Vacuum sealer recs

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Open for pros/cons and suggestions

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Chamber Vacuums are great but they are big and expensive.

The ones like Food Saver are probably all close to the same. I have a Cabelas that I found on deep discount 6 yrs back but it's likely just a rebranded Foodsaver. I will say it has lasted quite a while and I use it weekly to freeze leftover BBQ, Costco steaks, fish, other items.

I researched several different brands, and then decided that I didn't need all the bells and whistles. Bought the cheapest foodsaver I could find for just over $30 on a black Friday sale.

I've had it for a couple of years, and it gets used a lot (weekly) for garden vegetables, deer, fish and leftovers. For the money, that's the best way to go.

I’ve got a cheap food saver that does a decent job with dry food. Anything with excessive juice or moisture just doesn’t get a good tight seal. Mostly use it for fish and it’s not that great compared to a chamber vac.

I've had a cheap Foodsaver for years and it gets used a lot. Like PapaPogey said, wet foods can cause a bad seal, so I pre-freeze them before vacuuming.

Food Saver here too, bought at Costco on sale with a couple boxes of extra packaging bags and rolls. I've probably put up over 100 lbs. of homemade sausage, lots of pork and beef steaks and other prepared food to go in the freezer.

Easy to use and works very well-------and won't break the bank to get into vacuum sealing foods.

VacMaster 215 chamber vac system worth the money and believe me my wife raised holy hell when I bought it but she now uses it 2-3 times a week....plus when u do sous vide cooking it works wonders...best way to package fish especially trout. go to webstaurantstore.com..they have the best prices in US...and they do have sales...bought mine for $700 on sale

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VacMaster 215 chamber vac system

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This looks dope, but man its a grand on Amazon. Other problem is I don't have nearly enough counter space and at 84 lbs its too heavy/big to move in/out of the pantry when I want to use it like I do my foodsaver. If I had a huge kitchen/and or a shop where I could keep it maybe.

That said, in 10 years with weekly use including the cost of bags and 2 different food savers I've spend maybe $300 with no complaints.

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Avid Armor

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Thanks for posting. May jump up to one of those when my old sealer dies. Need to read more on the capacity of the small one.