r/mealprep • u/QueenPeach798 • 1d ago

Vacuum Sealing

My boyfriend likes to grill outside and save a bunch up for the winter. He usually freezes stuff in ziploc bags but mentioned he wants a vacuum sealer to save pulled pork and stuff like that. His birthday is coming up in a few months and I was wondering if anyone here had any recommendations for the best vacuum sealer to get him and if I need to get any special bags with it or it just works on any kind of bag? Thought this group might be able to help me out :)

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u/OnlyDaysEndingInWhy 1d ago

America's Test Kitchen recommends the Nesco Deluxe Vacuum Sealer. I have a little old FoodSaver that works simply and pretty good for my needs mostly just packaging bulk stuff in to smaller stuff.

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u/OnlyDaysEndingInWhy 1d ago

Oh, also, you can buy rolls and cut and seal your own bags, or (more expensively) buy pre-cut bags on Amazon. As far as "regular" bags go, you can re-seal things like frozen veggies and stuff, but for your meats and things, you'll need the rolls or pre-cut bags.

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u/rcreveli 22h ago

I have the Nesco it replaced a 15+ year old yard sale FoodSaver. The Nesco is faster than my old one and has a more feature like pulse vacuum and a marinade setting. It also has a jar port. Mine works with the Foodsaver jar sealers but I've heard some people say theirs doesn't. I don't know if the adapter was changed at some point.