vacuum sealers or vacuum packagers

 Just wondering if those vacuum sealers/packagers really work or should
I say really preserve frozen food as they advertise?   Anyone have
experience with them?

 
<dhouston> wrote in message

I own one; it was a gift.  The bags are expensive but can be reused.   Just
My Opinion, but this is just another item that ends up at the back of the
cupboard . I just don't like all the messing around that is involved with
using the thing.  Plastic containers work almost as well and are much more
economical to use.

 On Sat, 13 Oct 2007 07:51:54 -0500, dhouston wrote:


I have one.  Maybe it's the bags I use -- I got a continuous roll of
bag material, so each "bag" requires two sealing operations -- but I
have trouble getting a reliable vacuum seal.  It will appear to be
sealed, but often when I later go to use the package it is no longer a
vacuum.


Dennis (evil)
--
The honest man is the one who realizes that he cannot
consume more, in his lifetime, than he produces.

 dhouston wrote:

I have a Magic Vac Maxima, purchased from an eBay vendor.  Magic Vac is made in
Italy, by the original maker of the Foodsaver (before they changed to Chinese
manufacturing).  It's a great machine.  I also use it for sealing mason jars of
dry, dehydrated, or refrigerated foods.

A different eBay vendor sells bags inexpensively (compared to Foodsaver brand),
and she also has the Maxima on sale for ... get this ... $99.  (I paid $158 at a
different vendor's store.)

I have no affiliation with either vendor.  If someone wants the store info, let
me know.  Just remove "the obvious" to reply.


Cheers,
Turtlelover

 
In my single days, I had a simple one that just had a pair of heated wires that
squeezed together, without the vacuum option.

It worked ok, but it wasn't worth the hassle of buying special rolls of
plastic, IMO.

The neat part about it was that it could be used to reseal packaging
that came with various products (like bread, bagels etc.) if they
used the right kind of soft plastic that could be re-melted.

I wouldn't bother buying another one,  but if I ever come across my old
sealer again,  I wouldn't mind using it again.

Don