Did you say the newer one has something where you can remove the air from a bottle of wine if resealing? I thought you mentioned something when you took the cap off of it. Or not.
Hi, thank you for introducing me to the FreshSaver, the chargeable white unit. I picked it because I felt it might be stronger suction. I got it and I think it is a revolutionary product! I bought the special bags. What I do is put my food in a cheap plastic bag, unzipped, just to keep the outer bag clean and reusable. Then I press button and watch it shrink! The food freezes amazing and takes up less space! It is my favorite gadget! I only charge it once a month and I’m good to go! Works on muffins and put in refrigerator and it expands once you open the bag. Now it’s time to expand uses: keep nuts fresh, cookies, herbs, etc. I still am thinking of getting the canning lids. Thank you for introducing me to one of the best inventions ever in freshness technology!
I was just researching foodsavers and somehow it led me to this. THANK YOU!!!! Going to get one tomorrow! I am single and like buying meats in bulk and freezing smaller packages. This just sold me!
Dee - these smaller handheld units only work with the specialized bags (with the vacuum port in it), not the regular vacuum seal bags that require the full sized machine.
Thank you so much. I bought the newer model a year ago and could never figure this out. I bought it for sealing jars and it never seemed to fit right. I guess I may have been doing it right, just figured it had to be in that hole tightly. I just went and tried it again it worked perfectly. Thank you!
Thank you for this video. I was sooo confused due to the directions, thought had to use the little clear hose! Love your videos! You really inspired me to get into dehydrating. I purchased the COSORI Food Dehydrator and followed your instructions from a different video on prepping the machine from the factory and have my first batch of dehydrating going on right now. Basil here we come. Baby steps....tomorrow peppers!!
Great, informative video. I don't have either of those handhelds but I almost always have trouble with both standard and wide mouth jars sealing with my big foodsaver and the sealing attachments. I love the inverted lid tip and can't wait to try it, thank you!
Thank you so much!! I was ready to toss the regular mouth top because I couldn't get anything to seal. Now I need to pull it out and try it with the second lid inverted, Praise God!! I think I may have found another way to prepare.
Thank you for this. I have a new foodsaver (VS3180). I've been trying to figure out how to use the handheld attachment that is linked to the machine. There are lots of videos on how to use it, but none that show how to use it with the jar sealer. I even saw one video that said you can NOT use it with the jar sealer. I bought the jar sealer anyway, and now I'll be able to use it. Thank you for all you do!!
Thank you very much for the post! My accessory hose recently broke on my FoodSaver and couldn't be replaced. Thought I was going to need to buy a whole new system but no, I just need the handheld sealer. Signing off to buy right now!!!!! Darcy you're the best!
Thank you so much for the video. I have been having the worst time getting a foodsaver unit I hot at a garage sale to do jars. Thanks to your little video I learned the double lid trick, and purchased a handheld. Thank you thank you
Thank you for doing the review. I had no idea the handheld vaccume sealer would work with the widemouth and regular jar sealer. I just bought it to seal the foodsaver vacume zipper bags. It turns out that my old foodsaver 550 will not vacume seal my Mason jars with this jar sealer I just bought. It wont seal the wide mouth or the regular jars. It just won't create a vaccume so I am happy to know I can still use the handheld vaccume sealer. I am also glad you mentioned regular jars have a problem in the jar sealer. And thanks for offering a solution. I would never have thought to add another lid like you demonstrated before sealing.
Thanks for this demonstration Darcy. Especially the trick with inverted lid trick and ring removal on handheld sealer. I’m a blind individual who couldn’t figure that out. Limited space in kitchen and a pain to pull out my large sealer for quick jobs, the handheld will be great for dry food in bags and jars.
I had just posted my question of needing help with my regular mouth jar sealer. By the way you can once again order it on Amazon and I just received mine!!!!I just figured out why I was having such difficulty using the regular jar sealer! Maybe this will help other Canadian viewers . I found out only the Bernardin mason jars work (Canada doesn't carry Ball or Kerr)! I was trying it on the Golden Harvest mason jars and it was impossible to get a a vacuum seal! I was beginning to think my jar sealer was faulty. Hope this might help other Canadians! Thank Darcy for your youtube channel, I love it and it has been an inspiration to me!!! I bought my first dehydrator a month ago and because of your encouragement I didn't give up even if I had some setbacks. I have tried dehydrating things I never had thought of dehydrating because of your amazing teaching videos!! Keep them coming!
