Vevor DZ-260C Digital Chamber Vacuum Sealer Exceeds My Expectations For A Budget Priced Chamber Seal
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- I have been looking for an affordable chamber vacuum sealer and finally found one. I was able to get Vevor to send me one of their 12 inch machines to test and after a week I am totally impressed how good it works and the quality of the sample. Be careful with butternut squash though. I show what can happen if you seal it with the wrong settings. This also has the seal bar at the rear where it is out of the way and easy to align. It will be used on my channel for long term testing.
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Wow great video as always. I went to the website and ordered it with the code and saved even more thanks again for this video. This will open up more ideas for food saving.
We love ours and so far no failures that I didn't cause. A batch of turkey soup going in bags to freeze tomorrow . Hope you enjoy yours. Watch out for things like butternut. Thanks for watching.
Thank you very much for your “real time” review. I truly appreciated your trial and error tests of the different foods and liquid. I’ve seen quite a few videos on different vac sealer but your style of this video influenced me to purchase the Vevor vacuum sealer. Oh and as others have mentioned, I am DEFINITELY going to use your plastic cup pouring method!! Thanks again for your time with that review. Have a great Thanksgiving and a heathy and safe holiday season.
We love this machine. So far every bag has come out perfect. We did less canning and more freezing this year because of it. The only slight issue is the cheap break in vacuum oil it comes with can put a little smell in the air after a bunch of bags in a row. I switched to synthetic non misting oil and that got rid of the odor. I now know let everything cool before packing and it won't boil over like the butternut did. Hope you enjoy it. Thanks for watching.
Great video Ed! That look just what I have been looking for. So much so that I just order one too! Can’t wait to get it and try it out. I’m very excited and I want to use it. THANKS so much! God Bless! Chuck!
Mine works great and I haven't had any issues with it. You have to be careful with things like butternut that contain air pockets but that's not the machines fault. It seems to be the most affordable chamber sealer available with the 12 inch seal bar. Let me know how you like yours and your experience with ordering from Vevor after receiving and using yours. Thanks for watching.
Ordered mine today...
Should have it this weekend.
Thanks again for the video.
Hope you enjoy yours. Thanks for watching.
Really enjoyed this video. My wife and I are in the process of researching liquid sealers now.Your video is very helpful.Hope y'all are not getting all that bad weather in Western New York. Stay safe friends.
This works good but for liquids I plan on making a ramp to rest the bag on so its easier to align and straight to the seal bar. Luckily it has mostly stayed west. Tomorrow they are predicting 6 inches here. Orchard Park is burried. thanks for watching.
Excellent video, Great demo and Review, looks well built, fantastic price, sealing goes so fast, that's a great deal. Thank you for posting the video. I'm sure it will last a lot longer and cheaper in the long run, than the small portable countertop ones that stop working sooner then you expect, lol. With so replacement parts. On my third one and bags are expensive.
So far it has worked great. No problems that I didn't cause. I think it's a great value compared to others this size. Thanks for watching.
No joke, I was going to order this one the other day, in fact I did but canceled on amazon as there wasn't many videos about it that I liked or thought was reputable.. I did end up buying a vac master at way more the price. It came yesterday and have been playing with it all day today. I actually though of you when I was pondering my selection and was surprised I didn't find anything but your avid armor/food saver clamp style (i have the cabelas vac) i laughed so hard when I got the notification of your video and saw the description.. love the videos.
I was looking at the VacMaster but we couldn't justify the cost. Then a Vevor add popped up from Google on a forum with this one but I couldn't find any information or videos about it so I asked my Vevor contact if there were any available for videos and long term testing. A couple days later it showed up and an email saying it shipped and enjoy it. I spent the last week trying to break it or make it fail with no luck. I really like how good it works. Hopefully you enjoy yours. They sure make sealing moist items easy. Thanks for watching.
Nice work. Great video, this was just what I was looking for! Thanx
We love ours. There's an update video after a couple hundred bags with no problems. Thanks for watching.
Thanks for the butternut show, we've budgeted in for a vacuum sealer and thats good to know
I found that happens if you vacuum warm items like butternut. Cool them first and they don't boil over. This has been a great machine so far. Thanks for watching.
Thank you for this extensive and honest review. Food saver owner here and we hit the limits of what this machine can do. The vevor looks like pretty good price for buck wise.
So far surprisingly it has worked great with no bad seals after a couple hundred bags. Just replace the cheap oil with non misting oil. There's a update about the smell we would get with a big batch run and the original vac oil. Inflation has pushed the price up quite a bit now but still a good lower cost option. Thanks for watching.
