Vacuum Sealer Suggestions

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Hey guys,

I`m looking to pick up a vacuum sealer system to pack meat and leftovers in the freezer to reduce waste. I`m looking at several models of Foodsavers including the Gamesaver model. Looking to spend less than $150 for the machine. Does anyone have any experience using any of these machines?
 
My Wife has got a Rival seal-a-meal. We like it pretty good. I did 2 deer last fall with it and we often use it for left overs. We routinely recycle the bags (wash) so we get a lot of mileage out of it. The Wife labels it so she cuts that area off to open the bag. Good luck
 
Muskyhunter1 said:
My Wife has got a Rival seal-a-meal. We like it pretty good. I did 2 deer last fall with it and we often use it for left overs. We routinely recycle the bags (wash) so we get a lot of mileage out of it. The Wife labels it so she cuts that area off to open the bag. Good luck
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Thats a great idea, I never thought of that.. How many bags can it do before it needs to cool down?
 
I have two of the foodsaver brands, The V2060 and now the V3460, The first paid for it' self in the first month, get the good bags (boil in or micro). Just by packing bulk buys of meat, and game. No freezer burn for well over a year. You can't beat them! Plus I can the can and storage jar sealer, and their containers, they are great to use! You can also dry pack and seal mason jars!!! Use for my dehydrated stuffs. This year all the meals for hunt camp where vac pack. Chili,stews,fried perogies,bugers,smokies,bacon,sausages,pancakes,french toast,sliced roast beef and gravey,spagetti and meatsauce,and lots more,lol. Three guys for a week, worked out great, we didn't have to have all the same thing a the same time. Clean up was snap and meals where ready real fast. Even did snack packs, pepperoni sticks and cut up cheddar slices for the day packs. It saved us so much time, and more space for other things. Only needed box of bread and buns, and condiments in a real small cooler, and where good to go. Eat like kings!
This springs fly in fishing trip, is going to close to the same anything that is going is either getting dehydrated and vac packed, and precooked and vac packed, this is going to save us on the weight thing, to bring extra stuff, plus cuts down on fuel costs of cooking, so less fuel less weight = more beer!
My V3460 I got off Kijiji for $100 new in box unused, Walmart had them on sale for $159 I think, so did Costco. If this one wears out, I have no problem dropping $200.00 to replace it! It is worth every dam penny and more! If you need any tips or any questions just ask, I love these things,lol
 
I just got a Foodsaver V2040 before xmas, it was around $90 (London drugs). Not as good as a $2000 commercial unit but seems to work ok, pulls a good vacuum and seals fine (I do a double seal as the seal strip is quite narrow). After much research, decided that one with as few features as possible would be best, in most of the negative reviews people disliked the automatic features. Time will tell if it will last, it has done one deer so far. Multi pack of bags from costco is cheapest, unless you can get them delivered cheap via EBay or make a trip to the US.
 
Another great use for these that I have found is for oiling old milsurp wood stocks and handguards! Mix up some linseed oil 50/50 with pure turpentine to thin it out so it really soaks in and apply it liberally to the wood. Then seal one end of the long bag roll and place wooden stock parts into the bag. Cut the other end extra long so that you can keep re-using it when you cut it open after a few days/week or so. Place a good wad of paper towel just above the stock parts to catch any oil that tries to escape when you vacuum seal it so that it doesn't get into the machine. Then you can place it in a warm spot for as long as you want so the oil can really soak in without risk of it drying on the wood during the extended contact time.

I have actually oil-expanded dryed out wood this way on my M14 walnut stock. The fit between the receiver and stock had become loose and very easy to take apart. After a couple of treatments this way, it was really tight again!!! Not only does thinning out the oil work, but the vacuum pressure forces the oil into the wood without any effort on your part. The best thing about it is if you have a bunch of rolls of the bag material, you can do a whole bunch at the same time without having to worry when you get around to opening all of the bags and wiping the residual oil off as there is minimal air left in the bag to cause any kind of premature drying.

When you get most of the oil off with paper towels after you remove it from the bag, just continue on like normal with a lot of really good rubbing with an old sock or whatever you normally use to buff it in before storage. You can also give it a really good buff with pure linseed oil or BLO for the final coat before you let it dry for a while and then store it in the safe.



Cheers,

Ian
 
Ours has a cut off for the roll. I find this handy rather than cutting the roll by hand.
 
Excellent tips. Found a good deal for a food saver on eBay for a hundred bucks. Its one of the counter top models that's folds up when not in use. I liked that one better due to the fact that you can more accurately control how it seals. I noticed with the automatic ones you end up with a lot of wasted bag at the ends when you're done. It seems those models don't allow you to reuse bags either.
 
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I have this one, its great, I make my bags bigger than needed for my sausage, fish and venison and wash the bag out after and reseal them, such a great thing. I have one at the cottage so after I fillet I vacuum seal them as they tend to freezer burn so fast.
 
IH8ATTN said:
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I have this one, its great, I make my bags bigger than needed for my sausage, fish and venison and wash the bag out after and reseal them, such a great thing. I have one at the cottage so after I fillet I vacuum seal them as they tend to freezer burn so fast.
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Same, works excellent and saves meat from freezer burn.
 
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