Great machine with a couple of reservations
Upon doing a search for "Foodsaver" I came upon a couple of review sites. They weren't for this particular machine, but they may as well be, since the issues discussed are common to pretty much all Foodsaver models.
I was puzzled, though, at how many "one-star" reviews there were, with not a few of them saying things like "If there were minus stars, I would have used them." Now that's pretty virulent when talking about a machine, so I wondered what could have worked these people into such a froth. Foodsavers are pretty much describable as "machines that use a proprietary system to remove all air from freezer-safe plastic bags in order to preserve the product in a frozen state without degradation from being frozen for as long as possible." (I'm ignoring the other uses, such as vacuum packing clothes etc. to fit into suitcases more snugly and just concentrating on the food aspects of the Foodsaver).
Most of the negative reviews had beefs (sorry!) with the bags not...
Glad I got this one
I have never used a vacuum sealer before, I was overwhelmed by the negative reviews of the V3xxx upright models, and was ready to buy the 2840 model instead. Then I saw V3880 was on sell at Costco with the price tag I can't refuse, so I gave it a try.
Lots of reviews complained how difficult it is to trigger the automatic vacuum/seal process on the 3xxx series, I am happy to report this 3880 model worked for me with 100% success rate. I don't need to slide the bag from left to right, just simply insert the open end into the channel until it is triggered(about 1.25 to 1.5 inches). To make a bag from a roll, I wasted about 2.5 to 3 inches by sealing both open ends, instead of 4 inches or more reported by other reviews.
I packaged and sealed some moist food like steaks with 100% success rate as well. Read from some reviews that the blood/liquid can cause leakage in the sealing, so I tried to press the Seal/Stop button when the blood comes up(yes it happens even...
V3880(Bought at Costco).. Love it!
Like a couple of the other reviewers here, I have been looking at these vacuum sealer products for quite a while. Costco had a killer deal on it a couple of weeks ago, and I was able to pick it up for something like $120.00 dollars. I love shopping at amazon as well, but this was much cheaper than I had seen elsewhere, so I decided to give it a try. I have had it a couple of weeks, and here are my thoughts.
1. This machine is VERY easy to use, using their bags. I had no issue making bags from a roll (the costco bundle came with 2 different size rolls), and sealing using their quart size bags. I have not been able to successfully seal anything using a non foodsaver bag (like re sealing a bag of chips, etc).
2. Its perfect for sorting / storing large portions from your favorite warehouse store. NOTE: When doing meat that is not frozen, pat it as dry as you can, and then (as the instructions will tell you to do if you read through the entire pamphlet), put a...
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