Your review sold me. Purchased today! Thanks a bunch!!
Ours still works great and we love it. I changed to non misting oil in the pump to get rid of odors on large batch of bags runs. We freeze all our sauces and soups instead of canning now. Thanks for watching.
@@unemployedredneckhillbilly2023 great. Never heard of non misting oil.
This is what I switched to at the first oil change amzn.to/4c25jrS
I think they just supply cheap mineral oil for break in.
@@unemployedredneckhillbilly2023 oh cool. Just ordered. Will use that out the gate! Very much appreciated 🙏
Interesting video - great description of the product when you noted that setting the timing was easy with "no menu" to go through, Too many things these days require that sort of activity. It is nice there is an easy control panel.
Yes I realized how easy it was to set when teaching my wife to use it. Most products use fancy displays with buried menus that frustrate her where this was easy for her to setup. Thanks for watching.
Good review partner. Ordered us one today. Have a Prosperous and Healthy New Year.
We love ours and not one problem so far. Over 1000 bags and still going strong. I switched to non misting oil at the first change to get rid of the slight oil smell after running a large batch of bags. Hope you like yours. Thanks for watching.
I've been looking for a good sealer for a couple months now. Lost a bunch of good meat to freezer burn. This looks great. Wish i had more counter space. Probably pick this up after the holidays. Thanks for the video.
So far this has done a good job on everything. The squash was my fault as I had no idea it would expand like that. From what I read it's supposed to make meat stay better in the freezer. It definitely is very big and heavy but having the 12 inch seal bar is nice for doubling uo. Thanks for watching.
Excellent presentation. Very informative. Thanks.
It has been a good machine. Thanks for watching.
Well you've sold me on this sealer. I went ahead and ordered one. Been wanting one for years and today was the day!
We love ours. Not one failure yet. Really makes frozen items stay better. Replace that cheap vacuum oil with non misting vacuum oil if you get a smell after a big batch of bags. I hope you like yours as much as we like this one. Thanks for watching.
@@unemployedredneckhillbilly2023 Thank you for the tip! Ill go ahead and look into the better oil!
Thanks great review, looks like a great unit
No problems yet and a couple hundred bags have come out perfect. A little smell from the cheap oil misting that has been fixed with better non misting oil. Thanks for watching.
I just bought this Vevor sealer partly due to your video. But most of all, thank you so much for the solo cup suggestion. Amazing how much easier it is to load ground beef into pint bags!
We love ours. Thanks for watching.
@@unemployedredneckhillbilly2023I didn’t readily find a canning funnel so I ended up getting a 1 cup plastic/polycarbonate measuring cup with a handle and cut the bottom off. It’s a much better solution than I expected and it is dishwasher safe.
This is a GREAT review!❤
Still works great after a couple thousand bags. We love ours. Thanks for watching.
Thank you sir - very simple! Appreciate!
It still works great. Everything seems to stay better in the freezer using a chamber machine. Thanks for watching.
Great review (and screen name lol). I want to thank you for the review and the discount code. Machine will be here in a few days.
Hope you enjoy yours. We love ours and no problems yet. one thing I recommend is replacing the oil with a non misting vacuum oil at the first change. To avoid things like butternut boiling over be sure to chill everything before vacuum packing. With the cost of canning jar lids we are freezing more and this machine makes items last longer in the freezer. Thanks for watching.
First time viewer here. This is the most thorough review of of any chamber vac machine I've seen.
I had questions about this particular model and you answered every one.
I'M SOLD!
Thank you, sir.
I also have an update video after a couple hundred bags and we love it with no problems yet. After a batch of bags wi get some oil smell that was caused by the cheap misting oil that comes with it. Buy some good non misting vacuum pump oil that seems tohave solved the odor. I see the price is higher now but if you use my link it should be the best price available plus use the 5% coupon code. Thanks for watching.
Please tell me the oil you used. I pulled the trigger. Your Discount code worked. Much obliged! 09/10/2023
@@bucketofguts I used the oil that was included in the package. There's no label on it. There is enuff for a refill if I need it.
Great Video!! I just purchased same machine last week from the big A for $360.
Can't beat this price point for this machine.
Very well packaged and stainless finish is very nice.
Build quality is very good.
We love ours and zero issues yet. Thanks for watching.
Thank you for the review. I think one of these machines is in my near future.
We love ours. Being able to properly seal soups and sauce really makes it worthwhile. Thanks for watching.
