Gasbye Chamber Vacuum Sealer

Really like the machine I use if most everyday sealing leftovers, just wish it was a little deeper for jars.

Tracking of my order was not updated - Amy contacted me and I received my unit promptly. It was well packed and triple boxed. It is more compact than I anticipated, which makes it fit easily on my roll around kitchen cart. Attractive enough to stay out and ready for use. I appreciate the accessory hose for canning jars and the spare heat strip and gasket.

I feed raw dog food (raw ground meat and veggies) but don't make my own. Buying it in a 5 gallon bucket is FAR more economical (more than $2/lb cheaper) than buying it in small serving packs, but I learned long ago that I am too lazy to portion it all into containers to refreeze and use individually. It's not portioning it out that's the problem, it's cleaning up the containers daily. Enter the vacuum sealer. Similar to the food that comes in 1 or 2lb packs, now I can buy the much cheaper 5 gallon buckets and portion it into disposable vacuum packs myself. It more than pays for itself compared to ordering it already done for me. For my big dog, vacuum sealing myself saves over $4 per day!As far as the process goes, the chamber vacuum sealer gets out all the air - which is definitely needed for liquidy goopy meat like what I'm working with. The other type of vacuum sealer doesn't work as well on liquids and wet stuff like this.It comes with 11"x11" bags, but I did get some 1qt/8"x10" bags to split my meat into 2lb bricks since my dog eats 2lbs of food per day and the smaller packets are perfect for that. I used the included filler plate with the smaller bags. 38lbs made 19 bags of 2lb packets. I did the 60 second "marinate" pre cycle, then a 60 second vac&seal cycle which worked perfectly, as I wanted to freeze these and make stackable bricks. I will say, I did try one packet without the marinate cycle and it wasn't as tight feeling as the ones I did do that with, so I will continue to do the marinate, and then vac&seal, for wet ground meat like this. I threw the packets into the freezer and they all froze great and stackable.I think this would be great for people who hunt/fish or make big batches of sausage, soups, etc, because you can spend a day making everything then vacuum seal it all to keep in the freshness. Then freeze it. My husband likes to make crock pot "dips" for family gatherings and with the ability to vacuum seal, he can buy ingredients in bulk, portion them or the finished dip out into vacuum packets, and freeze the extra for later dates.Really my only complaint (and it's not their fault) about this vacuum sealer is it's kind of bulky and hard to find a place to store it in my small house. It's a similar size to other small appliances. The outer size and inner chamber sizes are in the product picture gallery. The unit feels/looks VERY well made, with stainless steel and glass, so it is heavy.Also, just be aware this unit does make a loud sound (like an air compressor), only during the cycles.It comes with extra parts AND everything is labeled to tell you what it is and what it's for - really nice touch!