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OT - Vacuum Sealers

Well folks, I certainly appreciate all the information provided! Digesting it all, and reevaluating my needs, room, storage, and budget, I did take your advise and went the chamber vac route. Because of size and weight, my room and storage, I decided on the Meat your Maker dry pump unit. If I had more room and a dedicated processing area, I think I would have gone full blown wet pump, 75 lbs monster. Just can't accommodate that right now...
Wish me luck, gotta be better than the external suction units I've been through. Hoping with their lifetime warranty, so to speak, if I need a pump, I can get one...
Thank You everyone!

FYI: Code THP10 will get you 10% off on their site.

chutem
 
chutem said:
210 or 215?
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VP215 in my opinion, the difference between the 2 is the 210 is an oils pump and does not have the capability of sealing the RETORT bags that are used for canning. The wet pump of the VP215 allows it to have a continuous duty cycle without overheating, you can run it without having to give it a rest. It only takes a minute to chang the oil and you don't have to change it that often especially in a home use environment remember this is a commercial unit made for everyday use.

edit; just read your above post, good luck and you will love it.
 
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I am using a Weston, and it is a very good unit. These types of sealers are not the best for use with liquids. The Weston is one heck of a unit, but I use it on sealing up coffee, meat, Corn meal, Flour, long term meat storage of all kinds. All packages of my deer meat are sealed, plus sausage, chickens, etc that I buy in bulk.

The Chamber sealers are an upgrade from the Weston type of sealers, but at double the cost. It would be nice to have an attachment to use on Jars and containers.

You can get these sealers off of ebay, relatives die, kids sell them off. Do your homework on warranty, and shipping costs as all of these are very heavy. If you could drive and pick up a second hand unit, you would be ahead of the game.
 
AckleymanII said:
I am using a Weston, and it is a very good unit. These types of sealers are not the best for use with liquids. The Weston is one heck of a unit, but I use it on sealing up coffee, meat, Corn meal, Flour, long term meat storage of all kinds. All packages of my deer meat are sealed, plus sausage, chickens, etc that I buy in bulk.

The Chamber sealers are an upgrade from the Weston type of sealers, but at double the cost. It would be nice to have an attachment to use on Jars and containers.

You can get these sealers off of ebay, relatives die, kids sell them off. Do your homework on warranty, and shipping costs as all of these are very heavy. If you could drive and pick up a second hand unit, you would be ahead of the game.
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Some of them do have an attachment to use containers. I still have my old vacuum sealer with the canisters and can honestly say I have never used the containers,LOL. I think you can actually put the container in the chamber sealer an pull a vacuum, I am going to have to try it. I think I remember a video came with mine when I bought it and they were putting mason jars in it a pulling a vacuum on them.
My VacMaster VP215 works great with liquids.
 
I would have bought a 215 but found a deal on a like new Weston for $200. I put a piece of paper towel in the top of the bag with meats that have a lot of liquid in them, which stops the liquid from getting sucked into the sealer.

Two weeks ago, I cooked a Hen that had been in the freezer for 18 months, it was fine. I freeze fish in water, and they are great 3-5 years later, crappies, perch, Arkansas Blue Catfish fillets.
 
AckleymanII said:
I would have bought a 215 but found a deal on a like new Weston for $200. I put a piece of paper towel in the top of the bag with meats that have a lot of liquid in them, which stops the liquid from getting sucked into the sealer.

Two weeks ago, I cooked a Hen that had been in the freezer for 18 months, it was fine. I freeze fish in water, and they are great 3-5 years later, crappies, perch, Arkansas Blue Catfish fillets.
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Another thing you can do with meats and fish with a lot of liquid is put them in the freezer and pare freeze them and the vacuum pack them. A when you thaw meat that has been vacuum packed do yourself a favor and puncture the bag and release the vacuum that way as it thaws it doesn't pull all of the juices/liquid out of the meat.
 
I use a Food Saver with their Game Saver bags in rolls. Cut to size. Double seal both ends. Never had an issue. Keeps game fresh and bag is hard to tear.
 
DeerHunter82 said:
I use a Food Saver with their Game Saver bags in rolls. Cut to size. Double seal both ends. Never had an issue. Keeps game fresh and bag is hard to tear.
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ok unit but the duty cycle sucks on them, I was constantly waiting for it to cool. Doing a bunch of fish, ducks, venison or elk took all day long. I went through 3 of them and then that was enough. Plus the bags are so much cheaper for the chamber packers mine payed for itself in a little over a year.
 
I kept forgetting to look at the make of my sealer while I was working, but it's a Vac Pack-it. It has worked flawlessly since day one and not used a drop of oil.

Lloyd
 
Where are you guys buying the vacmasters. I would like to be able to drive and pick one up but can't find one locally. I have heard horror stories about how they have gotten damaged in shipping. Any help would be appreciated.
Thank you
 
james gregory said:
Where are you guys buying the vacmasters. I would like to be able to drive and pick one up but can't find one locally. I have heard horror stories about how they have gotten damaged in shipping. Any help would be appreciated.
Thank you
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Mine was shipped and it was fine, the box the manufacture put them in is very strong and mine had foam expanded around it in plastic. you could of dropped it from 10' and it probably wouldn't have been damaged. it also comes with indicators built into the box that say keep nightside up and if they are not the indicators will show and there is no reversing them. It comes with the oil not installed so if it was turned upside down I don't think it could hurt anything I think the manufacture just does it so the shippers are extra careful.
 
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