Really good Video and great Butternut-explosion 😄👌
Thanks. I learn a lot from my mistakes. Machine has worked perfect so far. Thanks for watching.
Thx for the video and I ordered one. Cheers
We love ours and no problems yet after over 1000 bags. I do suggest switching to a non misting vacuum oil at the first change. Thanks for watching.
Very interesting. Now I want one!
I really love how this works. Seems to be well made and it didn't fail once over the last week. It is big and takes up a lot of space though. Thanks for watching.
Very nice video URHC. I purchased the same unit in June. Although i had a couple issues with the unit, DZ-320, Vevor made good on it and i'm happy with it .
Your idea on a ramp for liquid type sealing is what i have done. I also fill up the chamber with cutting boards to reduce the amount of space to evacuate, leading to lesser time to run and a tighter seal.
I also read that the colder the "liquid" type items to seal are the less chance of the issue you got with your squash.. I generally let my soups, spaghetti sauce etc cool in the fridge over night before i seal them. An alternate idea would be to bag it, stand it upright in the freezer until it turns slushy, then seal it, this way you'll avoid that mishap and will be able to run a good vacuum.
Glad you're enjoying the unit, and again thanks for the wonderful video on it.
Thanks. I found out about the hot item problem after Thanksgiving when my wife made a couple gallons of turkey soup with the carcass. I tried sealing it hot first and wound up with a chamber full of steam and bag seal area that was covered in soup. Let it cool and no problems. So far we have really enjoyed this machine and it does a great job. I made a ramp but it's just not right and I will be making a second generation the bag can't slip down. Thanks for watching.
Thanks so much for this video. I am thinking of buying one.
So fae no problems and we love it. There is an update also. one thingI would is get better non misting vacuum oil for the first oil change because after a latge batch of bags there is a slight oil odor in the cabinet that seems to be from the mist. Thanks for watching.
Thank you a great video
Glad you enjoyed it. This has been a great machine so far with no problems. We love it. Thanks for watching.
Thanks for your thorough review! I bought one based in large part on your observations and lack of problems after quickly realizing the FoodSaver we received as a gift has some drawbacks (e.g. not for use with wet items or liquids, will not seal mylar, seals are small and tend to fail, vacuum and seal times not adjustable). The cup/funnel is a good idea. The oiling procedure, view of the inside, and observations about deburred edges are very helpful. Foods with embedded air…duly noted. I wish you had demo’d sealing thick mylar bags, though others have reported it works well.
It has been a great machine so far. We don't use mylar and from what I understand any heat strip will seal them so just shut off the vacuum and play with seal time. Thanks for watching.
Wife and I are long term viewers who just love your videos Ed! We watched this video and I told my wife I just have to have it! she laughed and said you are a bad influence on me :) I ordered the sealer 10 minutes later. We look forward to future vids of the sealer!
Tell your wife I actually saved you $1000. Let me know how you like it once it arrives and you have had a chance to try it. We love ours and it is fairly easy to use. Beware of Butternut !!! Happt Thanksgiving. Thanks for watching.
@@unemployedredneckhillbilly2023 I received my chamber vac and it arrived in great shape! What a nice machine. I'm glad I ordered it right away as I see now that they are sold out on the Vevor web site and on Amazon. I just finished ordering 1000 4 mil 10x12 bags on Amazon and are now waiting for them to arrive. Thanks again for the heads-up on this great machine! I am looking forward to watching any mods you make to the machine to make it even better :)
I definitely think many viewers that were wondering about this machine bought on after watching the video. It is an affordable way to switch to the chamber sealing. Hopefully I can get some other items from vevor to try that look like great values. Have fun with it. 4 mill bags may need a 1.8 or 1.9 second seal time.
For things with higher air content (like the processed squash) my strategy is to leave my cycle at 30 seconds, but watch it running. When it starts to get close to trying to overrun your machine should have a stop button. When you hit stop it will just stop the vacuum process then continue with the seal, etc. If you haven't tried it already one amazing thing you can do with these is to do really quick marinades. If you haven't looked up that yet check that out, as well as flash pickles! Also great for sous vide cooking (that's why I got my first one way back when). Enjoy your chamber sealer! Definitely a must if you're a Costco shopper like me. I process all my meat the same way you do as well.
Idont have a button to stop just the vacuum. I tried the emergency button and it also dumped the vacuum from the chamber. This seems to be a simple no frills machine. I can't wait to try the marinade application. Thanks for the ideas. .
