Side by Side Comparison of: FoodSaver vs FoodVacBags

I Love this food sealer! It maybe big and bulky but it works so much better than the smaller one I'd gotten at a local department store that died after just 4 months of owning it with little use. So far I've only used it to seal packs of meat, that I buy in "Family size/bulk". but it works great, and everything unthaws so much nicer than being wrapped in saran wrap and or tin foil and put into a freezer bag. I haven't had any freezer burn or ice crystals on any thing either. I have recommend this to family and friends who also buy in bulk, and who can as well.

I have had this model food saver in years past and when it died, I went to a fancy-dancy auto-feed model. And here I am back to the first model I owned because it works so much better than the more expensive model. It is so much easier to seal a bag where you want it sealed and not an automatic 2 or more inches in. The auto model continually stopped working when the liquid tray was wet. I would have to wait until the next day to continue sealing items. Definitely not the case with this model, empty the tray and it's ready to go. I'm very happy with the simple, easy to use model. It seals quickly and well, except when the bag is wet. OK, so I dry the bag before sealing.

To start, I am a hunter/fisher and have used various vacuum sealing systems before, HARD. One thing about commercial systems is though they're very reliable, they are also super expensive. What FoodSaver has brought to the table is a cost-effective sealer that I don't tear up over if I have to replace. The V3240 comes out of the gate with a strong suction, great button set, and very user friendly. I have had absolutely no problems with it so far. The one thing I am looking for over the long run is durability given my use for it, and also if the heat seal strip holds up and doesn't overheat the packaging or fail to heat and seal properly. In the past my other FoodSavers have eventually done one of these, but after very heavy use. I definitely got my money out of those work horses. Would recommend this product to anyone.

A friend has a chamber sealer and it definitely is better in many ways, but at multiple times the price, it's certainly not a bargain! This device does everything I need! I seal soup (no vacuum, obviously), meat, veggies, etc. in it without any problems. It takes a while to get used to sealing moist items, as you have to press the "seal" button just as the liquid begins to wick up the bag, but having to do that saved me a substantial chunk of money over models that would do it themselves.The seal is excellent, and works even for items that are not easily bagged (hard veggies cut into jagged pieces, etc.)In my sous vide, these bags are perfect. You can see immediately the quality of the seal you get, and if there are any imperfections, you can re-seal the bag before immersing. I've never lost a seal on a bag in the 2 months I've been using this (constantly!) and I feel that I'm eating at home far more often, now!

This foodsaver is amazing. I have saved so much money by not having to throw out food that has gone bad. I use this food saver for chicken and fish. Recently I sealed half a avocado that I had left over so that I didn't turn brown. I love it.

PROS: There is a place to store and cut your vacuum bags, which is very convenient.The 'moist' and 'gentle' functions work well. I have not tried the accessory connection yet.The 'vacuum & seal' system is very convenient. Most of the time you can just press the button and it will do everything for you. However, it is not TOO automated, so you can customize the extent of your vacuuming. In other words, you can cancel the 'vacuum & seal' before it seals, and you can vacuum for even longer if needed by pressing the 'vacuum & seal' button again.There is also a 'seal' only button that allows you to seal anything.CONS: The seal is slightly weak and easy to tear open, so I recommend sealing twice in the same spot, and doing the same at another location on your bag.It's a little noisy, but not above average for vacuum systems.

Sory I ran out when I did - this keeps our food fresher whether frozen or not and I find th idea of getting another brand chancy. These do an excellent job and I won't buy an off brand to save a few cents when these save me big dollars on the foods, mostly meats, that I buy i bulk and cut up myself whether to freeze or store in the fridge for a few days.

Since my boyfriend goes deep sea fishing and brings home LOTS of fish, this has come in soooo handy, I can't even tell you! It's easy to use, making the whole process of preparing the fish for the freezer quicker. Before we got this, we'd just bag the fish in freezer bags, throw them in the freezer, and then they would get freezer-burn. No good within 2 months. Now with the vacuum-packing, no freezer burn and the fish are still fantastic after 6 months. An excellent investment!