Thank you so much for posting this. It was the exact information I have been looking for and needed. I had seen videos about the handheld manual pumps that can be purchased for cars that uses the tube to extract the air . I had seen other videos with electronic pumps from other manufacturers. I did not know Food Saver made one with the nub. Thank you! Thank you! Finally found the solution I wanted and was hoping to find. Jennifer
Last year with the canning jar and lid shortage I moved my dry items to spaghetti sauce jars using their original lids. I wanted to buy a Pump-N-Seal but they were sold out. I bought the Pump-N-Seal tabs and used my handheld vacuum sealer with them and it worked great. I bought the hand held vacuum sealer about 6 years ago because I had an older Foodsaver without the vacuum port.
I purchased the black hand held vacuum sealer thanks to you. One thing that I do after I've allowed the high pitch sound, is take it out and put it right back in and vacuum one more time. It makes this slight twangy pop sound to let me know for sure the can is vacuum sealed. I'd like to find a way to vacuum seal any bag using it and even find a way to seal any jar with it.
A chamber sealer would be needed to vacuum seal jars that the jar sealer attachments don't fit, but the handheld isn't powerful enough to do those. I've seen some hack lids by punching holes in them, sealing and using something to cover the hole - you might find something like that on YT.
I’m glad I ran across this video. I have a new food saver with the vacuum thing on it. I was vacuum sealing my jars without taking the green cap off. It worked on most but not all. I got frustrated and just pulled out my old food saver. I didn’t realize the green cap came off. I guess I should have read my directions 😊.
I really appreciate your tip on removing the clear part of the hand sealer before using it in jar lid attachment. I bought a new Food saver with a built in hand attachment, and couldn't figure it out. No instructions were included. Now I can use my mason jars for pantry storage.
I am considering purchasing a food saver. Can you tell me if I would need to also purchase the separate jar vacuum sealer or will the built-in vacuum hose work with the jar sealers?
I found your video because I am considering getting a hand held in addition to my large food saver unit. Thank you for a very complete review/tutorial! BONUS: I was having issues with my regular size jar sealer and you solved that issue with your inverted extra lid trick. Can't wait to try again and hopefully finally get a good seal.
I've had the newer version going on 3 yrs now. I use it at least 3 - 10 times a day and it still keeps the charge and works great. So much so that I bought an extra for when supply chain shortages from China go through the roof. I've never had it run out of juice and it sits on my counter 24/7 plugged in. So using it for large projects is fine if it has a full charge. There is absolutely no need for a larger machine if you are only doing canning jars. I wish it was USB charged so I would not have to rely on power from an electrical outlet and could charge it with a USB battery bank. I don't use it with the $pecial foodsaver bags but the green rubber footer came off of mine anyway (broke off even though I don't use it). The sealer still makes contact with the docking station even though this no longer is on the bottom of the cap. I also use the sealer with zipperless freezer bags. I place the bottom of the vacuum sealer at the top of the opening of the bag, squeeze tight with my hand around where the bag is gathered and after sucking all the air out, I give the bag a few twists and add a twist tie. It works well with practice and the vacuum is every bit as good as the large machines (sometimes better). I place that bag in a second bag and seal that as well to prevent the inner bag from piercing when I move stuff around in my freezer. For a third to a quarter of the price of a larger machine, this was well worth the $40 and gets used multiple times every day - not only with our food but also my parrot's food (I repackage all of his food into sterilized mason jars once I open a bag). Don't waste your time on a larger foodsaver machine with a 2 yr lifespan. Get this device and use mason jars (you can even freeze liquid in mason jars if you avoid temperature extremes and allow headspace for expansion when it freezes). This device and the overpriced mason jar attachments are the only items foodsaver makes that I use and I have yet to find a reason to upscale to anything more advanced. It covers all of my prepping/vacuum sealing needs. I will be purchasing a brake bleeder pump however, before China stops shipping those over as well.
