I'm glad this topic came up! Our Foodsaver crapped out a couple weeks ago and I've been looking for a replacement. Who makes a good chamber vac?
A buddy of mine has this one. He loves it, but it bought it when it was $200 cheaper than the current listing. I do not like the tinted lid though. I want to see my stuff sealing because I seal a lot of stuff with liquid and need to make sure that it's not going to overflow.
There was another thread on here a while back that went over a couple of other models. They had people from regular use to commercial use with recommendations. Trying looking that one up for more detailed info.
I agree with Mike... I've not found any bag material that is better than the FoodSaver brand. I tried the cheaper rolls from Amazon and though they worked, they were not as heavy material and were a PITA to get them into the vacuum slot on my sealer... They tended to curl on the ends after cutting.
I actually have 3 of the FoodSaver units. The newest one is probably 8+ years old. All still work just fine. I process probably 6-10 deer/year, many hogs, doves/quail, fish(though haven't done fish in the past few years), and loads of veggies such as peas, corn, okra, maters, peppers, etc... I have no real complaints.
I have tried several types of bags and now use Inkbird brand bags from Amazon. They are durable and seal very well. I buy a package of two 8" rolls and two 11" rolls. 100' of bags for about $26.
I agree with Mike... I've not found any bag material that is better than the FoodSaver brand. I tried the cheaper rolls from Amazon and though they worked, they were not as heavy material and were a PITA to get them into the vacuum slot on my sealer... They tended to curl on the ends after cutting.
The curling was the same problem I was having with the other cheaper brands. Have not had that issue with wevac, but I’ve also been buying the precut bags instead of rolls.
Go my wevac bags and a roll that’s 15in wide . Don’t remember the brand . Will be giving the wevac bags a try in a few days . My dang puppy got ahold of my 15in roll and. Destroyed it . Not saying any names but my wife didn’t crate the pup last night and man she is destructive.
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