How to Use a FOODSAVER // Tasty Bit 29 

I know this was eight years ago, but I just found a Food Saver at a thrift shop for $3.99. You gave me the courage to order bags for it and try it out. I love your humor. The video is priceless! Thank you!

I don’t care what anyone thinks, of all the videos I’ve watched on this machine, YOURS was the most helpful! Thank you for all the details!

thank you for making this so simple! my grandmother and i were struggling for a bit and were looking for how to videos. you're a lifesaver!

This video is 9 years old, and I still thoroughly enjoyed it 😂 I just got my first food saver for Christmas and am ready to take on the world after watching your video

Just found this video after finding a used vacuum sealer. Good video tutorial. Thanks for making it simple.

Thank you for the video. I love your "I know this is boring" attitude so much that I was actually entertained. The paper instructions aren't easy to understand, but your video was. Thanks again.

Thanks for the video! I was with you till you did the soup. There was no reason to take it out of the container it was in (not a particularly valuable container, rather the type that more food at the store comes in) and put it in the bag. As long as you fill those containers to the top (but allowing for expansion of water as it freezes), it's also negligible difference in storage space, plus if you have several of the same size container, they stack quite nicely and provide a flat vertical surface for labeling the food in a uniform stack so it is easy to see at a glance where what you want is, instead of fumbling through bags to read the little label patch on them instead, letting all the ambient heat and moisture from outside, into the freezer in the process of keeping the door open longer.

Thanks so much for this. I just found a FoodSaver V2480 at a thrift store for $4. Wifey and I have wanted a vacuum sealer for a long time, as we buy food in bulk much of the time, and do a lot of big pressure cooker batches. This looks like such an awesome way to preserve our hard work.

I dig the pre-wrapped meat idea to prevent blood / juice migration into the seal area and sometimes into the machine! Perfect!

Just bought the same one at a thrift store like everyone else and watched your video first before trying it out. I feel confident about doing this now. Love your instructions and the way you demonstrate. 👍

Haha!! Thank you so much for posting this video! I love your sense of humor and this was more useful that you can even imagine!! My mom gave me her food saver with no booklet and there's SO many models out there and you have the same model! This felt completely foreign to me but now I feel like I can vacuum seal everything in my house!! Thanks again!!

Thanks so much for this video!! We tried for an hour on our own, then watched, you showed us the key to getting a good seal!

i absolutely loved this boring video!!!! you explained it better than anyone else on youtube! thanks!!! youre awesome!

love your vids perfect ratio of info:humour:beautiful host...keep making them...ive been singing the praises of my food saver since i bought one 2 yrs ago...wish i had one in my college years when money was super tight...so much freezer burnt food thrown out

Great job! Love your sense of humor and step-by-step instructions. I'm headed to see other videos you created!

I inherited that same Foodsaver with no idea of how to use it. Your video was the best how-to available, without all the chatter or even worse, bad music. Thank you so much!!! Funny too.

Awesome job of imparting important information for those of us who put their Foodsaver in the attic for 10 years, decided to pull it out again, and found no instructions! Thanks!!!

Such a cute video. Thank you. Using my husband's FoodSaver that he has had for many years. He always stores it away in original packaging and it still looks like brand new. This is my first time using one.

Just got my second sealer, first was awful and I returned it. New directions on the foodsaver did not even properly describe which way to place the roll into the machine, but watching you video showed me how to use the machine properly, so thank you for the time you took.

As an Astronomy and Astrophysics graduate student these are some of the coolest kitchen tools for me aside from fridges and stoves lol I have a new one that I 3-d printed a mount with metal (thanks to my school lol) and mounted it my fridge to make it flush, so it only protrudes 3 inches from my fridge, the sealer bags are right next to it so you pull it over through a slot I made and it makes putting vacuum sealed meal prep in the fridge 1000% faster than baggies, or the traditional plastic containers, I love it lol easy to bring to school and throw in my offices fridge too😂

Found one today at the thrift for fourteen bucks. It had little hose that attaches on the outside not sure what that's for. Great video. You have a deadpan delivery. That's a compliment.

Don't think you went overboard - you were very clear and concise (perfectly paced ) thank you!

