re: Food Saver/Vacuum Sealer

With meat like deer they work best if you freeze it a bit first. If not, when the meat freezes after you vac it, it draws up and leaves some space.

I use mine to do steaks to have handy for a hurricane, and veggies like small okra we like to boil.

When doing a larger quantity of meat you would have to kinda watch it so it's not frozen solid to get the best preservation, I'd think. I semi-freeze mine but maybe freezing it completely then vac packing it shortly thereafter may be okay, not sure.

Until recently I also used it to keep an extra set of bearings in my boat.