Dont discriminate unit for being WHITE
Unit seems well built and works great. i found the cordless version ("Fresh Saver") and thought maybe i should have gotten it, but I am glad i got the unit i did. Alot better quality than i expected for $15. After receiving it the box broke down Fresh vs. Meal vs. FoodSavers for me, which i did not see in the advertisement.
*FRESH saver - short term storage
*MEAL saver - medium term storage
*FOOD saver - long term storage and also works with heat seal bags, rolls and canisters in addition to the zipper bags, mealsaver brand containers, and mason jars (with attachment)which are sealed by the other units.
i also got the wide mouth jar attachment. neither the unit or the attachment came with the adapter to connect them as pictured, but if you just press down on the attachment with the vacuum it will still seal.
would have liked the BLACK unit with same function, but it was twice as much for whatever reason...
A little tubing 2 zip ties and now it perfect..
I was looking for a better way to keep my collection of loose leaf teas.
I have started keeping my teas in mason jars and use this with the jar sealer to keep them fresh. Works much better than the the old tins and bags I had been using. Jars are easier to clean and don't rust. This unit was not designed to work with the mason jar sealer but a quick trip to the hardware store a short peace of tubing and 2 zip ties solved that problem. I just removed the clear part at the bottom put the tubing on the protruding stem and insert the end of the accessory hose and zip tied.
It worked so well I have even started putting my left overs in the jars and vacuum sealing them. Mason jars last don't leach chemicals into your food last for ever as long as gravity doesn't intervene and the lids are standard and easy to replace as needed.
New Vacuum works - bags don't
I own and use larger Foodsaver products but this whole concept is a dud. The first unit (with extension tube) failed after two months. I called Foodsaver and they courteously and promptly replaced it with the "All-in-one" unit without the pull out hose. As they did not request return of the original, I opened it up to find out what the problem was. Everything was well made except for one vital part. The hose connected to the vacuum pump with a tiny right angle tube made, not of nylon, but of flimsy "bend to snap" plastic. The result was the same as making a garden spigot out of model airplane plastic and then attaching a 100' hose. Pull-bend-Pull-bend-POP! The replacement self contained unit avoids this problem and works very well - which is more than I can say for the bags. I have used different sizes and different product runs (Different labels on bags) and the failure rate is over 50%. The bags are made with a self sealing valve that simply doesn't work half the time. Even worse,...
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