Best Vacuum Sealer/Food Saver?
 

I'm planning to get a vacuum sealer for Christmas. Do you guys have any preference on which one to buy? Thanks in advance.

Ive used several brands , but it seems the food saver brand (black ones) that you can currently get at walmart have worked the best.. Food saver keeps making them a tough better.

I can get you the model # if you need it.

Thomas

I bought one a while back from cabellas. It has lasted and worked very well. It was kinda pricey. I think about 399.00 about 3 years ago.

Is that the commercial one that will crush a beer can in the bag it pulls such a strong vacuum? Dude at work has one and says its expensive but worth it.

Yes, thats the one. It does crush a beer can. I forgot it does that. LOL

What's the brand of the one from Cabelas?

Its a Cabellas branded, stainless steel The model number is CG-15.
http://www.cabelas.com/product/Home-...3Bcat104668380

I have the Cabelas CG-15 and well worth the money. I have been through about 5 other brands ( Foodsaver, Hamilton Beach, Black and Decker), they were all decent but do not even compare to the Cabelas commercial sealer. You pay for it but it is worth every penny. I make lots of duck and deer sausage and other brands always overheat and take forever. The commercial one from Cabelas is awesome. Quick, Easy, Strong, and has auto and manual mode which is great for sausage and fish. I also buy my bags offline from http://www.webstaurantstore.com. I get 100 bags for same price as 15 at Wal-Mart or Academy. Same mil thickness and awesome bags.

The Cabelas unit is always on sale. Get the 11" or 15". I saw one on sale last week for $100 off. Trust me. I have burnt up several from stores and nothing compares.

on my third food saver in two years . My next one will be the commercial model from cabellas.

THanks for the webrestrauntstore.com info. Just ordered a bunch of bags. They are dirt cheap.

I have 2 of the food saver ones. Both will crush a can. The only problem is they either don't heat enough to seal the bag or they heat too much and burn the bag. If I bought another one it would be a commercial unit.

That's what the guy I work wit said. All the money he spunt on the other brands and models, he could've bought 3 of the commercial units and had working units and quality products.

Buy the closest you can afford to commerical brand .. They won't be breaking..


Richards Restaurant Supply in Houma also sells a smaller home type commerical one.

Its also pricey..But worth every penny if vacuum alot of food...

Agree. I have ordered over a thousand bags from them and quality is great and price is not even close to anywhere else I have tried. I priced around everywhere for bags and sealers. Done tons of reviews and studied all brands and have no regrets with the CG-15. Cut my time in half and gives a great seal. 1/4" wide seal verses most cheaper sealers is barely 1/16" seal. Don't know about crushing a beer can but I know it allows me to drink a beer while using the automatic feature. Keep an eye on Cabela's sale paper. They always throwing free shipping, $50 off orders, and great sales.

Shop the bargin cave at cabelas as well. They should have some sales online for black friday. If you have the means get a commercial grade grider as well. Even the smallest one is a beast. Between the quality and their service cabelas is better than any restaurant supply house. I have plenty of the processing equipment thay i use daily at my restaurant.

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I have been using been using the Weston pro 2300 stainless for 3 years with no problems. You can find it on amazon for $380 with free shipping. Burnt 3 foodsaver brand sealers before buying this one with no regrets.

Richards prices are higher than a Giraffes ***.

Have the same one for 2 year's and love it.plus you can use any bag in it not just foodsaver brand.

Thanks for all of the feedback! Cabelas it is!

Cabella's has their top of the line 15" commercial grade vac sealer on sale
reg . price $450 sale price $329.99 looks like sale is good Nov 23 - 28

I bought a Vac Master chamber sealer a few months ago. Love it. With this thing you can vacuum a bag of water. It's built like the ones in butchers shops. Was 800$ with free shipping. Another great part is the bags are only about 50$ for a 1000 bags.

Definitely don't get the cheaper cabelas one because they are not worth a crap. I have one and two of my buddy's also have one and they do not work at all from the start!!


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I have a Food Saver I bought in '94 when I fished offshore. It's still going strong.
Don't get the stand up type. Get the one that lays flat on the counter.
We got one of them ones that stand up, and it is not as good as the flat ones.
Academy has the Sportsman model for around $90.

This might be the tip that makes vacuum sealing cost effective. Every time my wife and I have penciled things out, we decided to stick with ziplock freezer bags, because we weren't willing to bet on the commercial until lasting for over a decade to provide a cost savings with the high cost of the vacuum bags. Next time we're running low on ziplock bags (we have hundreds) we should redo the math with bags from the web restaurant store.

I seem to buy more in bulk and no waste anymore with it. I always cook extra now and buy small bags for single servings. I will bbq 20# of chicken and freeze leftover for work. It is a lifesaver when doing lots of sealing- no overheating and quick seals. Bags were always my weak link until i started ordering from offline.

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I was using a "stand up" vacuum sealer at my Parent"s house on Thursday. Not sure what brand it was.

When sealing one end [use a roll to make bags] you had to stick the plastic up into where the seal was......but to "trigger" the sealing you had to stick the plastic about 1" past where it made the seal. Then after you put the food in the bag you "wasted" another 1+" to seal it up. Also the way this machine was made you could not get the bag real close to it to seal it up, so this "wasted" another 1+" of material. So......every bag took about 4" of extra material to seal up some food. This takes up room in the freezer and cost about 16 to 20 cents "extra" for ever bag.

That is the food saver, same one i have.

Try this place ,she gives a discount to SMF members.
http://www.vacuumsealersunlimited.com/