Dave Smith wrote:
> On 2017-12-23 5:17 PM, Hank Rogers wrote:
>> wrote:
>>> On Saturday, December 23, 2017 at 9:27:11 AM UTC-6, Jill McQuown wrote:
>>>>
>>>> I only buy small quantities of sugar and
>>>> that's for the hummingbird feeder.
>>>>
>>>>
>>> Last week my Kroger had 4 pound bags of sugar on sale for 99¢ and I
>>> really
>>> didn't need it but it was a good bargain. I think it was part of a
>>> buy 4
>>> or 5 items in a list and each item is only 99¢. Anyway, I sealed that
>>> unopened bag in very large Food Saver bag so whenever I'm ready for it,
>>> it won't be hard as a rock.
>>>
>>> Another use for the Food Saver!
>>>
>> Joan, don't you have to add the cost of the food saver bags to the 99
>> cents to evaluate how good the sugar savings are? Penfart actually has
>> a point here about the cost of the bags (and equipment), of course he
>> consumes food in such massive quantities that he probably doesn't have
>> to bother storing much 
>
> When I got a Food Saver I had a rude surprise when I got a new roll of
> material. Holy crap it was expensive. That machine died after
> considerable use and was replaced by a new model that I got on sale for
> a good price and it included a lot of extra bags and rolls. IIRC there
> were 6 boxes of material.
>
> There are some good deals out there when you buy in bulk. I love
> tenderloin steaks and they usually cost $10-12 apiece. Every once in a
> while there are deals on beef tenderloins. A couple years ago I picked
> one up fora tad under $50 and got 16 steaks out of it. Last year I got
> one for $60 and got 14 steaks and a roast that I got two nights out of.
> The FoodSaver was well used there. I often see economy packs of
> chicken that offer great savings. he 40-50 cents that it costs for FS
> material is still a winner for me.
>
Yep, I bet it is very worthwhile for freezing very expensive stuff, like
those good cuts of beef, when you find really good deals like that.
You're making me hungry now, dammit.
I'm old and I don't get out much these days, so I rarely run across good
food sales. It was years ago when I wanted a foodsaver gizmo.
I reckon some of these machines must be like ink jet printers ... They
sell you the printer for peanuts, but the ink cost an arm and both legs.
I knew a lady several years back that resorted to buying really cheap
printers, just threw them away when the ink ran out, and got a new printer.