- Vacuum system keeps food fresh longer, prevents freezer burn
- Reusable, resealable, dishwasher-safe bags conveniently go into microwave or boiling water
- Includes one 11- by 10-inch roll for bagging, three quart size bags, and two gallon bags
- Also works with bottles, jars, and canisters; 3/4-quart canister included
- To help get you started, it comes with a how-to video
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Ingenious and simple to operate, Tilia's FoodSaver system seals food inside containers after vacuuming out the air--and the oxygen that causes foods to spoil. That means food stays fresh longer than when it's merely refrigerated or frozen. Meat, for example, remains good in the freezer for about six months; frozen inside a vacuum package, it remains good for two to three years--and it doesn't suffer freezer burn, either. Fish, coffee, cheese, crackers, sugar, nuts, oils, and wine all stay fresh three to five times longer when stored in a vacuum, whether they're frozen, refrigerated, or at room temperature. Also, silverware and other metal items won't tarnish when stored in a vacuum-sealed bag.
Like all FoodSaver machines, this one vacuums air from containers and seals bags with a simple one-touch operation. The machine measures 15 by 5-1/2 by 3-1/2 inches, weighs 5 pounds, has a cord-storage compartment, and cleans easily with a damp, soapy cloth. It carries a one-year warranty against defects. An instruction booklet and video accompany the machine.
The basic FoodSaver container is Tilia's three-layer VacLoc bag: it has two plastic layers and an outer nylon layer to keep moist foods (such as meat loaf or chocolate cake) moist, dry foods (such as brown sugar or flour) dry, and all foods from leaking odor. Included in this kit is one 11- by 10-inch roll for bagging, three quart size bags, and two gallon bags. For cooking, the bags can go directly into a microwave oven or boiling water. They're resealable, reusable, and dishwasher-safe. --Fred Brack
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66 of 69 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A Great Product - just think before you seal,
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This review is from: Tilia FoodSaver Vac 550 Kit Vacuum Sealing System (Kitchen)
I bought this product 2 months ago and now have a freezer full of frozen meals just waiting to be popped into boiling water. As a single person who likes to cook I found this product especially helpful since you don't necessarily want to cook up a pot of chili or stew or something and have to eat it every day for the next week to keep it from going bad. I just pop it in the bags and freeze it where it keeps for months. Also very helpful for things like cheese which we all know does not have the refrigerator life we'd like it to have. While the bags and rolls are expensive, if you think before you seal you can get good repeat useage out of them. I use the rolls and if I buy beef or chicken in bulk I seal them in a bag that is bigger than the piece by about a half, when I use it I wash the bag, and keep it for the next bit of chicken and so on. And if I seal something that's not raw meat I wash it and use it for incrementally smaller things such as cold cuts then maybe cheese. That way you get alot of good uses out of one bag. You can also use the wide mouth mason jars over and over. And if you get the ones you can put in the freezer you'll have no problem.
46 of 49 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
SOME PRACTICAL ADVICE,
By A Customer
This review is from: Tilia FoodSaver Vac 550 Kit Vacuum Sealing System (Kitchen)
I like this product a lot - BUT -- Here are some words of advice. The bags are very expensive. I do my best to save things in WIDE-MOUTH Mason jars to save money. There is an attachment that comes with this model which allows you to seal a WIDE-MOUTH mason jar pretty well. BUT IT DOES TAKE PRACTICE and PATIENCE! We reuse the bags as much as possible. The PRESEALED bags work best but of course are the most expensive. It seems when we buy a roll and seal them ourselves then we can never get a good seal. I am so cheap that I hessitate using the bags the way they do on the infomercial ie. taking the cheese out, cutting an ounce off and resealing it. "Ya, I saved $1.00 per pound on the cheese but it cost me almost a buck for the bag! You decide.
34 of 35 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Does what it advertises, worth getting,
This review is from: Tilia FoodSaver Vac 550 Kit Vacuum Sealing System (Kitchen)
I picked up one of these at a local store and have overall been satisfied with it. It's particularly great for a single person like me, to buy in bulk and freeze out portions that won't go bad before I can eat them. My main issue is with using larger bags. I have a hard time getting a good seal, as it almost always wrinkles at some point, no matter how careful I am. It often takes me two or three tries to get it sealed right. Again, this is only with the really large bags that I had this problem. Smaller ones seem to work fine. As others mention, you will get the best value and use out of this if you leave room in the bags so they can be reused. They are stiff enough to be easy to wash out so this is well worth doing. One other comment I would have is that you are most likely to use this if you have counter space for it. I have to keep it in a cabinet and often find I don't want to go to the trouble of dragging it out to use it. So I often don't seal stuff that I could unless I have a number of items to do.
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