Brother its about time they send u something for free u deserve it ur review and ur videos are always awesome... Im gonna look for that code I think thats better than the food saver.... Keep it up brother awesome as always......🤘
I was surprised by how they just sent it out and said hope you like it with no questions or terms. Turned out working better then I expected. It is a great way to have the capability to seal liquids for freezing and is supposed to make meat stay better. Only thing I plan on making is an angled ramp for liquid bags. That code should be good for a long time because I asked for viewer discounts instead of giving the 5% affiliate commission to me. Thanks for watching.
@@unemployedredneckhillbilly2023 I'm not surprised; you do some of the most thorough and honest reviews on youtube.
I have the same model. Use it all the time. It's also great for sealing single serving lunches from things like pot roast and gumbo.
We have been doing that with leftovers. Having the capability to do 2 6 inch bags at a time really speeds sealing them up. Thanks for watching.
Great review
It works great. Thanks for watching.
Looks like a really good machine.
It really works great fir a bargain price. Thanks for watching.
great job on the video.
Thhis machine really surprised me. Still working great. Thanks for watching.
Great straight forward video 😁
so far so good. I recently did an update and the only issue has been a slight smell of hot oil after doing a big batch of bags. Thanks for watching.
@@unemployedredneckhillbilly2023 yep I just watched thanks
Just bouggt one of these, must say the packaging was excellent, haven't used it yet will be processing a 1200lb steer, and 6 hoggets about 60lb shortly so this should be a good test. Nice video.
We love ours. Still works great after over 1000 bags. One thing is that breakin oil that comes with it mists putting some oder in the air when running a lot of bags. After a couple hundred bags replace it with non misting vacuum oil. Thanks for watching.
Nice review! Very informative. I do some work with Vevor too. I should try to get them to send me one for review.
I have had excellent results with the Vevor products I have tried so far. Thanks for watching.
Nice Show-n-Tell on that. I like to flatten hamburger or anything else I can, so when I put the bag in water to defrost, it does so a lot faster & evenly. And they store easier, like your squash.
We defrost everything in the fridge. Thanks for watching.
I've purchased 2 VEVOR chamber vacuum sealers in the last couple weeks for my restaurant, so far so good. Quiet and powerful.
We love this one so far. Really works great. Thanks for watching.
I"m about to order one .....just wondering how is yours holding up JW? thanks
@@brutalif Still working strong!!
@@JeffWhite417where I can buy the oil and seal bar if I ran out?
I have the smaller Vevor chamber sealer, which is fantastic. However, I wish I had this one due to the larger sealing bar and the slightly deeper chamber. I also have a Vevor water distiller, which is also very good. Very nice products at a more reasonable price.
I have also bought many vevor products now and have been very pleased by how good they are. Thanks for watching.
New sub here. Thanks for the video. Tried using food saver bags with this unit and it doesn't hold the vacuum. The information on the chamber bags was what I was looking for! Thanks for an informative video.
I use the foodsaver bags also. Set the seal time for 2.3 to 2.4 depending on the bag and they work good. For the 3 mil bags I use 1.7 for the seal time. Thanks for watching.
great video.
We love having this machine. So far no problems and it works great. Thanks for watching.
Cool Tool... I made a holder that would hold 3 bags upright that I can fill with Soups and such for camping.
Put them in the Freezer in the holder, then I could Vac seal them with a Common Vac sealer.
Nice flat packs to help chill the cooler too.
Set some marshmallows in there and see how big they get HAHAHHAHA. at least they wont make a mess .
Looks like a common Refrigeration vacuum pump in there.
Mike M.
That's a good way to do it so you don't need a big machine like this sitting around. I do that with Marshmallow peeps in jars using the lid attachment to amuse the grandkids around Easter. I didn't expect a pump that big. Thanks for watching.
I have used these vaccuum chamber sealers for a few years. One tip is if your bag expands like a ballon then you have a pinch in your bag and it had cut off the air. This forms vaccum around bag while inside of bag has air. I think when watching it because butternut was sticky thats what happened.
I found out everything like butternut has to be cooled down before packing. If warm it boils from the inside andexpands like mine did. Pack it cold and that doesn't happen. Great sealer so far. Thanks for watching.
We have ALOT of guacamole in our house but it does go bad after a few days if it doesn’t get eaten soon enough. I just bought a VacMaster 230 chamber sealer and am testing how to use a canister to preserve my quac. So far, after a few days, sliced avocado in the canister is as good as when I sliced it. This is still an experiment in progress but I’m optimistic this is going to give us a few more days before it spoils. Since I’m not using a bag, but instead, a canister, I’m setting the seal time to zero.
my wife just cuts them in half and a little lemon juice on the cut face of the half that won't be eaten then some plastic wrap. They will last a couple days without vacuum. Thanks for watching.