I have a 20cf freezer full of vac-packed bounty from my small farm, fishing, huntingthese are great bags ***Remember to mark bags with date & contents for best taste ***cut to needed lengthseal, fill vac-pack, freeze

I love my FoodSaver and these rolls of 11" storage 'bags' which I have purchased several times. However this last order came in a plain cardboard style carton--no FoodSaver packaging--which made me nervous about using them. I feel as though these rolls were taken out of other regular packaging and repacked into a plain brown cardboard box for some reason. That has never happened before, so maybe my next order will look more legitimate. If not, I'll probably go direct to the FoodSaver site to order from now on. With that said, the bags seem to be perfectly normal.

I've been using these for years. Can't describe how amazed I was when I started using FoodSaver. It literally saves food. I get several additional days from any food and use these bags for anything I can (even for making bags to hold screws, etc.). I'd never try the off brands because this works perfectly with my Food Saver and has saved me hundreds in wasted food costs. So glad these exist!

Nice thick heave bag material. Some other bags-on-a-roll have a textured strip down the middle which does not provide enough area for the sealing machine to pull a strong vacuum. Other similar products tend to be thinner which can lead to punctures and a loss of seal. No so with these.

I'm giving this a high rating because I've owned this model for about 2 years now, with slightly higher than average use, and it has performed well.... until recently, when the vacuum decided to not suck air from the bags. I hoped it might be a seal or something in the vacuum lines for an easy fix, but long story short, I found it to be a problem of too much pressure being applied holding the bag. Somehow a gear inside lost it's position and prevented the vacuum to work as designed. I had to fix it twice, but eventually a pin fell out and I'm not going to bother again. I believe I've gotten my money's worth out of it. This time I'm going with a different model in hopes that I can get more than a few years from it.

Damn this thing is loud! Sounds like my air compressor. It works well. Could get rid of the tiny roll dispenser to make it smaller since it will only accommodate skinny rolls. My biggest gripe, true for most devices, is that it will not continue to vacuum while it is sealing, so that it sucks air back in before it's sealed, thus making the concept of a vacuum sealer useless. They should really program these to maintain a vacuum so that you get a good air free package.

This is my second food saver Vacuum Sealing system. The other one finally gave up the ghost and died on me. I received this unit last night. The instructions aren't very clear so I am going to tell you what my frustration was with it last night. Now that I figured this one stupid thing out, the sealer works very well.YOU HAVE TO INSERT THE BAG INTO THE SLOTS IN THE DRIP TRY ... there are two "V" shaped things in the drip tray. If the bag is not inserted in there the vacuum will not pull all the air out of the bag. How do I know this? Because it took me 7-10 tries to seal 1 bag until I figured that bit out. So if you are having issues with the air being completely pulled out of your bags, investigate that. My old unit wasn't that "touchy" and would seal easily just by locking the handle.Once I figured that out, sealing the 12 pieces of chicken I had cut up the other night before my other one died went very quickly.

Vacuum seals well.I've had it a few months, but used it pretty often in that time and it's had no unique issues. Sealing moist food can be sporty; most things I put in the freezer for 30 minutes or so to solidify just a bit, then seal. Liquids are right out (maybe with the canning attachment, in jars, I don't know).The one major issue I've found is that foods seal more reliably if the bag is at the level of the sealing element, instead of ~1-1/4 inch down. I solved this by putting down a couple of my cutting boards to take up the space, but it might be nice if there was a tray to do the job.The roll storage isn't terribly useful, though the cutter's nice. I think I'd rather a more vertically compact unit that omitted those features.

