Food Saver - good investment??

Unknown · July 2006

Is a food saver a worth while investment to make? It seems like we either avoid cooking somethings because we can't eat it all or eating more than we should to avoid throwing away food. [p]If it is a good thing to buy, any recommendations on which model?[p]Thanks
Reed

Unknown · July 2006

Conundrum,[p]I've been using Food Savers for years. To me, they're as indispensable as a Big Green Egg. Model selection depends on how many bells and whisles you might want.[p]Good Egging!

Photo Egg · July 2006

Conundrum,
Worth every dime.
I wish I would have made the purchase years ago.
I always BBQ way to much food. Now I food saver into small lunch size and take to work. I try and keep my freezer stocked with a little of everything. Pulled Pork is great even after being frozen. Ribs are even better sitting around the work table as your co-workers are eating a stale ham and cheese...
Darian

Cajun · July 2006

Conundrum,[p]We have been using Food Savers for a number of years and really cannot do without it.. We have purchased whatever model Costco had for sale and have been totally pleased with the result. We shop at Costco for our meet and fish and their portions are way too much for the two of us, so we will freeze the raw meet we do not cook or the leftovers of what we do cook.[p]I usually cook a large amount on the weekend and freeze what we cannot eat and thaw out what we want as the week(s) go by. It is never freezer burnt and always tastes almost if not the same as when we cooked it. We just thawed about 2 lbs of ground meet we had in the freezer for about 4 months and the meet was still very good in our Mexican Spagetti.[p]In my opinion, the Food Saver is a necessity and well worth the investment.[p]Cajun

fishlessman · July 2006

Conundrum,
i dont use mine regularly like i should, but there are times i need it, like for ice fishing trips, and i also usually have some frozen pulled pork on hand as it is a great thing to have

MakoBBQ · July 2006

<p />Cajun,
This is the one I got at my Costco in North Carolina(Model V2490). I agree that this is definately worth the investment.

MasterMason · July 2006

MakoBBQ,[p]Lets see how did it go... If you only ever use it for saving cheese, it will pay for itself...[p]I am still using the very first one I bought over 8 years ago... still works great, but am thinking of getting a newer one with a few more bells and wistles...[p]I have bought about another 10 or so as gifts over that time as well. It will be one of those things you just leave on your counter as you'll use it that much....

tomo · July 2006

Conundrum,
We've had ours for several years and it is worth it. We originally bought it because the Costco meats, cheese etc. come in packages that are too big for us. Now, after getting the BGE, we also have some bbq'd chicken, ribs and pulled pork in the freezer. Once a year my wife will join her brother and kin folk fishing for salmon in Alaska. They fish until the boat limits and then clean, vacuum pack and freeze at the end of the day. She goes in a few weeks and will return with about 80 lbs of cleaned and frozen salmon. We are almost out of last years crop and our neighbors can hardly wait for this year.
Yes the Food Saver is worth it even without the salmon...tom

Whitetail · July 2006

Conundrum,
Worth every penny for saving both cooked and raw food. It’s a lot cheaper to buy large cuts of meat and store them. Pork loins are regularly on sale here for $1.99 or less but you have to buy the whole loin. We cut them up in to loin chops and freeze them 4 to a pack. When we buy beef we buy the whole rib eye. The store will cut it up for free them we put them 2 to a pack and freeze them. The list goes on and on.

badbruce · July 2006

Hi Conundrum,
3 things I can't do without, 1. 2 large Eggs; 2. Food Saver & 3. Kitchen Aid mixer with sausage attachment.
Good investment.
Cheers,
bruce

EdF · July 2006

Pretty much the same here, though I have some other brand of vacuum sealer. When we get in from the grocery store, the dogs know the meat man is going to be at work cutting, sometimes grinding and packing stuff up - obviously they expect a few tidbits to fall on the floor.

We use it a lot for both fresh and cooked food.

- Ed

Moni-Q · July 2006

Conundrum,[p]I've had my FoodSaver for a couple of years now - I think it paid for itself the first time I bought beef on sale and used it to vacuum seal everything. I've also used it to vacuum seal non-refrigerated items such as flour, pasta, cake mix, dried soups, rice, etc. - It helps keep out bugs, and the items seem to last *much* longer.[p]Monica

Herm · July 2006

Master Mason,[p]Can I ask what kinds of "bells and whistles" you're looking for?
Like what is in the base model, and what is it missing?

Food Saver - good investment??

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