Questions from my wife on food sealers

[Jim S.]

Sue wrote to me:

"Will you ask the homesteaders about food sealers. Seal A Meal vs. Food
Savers, models, etc? What to get and what to watch out for?"

She has asked y'alls product opinion once or twice before; you've never steered her wrong. Thanks!

[paintlady]

I have the foodsaver game saver and love it. I use the jar attachments all of the time. It also has a pulse feature for things that are delicate.

[stamphappy]

Be sure to do a search as this question came up about 2 months ago and there was lots of input.

I have the Original Food Saver. It's going on 20 years old now. Works just fine. We use the rolls and cut to size rather than purhasing the precut bags. I did purchase the food saver canisters and do not like them. They have domed lids so they don't stack and if anything touches them, the seal breaks. I do not like them at all.

I purchase many items in bulk, cut to portion size, food saver them and then freeze them. Cheese, meats, yeast all come to mind as just a few of the items.

Oh, the rolls and the bags are boilable so you could go straight from freezer/frig to the boiling pot if you so desired.

[Callieslamb]

I have the foodsaver v2220 and love it. I think I got it through Amazon - they have several you can look at and compare features/prices.

[houndlover]

I have the Original Food Saver. I've had a seal-a-meal too, and they're pretty much the same. Bags fit either and I buy the bi-mart brand bags. Works great. Foods with high moisture content (chopped green pepper), are sometimes hard to seal as the moisture will suck into the space that is supposed to be sealing, but you can simply pull back about half and inch and reseal.

I see them, brand new, at goodwilll all the time. I paid $7 for mine in a sealed box.

[nehimama]

Food Saver all the way. Please get the very best one you can afford. You won't be disappointed.

[kara_leigh]

My mom bought me the FoodSaver V2040 for my birthday last year and I love it. My sister got me the canisters to go with them (the kind you keep flour, sugar, etc in) and those are great also. I had done some research, and from what I could find most people say that you should stick with the FoodSaver brand. Any others aren't as reliable and are more likely to break down and stop working. Good luck with your decision, though.

[NorCalChicks]

Originally Posted by stamphappy

Be sure to do a search as this question came up about 2 months ago and there was lots of input.

I have the Original Food Saver. It's going on 20 years old now. Works just fine. We use the rolls and cut to size rather than purhasing the precut bags. I did purchase the food saver canisters and do not like them. They have domed lids so they don't stack and if anything touches them, the seal breaks. I do not like them at all.

I purchase many items in bulk, cut to portion size, food saver them and then freeze them. Cheese, meats, yeast all come to mind as just a few of the items.

Oh, the rolls and the bags are boilable so you could go straight from freezer/frig to the boiling pot if you so desired.

What they said....well, except I haven't had mine 20 years! I did buy it used and it still works great! That reminds me, I need to buy more bags!

[Timberline]

I have a Food Saver, too, and have used it quite a bit, very pleased with it. I buy big boxes of the bags at Sam's. I tried some cheaper bags once (Black and Decker, maybe, can't remember for sure), and they did not perform as well.

[Betho]

Foodsaver all the way. the Foodsaver V2840 is the most popular one for good reason. I wouldn't bother with Seal-a-meal, though it depends on how much you are using it for. Foodsavers last forever, and this is one instance where I would always say you get what you pay for.

[SmokeEater2]

We've had a Food Saver for about a year and I believe it's paid for itself several times now.

We vac-pack everything from meat (less freezer burn) to splitting up bulk rice,beans etc. Very good product imo.

[JJFarmer]

I'm a fan of FoodSaver as well. I bought one to package meat/produce for my customers. It's a very professional quality sealer and fun to use.

[Betho]

Oh and I just looked through my Costco coupon book for this month and they have a coupon for the Foodsaver bag pack that they have, which is a pretty decent deal.