Looking to purchase vacuum chamber sealer.

[BC Buck]

What to look for shopping for chamber sealer?

Brand size oil or oilless quality What would do different if buy again. I see prices from $300 to $3k. Would like to keep price around $800 .

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[luvcatchingbass]

I got a Vevor about 2-3yrs ago but would have to look to see what size mine is later. Buddy has had his for longer and still ticking, he uses his way more than I use mine too. Then I had a coworker by a Vevor as well I think and he went with a bigger one I believe. I got no complaints here. I think mine was just under $400 shipped to my house. The one in the link is what mine looks like

VEVOR Vacuum Packaging Machine – 1700W Chamber Sealer

Seal food, liquids & more with VEVOR’s 1700W vacuum packaging machine. Keep items fresh longer, prevent leaks & save time, perfect for home or commercial use!

www.vevor.com

 

[BC Buck]

I got a Vevor about 2-3yrs ago but would have to look to see what size mine is later. Buddy has had his for longer and still ticking, he uses his way more than I use mine too. Then I had a coworker by a Vevor as well I think and he went with a bigger one I believe. I got no complaints here. I think mine was just under $400 shipped to my house. The one in the link is what mine looks like

VEVOR Vacuum Packaging Machine – 1700W Chamber Sealer

Seal food, liquids & more with VEVOR’s 1700W vacuum packaging machine. Keep items fresh longer, prevent leaks & save time, perfect for home or commercial use!

www.vevor.com

What kind of cycle time for unit?

 

[crazymoon]

BCB, I bought a Vacmaster 215 many years ago and love it. Check out the Webstaurant site for a decent price on one. P.S. I just looked and that site has gone way up in price. Vacsealer Unlimited seems reasonable in prices.

 

[luvcatchingbass]

What kind of cycle time for unit?

I will have to run it to get the exact but I think I have around 25sec vac time and 3-4sec cooling time on it right now. I hardly use my LEM table top anymore unless I have to do a custom bag that is too long for the chamber, which isn't very often. For bags I have been able to use the textured food saver rolls and an off brand that is similar no problem. For the premade bags that are designed for chambers I have just bought a couple boxes of from LEM at my local Scheels, which I know there are cheaper options out there but I have 250ct of a couple sizes (pint and quart I think). The smaller ones I can put two side by side to seal 2 bags at a time. I do this for things like individual salmon steaks, bluegill or perch fillets about 20 fish worth I think or any other thing from mostly game processing that fits in the smaller bag.
It's been a game changer for my fish fillets, I used to have quite the wash then dry then uniform packaging process, unfortunately I don't get out much anymore so even though it is a time saver it's not like when I used to me doing it every or every other week during winter.

 

[radioguy]

I had bought an Avid Armor about 2 years ago. My wife loves it and vac packs most every thing. Right before Thanksgiving it died stopped sealing well. Needing one I bought a Vevor. It's a little bigger than the Avid Armor one. The AA one was out of warranty. Cost $88 (ouch) to ship and repair is about $40.
So I'll have a spare. The Vevor is built like a tank


RG

 

[rexster314]

I bought a Vacmaster 320 in 2017. What a workhorse. Then our house burned down and lost everything. When it was possible, I bought another 320. 16x20 chamber. It was hard to pay an extra 600 bucks, it had gone up that much over 5 years. We cure, smoke, slice and bag about 200 lbs of bacon each month, and our work would be much harder if we were using a outside the chamber sealer.