Reddit reviews FoodSaver V3240 Vacuum Sealing System with Starter Kit
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Starter Kit includes: (1) 11"x10' Roll, (3) Qt Heat-Seal Bags, (2) Gal Heat-Seal BagsManual operation with 2 vacuum speeds, Easy Operation: Vacuums, seals and shuts off automatically with a single touchMoist/Dry food settings for optimal sealingCrush Free Instant Seal helps protect delicate foods during sealing processConvenient roll holder and bag cutterFoodSaver Vacuum Sealing Systems are engineered to work best with FoodSaver bags and rolls
We used to eat out a lot because we were both so busy and by the time we got home we never wanted to cook. It hurts to think about how much money we spent on food.
This isn't really a "gadget", but we recently bought a chest freezer from Amazon and I don't know how we lived without it before. That coupled with a Foodsaver Vacuum Sealer and a cheap canning kit is the best money I've spent to save money in the long run. Buying things like meat at costco actually makes sense now since we have the room for it. Now whenever we cook, we'll double or triple the recipe and freeze it for another day.
Yesterday we made chicken pot pies (doubled Alton Brown's recipe and it made 10 meals. We ate two and froze the other 8), salsa (using the food processor, made 8 pint jars), and falafel (doubled recipe, made about 20 balls). Today we're going to make a beef stew.
I've been thinking about getting into the whole crockpot idea since mine is just sitting all by itself in the cabinet, but I haven't gotten that far yet.
Hey, not sure if you're in the market for a vacuum packaging machine.... But...
I found mine, and all the bags for mine at goodwill.
In addition, some machines have a container inside them to store the bags, so if you open the machines take the bags you can usually get a roll for like 1$ And they dont mind, or at least not when I asked because they still make a sale!
Infact, this is the machine I saw at goodwill that had the bags inside. The machine itself was a bit dirty, as if it sucked out a brine/ marinate and then dried up all over. Never the less, I got bags for my current machine again, also thrifted* And then cleaned ofcourse.
Looking back not knowing the food saver I found was worth so much I regret not buying it for whatever they wanted for it!
I use this one here it's a bit expensive, but it saves a hell of a lot of food, I generally make a big batch of sausages and such once a month, and i can freeze and bag them for the whole month. once you freeze it, you can vacuum seal pretty much everything
For the vacuum sealer itself, a Foodsaver. Once you've used up the bags that come with the starter kit, the you can get a roll of bag that you can cut to size for pretty cheap.
It's a bit of an initial investment, but once you're making your own food, it pays for itself in the reduction of food waste.
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