Customer Reviews

FoodSaver V2240 Advanced Design Vacuum Food Sealer

5 star:		(59)
4 star:		(17)
3 star:		(5)
2 star:		(4)
1 star:		(8)

 

 

Owned for a couple weeks now. It's worked very well. Does a great job sealing, and vacuum packing works wonders for holding flavor while storing food. A fantastic surprise to this machine is that you can use it to pretty much seal any plastic bags, which i didn't know. I thought it was only for vacuum packing in the foodsaver bags, but you can use the sealer on cereal bags, potato chip bags, and even the plastic bags that bread comes in. Had i known that, i wouldn't have pondered the decision for whether this was really something i would use enough to justify the purchase. I've been using it for something everyday.

I've used the V2240 for 2 months now on a fairly consistent basis. In total I've probably vacuumed sealed at least 500 packages from trail mix, dried fruit, granola... and it is still going strong.

The only two complaints I have:

1.) It will only vacuum seal Foodsaver bags, not ziploc bags. Costco sells them pretty cheap.

2.) The space between the sealer and vacuum channel are too far apart causing the waste of roughly an inch of bag for each vacuum seal.

Overall, I'm very happy with this product and would recommend it.

I have used foodsavers for years...I'm not quite sure what the other reviewer is talking about, but I love this. This was a replacement for an older one that finally died. I use it often, and have never experienced any issues with it creating a vaccuum seal even one time. I love this and it's advanced features.

After years of use and hundreds of vacuum seals my model 1075 would not seal bags properly. Vacuum OK but even a double seal would let air in after a few days. I have owned FoodSavers since mid 1997 and this is my third unit. Mind you, I vacuum seal hundreds and hundreds of packages each year and have gotten my $$ worth out the past two units. Looking over all FoodSaver models, I selected the V2240. I like the fact it resembles the older 1075, simple to use, and doesn't waste excess bags like the new vertical units do.

My only dislike is the "moist" setting. It's about 5-7 seconds shorter than the "dry" setting. Kinda useless as it doesn't quite finish the job. I prefer to freeze the product until the excess moisture has frozen then vacuum seal on dry. Works like a charm as I just sealed a bunch of smoked bratwurst and fresh caught Coho salmon.

This is soooo worth the money. Just what I've saved in cheese that doesn't mold is worth it.
Used it to seal up lbs and lbs of dried fruit. Easy to use. Works every time with no hassle.
I also bought the two sizes of sealers to use on Mason jars and use them a lot. Good product.

I've owned and been happy with FoodSaver Products (at least 4 different ones) for 20+ years. I bought the V2240 because I needed another one since I gave my old one away, that was a big mistake!! As some others have said it stops working and needs to cool off for 10 - 15 minutes after only 5 attempts to seal a bag (customer service said it does this after 8 - 10 seal attemps). I quess this is a performs as intended feature now (previous ones I could do the 10 - 15 bag sealing without any problems).

As to the foodsaver bags (premade) don't waste your time or money, but buy the roll and make your own. I do recommend that you double seal though. I've had problems where the seal would get gaps, which let the air in causing to you have to cut below the seal line and reseal.

So here is the deal, if you want all the bells and whistles - or a bag cutter - buy a different model. If you want to be able to seal meat, fish, extra breadcrumbs etc with relative ease - this one works great. I read that it will seal ziplock bags - I don't find this to be the case as it won't pull a vacuum on them. If you want to minimize bag waste, it also requires that you to hold the bag just so or set it on a cutting board in front of the sealer - easy to do with a bit of practice. Bottom line - I think it works great!

I have been very pleased with this machine. It does everything as advertised. I do buy the rolls rather than individual bags. There isn't as much waste when you cut your own to size. I was surprised to learn how much longer your food can be kept in the freezer by having it vacuumed sealed.

It did everything we hoped it would. We raise chickens and after butchering them, put some in the freezer before putting them in Food Saver Bags. Turns out we didn't even have to put them in the freezer first. All we had to do was let the moisture drain off of them.

This thing is great. I live alone but buy chicken in bulk. This thing allows me to freeze it, take it out, and it's fresh and wonderful without any freezer burn. I bought a plastic marinating dish which I used to quick marinate meats(or to store soft items in there so they don't go stale, and it works swimmingly). Highly recommend it to anyone!!!!