Thanks for sharing this I appreciate it. I was wondering if I wanted to get these instead of always having to drag out my big Food Saver to do cans. My hint about the specialty bags, put them in a sealed plastic container that mice can't get into! Thanks again!
Thanks so much for your videos ! I’m new to all this, and love your channel. You explain things in a simple, but detailed way. I’m so glad I can get a handheld instead of the regular vacuum sealer . I watched your newest video too, and love how you show to store things shorter term without a sealer too ! So helpful ☺️
This video came just in time; have the white one on my wishlist for my birthday next month but now I think I want the newer version for the docking station
Oh my gosh!! I had no idea you had to remove the little green top! I was going to take it back to Walmart. I have not seen a video like this so thank you so very much!!
I bought a large food saver before I ever saw these smaller ones. Maybe when my budget allows I will get the smaller one. I also use a break bleeder which is great if the grid ever goes down.
My boyfriend can't stop laughing about how small and cute it is. We just opened it but he's mad we paid more for it. 🤗thank you for this video I thought i got a toy for a second.
Thanks I got one about month ago and I am just now trying to figure out how to use it. Lol this video was very helpful and didn't know you could seal the Mason jars also. So thanks again.
Thank You Great video! Had the white one years ago and had a large food saver also. Now that it's just me, I bought the newer small model and love it.. I buy the larger bags of veggies to save money and buy 1-3 months worth of meats, for individual servings of meats etc.Washed and reused my bags several times No more frost on my veggies. 24.95 at Walmart 11/2020. The Black one.
Nice, thanks! I use those bags for, like, cheese, cold cuts, stuff that goes in the fridge. Those things seem to keep better the less air that’s in the package. Thanks for this comparison review. 😉👍🏻
Thank you for this video. My son had the small white one and I have never used it, I always use my big one. Now I know how to use it and know that I can seal my jars with it, and don't always have to get my big one out.
@@ThePurposefulPantry This would probably work with the 3 Piece Round, BPA-free Canister Set, FoodSaver 3 Piece Round Canister Set includes .75 quart, 1.5 quart and 2.5 quart vacuum storage canisters that work with.., By FoodSaver set also. I got my set for about $45 in 2014 and now they're like $100 :o
Thank you for sharing, greatly appreciated! I was trying to do this with the ring on and watching you I learned the way it works is with the ring off :-) Thank you.
This was fabulous! I have the older model and want to give it to my sister because I have a big machine with attachment. I thought we were going to need a hose adapter, but you showed me what I needed to know. Yea! Thank you
Thank you for the information on the pitch change to know when it's done. I bought the newer model about 4 days ago & just started using it today. Well, after using & seeing the air being sucked out, thought I was done.... Nope, wrong. Air started coming back into the bags a short time later & I was thinking 'O.k., what I'd do wrong?'. I checked the zipper part & making sure nothing was around the vacuum hole to clog it up. Everything looked good, so I came to the internet, & RU-vid, & found your video. Will try doing it again after the vacuum's charged some more :)
I have found that you REALLY have to make sure that zipper is closed all the way across. I don't plan on using the zipper back fr anything more than block cheese for the fridge.
One note of caution.... Even a pin hole will make a plastic bag useless. Be extra careful when handling anything frozen in plastic bags. Easy to puncture a bag when the plastic and contents are frozen, through abrasion or shatterng. It's also possible that the bag had a factory defect. Since it's been a month, since you posted, did you get it to work after you finished re-charging? Quite possible that you didn't pull out enough air for the vacuum seal to actually happen.
Thank you so much! I have an antique V840 which works but sounds like a jet. I also have the white handheld one. I like using mason jars the most but hated pulling out the big one to seal/reseal jars. Thanks for showing how to use the handheld one for jars!! This will work so well for day to day use.
Suggestion, turn your phone the east/west way so your video is in landscape mode or larger. I appreciate you getting the video out before the storm. Thank you for sharing.
@@ThePurposefulPantry I was so glad to see the presentation of those two products. I need a regular one for now, but when I start storing in canisters and jars, one of those will be a good one. Praying all was well after the storm.
In your group, love it! I wish I’d seen this video before getting my brake bleeder. In the amazon listing for the little black vacuum sealer, a few people said it doesn’t work with the jar lid sealers, only the bags. At this point not worth it to me to return the brake bleeder. But that is truly a workout!