Well i am an everyday cook so i always need to have this sealer for everyday use. Be it for the frozen food, left over food, snack items or even spices. This is very hassle free and worth the money. It vacuums anything and gives you an option to select whether your item is wet or dry. Or you can just select seal without vacuuming air out of it.the rolls are pretty much no brainer and some snack items or spices, i dont even need to use the food saver bag, i just reseal it in the packaging it comes in. i find it handy and hassle free. Best addition yet for my kitchen. Dont have to worry about containers and throwing out stuff after a certain date, definitely a must have,it also have the pump to tighten and seal mason jars for ur veg and juices. It has a drip pan inside so when you vacuum and seal anything wet or meat or with moisture, the drip pan collects the excess water. just take it out, wash it n put it back in.Easy to maintain. Coming from someone whos been reading up each and every other reviews and trying one after another vac sealer, this one is definitely the best ive had.

I create sauces and send my family and friends brownies back in the states. It's my first vacuum sealer.I was of course a bit disappointed not being able to by another model for half the price since it did not ship to Korea, but this Food Saver is working just fine. And I thought it would be loud, but it is not. More like a quick hum or small beep, but while it is sealing nothing but silence.I watched a quick video on youtube on it before I bought it to ensure I would know what I am doing.I kind of cheat...I customize the bags even more. I would suggest watching a quick video. Just go to youtube and search the model and brand and there should be a 3 min or less video. Very simple; some people who found out I have it here were upset with the product because they didnt know how to use it.I use the one roll it comes with (also comes with about 4 or so individual bags)and cut them using the cutter, then cut them again in half to make mini bags. It literally does take about 30 secs to seal an end of a bag if not quicker. Do keep in mind that when you have filled your bag and are ready to vacuum and seal it, to make sure it is with the bags' label up and with the curled edge actually going into the drip tray, otherwise it will not suction. Learned this when I was creating oatmeal packets, with dried cranberries in a seperate compartment on the same bag.The instructions on how to use it have words and pictures and are located where the bag is on your Food Saver. I also bought an additional 3 rolls for around $26. 8 in by 20 ft. Which is not too bad since I am being very cautious not to waste an inch of them.You should also have a book in your box, tells you how long you type of food should survive in the bags compared to others, and has how the food was stored. Most food appears to last avg 1-3 according to the book. So far, no regrets. No if I can just figure out how to preserve meat without drying them. Have fun!

Work well. Didn't come packed in the Food Saver box like the last ones I ordered so I can't say they are genuine but they do the job.

Reliable bags. These bags also give you flexibility as to size of bag needed.

If you freeze medium to jumbo size shrimp with their shells still on, wrap the lot in a sheet of plastic wrap, or stick them in a baggie, before you vacuum seal them to keep their sharp spines and other pointy parts of the shell, from piercing the FoodSaver bag. The same wrapping technique applies for beef, pork or lamb with an exposed bone. So far I haven't had bag leakage with fish bones.

I have no complaints about these bags except one, I wish they were cheaper.

Item as described, works as expected

More work than the bags, but you get the size you need.

Been using it for 2 years, mainly for sous vide. Handle recently broke.. it used to lock into place and now it doesn't any more. It takes two people (one to hold the handle up, and one to position the plastic in the seal area) to get the job done. When we first got the device it would erratically malfunction by not drawing the air out of the bag. For some odd reason that issue worked itself out over time.All that being said, I've tried several other vacuum sealers, including another by FoodSaver, and this was easily the best. Unless you're in the market for a commercial chamber sealer I think this is the route to go.

V3240 worked great for about the first occasional 20 uses vacuum sealing dry pre-packaged foods and canisters. Then the vacuum pump stopped working. Customer service, who were very kind and helpful, had me return the unit under warranty for replacement. The warranty deal, as of June 2016, is you pay to ship the unit back to them. Call them with the tracking number and they will ship another unit to you. UPS charged me almost $18 to ship it. Jarden Foodsaver does not provide you with a return address label, I had to make my own. Glad I had saved the original shipping box. Seems like a bit of an antiquated system and I'm out the cost of return shipping a defective unit. Hope I have better luck with the replacement or this review will get a One star rating.

