Hi!
I've seen this topic in here a few times but nobody has answered the question in a manner that helps me. I apologize for repeating the subject. Recommendations for $200+ machines aren't what I'm looking for.
I want to get a vacuum sealer for Christmas. I've never done sous vide cooking - this is more for better storage of things like bulk meats in the freezer. I would like it to be able to do sous vide or marinate foods, however. I guess this means it needs to be able to work with wet foods. I have small animals as pets and they need a lot of greens. I'd like to be able to seal up the greens so that I could buy more at a time instead of having to go to the store every couple of days. So I guess this means it has to have a gentle or anti-crush setting?
The difference between the other threads and mine is my budget. The absolute most I can spend on this appliance is $70, and I'd rather spend far less. I keep hearing FoodSaver bandied around with both good and bad remarks. If I did go with a FoodSaver, what model would be best? There are several within my price range.
FoodSaver is said to be unfriendly to bags that aren't its own brand. So if I wanted to be able to get less expensive bags, what brand of vacuum sealer should I get that would accept the off brand bags?
I do realize that actual chefs wouldn't bother kicking a vacuum sealer this cheap out of their path, let alone buying one. But I don't have the budget of a professional kitchen and really need to start saving money and stop letting food rot in my refrigerator.
Thank you in advance for any help you can give.
I've seen this topic in here a few times but nobody has answered the question in a manner that helps me. I apologize for repeating the subject. Recommendations for $200+ machines aren't what I'm looking for.
I want to get a vacuum sealer for Christmas. I've never done sous vide cooking - this is more for better storage of things like bulk meats in the freezer. I would like it to be able to do sous vide or marinate foods, however. I guess this means it needs to be able to work with wet foods. I have small animals as pets and they need a lot of greens. I'd like to be able to seal up the greens so that I could buy more at a time instead of having to go to the store every couple of days. So I guess this means it has to have a gentle or anti-crush setting?
The difference between the other threads and mine is my budget. The absolute most I can spend on this appliance is $70, and I'd rather spend far less. I keep hearing FoodSaver bandied around with both good and bad remarks. If I did go with a FoodSaver, what model would be best? There are several within my price range.
FoodSaver is said to be unfriendly to bags that aren't its own brand. So if I wanted to be able to get less expensive bags, what brand of vacuum sealer should I get that would accept the off brand bags?
I do realize that actual chefs wouldn't bother kicking a vacuum sealer this cheap out of their path, let alone buying one. But I don't have the budget of a professional kitchen and really need to start saving money and stop letting food rot in my refrigerator.
Thank you in advance for any help you can give.
