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gallion_t:
I al looking to make the jump to a chamber vacuum sealer from the old Food Saver I inherited from my grandparents ~20 years ago. I've been doing some research and I still really have no idea what I should look for. The two main areas of discussion I see popping up in reviews are:

Bag size - if it's under 12" people seem to complain. Is this really an issue? I've always used 11" bags and never felt like I needed something bigger.

Oil vs oil less pump - seems the higher end ones are the oiled pumps, but with that comes more maintenance.

I have been browsing a few different options that seem to regularly pop up on the best buy options or from brands I'm familiar with:

Avid Armor USV20 or 32 model. Just depends on how big you want to go.

LEM MaxVac Pro Chamber Vacuum Sealer - I have a LEM bigbite grinder that I love so that pushes this option up the list.

Meat! Your Maker Chamber Vacuum Sealer with oil less pump

Vacmaster - various sizes. Originally this was the direction I thought I was going to go, but after seeing the size of them I'm a bit hesitant. At 80lbs+ these are really bulky and I just don't think it would be easy

Walton's Compact Chamber Vac Sealer - no real input other than they're pretty big in the meat processing world.

If anyone has experience with any of these, another suggestion, or just features I should look for id very much appreciate it.

Thank you!

Wolfdog2314:
I’ve got the MEAT chamber sealer with the oiled pump. Like u said some more maintenance but at the same time, from what I understand, this will last you a lifetime. I’m sure the oil-less pump would probably outlast you also, but this was the last sealer I wanted to buy for decades. I haven’t had a problem at all using the MEAT small and medium bags in the sealer. I haven’t done an oil chance yet but I think it will take minutes.

I’m sure any of the ones u have listed will do you fine. Major upgrade from the old food saver styles. I went through a few of these before upgrading to the chamber.

CP:
I have the USV20.  Smaller chamber size is a plus IMHO.  I've never regretted the purchase nor wished for the ability to vac seal giant bags of food.

 

gallion_t:

--- Quote from: CP on November 06, 2024, 11:46:17 AM ---I have the USV20.  Smaller chamber size is a plus IMHO.  I've never regretted the purchase nor wished for the ability to vac seal giant bags of food.

--- End quote ---

Why do you feel it's better? Just less waste of a bag or smaller storage in the freezer? I don't really do big stuff so I'm leaning more towards convenience of storing the sealer and pulling it out.

CP:

--- Quote from: gallion_t on November 06, 2024, 12:05:21 PM ---
--- Quote from: CP on November 06, 2024, 11:46:17 AM ---I have the USV20.  Smaller chamber size is a plus IMHO.  I've never regretted the purchase nor wished for the ability to vac seal giant bags of food.

--- End quote ---

Why do you feel it's better? Just less waste of a bag or smaller storage in the freezer? I don't really do big stuff so I'm leaning more towards convenience of storing the sealer and pulling it out.

--- End quote ---
Less air to remove, chamber empties faster, requires less power, therefore a smaller pump works fine.  Less stress on the pump, etc.

And yeah, I just put the unit on shelf between uses, very easy to store.

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