This is seriously the most temperamental machine I have ever encountered. If the bag is too big, it won't seal. If the bag is too small, it won't seal. It will seal relatively dry foods fine. It will seal wet, soupy foods like a bag of pasta sauce just fine. It REFUSED to seal slightly wet asparagus, on either the dry or moist settings. I wasted six bags trying, and ended up admitting defeat and using ZipLocs. Annoying, since had I wanted to use zip bags, I would have saved the $130 on this thing. I even made my sister come help, who has one of these of her own. I would also note that if you have a lot of things to seal up, you may want to bite the bullet and just order a ton of premade bags. Trying to create a bunch of bags while also trying to seal up a bunch of food is very time consuming.

I just received the unit yesterday, and I unpacked it this morning. There was a loose screw (literally) in the box. I can't find where it belongs. A thorough examination of the exterior of the unit showed that all screws (that were visible) were in place and were tight. The unit appears a bit flimsy. One annoying feature, but a necessary one, is the small suction cups on the bottom of the unit, presumably meant to keep the unit in place while in use. Each time I lift the unit from the table (quite a number of times while I was examining the unit) it felt as though the suction cups would pop out. We'll see what happens over time. I plan to test the unit later today, or sometime over the weekend. I'll give a full report on that test when I'm finished.4/11/15 - UpdateToday we tried sealing a package of chicken wings (seven wings), and a package of pork chops (two pork chops), while packaging the balance of the chicken and pork in regular freezer paper. We used a gallon bag for the wings because it looked as if it would fill the bag. When vacuum sealing, it compressed the package down to a much smaller size. It appears that we could have used the quart size bag for the wings. Also, when sealing the package of wings something went wrong; so, I cancelled the process. I had to switch the food setting from "dry" to "moist." When I did that the vacuuming and sealing process went without any problems. That didn't happen with the pork chops. So far, the product works as advertised. We'll see how well the wings and chops hold up when compared to what was wrapped in the freezer paper.

After about 15 years my Foodsaver Professional II began working erratically. After long study of the features and reviews of the current Foodsaver product line I selected the V3240. It seems that they have focused their attention on models that are highly automated, but I could discern no real benefit to the automation features of other models. This may well be the best of the current line, but I have to say it is distinctly inferior to my old Pro II.It is awkward to manipulate the big lever. With the old Pro II you just flop the lid over the bag ready to seal and push a button.The power cord is way too short. It is at most 30" long, severely limiting where the unit can be used. The power cord is coiled on the bottom, so to uncoil it or re-coil it one must turn the unit over, and the big lever flops and the bag roll lid is likely to flop open. Although there is a slot to run the cord through so the unit will rest flat on your counter top, it is a real pain to cram the cord in and pull it out when done. For someone who keeps this out to clutter a counter top the awkward cord may not be an issue, but I want something that I can pull out of a storage cabinet and easily set it up when needed. Some serious redesign of the cord is urgently needed.There is a little removable tray that is supposed to collect liquid sucked from bags and allow the liquid then to be drained and the removable tray cleaned. I find the liquid ends up on the outside of the removable tray in the non-removable and difficult-to-clean slot in which the removable tray rests.There are two suction cup feet. They secure the unit firmly to one's counter top. If you are using this on a boat in rough seas the suction cups may help keep the unit from sliding onto the deck. If you are using this at home I cannot imagine why these would be needed. I look forward to the time when, through normal wear and tear, these loose their suction. I am tempted to snip them with scissors to speed that process.I could list many more complaints about the design, but do not want to nit pick.All in all, this does what one wants a Foodsaver to do, but not as well nor as efficiently as my old Pro II. I hope this one breaks quickly and I hope that by the time that happens the Foodsaver people will have come out with a better designed unit. I am giving it 3 stars through an act of generosity, but I cannot recommend this model, nor any other model in the current product line. But if you are like me and rely on a Foodsaver, but yours has failed, you, too, may need to settle for a V3240.

