Vacumn sealers

I have the upright food saver vacuum sealer. It took a little bit of time to get used to but once I figured it out it works great. We seal all crappie, cereal for my baby girl, deer, duck, and other wild game. Previously I had a black and decker sealer it kind of worked but the juices would cause it not to seal properly. To solve this problem I would fold a paper towel to about an 1 1/2" wide and place it right in front of the fish. As I sealed the bag the paper towel would absorb the juices and I would get a complete seal. Also if you buy the pre cut food saver bags or the food saver brand rolls it becomes quite expensive, but gander mountain used to sell bulk off brand rolls that work very good. Also I searched online and found the 11" x 50' rolls for $19. The biggest savings that I can see using the vacuum sealer over freezing in water is the amount of room that you save in the freezer.

Thanks for the info. Very useful information!

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Originally Posted by mdperson

I have the upright food saver vacuum sealer. It took a little bit of time to get used to but once I figured it out it works great. We seal all crappie, cereal for my baby girl, deer, duck, and other wild game. Previously I had a black and decker sealer it kind of worked but the juices would cause it not to seal properly. To solve this problem I would fold a paper towel to about an 1 1/2" wide and place it right in front of the fish. As I sealed the bag the paper towel would absorb the juices and I would get a complete seal. Also if you buy the pre cut food saver bags or the food saver brand rolls it becomes quite expensive, but gander mountain used to sell bulk off brand rolls that work very good. Also I searched online and found the 11" x 50' rolls for $19. The biggest savings that I can see using the vacuum sealer over freezing in water is the amount of room that you save in the freezer.

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give this site a look , what I do to make sure of a good seal is I use waxed paper you can buy that real cheap at Wal-Mart or the dollor store wrap your fish or meat first then put in the vacuum seal bag works great never had any issue with a bad seal !!! check out the FoodSaver GameSaver Bronze its a nice unit !!!!

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Randy, mine is a Food Saver brand. It seals up a mean bag of jerky!! :biggrin

10/4 !! Thanks :scratchhead

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Originally Posted by arkcrappie

Randy, mine is a Food Saver brand. It seals up a mean bag of jerky!! :biggrin

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quick fix to the blood is roll a paper towel up and stick in front of the meat it will stop it from messing the seal up :fish

What Popper said. HOWEVER, they now sell vacuum bags with a "moisture barrier" that is basically a built in paper towel.

One MAJOR piece of advice. After you finish a bag, move it down a 1/2 inch and SEAL IT AGAIN. THEN AGAIN THE THIRD TIME.

If you use the moisture sealer, and if you triple seal it, I guarantee it won't come apart in the freezer. What causes that is moisture inside the sealed part.

As for models, I have burned up 2 "Walmart" food saver brands. I got a fancy Cabela's and it sits in the shop because I found another Walmart type Cheapo Food Saver at my MIL's house after she died, and this one won't stop working. So I don't know which one to recommend. I use it for all fish and all deer though, and I'd never consider freezing meat any other way.

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Originally Posted by Buckrub

What Popper said. HOWEVER, they now sell vacuum bags with a "moisture barrier" that is basically a built in paper towel.

One MAJOR piece of advice. After you finish a bag, move it down a 1/2 inch and SEAL IT AGAIN. THEN AGAIN THE THIRD TIME.

If you use the moisture sealer, and if you triple seal it, I guarantee it won't come apart in the freezer. What causes that is moisture inside the sealed part.

As for models, I have burned up 2 "Walmart" food saver brands. I got a fancy Cabela's and it sits in the shop because I found another Walmart type Cheapo Food Saver at my MIL's house after she died, and this one won't stop working. So I don't know which one to recommend. I use it for all fish and all deer though, and I'd never consider freezing meat any other way.

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Thanks for the info!!

Weston. You can afford it. Hurry up and buy it so I can try it out next week.

My Game Saver Silver handles the moisture with no sealing issues. It has a deep drip tray that catches the water, blood, etc.