That's why you always take Amazon ratings with a grain of salt. Many times, it's simply because they don't know how to use the product and assume it's bad. A tip I learned not long ago, rest the brake bleeder handle on the counter, and use your body eight to help leverage down instead of just your grip. Still not ideal, but it does help.
@@ThePurposefulPantry yes I did rest the brake bleeder on the counter! But good to know this little device from Food Saver works on jar lids. If I start to do more dehydrating or storage, I might get one.
Thank you! I have a couple of other vacuum sealers. One an old Foodsaver and the other is that stand up one that came with containers. I’ve never used either of them. But, times, they are a changin’. I ran to Target tonight to snatch up a bunch of canning jars and decided to try this new one, as well. But, I did wonder just how it would work with the jar sealers. I did not know that you could remove that bottom part! Add to it that, for me, the quietness is IMPORTANT! I will be canning but, I live in an apartment and I don’t want anyone to know that I’m canning. Bad enough my new AA 915 canner seems it will make a crapload if noise! For me, this one goes well with my kitchen also, so it’s another plus. So, although I anticipated I would be returning it, it sounds like it’s a keeper!
I have a hand pump for my rubber wine resealer corks. It works great on the Foodsaver ziplock bags. Tried it on a whim after getting a box of bags at Goodwill. Works great. (I'm a wee bit cheap.) Got the caps to go with my big machine, but haven't used them yet.
thanks so much. I had seen a video on sealing the jars and finally bought a set. I had the handheld and knew I wouldn't be buying the bags, but thought it would work with the lids. Alas, a tube came with the lids that would attach to the lids but wouldn't attach to the hand held as the orifice was the same size. I was stumped thinking I had to use the hose. Wahoo your video got rid to that misconception. Frustrated, I had begun looking for a regular food saver machine that would attach to the hose or something to splice them together. I did find a VS1250 I think it was that had an accessory hole that would connect and was doing reviews to see if that was the best one to get as it was removed from the target shelves just after I found I could connect the two. I had sent an email and phone call to food saver and never got an answer, then spent time reading reviews of sealers to see what I should get. Problems were noted. I was ready to get a brake sealer. This is great! I can use my little sealer and JUST LEAVe the tubing supplied off! Thanks so much
I live in a small student housing studio apartment, so I've been hesitant to buy a foodsaver because I have such limited space. Either of these will be perfect for me, I'll have to have a look and see what's available in Sweden! Thanks for the comparison, it was really helpful :)
Det finns en handhållen vakuumförpackare som heter Champion som kostar 300kr. Jag använder den med Ball Mason jars och tillbehöret i videon för burkar.
@@bexco5304 Åh, awesome, jag har funderat på om tillbehöret skulle funka med andra märken! Jag beställde en av de dyrare Foodsaverserna för ett tag sen men den verkar inte komma än på ett tag... Vill komma igång och göra plats i frysen så jag kan laga storkok (eller mediumkok iaf) och lägga undan.
I was getting frustrated with my original one because it wasn’t working well. I bought the new one and I think I’m going to like it. I like that the charging doc seems more convenient. And I’ve already used the accessory port with a couple of my old foodsaver containers.
You rock! 🥳. Thank you for explaining this thing…..you just saved me from purchasing a Food Saver (which I don’t need). I followed your links to ensure you earn the Amazon commission (there’s a dehydrator in that order as well as other items). You are appreciated!
I have the older one but I also have the docking station for it so it sits on my counter fully charged ready to go at all times. I don’t know if the docking station was only available for a short time but I purchased mine with the docking station all as one package. I like the idea of the smaller size of the newer one, but frankly my kitchen is white, so the white one sitting on my counter fits in better LOL. I do have the big game saver platinum which does have the cord but it’s a pain to drag out to seal a jar. So I just love having this on my counter ready to go. Great vid Darcy!
Mine didn't come with a docking station - so that's interesting. Neither of mine will sit on the counter- I keep a basket of tools in my dehydrating cabinet and just leave them there until I need them. But I will eventually get rid of the white one, I'm fairly certain. The new one is just quieter, though it feels as if isn't as powerful. But it competed with no problem!
