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[Bentley]

I just did a Google search of Vacuum sealers...and if I do it now it is gone.  It was one of the little ads with pictures at the top.  Gonna take link out!

[Bentley]

And thanks for no one telling me I spelled vacuum wrong for 2 1/2 years...

[BigDave83]

And thanks for no one telling me I spelled vacuum wrong for 2 1/2 years...

Must be a good feeling and make you sleep well at night knowing we got your back.

[Bar-B-Lew]

What did you end up buying?  I just got an email from LEM with a coupon code and it got me thinking that I "need" a new one just because I can.

[Bentley]

I was going to do a short Product Review after I have had it a year...I did not realize I had already exceeded that time.  Going out the door, will try and write some thing up about it when I get back.  It was $39, I see it is now $47...not $350 like the Weston I was looking at...and it has been all I have needed for 14 months.  Just one Con!

[BigDave83]

I love my chamber vac and I also have the 15" vacmaster suction forget the model, but there are times I miss not having one of the small foodsaver style units. Maybe this will change that.

[Bentley]

There only real draw back to this is back to 11 inch being the widest I can seal, will not be an issue with you Dave.  And for the price, I did not look real close at all the functions.  You cannot manually seal with this unit, and that is a con for me.  I have made it work.  I knew if it lasted 2 years and breaks like every FoodSaver I have ever had did, I would not care at $39.  And I would probably look for a 15 inch again!  But you do not seem to be able to find any of them for under $400.

[02ebz06]

There only real draw back to this is back to 11 inch being the widest I can seal, will not be an issue with you Dave.  And for the price, I did not look real close at all the functions.  You cannot manually seal with this unit, and that is a con for me.  I have made it work.  I knew if it lasted 2 years and breaks like every FoodSaver I have ever had did, I would not care at $39.  And I would probably look for a 15 inch again!  But you do not seem to be able to find any of them for under $400.

I have had 3 FoodSavers, one died but the two I have work fine. They are the heavier repetition GameSavers.
One claimed 60 repetitions the other 80.
They both got that when now, but not that now.  More like 40 and 60 now.
Have to replace one of the seals once for $4 I think, but other than that they have been working fine.
Use them pretty heavy in June for blueberries, and in August for Hatch Chilies.
Then the usual ad hoc times through the year.

[Jimsbarbecue]

We have had ours for a long time after I saw Bentley's. I have replaced the heat strip twice . it is close to 10 years old. I found as soon as it starts to vacuum out what appears to be 90% of the air I hit manual seal. Keeps from pulling juices out of the meat etc and sealed enough to stop freezer burn and have sous vide in the same bag for over 32 hours.

[Bentley]

Yours has done well!  Ours got to Virginia, then a few years in lost vac pump an could not figure out how to replace.