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- garmpExplorer III like to smoke ribs, chops, whatever and seal them in our Seal-A-Meal, freeze them and throw them in the RV freezer. After a day's driving, at the campsite just throw them in the microwave and just like fresh cooked/smoked. No muss, no fuss> And great tasting food.
Seal-A-Meal for me! - CFergusonExplorer IIThanks for all the ideas and recommendations, folks. I had read some reviews on the Food Saver site that were very uncomplimentary and wasn't sure what to believe. Seems like anymore, rivals and paid 'reviewers' will give out bad reviews just to confuse folks. Its getting harder to know what you can believe. (but kudos to FS for leaving up bad reviews- most places just delete them)
- ken56ExplorerBed Bath and Beyond and the 20% coupon for the Food Saver. Coupons work for the bags too. My wife also picks up the aluminum tins with lids at the dollar store and we premake meals for our trips too. She make everything from roast beef with potatoes to macaroni with cheese and freezes them. So very convenient and easy.
- Dick_BExplorerand 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. - garym114Explorer IIfoodsaver 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. - philhExplorer IIGet 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 seal
Best steaks EVER, vacuum seal, cook in a beer cooler, and/or with a sous vide machine. Trust me on this one. - swphotobugExplorerWe 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.
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