I am sure a cheap vacuum sealer is better then no vacuum sealer NO??? I don't have one and its one of the reasons I give 80% of my fish away.. not everyone can afford a chamber sealer @ 1500 bucks..
Ive owned a foodsaver for a while and for the money they work fine if you know all the quirky tricks. Nothing like a chamber but day and night over a ziploc.
I disagree I have this one and I'm very happy, I've done well over 200 seals with it since august 2013, tons of raw fish, smoked salmon, pesto cubes, beef jerky, recently started doing smoked cheese, and I often buy meat from Costco and vacuum seal in smaller portions. It still performs like the day I bought it. I tried one of the automatic stand up ones before and I returned it and bought this one, I prefer this ones simplicity. I do agree it can be a little quirky but once you figure it out it works really good. I just opened a salmon filet from mid august 2013 and not a hint of freezer burn. It'll fit in any cupboard when your done and even comes with a 12 volt accessory plug and is built for portability. Buy your bags online and your good to go.Junk-- save your money
I just recycled two coho fillets into crab bait because the seal went "poof" ..... that hurt...... I have tried a bunch of the Food Savers..
I have not found ONE that measures up to the advertizing......
You don't need all these things if you don't seal them wet and you wrap in saran before then do the seal... I started wrapping in saran before sealing last year. Guess what this year nothing in my freezer has gone bad. I was losing at least 20% per year not doing this. And it the strange fishy smell I used to get from when I thawed them out is no longer there.... Even pink salmon from last summer is the same as when I froze it..
This is the only thing I found that works besides of coarse a chamber sealer. Seriously next time wrap a couple of fillets, seal and test it really works.