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Dragnet

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Vacuum Packers--Which is Best?
« 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.
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Re: Vacuum Packers--Which is Best?
« Reply #1 on: October 04, 2006, 04:52:22 PM »
Food Saver
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Re: Vacuum Packers--Which is Best?
« Reply #2 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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Re: Vacuum Packers--Which is Best?
« Reply #3 on: October 04, 2006, 05:20:46 PM »
FoodSaver! Got lots packed up in that! :P
Packs fast and lasts! ;D
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Re: Vacuum Packers--Which is Best?
« Reply #4 on: October 04, 2006, 05:24:34 PM »
What is the price tag on one of those bad boys?
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Re: Vacuum Packers--Which is Best?
« Reply #5 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
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Re: Vacuum Packers--Which is Best?
« Reply #6 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
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Re: Vacuum Packers--Which is Best?
« Reply #7 on: October 04, 2006, 05:31:41 PM »
Foodsaver is made by Tilia.
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Re: Vacuum Packers--Which is Best?
« Reply #8 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.
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Re: Vacuum Packers--Which is Best?
« Reply #9 on: October 04, 2006, 06:49:34 PM »
the ones from costco  :D
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Re: Vacuum Packers--Which is Best?
« Reply #10 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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Re: Vacuum Packers--Which is Best?
« Reply #11 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.
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Re: Vacuum Packers--Which is Best?
« Reply #12 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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Re: Vacuum Packers--Which is Best?
« Reply #13 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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Re: Vacuum Packers--Which is Best?
« Reply #14 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.
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