I need a new vacuum sealer.

[johnr]

Buying used is a gamble, but sure is a nice price.

 

[Obi-Wan]

good info,thanx guyz my old food saver needs replacing,doing fish sucks in a food saver unless you fast freeze the fillets otherwise the bags won't seal from the moisture.

Put a paper towel in the front of the bag to absorb the liquid and they will seal.

 

[sl1000794]

good info,thanx guyz my old food saver needs replacing,doing fish sucks in a food saver unless you fast freeze the fillets otherwise the bags won't seal from the moisture.

Put a paper towel in the front of the bag to absorb the liquid and they will seal.

You should always flash freeze fish before vacuum sealing, otherwise you are sucking a lot of the juice out of the fish and it will be drier when cooked.

 

[Kentucky Windage]

I still haven’t pulled the trigger on a sealer. I’m thinking of staying in a lower price range at the moment. I’ve seen vacmaster 380’s recommended, but can’t find it on the manufacturer’s website. Is that a discontinued model? I was thinking about going with an LEM 1000. Any comments on that model? I like that I can manually run the vacuum without sealing until I’m satisfied with the vacuum results.

 

[Greenrocks]

5 Best Vacuum Sealers That Keep Your Food Fresh (popularmechanics.com)

Interesting review of current products.

 

[GSP]

I’m new to the chamber sealer game. I have used my foodsaver for about 6 years, doing several deer a year, in addition to weekly other items. My foodsaver is on its last leg, so I looked around and found a chamber sealer for $300 on vevor.com. I have only used it a dozen times, but I’m very impressed so far. The max bag size is 10x13, which is plenty for me. Compared to a new foodsaver, its not much more expensive and the bags are really cheap.

 

[Lycanthrope]

Are the chamber sealer bags textured at all on one side or are they completely smooth on both sides, inside the pouch?

 

[guywhofishes]

Are the chamber sealer bags textured at all on one side or are they completely smooth on both sides, inside the pouch?

Smooth - the texture is there to let fluids (hopefully only air) from inside the bag creep out toward the vacuum that is occurring only at the opening. The atmosphere reacts by pushing all fluids (including water, broth, etc.) toward the opening. Without the crinkles it doesn't work - there's no sneaky open pathways for fluids to escape.

In a chamber vacuum the vacuum isn't focused only on the bag's opening - it occurs at all points inside and outside the bag. So zero uneven pull/push of fluids - it's dead calm in a sense.

You can vacuum pack water. It literally BOILS as you watch the dissolved gases leave the water. Once sealed, and the pressure of the atmosphere is allowed back into the chamber - BOOM - the boiling stops. Not a drop leaves the bag and the bag is cool to the touch. It really freaks most people out that water boils at room temp.

The bags are about a nickel a piece in bulk. You can also get ziplock style, boil in bag style, food prepper foil backed bags, etc.

 

[Maddog]

Smooth - the texture is there to let fluids (hopefully only air) from inside the bag creep out toward the vacuum that is occurring only at the opening. The atmosphere reacts by pushing all fluids (including water, broth, etc.) toward the opening. Without the crinkles it doesn't work - there's no sneaky open pathways for fluids to escape.

In a chamber vacuum the vacuum isn't focused only on the bag's opening - it occurs at all points inside and outside the bag. So zero uneven pull/push of fluids - it's dead calm in a sense.

You can vacuum pack water. It literally BOILS as you watch the dissolved gases leave the water. Once sealed, and the pressure of the atmosphere is allowed back into the chamber - BOOM - the boiling stops. Not a drop leaves the bag and the bag is cool to the touch. It really freaks most people out that water boils at room temp.

The bags are about a nickel a piece in bulk. You can also get ziplock style, boil in bag style, food prepper foil backed bags, etc.

our water boils all the time on the stove when our room is room temperature

sorry being a dink today LOL

 

[guywhofishes]

our water boils all the time on the stove when our room is room temperature

sorry being a dink today LOL

Can you dunk your dink in it one second after it's done boiling?

 

[Wall-eyes]

https://www.webstaurantstore.com/ar...MImJ-1saPP_AIV0hXUAR1PZwOSEAQYCSABEgLymvD_BwE

 

[johnr]

Can you dunk your dink in it one second after it's done boiling?

Is this a thing?

 

[guywhofishes]

Is this a thing?

I heard it'll all the rage on The Tock Tick. It's gone all virusy I guess?

 

[guywhofishes]

It's called the GuyWhoDunksHisDink challenge I think.

Really popular right now.

 

[Maddog]

Can you dunk your dink in it one second after it's done boiling?

I usually last about 30 seconds . . .

 

[johnr]

In the market, my fella wouldn't pull the air today after about 37 attempts.

Not looking for the chamber deallybob. Just a basic vacuum deal in the 200-300 range.

Suggestions?

 

[lunkerslayer]

What kind you have now

 

[johnr]

What kind you have now

Looks like a long toaster, Think Lem. White SOB, that is now in the dumpster

Have had it 15 years or better.

 

[lunkerslayer]

https://nymag.com/strategist/article/best-food-vacuum-sealers.html
I too have a foodsaver that I had to replace the gasket on top that surrounds the slot where the end of the bag goes to have the air removed, It wasn't sealing anymore and couldn't get a replacement gasket since mine was no longer being made. Read up online in another forum on sealers and that was the number issue with these types of foodsaver models. Ended up fixing mine the same way i fixed the Oldman by making my own out of rubber belting, now it never loses suction. Now the heating element isn't the best now from using it all the time now i just hit the seal button twice. It's getting old but I refuse to buy another until this one doesn't even function anymore because I'm a tight wad.

 

[Lycanthrope]

I got this one a couple years ago, best price I could find was costco. It was a huge upgrade from my old foodsaver.
amazon.com
Also good deals on bags here, especially if you buy a case...
https://foodvacbags.com/collections/bulk/products/foodvacbags-case-1200-8-x-12-quart-bags