Santa arrived a little late...

[Makkara]

Well, I used a little Christmas $$ to finally upgrade to a chamber sealer. The sucker vacuum performs well on a few packages, but overheats when doing larger runs. I will still use it for larger sous vide items. So far (35 bags) I have been impressed by this Vevor machine. I especially like how you can smash down ground product from corner to corner without air pockets in the way. Defrosting only takes minutes in a bowl of warm water.
I did purchase a 3-year extended warranty just in case the price was the only thing good about this product.

 

[Winterrider]

Congrats, nice unit.
Are the chamber sealers deep enough to do like a 4# chicken? Anyone do any sealing of larger items outside the chamber?

 

[SMOKEOCD]

Taking the lines of Winterrider , how many pounds per bag, and how much could you max in a bag? Looks good, congratulations on your Christmas present to yourself.

 

[Makkara]

Congrats, nice unit.
Are the chamber sealers deep enough to do like a 4# chicken? Anyone do any sealing of larger items outside the chamber?

I think a 4# chicken can be done in this unit. You would want a unit with the sealing bar in the front (this one is in the back) to do larger outside the chamber vacs.

 

[Makkara]

Taking the lines of Winterrider , how many pounds per bag, and how much could you max in a bag? Looks good, congratulations on your Christmas present to yourself.

That would depend on size of bag, and how much you put in it. I haven't tried to MAX out the capacity yet.

 

[Fueling Around]

I hope to get a chamber unit. Currently I would have to replace my wife for the space and that is not going to happen.

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The sucker vacuum performs well on a few packages, but overheats when doing larger runs. I will still use it for larger sous vide items.
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Does the vacuum pump or the sealer bar overheat?

 

[Makkara]

I hope to get a chamber unit. Currently I would have to replace my wife for the space and that is not going to happen.

Does the vacuum pump or the sealer bar overheat?

The Food Saver ( sucker sealer) that I replaced for larger batches with this chamber sealer would "lock out" until it cooled down from sealing multiple packages in quick procession.