Considering Purchasing A Vacuum Sealer Or “food Saver”?
My husband’s brother has one and swears by it but I’ve heard conflicting evidence.
Some say the cost of the bags makes it not worth it, others say it doesn’t work that great or it’s a pain to use.
Any experience with these things? Kohl’s has one on sale for $59.99 with 10 bucks back that is regularly 139 (so they claim). It comes with two canisters as well.
Worth it or not?
Help us decide.
Thanks for you help!
Tags: Considering, Food, Purchasing, Saver, Sealer, Vacuum
November 25th, 2009 at 6:41 pm
I don’t like my food saver. It does not always vacuum the air out and yes the bags are expensive.
The Reynolds, (as in Reynolds wrap), make a hand held battery operated vacuum sealer which is under $10.00 and the bags are reasonable and easier to re-use than the food saver.
Bought my Reynolds sealer at Ultra grocery store on shelf near Reynolds wrap etc.
November 26th, 2009 at 12:00 am
Whether or not a food saver or vacuum sealer will benefit your family depends on your family’s lifestyle. If your family eats a lot of grab and go foods like chips, snack foods like cookies, etc that are in resealable containers and packages, and does not eat a lot of foods sold only in bulk packages, then it’s generally a waste of money. However, if your family shops for things in bulk, and often has things go stale like cereal, chips, bread, etc because people can’t learn to keep things closed, then a food saver or vacuum sealer could help you, however you will have to teach all of your family members to use it, and you will have to make sure that you always have bags on hand.
The canisters that come with the vacuum sealers often fail to live up their promises. To me, the vacuum sealers are another gimmick invention like a food dehydrator, bread machine, or a George Foreman Grill something that is an unneccessary novelty, but if you use it long enough you will make the decision in your own mind that you “can’t live without it”. I researched vacuum sealers in the past, and the cost of the consumables (canisters, bags, batteries, etc) did not make sense compared to the cost of foods sold in resealable packaging (almost everything this day in age).