In the market to buy a good one to bag up some meals for the trips. Also want to bag up a few other items as emergency kits for the TV. All suggestions, stories, and smart remarks are appreciated. TIA!

We have had FoodSaver for 20+ years and have been extremely happy with it. You can use your Bed and Bath Coupons to buy one, Walmart also carries them and, of course, Amazon..FYI-When/If it stops sealing after many years a new gasket is all it needs.

We have this brand and it works well. Buy your bags in bulk rolls no matter which brand you get. SIL has FoodSaver from Costco and likes it as well.sealer

Get the more expensive unit. they just work better. There are bags that work better, they have a rougher surface on the inside, tends to trap moisture. Moisture gets to the sealing bar, unless you have a commercial grade unit, it will fail to sealBest steaks EVER, vacuum seal, cook in a beer cooler, and/or with a sous vide machine. Trust me on this one.

foodsaver v475. Smaller compared to some. You can start vac and seal, press seal, to seal at any time, so you can seal snacks, without crushing. I reuse those bags.Don't try to vac and seal stuff that has moisture. I freeze it first, then vac and seal. When you take meat out to use clip a corner of the bag to release the vacuum, keeps the moisture in the meat.

and buy the rolls and cut what you need from the roll. The bags tend to waste too much for the small items that one freezes.I just went on the Foodsaver website and found some negative reviews of their $55 Game saver unit. Probably best to get the better product. We have had ours for at least 10 years.Some of the units have the roll inside but they are much bigger than those who do not.

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18 Replies

bukhrn
Explorer III
Aug 26, 2019
Food Saver, and I buy the bags in bulk from Ebay, 3 rolls for what WalMart wants for one roll.
AJR
Explorer
Aug 26, 2019
I have an original “Food Saver” in its original box.

Today I use re-sealable vacuum bags and a hand held vacuum pump. The process is so much easier. Use some frozen veggies and reseal the bag.
JAC1982
Explorer
Aug 19, 2019
I watched a lady return a FoodSaver she had bought at Costco 9 (!!) years prior. It stopped working. They took it back no questions asked. So, yeah, buy it at Costco if you have a membership.
garmp
Explorer II
Aug 19, 2019
BarabooBob wrote:
I can make my own bags out of the exact material that I buy from them at half the cost or less when bought on sale.

Splain Lucy. Please!
OkieGene
Explorer
Aug 19, 2019
I just bought the lid sealer things, they pull the vac on a Mason Jar and Lid, so you can store things in the jar.
CFerguson
Explorer II
Aug 19, 2019
Allworth wrote:
Vacuum

Depends on which country you are in.
Etstorm
Explorer
Aug 19, 2019
Pricey but check out Weston. I love mine
Allworth
Explorer II
Aug 19, 2019
Vacuum
ktmrfs
Explorer II
Aug 18, 2019
we've used a food saver for probably 15 years and still going strong. great way to buy in bulk and freeze, or prep stuff for a camping trip.
BarabooBob
Explorer III
Aug 18, 2019
I have been using a Food Saver vacuum sealer for over 20 years. It is starting to get a little slow so I bought a new Food Saver. I just can't bring myself to break out the new on and retire my old reliable unit. I do purchase the rolls of bag material because I am cheap and don;t like puRchasing high priced bags when I can make my own bags out of the exact material that I buy from them at half the cost or less when bought on sale.