FoodSaver Space-Saving Vacuum Sealer with Bags and Roll

The quick part of my review then I'll add more about my experience after: 1: It is very easy to use. It took me a few attempts at first but that was because I didn't read the instructions first. The most important thing I found is rough side of the bag down. 2: It takes up very little space. As per my picture it fits nicely out of the way in the side of the drawer where I keep my plastic wrap, foil, and such. 3: Easy to maintain, take the drip tray out and toss it in the dishwasher. 4: It works fairly quick. About 10 seconds to seal one end of a bag if you are using the rolls. Then about 15-25 seconds to vacuum and then seal it closed depending on the size of the item being sealed. I've not actually timed it so what I stated is approximate. 5: Normally I try to find at least one negative when I review a product to be fair and honest. But with this I have nothing significant to mention. I guess one is it takes a bit of pressure on each side of the sealer to close fully before using but it but nothing really difficult. 6: One other tip I have to avoid liquids getting into the sealer and drip tray is to put fish and other meat in the freezer for about an hour and a half before sealing. Then seal it and freeze. Works great for me. This has been a great purchase as someone that lives alone because I can take better advantage of sales on food. When there is a really good sale on fresh fish and other meats I can stock up, vacuum seal them and freeze for later. Sure I could just toss the food in a basic freezer bag but that usually just ends up with ice crystals forming on it and the quality tends to degrade quickly. I've had this sealer since March and food I sealed and put in the freezer when I first got it still maintained significantly more quality than unsealed food. So overall this little vacuum sealer works great. I've had no problems with it and it is already saving me money by taking advantage for sales on fresh fish and meat. It is fairly quick and easy to use as well as small enough to store away without taking up too much space. I'd seen ads for vacuum sealers for a very long time but never really thought I needed one. This sealer changed my mind and I'm glad I bought it. For the price I feel like this item is a very good value.

First things first: ROUGH SIDE DOWN! The only way this unit properly works is by ensuring the rough side of the bag is on the bottom side when using the vacuum feature. Why don't they put a little graphic inside the lid to remind users of this most important requirement? I did! Anyway, enough venting. We used our first FoodSaver so much, the pump finally gave out. I think it lasted at least 6 or more years - I honestly forget. Who cares? We got our money's worth, and more. I certainly can't blame it for eventually dying. We abused the heck out of it. We could have kept it cleaner. We could have not always used the vacuum all the way to full. We didn't have to use it for every thing on the planet we could think of - but we did. The FS-branded hard plastic storage containers work great with this, too. The pre-cut bags are nice. So are the rolls, where you can make any size bag you need. We seal and store all sorts of things with this. We can buy large quantities of OTC meds and seal them up for long-term moisture-free storage. Of course, we use it for food. The ability to create and use your ow custom-sized bags really is a great feature. And, don't you hate packages that don't re-seal? Well, this unit re-seals hot dogs, potato chips, cereal, all sorts of other product packaging that you wish had a zip seal. We even seal and preserve our own drawings with this thing! You can seal collectibles like dollar bills, coins, cards, etc. Your imagination is the limit for this great little unit. That's why we bought another one just like the first. It's not expensive, not fancy looking, no extra features (sans the hose attachment), not any of that. It just works, and works very well. We'll treat this one nicer; maybe it will last ten years!

If you follow the directions and line the packaging up properly you'll get a great seal every time to keep your food fresh for longer. Simple design but efficient. Easy to clean after the work is done as well so no complaints especially for the good price point as it pays for itself in no time. Slim design also makes it easy to store

I bought this and loved it! Worked great! Easy to use. Opens and closes great. Seals the bags great. Never really used the port but seems like it would work. Is small and compact for storage. All great things. Then one day I was trying to vac and seal something and it just kept sucking air out. Never stopped to seal. I stopped it and sealed it manually. Next package did it again! After quite a few times and my husband claiming it was user error then he couldn’t get it to work either, I reached out and got it replaced. It was an easy process and the new one is still going years later!

I’m a single, 30 year old female who works stupid hours. This food saver has been a serious game changer for me. I got to a point where I was SICK of going through the drive thru at 8pm, just to eat old french fries and dried up chicken on the comfort of my couch. So I bought this food saver. I wanted the manual style just Bc I wanted to be in control of it (a reason why I’m single🙃). The day I got it, I started vacuum sealing EVERYTHING in my pantry, fridge & freezer. I used to store boneless chicken breast in single freezer bags, just to pull them out after a week to see ice crystals all over them. I no longer have ice crystals, and nothing tastes like I pulled it out of the freezer. I vacuum pack deli meats so they last long enough for me to get through all of it, vacuum pack lettuce for salads, reseal my bags of chips, vacuum seal my leftovers into single portions, so that on busy days, I can pull them out of the freezer or fridge and boom I have a quick meal and don’t have to rely on the drive through anymore. This have seriously saved me SO much money, and has cut down on the trips to the grocery store!

Depuis que j'ai cet appareil, je l'utilise plusieurs fois par semaine pour sceller des aliments pour bien les conserver au congélateur. Il est très facile à utiliser, très pratique et se range bien dans le garde-manger. J'ai testé certains sacs du commerce (sac de cassonade) et autres de ce type, la machine les prend très bien et ainsi j'évite des dégâts avec des sacs à moitié dans l'armoire. Petit truc à savoir, j'utilise des sacs ziploc pour les viandes avant de les mettre dans le sac à sceller, ainsi je peux les réutiliser plusieurs fois sans risque de les voir contaminer. Il suffit de ne pas fermer complètement le ziploc pour aspirer l'air avant de sceller le sac foodsaver. Très bon achat, je le recommande!

Super recomendable, desp de 5 meses siguia comprimido y en el cogeldor el último paquete de 10 tortillas que le mandé a mi hijo europa .(Cabe señalar que lleva 5 meses por que se le fue hasta la parte de atras de congelador y cuando las encontró fue como oro para el Y yo comprobé lo perfecto que se mantuvo el empacado al vacio)

Super practico y util

Bon produit pour sceller.facile d’utilisation

Funciona tal como esperaba. El precio de acuerdo a su calidad y funcionamiento, es adecuado.