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Introducing the innovative and easy to use FoodSaver® Vacuum Sealer with SmartSeal™ Technology. The Automatic Bag Sensing feature takes all the guesswork out of vacuum packaging. Plus the new vertical profile keeps your kitchen counter clutter-free!
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Technical Details
- Automatic vacuum-packaging system with SmartSeal technology keeps food fresh longer- 2 vacuum speeds; 2 seal levels; pulse function; canister mode; marinade mode for marinating in minutes
- Space-saving upright design; LED meter progress lights; auto liquid detection; built-in bag-roll storage
- Includes 11-inch roll, 3 quart-size bags, 2 gallon-size bags
- Measures approximately 5 by 16 by 10 inches
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By Thomas Debiase (Sonoma, CA USA)
The new design for the Foodsaver is a HUGE improvement over previous models. There is some additional bag usage, but the seal is much wider and stronger overall; a fair trade off in my opinion. From the moment I plugged this in and plainly inserted a bag, it just plain works. Exceeds every expectation!
By FFDR (Chicago, IL, USA)
I've never owned an earlier version of FoodSaver, so I can't compare different models. But this one has done an excellent job for me for the past 2 yrs. I had no problem to insert/cut/seal bags. I wish that I could use it w/ regular bags and w/ less waste of bags -- who doesn't want to save a penny or two -- but I am happy w/ this model. I find it particularly useful for the followings:
- canister vegetable/berries to keep them fresh
- canister coffee beans or nuts
- marinate steak/meat/fish. If you tend to forget to marinate food according to recipes like I often do, half hour of marination using the FoodSaver can get the content very flavorful.
- bag seal fish/meat before freezing
- vacuum wine bottles. Wine still tastes good the 2nd day. Much better than the Rabbit vacuum we owned earlier
I found the following could cause the problems like bags/jars not sealing properly, and I solved the issues by making some corrections:
- not allowing anytime between sealing will make the machine too hot to operate properly. I often do that and can sometimes get away w/ it. But when the machine complains, I'll just wait a bit like 20sec. before sealing the next bag.
- bags leak air after sealing or canister takes longer to vacuum. It could be caused by some part of food got stuck at the seal. Solution is to make sure that the bag/canister are clear of any food at the sealing line.
- when the bag is too full, i.e. only the minimum amount of bag margin is left, the machine won't work. So I will just leave a bit more room in the bag.
All in all, I am happy with it.
By M. G. (Michigan)
Any woman (or man) in the kitchen does NOT want to spend time sweet talking this machine to get it to work.
It DOES waste bag material. My guess is this was an "intentional added feature" by the manufacturer to sell more bags. At $40 a roll that gets expensive. You do need at least 3" of extra "top" space to seal the food inside the bag. (another waste)
Don't even THINK about saving anything moist in these bags - when the seal gets the least bit damp it won't seal.
I've read all the reviews, (too late) and all I can do is hope it does the job I bought it for. That's to save the steaks, meat, etc with NO freezer burn. If not, back to SAMS !!! For now 2 stars.
By Silicon Ghost (USA)
I've wanted one of these things for a long time and finally received the model v3835 FoodSaver over Christmas.
Pros:
The only pro is the space saving design. I would much rather have the larger unit and have it work well. I'm surprised this model even made it out of their QA department.
Cons:
a.) Very loud. The other models may be the same but I didn't think these would be this loud. You can hardly talk to someone next to you while sealing food.
b.) Wasted space due to auto-seal mechanism. Many people have complained on this and I have to agree. You should be able to seal the bag right near the end, but this model forces you to waste a good 2" of space on average. If you're lucky you can get it to trigger with a little less bag, but results are not consistent.
c.) Failed sealing. Many times the unit would error out after a minute of running. The manual says this can be caused by the gasket being loose or the bag inserted incorrectly. I tripled checked everything and still had this problem regularly. It also happened with the one of the marinating containers so I know it wasn't related to how I had the bag inserted.
In summary, I would not recommend this unit. How they got it to work so perfectly (even with someone very familiar with how to use it) on the infomercial is beyond me. It shouldn't be this temperamental. I really want a FoodSaver that works well and may consider an older model as others have recommended. For now everything has gone back to the store as a return.
By Daquan13 (East Boston, MA.)
I've only had this ill-fated machine since October last year. That is only 3 months ago that I've gotten it.
It worked fine up until about 1-1/2 weeks ago, when at first, the heater strip had stopped working. Then it started working again,then the pump motor wouldn't suck all of the aire out of the bags, stopping just short of having some air in the bags, and then the heater strip would seal the bags, fooling the unit into thinking that it produced an air-tight seal.
But the sealing was still too loose - inviting air into the bags which still paves the way for freezer burn and food spoilage in the freezer!
I bought this machine in hopes of avoiding the pitfalls and problems that I've encountered with this co's lower priced units. But I found out that even with the most expensive machine, which this is,the blasted problems from the other units have followed me right to this one just like a annoying cancer!!!
This is it!! I'm done! I'm SO DONE with this company's ill-fated piece-of-junk vacuum sealers!!! This is the 4th FoodSaver machine that has crapped out on me too prematurely!! Getting an industrial one the next time that I'm ready to buy one. Until then, I'll just happily stick with the no-frills but reliable Ziploc Hand Pump Vacuum Bag Sealer.
I've HAD it with FoodSaver!! No more will I put up with their inferior quality and flimsily-made machines!!!!!!!!!
Daquan13.
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