On Feb 6, 7:53*pm, "Brick" wrote:
It doesn't work worth a shit with wet stuff anymore then the Tilia does.
I simply fill bags with wet stuff and prefreeze before evacuating.

Ahhh... the fresh breeze of honesty.


Frankly, it sounds like you want a chamber machine Robert, and so do I.
The limiting factor is the cost. The cheapest is way over a thousand
dollars.

You are spot on there. If I had kiddos at home, I might bite. But
since it is just the two of us, the $1500 "mini" chamber version I
like is just too much. I saw one a while back, and I was astonished
at two things: speed and accuracy. That bag was vacuumed and sealed
in seconds. That machine I was informed, was about $2500.

I buy anything that is on deep sale discount or is a discounted
seasonal item and take it home and cut it up and freeze it. They know
me pretty well in the butcher shop at Sam's and have for some time.
These things can save so damn much money, even for just two, it
doesn't make sense not to.

In the meantime I'll cripple along with my Sinbo VS 280.

Yeah.. but in my mind I am thinking one day, maybe I'll run across
that chamber sealer somewhere...

Hey... I believe in the Easter Bunny, too!

I am looking at the Magic Vac now, which is a semi professional
machine. I talked to a lady that has five of them and uses them in
her bakery business for a few hours a day. She has had them on
the production line for about 3 years now. They are made in Italy,
and have variable seal and vacuum times and will use just about any
kind of bag you can get. I did a lot of research on this machine and
can't seem to find anyone that complains about them. They retailed
for about $400 (in their world, anyway) and were commonly sold for
anywhere from $299 plus shipping to $349.

They are changing out their model line now, and the machine is being
closed out for $129. They are much heavier duty than the Tilia
products, but still have the same drawback of not handling wet goods
well at all.

Guess I'll see.

I bought a lot of bags from this lady as she sells them at about 30%
less than the FoodSaver bags, and they work better. They seem pretty
good, so I am hoping for the same service and quality on the vacuum
machine.

Thanks for the comments.

Robert