, it's easy to clean. On the bottom is a small door with a foam filter inside, It usually catches most "stuff", pull it out and clean it.. There's also a small cleaning tool that comes with the machine that will clean out the suction tube, and last but not least, there's a chamber on the upper left corner that will catch anything else that might get through the filter. It's clear so you can see if anything lands there. Lift it out and empty.roverjohn said:
There's several YouTube videos on how to use it...
Tuff Guy 62
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We also use the FM2000. Inexpensive and simple to operate. We almost always bring at least one sealed food item along when were out & about. I highly recommend.ski3pin said:
roverjohn
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K6ON, Thanks!
trikebubble
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I bought one at Wal-Mart (can't recall the name but it seems to be the most popular one there). Anyways, I find that the no-name type bags don't work as well as the name brand ones.
I use the vacuum sealer for everything. When I smoke a pork shoulder and make pulled pork I divide up meal size portions and vacuum seal and freeze them. We take them camping and re-heat the bag in boiling water and it comes out perfect.
When we went on our 3 week journey last summer I vacuum sealed a bout 5 days worth of dog food per bag. That allowed us to store the smaller bags in easier places than to carry one massive bag of dog food.
I use the vacuum sealer for everything. When I smoke a pork shoulder and make pulled pork I divide up meal size portions and vacuum seal and freeze them. We take them camping and re-heat the bag in boiling water and it comes out perfect.
When we went on our 3 week journey last summer I vacuum sealed a bout 5 days worth of dog food per bag. That allowed us to store the smaller bags in easier places than to carry one massive bag of dog food.
