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Fishing in British Columbia => General Discussion => Topic started by: Dragnet on October 04, 2006, 04:50:25 PM

Title: Vacuum Packers--Which is Best?
Post by: Dragnet on October 04, 2006, 04:50:25 PM: Which is the best Vacuum Packer on the market,Tilia or Food Saver, and which model to get

or is there something else out there that I am unaware of.
Title: Re: Vacuum Packers--Which is Best?
Post by: bbronswyk2000 on October 04, 2006, 04:52:22 PM: Food Saver
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Post by: bentrod on October 04, 2006, 05:18:30 PM: I have the foodsaver and have had it for 5 years now. Probably used it on 60 fish. This means roughly 6 filets per fish or 360 vacuum packed pieces. I also use all the time for frozen chili, soups, jerkey, and anything else you can vacuum pack. It still runs like the day I bought it, mind you, I am anal about using it gently.

If you get one, try to go into Washington and go to Costco. No one can touch their prices and return policy.
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Post by: *Lil Fisherman* on October 04, 2006, 05:20:46 PM: FoodSaver! Got lots packed up in that! :P
Packs fast and lasts! ;D
Title: Re: Vacuum Packers--Which is Best?
Post by: Pat AV on October 04, 2006, 05:24:34 PM: What is the price tag on one of those bad boys?
Title: Re: Vacuum Packers--Which is Best?
Post by: DragonSpeed on October 04, 2006, 05:30:19 PM: Quote from: Dragnet on October 04, 2006, 04:50:25 PM
Which is the best Vacuum Packer on the market,Tilia or Food Saver, and which model to get

or is there something else out there that I am unaware of.

Uhmmmm. Tilia makes the Foodsaver :D
Title: Re: Vacuum Packers--Which is Best?
Post by: THE_ROE_SLINGER on October 04, 2006, 05:31:32 PM: I got a food saver one, ITS GREAT, I highly recomended one, Makes it so much easier to put your fish away, And can make fillets in all sizes
Title: Re: Vacuum Packers--Which is Best?
Post by: fishfinder on October 04, 2006, 05:31:41 PM: Foodsaver is made by Tilia.
Title: Re: Vacuum Packers--Which is Best?
Post by: Fish Assassin on October 04, 2006, 06:31:45 PM: Not overly impressed with the earlier models of the Foodsaver but I heard the latest Professional III model is good.
Title: Re: Vacuum Packers--Which is Best?
Post by: sliverbullet on October 04, 2006, 06:49:34 PM: the ones from costco :D
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Post by: TrophyHunter on October 04, 2006, 09:51:18 PM: I just bought the foodsaver V1205 on Sunday.. $149 at Walmart, works awesome, it is a little more pricy for the higher model but the vacuum is strong and it should last a while :)
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Post by: Sterling C on October 05, 2006, 09:14:16 AM: I've got a Rival vaccume sealer. Got it from Crappy Tire on sale for like 90bucks. Have never had a problem with it thus far.
Title: Re: Vacuum Packers--Which is Best?
Post by: BigFisher on October 05, 2006, 10:22:32 AM: The Food Saver vacuum seal handle is a cheap piece of plastic, mine has broken off and Now its worthless. I donno what to do.
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Post by: mooch on October 05, 2006, 11:48:57 AM: I used my Food saver for 2 years and it's lost some of its suction. I took it apart and I found 5 fish scales in the tubes. Got em out and now it really has good suction again.
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Post by: allwaysfishin on October 05, 2006, 04:27:19 PM: I have had the same "tillia foodsaver" for 6 years and it is still going strong. It has been used on countless salmon fillets, and I also use it to seal up my game meat from hunting which i butcher myself. Last year alone this 6 year old sealer packaged 26 sockeye, 23 coho, 16 - 20lbs plus springs, 8 ling cod, 9 halibut, 3 mule deer and a moose, oh.... and 200 lbs of bear sausage. I love it. No worries at all leaving meat or fish sealed and frozen for at least a year.