I have been debating for over a month if I should purchase Reynolds Handi-Vac Vacuum Sealing System gadets and try it out.  I really have my eyes on the Food Saver V2440 Vacuum Packaging system, but it is just so expensive.

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If you check out Sam’s Club website, they sell the system for $99.84 and $39.74 for the Food Saver Combination Bags and Roll – four 11”X18” and two 8”X22” rolls.

I have heard many good things about the Food Saver products – actually one of my friends have it and she just loves it.

She buys bulk groceries, including meats (chicken, beef, pork, sea foods, and etc), and she marinates all of her meat product before putting it in the freezer.

According to her the marinade penetrates through the meat fibers before finally freezing in the freezer, and when you defrost the meat it defrosts in the marinade – double whammy.

Moreover, if you have fresh meat you can marinate it in the Food Saver bags for only ½ hour (yes, there are marinating sauces that, but the vacuum bags actually presses the marinade into the fiber effectively.

Well, back to my Handi-Vac system – what a waste of money!!!

I only lost $8.00 (Vacu-Seal Starter Kit with Handheld Vacuum Sealer and Bags) plus $3.00 (gallon bags) plus tax – So, I lost about $12.00.

I cannot personally compare and review pros and cons of Food Saver product, however, I do have friends who own it and they frequently uses it – in simple terms they LOVE it.

Handi-Vac

On the other hand, I can personally give you my consumer opinion on Handi-Vac product – it is piece of GARBAGE!

If you already own one and it works for you than you probably spent the best $12 of your budget.

As for me, I couldn’t completely vacuum out the air out of the bag (the top of the bag was pretty vacuumed out, but the bottom of the bag was all bubbly.

Also, it took me good minute or two get the air out of the bag, and I had to press the handheld device against the bag pretty firmly – it was a problem for me because I have arthritis on my right hand, so it was pretty painful after couple of bags.

All-in-all, it was a tedious work, and took me pretty long to complete the bags of meat I had to vacuum out – I think I spent extra 15 minutes in the kitchen.

I am going to work my household budget this month so I can buy the Food Saver machine – I think it’s going to relieve my headaches.

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