FoodSaverHandheld Cordless Food Vacuum Sealer Machine | with Charging Dock, 1 Vacuum Container and 10 Zipper Vacuum Bags | Black/Silver [VS1199]

When I decided that I should vacuum seal a lot of food kept in the fridge and my bread, as I was throwing out a lot because I wasn’t using it all. I initially bought the smaller Fosa vacuum sealer, it was good value for money and you got more containers with it but I quickly found that it would not seal all the containers.So I intended to return it and bought the Fresh Food Vacuum Sealer (mains supply) to replace it.The Fresh Food Vacuum Sealer was very easy to setup, just take the packaging off, plug it in and your good to go.It came with one container and five bags, I tried the bags first, very easy to seal. Just put your food in clip the double seal at the top together put it on the base of the sealer, align the circle on the bag with the nozzle press the button and you can see the air being removed instantly. None of the bags failed either.It was the same with the single container that came with it. Sealed first time and held.I did look at extra containers but they are either very expensive or sold out. So I decided to try the containers that came with the Fosa as I hadn’t returned it yet and the vacuum hole was the same.No one tells you that these much cheaper containers work with this machine, it actually sealed two that I thought had faulty valves because as soon as the vacuuming was finished the air just rushed back in.I would recommend this to anyone looking for an affordable easy to use vacuum sealer, along with the Fosa containers if you want some more that are, cheaper and just as reliable as the Food Saver containers. I added a large container for bread at more than half the price of the original and it works very well.

The grown-up, top of the range FFS017 vacuum sealer has been a much used and welcome kitchen gadget, primarily for long-term freezer or chilled/ambient storage predominantly utilising the rolls, at suitable lengths and the bags. The integrated hand held sealer is, as stated on the tin, great with the zipper bags and the containers. However, for shorter-term, almost every-day use, such as prepared salad items stored under vac in the fridge in appropriate sized containers, the big boy mains sealer is slightly irritating, as it stored in a cupboard when not in use, has to be bought down, plugged in, used, and put away again — perhaps for one container or zipper bag.The handheld cordless on the other hand, sits happily and discreetly in its charger, is ready for immediate use, and performs well on the containers and zipper bags. Though possibly less powerful than the mains powered FFS017, if the usage instructions/advice are followed does the job it is intended for adequately and with less fuss than its big brother. Would recommend this to anyone that is serious about vaccing for storage and daily use.As a bonus of course, food waste, of which so much seems to generated unnecessarily, is considerably reduced.

Since my initial purchase, I've only had a couple of occasions where it hadn't worked right straight away, unsure why.Overall, the food saver vacuum is very quick and efficient, takes no time, but saves time later in the week, when I used to have to start preparing lunches. The foods I've had, the food I've prepared, has stayed fresh.At this time I've only used containers, I'd not use the bags the same.👀. Handheld Cordless - I've recently purchased the foodsaver handheld cordless (reviews go jointly with main machine above?). Nice little machine, quieter, takes much less room. Machine attaches easily to the top, once sealed, re press button and it releases the container.A little slower, but great device which does the job too 👍. Will continue to use both machines. Handheld good value also, as comes with 10 bags and one big container.

I have an old fashioned rolled plastic-type vacuum sealer that because of it size, rarely gets used, so when I saw the cordless FoodSaver I decided to give it a try. The main unit is very small at around 3cm square footprint, including the charging dock. This means it can sit on the worktop without taking up valuable space - and is always there, ready to go. The mains plug for the charging dock is a small integrated into the plug type which is small enough to not block other sockets when used in a power strip.The pack includes a medium-sized clear plastic container and 10 medium-sized vacuum bags. This gives enough to get you hooked in vacuum sealing without having to immediately spend more. The bags are easy to seal - put what you want inside them and push out most of the air by hand before initially sealing the double to seal. Then put the sealer unit over the one-way valve (it is very flat) and press the top of the sealer down until a good vacuum is created. The sealer does not stop when the vacuum is there, so you have to just pull the sealer off. The plastic containers are a crystal clear plastic and fairly thick, with tops that are shaped to allow stacking of other containers. To use this you press down on the top of the container and put the vacuum sealer over the centre green pressure valve. Since there is no change in the shape of the container when the vacuum is pulled, there is a small dome that pulls inwards when the vacuum is there. This also gives an indication of if the vacuum has held.There are a couple of negatives I have found. The first is that the push button of the sealer seems to stick a little when held down, and needs pulling slightly to stop it (or leave it for around 5-10 seconds after removing it and it will stop itself). The second is the plastic containers. In my experience (I have a few now), most are really good but I do have one that will pull a vacuum fine but within 30 minutes will have lost the vacuum. Others have held it for days with no sign of the vacuum failing. Unless you need to stack containers, I would personally recommend using the bags though. They are washable and reusable and I have yet to have an issue with any of them.For those wondering, you can use the sealer on none FoodSaver bags too (I have tried VacBird) as long as they have a similar type of vacuum valve in the bag. I haven't found any that are cheap though - all of them seem to be quite expensive for a bag.