I have had several FoodSavers over the years but cannot recommend this model. It works fine and pulls a nice vacuum. But I found it a bit cumbersome to use with to many hand movements. My next FoodSaver will be one like all my others, one that lays flat with less steps to operate. I have also noticed a decrease in the quality of bags, they seem full of wrinkles. And the individual that signed off on those new expandable bags should be fired and taken straight to jail! FoodSaver, never sell your soul for the dollar, put your heart and soul into your product!UPDATE REVIEW, THIS IS A LEMON!I had to return this for a replacement. Because you cannot vacuum one item after another. the machine will begin to pull a vacuum and then switch over to the seal mode before the vacuum is complete.I contacted food-saver, they sent me one for a replacement of the same model. But I still have the same problem with the one they sent me.I cannot in any way recommend this model!

These are kindof a pain to use. Didn't realize these weren't the "bag" type of foodsaver bags. Unlikely I would buy again.

Very suspect that this item comes in a plain box that says nothing about "food saver" on the packaging. I also checked the patterns on the plastic bags themselves and they are different from what originally came with my Food Saver— that I know for a fact is Food Saver's product. I am thinking this is a China knock-off brand, but can't prove it. And I don't know how it will hold up against my real Food Saver plastic. Amazon needs to stop letting just anyone sell on their sight.

Don't always seal properly

Expensive but they are what they are

This looked ok but I sent back my sealer and have no use for this now. Will give it away.

I have had my FoodSaver for a couple years now. I really like how easy it is to use. However, the replacement bags are now a different, thinner material than the original ones that came with the actual FoodSaver. It seems that roughly 10-15% of items that I vacuum seal will lose their seal after a period of time, less than 1 year. I freeze produce from my garden, and will also freeze things like chicken if I happen to buy a big package and don't use it all right away. I am very careful to follow the FoodSaver instructions exactly, so I'm disappointed that I experience seal failure this frequently. At some point, I will look for a different vacuum sealing system.

I bought this unit to replace an earlier food saver that I just wore out. This one never worked as well as my older unit. The automatic closure deal and the suction wasn't as strong. It never got all the air out and when the suction stopped and it went to seal, it let air back in. I didn't notice it at first, but it got progressively worse as time went on. Eventually I stopped using the vacuum feature and just used it to seal chip bags.I also hated the storage unit on top for the roll of bags, it only fits food saver brand bags. The off-brand roll I bought was too fat.

Purchased Nov 11 2015 and I'm afraid it stopped working for us practically after the 2nd use. Since we couldn't return it to Amazon as a faulty product we threw it out (amazon accepted return of this item Jan 31st). I'm afraid since we didn't use it regularly we had no idea it would break down on us after the 2nd use.First time: perfect - sealed meat beautifully (2stars = it worked - Once! 1star=faulty from beginning)Second time: some bags had air in it? we thought we just did it wrong. grr.... guess that was it's indication that something was going wrong but we didn't realize it to explore and check.Third time: Machine wouldn't kick start - by then it was after the return date ... grrr....

Our previous Foodsaver was very basic- it vacuumed and sealed but it did it well and was a workhorse. It lasted 12 years. This model has many more features- I especially like the onboard roll storage with the cutter and the no crush vacuuming features. It also has a good motor that creates a strong vacuum seal (so far but more on that later).But that is where the "goods" end. The "bads" start with the excessive bulk. For some vague reason, the top of the unit where the sealer roll is stored extends almost three inches above the top of the roll. That adds more size to an already over sized unit. And to make matters worse there are no handles or grips of any kind to lift it. It is bound to be hard for womens' typically smaller hands to handle. Operating this sealer, compared to our previous one, is a pain. It is unbelievably slow to warm up the heating element and then seal. The slowness makes the worse problem worse. This sealer is very, very, aggravatingly loud- add the slow operating cycle and it almost gets to the point of being unbearable.This does not get a mere 1 star rating only because it does what it is advertised to do. But it does it very poorly. I would not buy this product again and I would not recommend it to a friend. And this is not considering the potential for some kind of malfunction that other reviewers have posted.

