Couldn't be happier with this thing

Little Steven

 

CANMAN1976

That thing looks killer!!!

Santa was good to you this year for sure:) 

Any pics of your slicer?

Jamie.

Canugghead

That looks insane LS, you can send some snow to your buddy poolman 

Little Steven

CANMAN1976 said:

That thing looks killer!!!

Santa was good to you this year for sure:) 

Any pics of your slicer?

Jamie.

I think the slicer may be a no go. I tracked the delivery and they said it wasn't in stock. The item was removed from the website after I ordered it and they said it was in stock. Figured they had it for a few years and that was why the price was so low. Now they have a 10" Chinese made slicer for the same price.

double

Makes my foodsaver look like a ziplock with a vacuum.

cazzy

Okay, where and how much?

Cookinbob

Inadvertent "disagree" removed

Angus1978

what model and brand?

(I'm green with envy)

Little Steven

Vacmaster VP120 I think

 

Loosemoose

What's the big advantage of this machine over a regular vac sealer?

Eggcelsior

Loosemoose said:

What's the big advantage of this machine over a regular vac sealer?

You can seal liquid.

MrCookingNurse

Eggcelsior said:

Loosemoose said:

What's the big advantage of this machine over a regular vac sealer?

You can seal liquid.

You can vacuum seal breast milk

Eggcelsior

MCN, You may have found my key!

krobertsmsn

I've been looking at this sealer. Are there any pitfalls, or things you wished you could change? Would you still buy this model now that you have used it a little?

DMW

MrCookingNurse said:

Eggcelsior said:

Loosemoose said:

What's the big advantage of this machine over a regular vac sealer?

You can seal liquid.

You can vacuum seal breast milk

Who milks a seal? )

Lit

I seal liquid with my food saver all the time. Just use the pulse button and you can start and stop the vac when you want. That how I do sous vide scrambled eggs.

Eggcelsior

DMW said:

MrCookingNurse said:

Eggcelsior said:

Loosemoose said:

What's the big advantage of this machine over a regular vac sealer?

You can seal liquid.

You can vacuum seal breast milk

Who milks a seal? )

Male nurses from Detroit.

Little Steven

krobertsmsn said:

I've been looking at this sealer. Are there any pitfalls, or things you wished you could change? Would you still buy this model now that you have used it a little?

Nothing so far. I was looking at the 215 but saw the US price on sale and thought it was the Canadian distributor's site. It was extremely large and I wasn't sure it would be able to open it under the upper cupboard. So far the only thing I see is that it is limited in volume but the seals are perfect and air evacuation is 100%.

krobertsmsn

I noticed your frozen bags of stock are flat. That is great for freezer storage. How does it work getting the air out with them flat like that?

Little Steven

I'm not sure but the whole chamber goes to way negative pressure. It takes longer than a normal sealer but it's set and forget so you can be filling the next bag while the other one is in process. I believe that once the chamber is repressurised the air is forced out of the bag. The liquid literally boils in the negative pressure. All of a sudden it evacuates the chamber and the bag flattens. It's really neat.

krobertsmsn

@Little Steven, which model did you get-the 115 or 120? The 112 is $595 on Amazon. Did you look at that one? If so, why did you go with the other? I like the smaller size of the 112, and don't see much difference in operation unless I'm missing something. Very sim in chamber size, bag size and weight. Same motor. Just wanna be sure I'm not overlooking something.

krobertsmsn

$539 here

http://www.webstaurantstore.com/search/vacmaster.htm

Little Steven

I got the 115. They didn't have the 120. There are more adjustments on the 120 but I didn't see it. They both have the single hinge glass dome which is the difference between the 112 and the other two. The guy told me that they had a lot of problems with the double hinge on the 112. The 115 was listed at $899.00 Cdn.

krobertsmsn

I did read that the lid on the 112 has issues so I will likely get the 120. It's $799 at the site listed above. It also seems the 115/120 is actually slightly smaller than the 112, but 4 lbs heavier. I prolly can't lift either very well so hubby will have to lug to the counter for me either way..lol

krobertsmsn

Will Foodsaver brand  bags work in it?

Little Steven

Yes they will work. If you have the rolls you need to make up the bags with the foodsaver. You will still need the foodsaver for things like salmon fillets, skirt and flap steak.

krobertsmsn

Sorry to be a PITA...why would i still need FS for the other items? Wouldn't the VM do all projects?

Little Steven

The vacuum area is limited unless you are going to buy a $15,000 unit. I think mine is limited to an 11" x 14" bag. So if you to do a leg of lamb or a big roast, even racks of ribs it's not gonna happen with one of these. I wanted it to save stews, stocks and for sous vide. I end up throwing so much out cause I freeze or refrigerate stuff and don't get to finishing it.

krobertsmsn

Gotcha...thanks.I knew there would be size limitations, just wanted to be sure that was what you were referring to.