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Vacuum Sealer
Posted on 11/28/21 at 1:32 pm
Posted on 11/28/21 at 1:32 pm
what are some of your top choice Vacuum sealers on the market today?
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Posted on 11/28/21 at 2:25 pm to DingleBarry
After using several traditional models of vacuum sealers, the chamber vac sealer is what I have settled on. You just can't beat them. They are pricey though.
Chamber Vac
Chamber Vac
Posted on 11/28/21 at 2:31 pm to LsuFan_1955
hmm , whats the difference in the chamber variation from the traditional cheaper sealers ?
Posted on 11/28/21 at 3:10 pm to DingleBarry
I have a simple food saver and it has been going for years...
Posted on 11/28/21 at 3:36 pm to LsuFan_1955
Is that chamber sealer big enough to seal a pork shoulder?
This post was edited on 11/28/21 at 3:37 pm
Posted on 11/28/21 at 4:25 pm to way_south
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Is that chamber sealer big enough to seal a pork shoulder?
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Chamber Size 13.8?W x 12?D x 4.3?H
Not sure.
This post was edited on 11/28/21 at 4:26 pm
Posted on 11/28/21 at 5:19 pm to DingleBarry
Watch the video in the link, or you can find plenty of YouTube videos showing the operation of a chamber vac. Which would explain it much better than I can. Bottom line, a traditional vacuum sealer sucks the air from the bag to be sealed, and can't be used to seal liquids in a bag, it will ruin the pump. The chamber vac creates a vacuum in the chamber where the bag is. When the chamber is vented the bag collapses around the item to be sealed. Works very well with liquids. Watch a few videos and you'll be sold.
Posted on 11/28/21 at 5:22 pm to way_south
I don't know, I never tried to seal something that big. If it isn't big enough you could always get a larger machine, but the cost would rise dramatically. My wife (no pics) and I are all that is left at home. If we buy large cuts of meat we usually cut them into smaller portions, seal and freeze.
Posted on 11/28/21 at 7:01 pm to LsuFan_1955
The chamber sealers are big and heavy. I ended up with a bar sealer because I didn’t have anywhere in my kitchen to store a 60 pound chamber sealer. I bought a Weston pro 2300. It’s still bigger and heavier than a food saver but I have a good place for it and I use it a lot. I’d much prefer the function of a chamber sealer if I had the space.
Posted on 11/28/21 at 7:40 pm to DingleBarry
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hmm , whats the difference in the chamber variation from the traditional cheaper sealers ?
Chamber sealers are wonderful for their variety of uses. One can vac seal liquids as the whole chamber creates the vacuum, then seals the bag/contents. As mentioned, the drawbacks are their massive size.
With vac sealers, you can go far with the cheaper units from foodsaver or cabela's and find the thickest, quality bags. Those thicker bags will last longer.
Posted on 11/28/21 at 9:54 pm to LsuFan_1955
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Bottom line, a traditional vacuum sealer sucks the air from the bag to be sealed, and can't be used to seal liquids in a bag, it will ruin the pump.
I don’t have a chamber vac, and from all accounts they are better than traditional vacuum sealers, but your statement isn’t true. I am on my second foodsaver in about 15 yrs and seal up bags of gumbo, stews, and other liquids all the time. They have limitations for sure, but 99% of regular Joe hunters can get by perfectly fine with a traditional.
Posted on 11/28/21 at 10:06 pm to LsuFan_1955
That’s a fine machine.
Posted on 11/28/21 at 11:01 pm to DingleBarry
I've had a gamesaver for about 5 years. For the money, it's been great. I have been selling more food than just deer I've killed the last few years, so I'm starting to think I need more but I just can't spend the money on the chamber vacs yet....
Posted on 11/29/21 at 8:05 am to DingleBarry
my food saver crapped out after 10 years of use I bought a cabelas commercial grade with the double bar seal. So far so good. I wanted a chamber but was in a bind after a big kill and needed something that day. Chamber is the way to go for wet stuff but it doesn’t have the flexibility of using rolls if you want to do long items like redfish fillets on the scale or bigger cuts of meat.
Posted on 11/29/21 at 8:24 am to DingleBarry
Posted on 11/29/21 at 9:06 am to DingleBarry
I have this Nesco Deluxe. It's a good bang for the buck.
Posted on 11/29/21 at 12:42 pm to DingleBarry
Costco has the Food Saver with bags included. I e had mine 5 years and it works fine!
Posted on 11/29/21 at 2:05 pm to DingleBarry
Posted on 11/29/21 at 5:01 pm to LsuFan_1955
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After using several traditional models of vacuum sealers, the chamber vac sealer is what I have settled on. You just can't beat them. They are pricey though.
Chamber Vac
This is the unit I just got in August and I absolutely love it. I have ran food saver types for 20 years and a chamber vac is awesome. If you have room for it and want to spend on it id go that route. While you can use a food saver type and get by and do some liquid its not the same as using a chamber. Not sure if I could fit a pork shoulder. Probably a smaller one but I don't know about a big hog from a jumbo pack from rouses. I did want to have that option but the cost is prohibitive to get a giant chamber vac. If I cant fit one I'll use my past 16" suction style. I don't have the need for that often tho. You can also use a chamber vack like a traditional suction style and hang the bag out of the unit for long items like ribs or slabs of fish. You have to use certain bags tho I think that have texture on both sides.
It doesn’t crush the food like sucking the air out. Oil pump so it’s not near as loud as the food save type. Serviceable. It automatically starts when you shut the lid instead of having to close lids and press buttons. Bags are a lot cheaper. It comes with some spacers to take up space in the chamber. You can use what ever but if you do small things you want to take up the chamber space so it runs faster. I flat out love it.
This post was edited on 11/29/21 at 5:09 pm
Posted on 11/30/21 at 8:16 am to LsuFan_1955
In case anyone here looks and not on the food board the coupon code still works for $100 off the vac100 from JVR fireandwater
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