I bought my food saver at an estate sale. I have always wanted one! (your husband is a keeper) Thank you so very much for making learning how do do this easy peesy.

Really enjoyed your lesson. Went from a bad mood to a good one. Thanks

just picked one up at a thrift store and thought it was broken because all the seal light would do is blink... Who knew you had to crank down so hard on the locking lever! Thanks to your video, I am now sealing my socks and chicken : )

I just bought my first Food Savor and this 6 minute video taught me a lot!! Thank you for doing this. I absolutely LOVE the humor in it. I never go anywhere without my Reindeer Ornament!!! Ha ha. Love the useful hints too!!!!

Loved your video!!! Gives me so much info in 6 minutes and you answered all my questions about my new food saver!!:) Love your sense of humor too...your adorable!!. Thanks again!

This is the best demo of how to use the machine, thanks

OMG! You have a lucky reindeer ornament you go swimming with as well? I used to put it in a ziploc bag and hope it didn't open on me. This will be much better. Well to be honest, we just got a Foodsaver 250 deluxe, and yours was the 3rd or 4th video I watched, and YOU showed me how to actually use it. And I got a few chuckles. I feel a lot more comfortable about using it now. Thank you. Also, now I am planning that canoe trip across the atlantic, and can keep my socks dry. But first, time to bag and seal 40# of boneless chicken breasts.

Thanks for the heads up about the blood with ruining the unit. I was not aware of that until I watched this video. I really like your idea of prefreezing the portioned meat into individual Saran wrap. Really helpful!!

300+K views! Tells me, People bought this thing and have no idea how to use it! Nice video!

Freeze your stuff first? That is a great idea! Wish I had thought of that one. Thank you.

Loved this! I just found the same foodsaver at a thrift store in brand new condition. Thank you!

I really enjoy your sense of humor, thank you!!

I've had my V2480 since the early 2000's. Still working great! Getting 10lbs of chicken leg quarters at $8 and cut them into legs and thighs, then I vacuum save them in portions i will make for a meal.

BEST video yet on food saver. THANK YOU! Are you still using that one?

Definitely NOT a boring vid. Thanks so much for helping me learn how to use my new vac sealer, this is so much more enjoyable than reading a manual LOL.

The commentary and sound effects are hilarious. Thanks!

I LOVE your videos! Please make more! You give good info & I heart your humor! Thx

Thanks Claudia, I have wanted a vacuum sealer a long time. I just found a Foodsaver V2000 at a Bargain Store for $30.00. It looked new or little used in box with all accoutrements it is supposed to come with. I was very excited ( yes, i lead a boring life ) and when i got it home I broke out my 5 gallon bucket i am storing my home made MRE food paks, currently using Ziplok bags, in to give them a better vacuum sealed home. I hooked the Foodsaver up to power. Sealed one end of a sleeve to make a bag. I transferred contents of one Ziplok enclosed MRE to my Foodsaver bag and put it in the V2000 correctly and pressed Vac & Seal. BRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR Nothing!!!!!!!! No Vacuum. I was so let down. sniff sniff Being a guy....I was about to start ripping it apart to find what the problem was. Then the non ape side of my brain tok over and i thought...." Lets do some research first " I found You Tube vid by MITEEman who had similar problem. He took whole thing apart then he found the problem. Air leaking by the gasket seal, I removed my seals carefully and cleaned em with warm soapy water and patted dry. Re-installed seals and Yay....it worked great now. I still have one problem. Trya as I might.......I just can not get my Foodsaver V2000 to make the Cricket Night Noises or the " Yay!!!! " that your machine makes. Any suggestions? ps here is link to the repair video for anyone who has similar problem .. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Jlvkq4z6LiQ.html

I just receive one of these for Christmas, I just tried it out and it wasn't working. That is why I am here, now I know where I went wrong and I thank you. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. I am not going to tell you what I did wrong because I feel like a dope.

So rough side up both to 'Seal' and to 'Vacuum and seal'. Curiously that information was absent from my machine's instructions (not a FOODSAVER). Thank you Claudia.

Thanks for the concise explanation of how to use this thing. Much better than the included instructions!

