i purchased one from LEM last year and love it

 

I have a cabelas "Commercial" sealer. Going on 4 years. Works great.

 

You looking for commercial grade or consumer grade?
Commerical? LEM (buy once, cry once)
Consumer? I have a FoodSaver "GameSaver" that I keep at the shore house that's an absolute tank for its price and size. Has a bit of a stronger pump than the normal FoodSavers and the sealing strip is good for 100 back-to-back seals without needing a cool-down. (This comes in handy when making your own bags from rolls) Gets a lot of use sealing up catches (flounder, seabass, drum, tuna)

 

Consumer.

Will check some of the recommendations

 

10 years is a pretty good run! I like my Foodsaver, wouldn't hesitate to buy another one

 

Agreed. Still kinda works but doesn't automatically seal at end so have to hit the instant seal button.

May take it apart and tinker. Looking at the gamesaver I think.

 

I would go through food savers rather quickly because of the volume of food I vacuum sealed. We buy meat once a year generally and stock the freezer and hunting does the rest. 8 years ago I bought a Weston Commercial grade sealer and never looked back. Most of the commercial grade sealers have replacement parts available so you can fix it, not throw it away and get another. I can't begin to tell you how many pigs, deer, and fish that has sealed over the years. Never lend it out though. I did once and it came back a little broken. Never again.....

 

The weston sure looks nice but for my small kitchen it seems much. Wish I had more room.

 

I just bought a new Food Saver as so far it works great

 

That's what I went with as well.

 

I second the Weston. We use one for our poultry business. I would hate to even guess how many thousands of bags it has sealed. I've only changed the seals on it twice and the sealing heater once.

 

I’ve always heard good things about Cabelas commercial line. My Foodsaver is nice but vaccuum dealing with marinade is almost impossible.

 

Years ago the cabelas commercial line was just rebranded Weston products. Few years ago that changed. I think they still have some rebranded Weston products but most are off brand plastic knockoffs now.

 

Buy a vacmaster , buy once cry once . Buy far and away the very best and fastest vacuum . It will seal faster than you can put meat in bag

 

I had a Foodsaver and went to use it a week ago. I found the heating/sealing strip wasn't getting hot. I called them up to see about a replacement part and they said no problem we'll just send you a new one for free. I got it in the mail today. Can't beat that.

 

That's good to know, because the food saver is what I use too. Sounds like really good customer care service.

 

I've got the Foodsaver FM5460 that comes with the hose and couplers to do bottles and jars, and I just bought the lg. and Sm. marinade containers. I haven't had a chance to try the marinade containers yet, but I sure do like the idea of doing a marinade in 20-30 minutes.

 

V4440

 

Well the wife just opened up her gift.
WE can't wait to try the V4440 out.
Thank you for the info.

 

Here's a pro tip.
These here teryaki noodles come in their own black plastic tub. Add water to the fill line, nuke 'em for six minutes, and ya got a fine snack or side dish.
But wait, there's more!
You just proved that the container wont melt. So, the next time you make a big pot of stew fill one of those containers, freeze it solid, and then vacu-seal it and put it back in the freezer. The next time you're in the mood for stew take it out of the bag, nuke it, and you're good to go.
By the way, I've reused some of those black plastic tubs a dozen time and they just don't break down.
They're square, so they stack well in the freezer, they're only 88 cents at walmart, and the teryaki noodles are pretty good themselves.

 

I have a Food Saver. Bought it eight years ago.

A guy in Alaska taught me something about vacuum sealing…Let’s say you’re freezing fish. Put them in the bag, but don’t seal the top. Get 3-4 bags ready like that, fold up the tops, and close them with a paper binder clip. Put them in the freezer overnight. The next day, when they’re froze, put them in the sealer, suck out the air, and heat seal the top of the bag. By freezing the bag’s contents first, you don’t suck out juices. They can moisten the bag and keep the bag from sealing or holding it‘s seal over time.

 

Finished up 240 ears of corn. Starting on Green beans now. I have a Food saver. Like BB said don't suck up veggies until its frozen or dry. You'll suck up the juice and not get a seal.

 

I have this Vacmaster VP112 which I love. The thing is **** big and heavy though. Probably weighs 40 pounds and almost hangs off the front of the kitchen counter when I use it.

 

I too got tired of the food saver disposable sealers...went with a weston 2300 pro last year. I think it's a good middle of the road sealer for the money and you can order replacement parts. Last year it did 2 tails, an elk, an antelope, couple hogs, turkeys, ducks and a wide range of fish. No issues. YMMV

 

I've found that if you use Food Saver bags rather than the aftermarket bags and about every 3rd or 4th seal wipe the rubber sealer in the pull out try with a damp cloth you shouldn't have any problems. Also any meats, stews or soups always seal on the moist setting and food like noodles, macaroni and cereal on the dry setting.
I'd buy another Food Saver if this one ever fails.

 

I don't have a problem with liquids with mine. Meats that are wet get patted down with a paper towel, and really wet things like soups, stews, and juices, get frozen in some sort of container (Those square Country Crock margarine containers), and when they become solid they can be released from the container and the product can then go into a Foodsaver bag.