DO NOT BUY ONE OF THESE! This is the worst designed piece of crap merchandise I have EVER seen in my life. For crying out loud, how could ANY engineer finish something like this and call it a completed project! What a joke! The sealer is elevated above the countertop so that you have to lift the item being sealed to get it level with the port or otherwise it won't vacuum out the air. But here's the kick in the arse! You also, at the same time, have to push the seal bar in that's underneath the bag. Okay, does that sound like impossible? Yeah, well get this ... you have to push the f(*&g bar in on both sides WITH BOTH HANDS. And not just push ... but PUSH HARD which requires chasing the machine across the countertop in the process. This is a two-man operation. My daughter bought this one last fall while I was in Montana because the other previous only slightly less screwed up model FoodSaver crapped out (after just three seasons of packing my goose sausage and pheasants). I bought an el-cheapo ZipLock vacuum sealer two years ago in Montana for 1/3 the price and it works wonderfully but it stays there. Never fails. The FoodSaver people can kiss my arse! This is a piece of sh*t!
Edit: I failed to mention the uniquely bizarre designed bag cutter/sealer at the bottom the machine (which necessitates holding the to be sealed items up off the counter). It's almost impossible to explain how it works, even with the image shown below. Very awkward almost backwards setup. About half the problem with this thing is the FoodSaver bags/rolls. Worst you can buy! ZipLock brand never fail to seal and are half the price. Unfortunately they're not that easy to find. FoodSaver has kind of a lock on this market. But they don't deserve it!
Edit: I failed to mention the uniquely bizarre designed bag cutter/sealer at the bottom the machine (which necessitates holding the to be sealed items up off the counter). It's almost impossible to explain how it works, even with the image shown below. Very awkward almost backwards setup. About half the problem with this thing is the FoodSaver bags/rolls. Worst you can buy! ZipLock brand never fail to seal and are half the price. Unfortunately they're not that easy to find. FoodSaver has kind of a lock on this market. But they don't deserve it!
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