I am not happy about the fact that I purchased this FoodSaver to replace the one I had and it is not sealing. I had one I purchased several years ago that quit sealing so I needed a new one. Did a great deal of research and decided on this one. It runs and doesn't stop. Now I have to contact the manufacturer and go through the hassle. I very much dislike defective products!! Where is product quality control?

I gave this as a gift last Christmas and I just found out that the product has not been working properly. I was very disappointed that she didn't seem to like it when I asked about it, but she didn't really say why. She waited for our summer visit to ask me if I could help her learn to use it, since she'd been having "some problems". I have a previous model that I've used and loved for more that 8 years. We cut some fresh corn off the cob and I proceeded use the unit. It didn't take long to figure out why she didn't like it;It does not create a continuous seal every time; there is about a 3/4" unsealed gap in the same spot near the middle. My mom said that she didn't mention it to me because she didn't know if the problem was caused by something that she was doing wrong, so she just gave up and put the food in a regular freezer ziplock bags. I can assure you that this issue is not caused by user error. I inspected the sealing strip and it was clean and I cannot find anything irregular in its appearance. I was only able to get it to seal completely by holding pressure on the "automatic" bar. I was able to re-try two bags but had to replace 2 other bags. I initially liked the differences between mine and hers such as the upright style. Overall I'm very disappointed because it is defective and I hope that the FoodSaver company will take the initiative to make things right with this unit.

We had a food saver for several years that worked wonderfully. I purchased it in a retail store for $79.00.I started not working properly last year, so we ordered one of these units from Amazon..Used it a handful of times and it worked, but not as well as our original. It just would not pull the air out of the bags every time. So, the nice folks at Amazon agreed to exchange it for us.I received the new unit on Saturday and only worked properly on 3 of the 9 bags I attempted to seal. It keeps letting air back into the bag as it starts the sealing process. I tried sealing with the bags in every direction. High speed, low speed, dry, moist setting, it did not matter. No matter how I put the bag into the trough, it just would not seal every time.Very disappointing, needless to say. I just don't think they make as good of a product as they once did.

Received wrong item. Got precut bags, not the roll as advertised

Don't work as well as some generics.

Unfortunately the rolls arrived with permanent deep wrinkles in the plastic.The plastic doesn't lay smoothly over the meat I am packaging.I had to start using the rolls, but I don't know if the wrinkles will prevent a good vacuum seal.I consider it this a product defect.

Great deal on the purchase but this bag has pleats in the sides so it is wasteful once you start to seal it. Awkward bag design.

I could only use about 1/4 of one roll because it had damage that kept the bags from sealing. The second roll was better but every 4th bag or so had issues. I havent' opened the third roll yet but am in hopes that it's better.

they are good for leftovers but are too short and too costly for bulk repacks when i can find 50 foot rolls that i can set behind the machine for a lot less per foot.

I had a previous food save model and it worked great. I finally wore it out and needed to replace it. The current models will not seal moist food so I advise that you look elsewhere for an actually usable product.

I gave this to my wife for Christmas based on the many positive reviews. After the holiday festivities were over we finally tried to use it to seal some country ham. Unfortunately, like some other users, our unit was defective out of the box. It would seal successfully maybe half of the attempts. On some cycles it would close but never seal and then lock in place, other times it would start the vacuum process but continue to run even after the air appeared to be completely out of the bag. When using the roll material, the first step is to seal one end to create a bag. The unit would not complete that process reliably, it would close but never seal. Very frustrating. The good news is that Amazon makes returns very easy. I have a replacement on the way. Hopefully it will be a working unit.After replacing the first defective unit I had high hopes as the second unit appeared to work perfectly. That only lasted 30 days. My wife attempted to use the system last night and it sounded different. It would also not automatically shut off when sealing jars. I am ONE DAY out of the Amazon return window. NEVER NEVER NEVER again with this item.

