Recommend me a vacuum sealer

I got the Foodsaver V4840 when it was on sale, and it has been fantastic.

I'd go with a chamber sealer.

Chamber Sealers Ebay

I'm pretty close to rolling the dice on one of these 300$ ones on ebay.

the LEM one is close to a thousand andworks like a dream.

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maybe i expected more, but I haven't been overly satisfied with my Foodsaver. It works well on really dry products, but food with any moisture like fish filets just doesn't get a really good seal IMO.

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I mean any of them are going to struggle with excessively wet foods, if you're trying to suck air out of one end. I haven't had any issues though with it. Usually pat dry whatever i'm sealing and have had no issues. I've never had any issues with the actual seal that it has created.

Also, which foodsaver do you have? There are a lot of them.

For the money, the best deal is to buy the cheapest foodsaver you can find and run it until the wheels fall off. I picked up a foodsaver fm2000 for under $40 on Amazon a few years back and use it often.

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the best deal is to buy the cheapest foodsaver you can find and run it until the wheels fall off.

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I wanted one but was paralyzed by the bewildering number of models with huge range of price. Didn't want buyer's regret, so never became a buyer.

Then they had a basic one for like $25 after Christmas one year in an ad on Deadspin (RIP).

I bought it, and it's still running strong. The small size is a plus. No complaints. I double-seal most things just in case.

I wanted the Avid Armor vac sealer after watching some videos and reading about them on a few boards. The $300 one is sold out right now, but they still have some of the more plasticky (if that's the right way to describe it) one on their website for $179. I've had 3 Foodsavers and I think I'm done with them.