Will this machine seal liquids or really moist foods?
1190733
Moist foods should be patted dry with a paper towel.Liquids must be prefrozen. For this I use a sandwich sized lock-top container.Remove from container and vacuum seal.Bill
1190734
Yes. As an extra precaution, I fold a double paper towel over the top edge of the food-doesn't hurt anything. This is my 5th FoodSaver (I use them alot, and my others burned out), the only drawback with this model is that there is no bag cutter, otherwise this model has served me well. Enjoy!
1190735
You can seal liquids and moist meats if you freeze them first and then seal them. There are also containers you can buy to seal liquids.
1190736
I have not tried to seal liquids but have really moist meats, I think it would have a difficult time sealing liquids. The vacuum will pull out both liquids and air.
185705
I would imagine so if you have the special attachment lids for the jars. HOWEVER, as an avid canner myself, I would NOT recommend sealing jars of food in this fashion. The hot water bath and/or pressure canning systems do more than merely seal the jars. They kill microbes that would otherwise destroy the food and/or make people ill. This is a good unit for saving leftovers, splitting up frozen foods into smaller quantities, and preserving dried foods. I, personally, would not use it for long-term storage of fresh or wet foods.
179926
This is my second Foodsaver, an upgrade from my first one bought via infomercial. It's fabulous. I've used the first one to seal other types of bags, but I have not tried it with the new one. However, I can tell you that you can seal without using the vacuum function first. So it will probably work just fine.
734316
It has a pretty tight seal but I don't know if it would be tight enough for dried fruit.
292018
I don't store dry food in mine. I use it for office supplies. The seal isn't air proof.
1852388
I have not tried but I understand that it will NOT. I bought this unit a little more than a year ago and I use it everyday. It has more than paid for itself and my freezer in that time. We simply don't throw food away. Vac seal and freeze become grab and go. The chamber units allow you to save liquids, seal jars and all kinds of things. I bought a bag of potato chips, sealed them in a jar and opened it 8 months later--they were great. It won't replace canning but it does save money immediately. Hope that helps. One final thought is that vacumaster does make other units which do seal mylar bags. I've sealed mine with an iron, straw and oxygen obsorbers. I have not tried but I understand that it will NOT. I bought this unit a little more than a year ago and I use it everyday. It has more than paid for itself and my freezer in that time. We simply don't throw food away. Vac seal and freeze become grab and go. The chamber units allow you to save liquids, seal jars and all kinds of things. I bought a bag of potato chips, sealed them in a jar and opened it 8 months later--they were great. It won't replace canning but it does save money immediately. Hope that helps. One final thought is that vacumaster does make other units which do seal mylar... » Read More I have not tried but I understand that it will NOT. I bought this unit a little more than a year ago and I use it everyday. It has more than paid for itself and my freezer in that time. We simply don't throw food away. Vac seal and freeze become grab and go. The chamber units allow you to save liquids, seal jars and all kinds of things. I bought a bag of potato chips, sealed them in a jar and opened it 8 months later--they were great. It won't replace canning but it does save money immediately. Hope that helps. One final thought is that vacumaster does make other units which do seal mylar bags. I've sealed mine with an iron, straw and oxygen obsorbers. « Show Less
2007704
it can seal anything as long as you use the food saver bags, I once sealed cash to go to mexico wo I wouldn't have a big bulk pack
1872962
I have not tried to seal a wet bag. I used a paper towel to clean/dry the inside of the bag where I'm going to make the seal. Works fine.
1887823
Yes it should be fine, but maybe test it out with just water in it first. The button creates a pretty good seal and not easy to accidently push.
1096750
No. I have and older Food Saver 500 that we have used for years. These bags are "thin" and actually tend to melt through causing seal to leak. Other bags at 3 mil or 4 mil thicker are much better. They work best on our machine. I guess if you have a machine that doesn't heat the seal that much then it might be okay.
2235901
My mom might have had a countertop sealer years ago. It seems like those are a little more industrial than this item. I am happy with what I use it for. If you have liquid items that can create problems with the suction tool. I use the bags for leafy vegetables and it sucks it down fine. If I go to much it compresses the leaves and squeezes liquid out of the leaves themselves. (I held it to long)
1878239
Yes I think it would keep food dry. These containers have a real good seal.
1780458
Dear J, I use different brands of food saver bags with my unit. As long as the bags are designed for vacuum sealing you should be fine. Enjoy!
1742915
It is not leak proof. I don't believe it is intended to store fluids, but it is great for other foods.
1685899
I'm not sure but I know it sealed a plastic coffee bag. You may have to simply shorten the seal time
874412
It doesn't seal very tight so I am not sure that it would stay moist. I wouldn't recommend putting wet food in there.
1120483
I would not purchase this particular machine. it does not create a good seal and it's cheap because it doesn't do as advertised and in my 40years of office work, I know what the end product should look like. I'll give you mine.