Recommend me a Vacume Food Bagger

[CFerguson]

In the market to buy a good one to bag up some meals for the trips. Also want to bag up a few other items as emergency kits for the TV. All suggestions, stories, and smart remarks are appreciated. TIA!

[bukhrn]

Food Saver, and I buy the bags in bulk from Ebay, 3 rolls for what WalMart wants for one roll.

[AJR]

I have an original “Food Saver” in its original box.

Today I use re-sealable vacuum bags and a hand held vacuum pump. The process is so much easier. Use some frozen veggies and reseal the bag.

[JAC1982]

I watched a lady return a FoodSaver she had bought at Costco 9 (!!) years prior. It stopped working. They took it back no questions asked. So, yeah, buy it at Costco if you have a membership.

[garmp]

BarabooBob wrote:
I can make my own bags out of the exact material that I buy from them at half the cost or less when bought on sale.

Splain Lucy. Please!

[OkieGene]

I just bought the lid sealer things, they pull the vac on a Mason Jar and Lid, so you can store things in the jar.

[CFerguson]

Allworth wrote:
Vacuum

Depends on which country you are in.

[Etstorm]

Pricey but check out Weston. I love mine

[Allworth]

Vacuum

[ktmrfs]

we've used a food saver for probably 15 years and still going strong. great way to buy in bulk and freeze, or prep stuff for a camping trip.

[BarabooBob]

I have been using a Food Saver vacuum sealer for over 20 years. It is starting to get a little slow so I bought a new Food Saver. I just can't bring myself to break out the new on and retire my old reliable unit. I do purchase the rolls of bag material because I am cheap and don;t like puRchasing high priced bags when I can make my own bags out of the exact material that I buy from them at half the cost or less when bought on sale.

[garmp]

I like to smoke ribs, chops, whatever and seal them in our Seal-A-Meal, freeze them and throw them in the RV freezer. After a day's driving, at the campsite just throw them in the microwave and just like fresh cooked/smoked. No muss, no fuss> And great tasting food.
Seal-A-Meal for me!

[CFerguson]

Thanks for all the ideas and recommendations, folks. I had read some reviews on the Food Saver site that were very uncomplimentary and wasn't sure what to believe. Seems like anymore, rivals and paid 'reviewers' will give out bad reviews just to confuse folks. Its getting harder to know what you can believe. (but kudos to FS for leaving up bad reviews- most places just delete them)

[ken56]

Bed Bath and Beyond and the 20% coupon for the Food Saver. Coupons work for the bags too. My wife also picks up the aluminum tins with lids at the dollar store and we premake meals for our trips too. She make everything from roast beef with potatoes to macaroni with cheese and freezes them. So very convenient and easy.

[Dick_B]

and buy the rolls and cut what you need from the roll. The bags tend to waste too much for the small items that one freezes.
I just went on the Foodsaver website and found some negative reviews of their $55 Game saver unit. Probably best to get the better product. We have had ours for at least 10 years.
Some of the units have the roll inside but they are much bigger than those who do not.