Wish I had checked it directly after it arrived but between work and family I never had time. Finally sat down one night.....it looks nice, the heat seal works, the cutter is low quality and the unit does take up some space/it a bit bulky but the biggest thing of all? The vacuum doesn't work and I'm out of the return time frame. Lesson learned. Wasted over 100$ on a unit that doesn't function properly. Highly disappointed.

I really tried working with this thing as I had several bushels of butter beans to freeze. It will suck the air out without a problem but will not seal properly. I've tried everything but to no avail. Must return and now search for something different. My original food saver was perfect but after many many years finally bit the dust.

I'm glad that I waited some time in order to review this product because my opinions on the overall device have significantly changed and unfortunately for FoodSaver, it is not for the better.Initially, this is all someone could ask for in a vacuum sealing unit. It has the ability to seal rolls and handle different types of food and liquids based upon an intuitive front button press. It has a nice area to put the roll for storage as well as a convenient cutter tool integrated into the lid to allow you to cut your bags to size. It was fairly hands off and vacuumed to the proper level when needed. All in all, for the first 3-6 months I owned this product I was extremely happy with it.Unfortunately, this product has NOT stood the test of time. I ran into an issue after the machine had not been used for some time. The machine sat on a counter after we moved and vacuum sealing food was not a priority while we settled into our home. Once I tried to use the machine again, I started getting bad vacuums, incomplete vacuums and even situations where it wasn't even pulling any vacuum. I replaced the o-ring glands and tried again and it still was not really fixing the issue.I do like taking things apart, so I brought it down to the workshop and took the entire unit apart looking at the various components to see if there were any issues. The pump appeared to be working properly and eventually was able to diagnose it to the fact that the "automated" clamping was not putting sufficient force down onto the bag/seals in order to allow the bags to be vacuumed properly.So I've come up with a solution, which should not be the case for any $120 dollar machine, I've removed the top of the unit and when I vacuum anything I reach inside and apply additional pressure to the top of the closed unit in order to allow the bags to be properly vacuumed. This consistently has seemed to work but any device that needs to be troubleshot and have me take apart half of the unit in order to reduce the gap between actuated components gets a 1 star review from me.Pros:1. Works great in the beginning2. Allows vacuuming of solids and liquids3. Multiple intuitive settings.Cons:1. Functionality of the device stopped after about 6 months of use.2. Had to remove the cover and need to manually press down onto the actuating portion of the unit in order for it to properly seal bags and take them to vacuum.

This thing lasted 1 month and about maybe 10 total seals then it wouldn't seal..I had to press cancel and try again without any different results..It seals ok but wont vacuum...I just bought a bunch of bags also...this sucks..with so many negative reviews why does Amazon still sell this thing?? I read another review saying that sears model has a money back return..also thinking of taking the extended warranty on the next one i buy...Sending this think back today...

I don't believe these are really the name brand Food Saver bags. They seem to be lighter weight, the dimples are a different design, they came in a plain brown box, they had a paper obviously off a cheap printer saying they were really Food Saver bags, The tape on the bags was a different color than all my 10 year's of using Food Saver bags have used, and they were very loosely wrapped and taped. The also had some sort of garbage about how they may look different because Jarden was often testing new designs. I would not recommend buying bags here!

I have bought these before and they worked fine. This time not so good. The 1st rolled worked as it was too, the second roll was all winked which cause only every 3rd bag to seal...the whole roll is like that..wasted six bags in a row just to seal up to two 1/4lb breakfast sausages patties. I will be looking to find a better replacement next time I order...

Like many customers recently, I ordered rolls and got bags. The product is too small for my needs.

Product would not seal. Tried and tried but no go.

Do not stay sealed

Well now I know where FoodSaver® gets rid of their reject rolls, and how about this, they weren't even discounted. If you do much vacuum sealing you've gotten a roll now and again where at the end of the roll was a little off kilter and ended up with some pressed in wrinkles. These rolls are that way start to finish.