Thank you! Twenty reviews later you are the ONLY one who mentioned charge time. 12-24 hours is a long time to charge! This is my first attempted use after having one for quite a while and it was not on the charger thanks to my housemate who insisted I leave it off. Why I cannot fathom, but it was dead and I kept checking, still dead. The green light is constantly lit, not throbbing dim/bright. The literature is somewhere around here for this and I didn't want to hunt for it. Does the green light go off when it's done or how would I know when it's finished charging? Thanks so much for your review and this information. At least I have an idea of what I'm up against, a long wait before I can vacuum seal my additional uncooked family pack of chicken thighs - and now to focus on cooking food instead.
I'd use wine bottles to do that rather than just mason jars unless you're going to use something to protect the liquid from going into the machine. There are wine bottle caps made specifically for this unit.
I have had the older version for several years and I love it! I also use it for jars and with the vacuum bags. My regular mouth jars seal fine but when I remove the collar from the jar, the ring always comes off. Thought it was just mine but I guess not.
i have the new one works great. I found that with the food saver tubs dont seem to stay air tight. I store rice in them. I was hoping you may have tryed the tubs. Was not sure if i was missing something as maybe made for short term just not doing right .It is self expiatory Thank you Dawn
Thank you for this helpful informative video! Just got my handheld sealer & the jar kit today. Works great. But I did need to refer to your video to get started using it. Many thanks again!
Thanks for this. We have the little V1100 (and love it!) but I couldn't confirm that it worked with the jar sealer. Now I just have to *find* a jar sealer. They are sold out everywhere!
Glad I could help! I don't know where you are, but Amazon has the set for preorder shipping on the 1st of December, and Foodsaver.com has it as well. Both are US only. Amazon>> amzn.to/363TpxI (Affiliate link)
Thank you! This helps a lot! I have been going back & forth over getting a handheld or a manual pump version! Each have their good points & bad. I will probably get the manual pump in case of power outage....but not the handheld. I think getting a FoodSaver machine down the road would be better for me. If I decide to make wine or vinegars...might get the handheld for sealing those bottles. Thx again!
I use mine with the cap on it takes a little longer but you can here the Little Seal inside the jar lid pop take it off it has suction and can hold it up with fingers and it seals well
Thank you thank you thank you for the tip on the double lid for the regular lid. I've had one for years and it's always been a hit and miss on that size so now I'm set if only I could find some lids.
I've just received my new (black) one. I used the older model for 2 years and it stopped holding a charge, which is a bummer. I do like the docking station, for the new one. I hope this one takes a charge better/longer than my old one.
Looks like I will be getting one of these. I have an older model FoodSaver that uses a separate host attachment which keeps breaking on the ends. Just found out after trying to buy a couple more that they are no longer making those. Either an expensive new FoodSaver or one of these little gadgets. Thanks for the review.
Hey Christine take a look at the Oliso Freshkeeper Mason Jar Sealer Attachment on Amazon. I've got no affiliation with them or anything like that I just got one because I couldn't find the jar sealer so decided to take a risk on an off brand despite the 50/50 reviews because it was cheap and I could throw it out if it didn't work out. I've got the older white food saver (don't remember the model number) with the canister port on top. Well I checked and it turns out that the hose that comes with the Oliso thing fits mine. It's only $20 for the set so might be a way to get a new hose cheaper than buying a new unit or hand held. Hope that helps.
Also I just checked Amazon and the Food Saver version of the lid sealers are back on sale with a week or so wait time so MAYBE the hose is available again too?
I was in one of my local stores a few months ago and ran across the little black pump you have there. Except the store was discontinuing them and had them on sale for 12 bucks. How cool I thought and bought the last two they had. So my vote goes for the cheapo black ones I bought as the best ever handheld pump. hahaha
I don't think I would ever buy either of them, but it was nice to learn how the new one worked! The part that goes into the suction adapter seems to have what the old hose attachment had that pushed into the Jar attachment.
I have the newer pump and it works great, creates an awesome vacuum. Only problem with this FoodSaver system are the bags... They suck and not in a good vacuum way. After several hours air has reentered the bags.... Before you say anything.. Used the "clip to make sure the zipper was completely sealed... Used several bags.... Seems the valves don't do their job..!
