the foodsaver was a piece of crap
 

I got my foodsaver yesterday. It broke today. I have to pay for shipping and handling to return it or wait 3 weeks for a free shipping label. I am not impressed. :rant:

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I told everyone that a while ago.............go with the industrial ones they sell at Cabelas.

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We bought a Black&Decker one on clearance at Chinamart for $30. We have sent over 50 feet of bags through it without a problem.

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I went to cabelas to look and they are rated there. Evidently I bought the gamesaver sport that got that got 1 star out of 5. Pftttt!!!

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Sorry that happened. Ours predates multiple models, has been used a LOT, and has been great.

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This one has real good reviews. Pricey though at $399.00

http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/te...ler+&noImage=0


Some here say the Gamesaver pro is the one to get. I am holding off until I get out of this lousy rental and on a piece of property. Come on real estate crash (more than is happening now :D)!!

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I gave up after the 4th one.:confused_ma:

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Our Food Saver has worked fine for the last several months...Model V2220...will let you know how it holds up.

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That stinks it broke so fast. Mine has held up so far, but I don't think it does a very good job at sealing the bags. I have lots of problems where the bag doesn't seal properly and it loses vaccum by the next morning.

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Get a Pro II or Pro III on ebay. I got a Pro II refurb on ebay 6 years ago. Don't seal with creases across the heating element. Hold it tight. Not tough to do. 12 year old niece works it fine. 1000's of bags. My Dad got a smaller foodsaver, but it required a timeout after 10 seals or so.

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They have a lot of Food savers at the Bass Pro shop. There's a HUGH one not far from me. Anyone have any dealing with them? If it breaks shortly I can take it back.

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Evidently some Food savers work and some don't. The model I bought has terrible reviews. I should have read the reviews before I bought it. Beef jerky what model did you buy that kept breaking?

Ill check eBay for a refurbished foodsaver. I assume all these broken food savers are send somewhere and fixed and end up refurbirshed so maybe that's the best way to go.

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Thank you Elijah. You have no idea how long I have waited for the appropriate discussion board to use a Possum Avatar on. :D

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Reynolds just came out with their own version of a foodsaver for like $9.99

http://www.alcoa.com/reynoldskitchen...ac/en/home.asp

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Big Rob...That looks like a version of the pump and seal...
If anyone has tried either please give some feedback.

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I went by Big Lots and they had a foodsaver for 40 bucks. Why didn't I look there first.

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I just tried it.

It does hold a seal surprisingly.Vacuums a bag in 5 seconds.

Has held a seal about 5 days now on meat in freezer.

The vacuum is not as strong as a regular sealer but almost as good.It will leave small spots on the meat where it didnt fully pull out the air.I would say about 1-2%,vrs less than 1% on the table top sealers.

If you dont have the money for something else this product does work.

For the price its a viable product.

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I forgot to update on the foodsaver. I went to big lots and bought a rival for $30.00 It worked great. In the meantime foodsaver sent me an upgrade on my gamesaver sport. They must not have wanted to lose a customer because they exchanged the cheap game saver for a $299. deluxe model and threw in some free bags. The machine is really fancy and way more then I would have bought. It has all sorts of conviences on it. I gave the rival to my daughter and we are both happy.

I also like that the Foodsaver owned up to the fact that gamesaver was a piece of junk. From what I read on the Internet many people had problems with that model.

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+1 Ours is doing a great job so far.

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Thanks for the reminder, I've got 20 lbs. of bacon to seal tonight.

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We have a Food Saver 2490 (Costco). Must have rum 50 rolls through it already with slight problem of it heating up after 5 in a row. Wipe the sealing area with a wet sponge and keep on sealing....

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The Professional III has worked very well. It has a heavy duty pump.. it also doesn't heat up at all when sealing.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...2E16896123001R