re: Vacuum sealer recommendations

I bought a Food Saver from Costco last spring and a couple boxes of the bags and rolls of storage bag material.

I've probably put up a couple hundred pounds of meat since then in the form of homemade sausages, beef and pork steaks, etc. and have had no issues with it. You just have to make sure you have a large enough bag made if using the rolled material to make getting a good final vacuum and seal to hold.