Awesome video. Funny and informative my favorite combination :) I learned more from your video than I did on QVC who actually sells the unit. Thanks for sharing your vac & seal secrets. Oh and your not weird I act the same way when I wanted it too :)

I always take my lucky reindeer ornament with me when I swim! 🦌😂. First time seeing you and had to subscribe!!!! You are AWESOME!!!!

5 years is a good shelf life, that's what my friend told me, thank you for explaining this, got one here on loan, didn't want to break it, will use it carefully now.

Thank you so much! I just got one for Christmas. Your tips are really great.

Omgoodness I LOVE this video 💯💯💯 You are ABSOLUTELY hilarious and your instructions were Very easy to follow Thank You and God Bless you and your family from middle GA 🙏 Kendra

We bake up a lot of bake potatoes at one time... Then vac seal then one or two in a pack... Keep them from sprouting and handy to pop in the microwave...

Enjoyed this, Sister! Y'all there stay safe an well, from way out here, on Th Windswept Prairie! 🤠

I loved your video! Lots of humor and very informative.

My food saver broke so I found the same model you have on FB for 20.00. Thanks for the video 👍🏻😁 You are definately unique (in a good way). Those were good ideas at the end. I also found that they make great ice packs (no leaks) and if you add air and seal it makes a good packing bag like the ones that come in the Amazon boxes to take up space in the box. Also we like sealing/waterproofing camping stuff. My only question is will it hold a 50' roll? (update/edit) I answered my own question after I picked it up. It will not hold a 50' roll. I just cut the roll in half and it fit.

That was cute! Well done young lady, keep them coming!

Thanks for the vid. I bought one of these used and all the other videos were for newer models so this helped. Especially because mine did not come with instructions. 🙂

Nice job, informative, and good technique.

Date: 06/17/2016. Review-Sometime back I purchased a FoodSaver 3230 and although it did last awhile, it was not as long as I felt it should of lasted because I only used it on projects and not all the time. It started smoking and would not seal, so I decided that I would purchase another Foodsaver Vacuum Sealer since I was in a bind and that is what they had in stock at WM. When I got the new one Oct. 2015, I felt like something was wrong but completed the project I was doing and went on to all the pressing things I had going in my life. Off and on I would use it for little projects and mostly for vacuum sealing jars. I recently used it and I'm feed up. It quickly over heats when heat sealing. Went online to contact FoodSaver and had a heck of a time getting a hold of someone. I originally submitted an email on 06/03/16 which came back saying they would respond in 3 days. As of 06/15/16 absolutely no response from FoodSaver. After jumping thru hoops for them, I find out from them that the newer FoodSaver models overheat quicker. FoodSaver tells me if I want a black color replacement like I had, then I have to wait 6 to 8 weeks and then they won't send it to me, unless I call them back and then see if they happen to have any in stock. They refuse to go ahead and take the information and send me a black one when it come in which is no way for customer service to do. Tried of dealing with this worthless company so I took the White color. Watch out... after they told me I would get a New replacement and I mailed it back in, they tried to say that I was going to get a re-furbished one, but I put a stop to that. I wanted to alert every one... you don't want to spend $90 on this piece of junk and a company like this.

Only consideration dor the smooth/rough side if the bag material is the machines grip of the bag while vacuuming and sealing. I vacuum seal mine rough side up or down and hadno different result.

Excellent video. Thanks for explaining how to seal solids , liquids and socks. lol.

This was so helpful and worth every second!

Entertaining and informative ! Just helped me decide to get one..

From the sound of it crickets are sealing the food-LOL! thanks for the great tutorial!

a friend gave me one of these food saver machine, mine did not have a lever on the side i had to press down on it to seal food it was to much for me to do that every time i got more food so i gave it to my brother and i got a new one with a auto seal setting works great its the food saver V4880

Funny and adorable as ever! Thanks I just got one. Far better to watch a video than read the manual. Thanks.

Omgosh, too funny. So glad my husband shared this with me. Its waaay easier than I have been led to believe.

Ok sooo, found your RU-vid cause I need to know how operate this thing. Not only was the video very helpful, I found your sense of humor hilarious! I decided to subscribe. ❤️ As luck would have it, I finally found a solution for swimming with my favorite reindeer ornament.

