Thanks to the outstanding offer from Miya (Inkbird). I purchased a vacuum sealer. Total cost was just shy of 28.00 with free shipping VIA Amazon prime.
It arrived today! It included some sample bags and roll. And the vacuum assy hose. This sealer looks good. Not bad quality at all. Far better then what the price point would suggest.
Now the test! I had some salami and pepperoni to slice and package.
The sealer did the job pretty darn fast. Not as fast as my LEM unit. But not a slouch either. And this thing made my LEM sound like a fighter jet on afterburner during the vacuum stage.
The results look good. If I had any cons, it would be the seal. Not as robust as my LEM. But I did do a seal test with a bag with air in it. And just sealed it. There was no leak. Even with putting pretty good stress to it. Though, if this is your primary sealer. I would double seal it for anything with long storage in mind. And, I don't know the duty cycle of this either. Probably close to the usual food saver units. After a few seals you should let it cool down. I did 4 seals one after another with no issues. I bought this to be used infrequently while on vacations or just a couple of seals instead of setting up the LEM.
Set up was fast and a breeze. And the clamp was firm.
My thoughts IMHO. Is if you can get this with the savings that Miya posted here. Or at the 20% off at Amazon. I would leap on it like a starving wolf on a crippled lamb. I've had 90.00 Foodsaver units. And this things kicks their butts. Off the soap box, and back into the kitchen cya!
It arrived today! It included some sample bags and roll. And the vacuum assy hose. This sealer looks good. Not bad quality at all. Far better then what the price point would suggest.
Now the test! I had some salami and pepperoni to slice and package.
The sealer did the job pretty darn fast. Not as fast as my LEM unit. But not a slouch either. And this thing made my LEM sound like a fighter jet on afterburner during the vacuum stage.
The results look good. If I had any cons, it would be the seal. Not as robust as my LEM. But I did do a seal test with a bag with air in it. And just sealed it. There was no leak. Even with putting pretty good stress to it. Though, if this is your primary sealer. I would double seal it for anything with long storage in mind. And, I don't know the duty cycle of this either. Probably close to the usual food saver units. After a few seals you should let it cool down. I did 4 seals one after another with no issues. I bought this to be used infrequently while on vacations or just a couple of seals instead of setting up the LEM.
Set up was fast and a breeze. And the clamp was firm.
My thoughts IMHO. Is if you can get this with the savings that Miya posted here. Or at the 20% off at Amazon. I would leap on it like a starving wolf on a crippled lamb. I've had 90.00 Foodsaver units. And this things kicks their butts. Off the soap box, and back into the kitchen cya!
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