Vacuum Seal Recommendation

For wet meats you are gonna want a chamber vac sealer. Look at Vevor. Might be a little pricier than you wanted but wayyyyy better than a Food saver.

I'd go at least 10"X13" for bag size

Yeah they bulky. Get one like you dad then.

Just make sure it's a chamber style. They are far superior to the alternatives.

They no longer make his brand/model anymore. Was a Cabelas. Wasn't sure if anybody had any experience with ones not chambered, but seems like they are the way to go

Costco sells a good one. I think it’s 400.

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For wet meats you are gonna want a chamber vac sealer. Look at Vevor. Might be a little pricier than you wanted but wayyyyy better than a Food saver.

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We have two Food Savers and they are fine for incidentals but then I bought a Vevor chamber sealer and it has been a godsend. The very first thing that I tried in order to prove it to myself was to seal a bag of water that was then left to lay on the kitchen counter for months as evidence. The chamber sealer has preserved many fish and thousands of pounds of pork and beef that the family butchered and sausages that were made as well.

Chamber sealer is the way to go. I have one that operates with an oil pump. I’ve had mine for 10 years and it gets used multiple times daily from sept-March and multiple times per week for the rest of the year. It’s a significantly better than the suction style. Higher initial investment, but they operate better and the bags are much less expensive.

ETA: the frickers are heavy, so you need to find a designated space for it if you go that route. Mine stays in the shop at the lodge during hunting season and in my shop at the house outside of hunting season.

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I put the cuts on a piece of parchment paper and freeze before vacuum sealing. Don't have to worry about liquid getting sucked out.


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I can see how this would work but I often have large amounts of fish filets (over 50 lbs). That would be a royal pain in the arse to do regularly with large amounts of meat.

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Can you find chamber type vacuum sealers for $200 though

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No but I spend far more than that on boat, gear, gas, etc. chasing the game so it’s definitely worth the extra 200 for me.

Check out JVR. Completely serviceable, with all parts available. Highly reviewed, but not cheap. I can promise you will be disappointed

I bought the Vac100 about 3 years ago because it fit on the counter and under the shelves of my pantry, it’s low profile. Flawless, so far, and it gets used a lot. Change the oil in the pump once a year, which is easy

To add. If you’ve never used a chamber vac, it is a game changer. Every thing frozen is flat. IE, fish, shrimp, meat, chopped up veggies frozen in small 1 cup bags, etc. I’ve got baskets in my upright so everything is like a filing cabinet with older to the front and new in the back, by category. No digging around for shite. Vac bags are cheap and rarely use a ziploc.

Pretty big initial investment. But worth it in spades if you put up, and use from the freezer a lot