Thank you…your video helped my mother and me

Perfect that is the model I have, I dont know why on mine the vacuum and seal, is sucking air out but not sealing? I am leaving bag on counter not holding it like you did? Good video by the way, you explained it well.

It says in the manual that the bags should be cleaned and reused too.

great video and totally worth the 6 minutes :)

I’ve walked passed my food saver for over 13 years thinking the potential it can produce. Today is the day it will be used for the first time. Thanks for the video. Lol Idk why I do backstories. I’ve seen ppl on the RU-vid have used cheap ziplock bags in place of these bags have you done this ???

Thank you for your instructions! It made using my new Food Saver a breeze!

Thank you, this video was very helpful.

I just froze some chicken and because of your video I think I'm ready to try my food saver. . well let me watch your video one more time.😊

I watched for instructions. Thanks I subscribed for your comic attatude. 😉🤣

I pull the bag out and seal the end before I cut the length I believe I need.

Thank you! Got one and I’m not an instructions type person!! Vacuum sealing chamber was really small on the pictures! 🤣 but i got it!!! 👏🏻👏🏻 Thank you!!

VERY GOOD MACHINE SIR YOU ARE GREAT HERE KARISHNA

I love your humour!

You are hilarious! My kind of gal. I have one question, what is the point of freezing the food first? Isn't having a food saver the reason to seal and freeze? I just bought a unit and tried freezing strawberries and it was very messy. Glad to hear about the paper towel idea. I think I am going to really love this food saver, but am confused on freezing before hand?? Thanks again the video is wonderful

I live in Taiwan. I have been here 9 years now and I have grown tired of teaching English and started making American cookies. The Vacuum Foodsealer that I bought from Costco.......... came with only Chinese instructions. Umm, thanks, but 我看不懂這個 (I can't read this!!!!) I was wondering how to use it, so thanks for your very helpful instruction video, it really did help in my overall understanding. but there is still some little plastic pipe attachment thingie which I don't get. What is that for? Somehow I thought it had something to do with the vacuuming process, but you've shown me that I was wrong about that.

Just put a book or box in front and lay your filled bag on it to seal, it rest nice and you don't have to hold it.

You are too funny! I loved watching this. Thank you for being cool

Thanks for the demo. We have had ours for years sitting in a closet. Much easier to look up your video to see how to work it rather than read the manual, heh, heh.

Informative video, great/funny personality =new subscriber! Thanks!

Thank you!! Mine didnt have those nifty labels!

Thanks for the video. Told me what I needed to know that the owner's manuel didn't explain. :)

Thank you for this video! Now I don't have to read the instructions and can just go do some vacuum sealing using my new vacuum sealer received as a Christmas present from my son and daughter-in-law and grandsons!

Thank you for making this

Great video. Thank you for sharing .

Why didnt you pull the bag to the sealing strip and seal it first before cutting it?

I have one of these but it has two little pouches or you put the bag into suck the air out of there's two different sizes what is a smaller one for

That was great and so funny!! Thank you.

Do you know what to do if you accidentally suck up chicken broth into accessories hose and cant get machine to open to access tray? Any ideas? Mine is the upright kind from years ago. I love it but it will not rotate to open...

You are so adorable. The video was great, thanks.

My lord... Definitely a cougar!!!

Thanks for making this video, it was super helpful. I bought a foodsaver because I actually happen to be taking that canoe trip you mentioned at the end ;) JK I sell my worn socks.

do you have to freeze the cooked meat after you vacuum seal the bag. All air has been removed so bacteria couldn't grow. Trying to be able to store cooked meat in an rv cupboard rather than the fridge , to save space

quick. simple and informative thank you 😁

Model #? there are so many out there. I like this one but can't find any reference to it in the video or in the comments......? Thanks

So grateful for this. Where do you buy your replacement parts? Specifically the upper and lower gaskets? I'm having a hard time finding one that i can CONFIRM is compatible with my model which is technically not the same as yours but is very close. Do you find any of them compatible as long as you replace foam with foam or rubber with rubber?