I've gone thru 3 food savers. They wear out and cannot do liquids. Whoa, I could own one of these instead.... The build on that machine looks nice. Thanks.
Been a great machine so far. Some smell from the included vacuum oil misting but I found a better non misting oil. Done a couple hundred bags so far with all coming out perfect. Meat stays so much better by nor pulling the juices out. Thanks for watching.
I like to use a gas station soda cup with the bottom cut off or, for larger pieces of meat, a
32 oz sturdy plastic to-go container (bottom cut off). As a funnel.
that's a great idea. It's important to keep the seal area clean. We love this machine. Thanks for watching.
One idea to avoid that mess is semi freeze the mixture you made, so it will become more SOLID, than you fill the sac and seal.
This should work!
We found out everything must be cool and no problems. Hot items boil quickly und vacuum. Thanks for watching.
Helpful video, thank uou! Did you try the liquid with the spacer in the chamber?
No, I just made a plastic ramp so it wouldn't leak out. So far it's a great machine. Thanks for watching.
Hello URHC. Hey I'm the guy who commented a couple days ago I had just received my Vevor machine and was concerned because no matter what I did, I could only get half-way down the green zone on the Vacuum meter, or about 0.09 MPa. Well, I'm feeling a lot better about it because I did some more digging into this and what I found out is that vacuum performance on these machines is impacted by the elevation you're at. At or near sea-level, the machine should bottom out all the way to down the green zone or do its best. I found a discussion about a guy in Denver Colorado (elevation is 5276) and he can barely get his machine into the green zone or at about 0.08 MPa. He found a fairly easy conversion table and right on target, it showed him that based on his elevation, 0.08 on the vacuum meter was about the best he could expect. Now, I live in Idaho with an elevation of about 2,500 feet above sea level. Sure enough, I did the calculation he showed and my best vacuum reading should be about 0.09 MPa. Sure enough, this is right where I max out on my vacuum meter. Hats off to Vevor because as far as I can tell, their meters seem pretty accurate. So by this theory, if I traveled with my machine and brought it too a coastal town or say, Los Angeles, my new max vacuum reading should bottom out like you said yours does.
Which leads me to this. I remember you mentioned you said your Vevor easily pulls the meter all the way down to the bottom of the green zone. Can you tell me the approximate elevation where you're at? Would be appreciated. Even if its close, say 400-800 above sea level or up to 1000, you should be getting that great reading. Now, if you tell me you live way up in the mountains, well, so much for my research!
Anyway, very very impressed with the machine and I think what counts is I'm getting great results and much superior results than the Food Saver type vacuum seal.
That is great info. I did not realize elevation made that much difference. We are at 469 feet above sea level. We are well over 1000 bags now and not one failure to seal properly. Only issue has been things like bones poking holes in the bags causing a leak. I know many have purchased these machines and haven't heard of any problems other then the cheap misting oil they are supplied with creates some odor when you do a big batch of bags. Good non misting oil fixes that cheaply. I think this machine is as good as brand name machines costing 3 to 4 times the price. The only reason I keep trying Vevor products is because everything so far has worked as promised and is an affordable option to other name brands that also are manufactured in China. Thanks for the education.
Thanks for your elevation information. Yes, what really got my attention too on this machine was the fact that it does seem, even the big names such as Vacmaster and Avid Amor, all are made in Chinese factories. I suspect quality is about the same on all of them. @@unemployedredneckhillbilly2023
If you know someone with a 3d printer I worked on making a file to print a drop in ramp (with metal spacer plate removed) that fits the machine and gets the bags at an angle that makes liquids easier.
I made one from bent acrylic. I'm not sure all filaments are food safe and the surfaces are porus that can harbor bacteria so be careful with that. This is a wonderful machine. Thanks for watching.
I have one...got a link to the STL?
Thanks for the great video. I am curious why the title of the video notes a Vevor DZ-260C, and it does look the same as the one on the Vevor website, but the back panel of your unit says DZ-320?
It's DZ-260C-V1 according to the order page. They change numbering at times. I sometimes get demo units that may not be labeled correctly. Thanks for watching.
Suggestion - pack it, freeze it, then vacuum it :)
I found just letting things cool down does the trick. Thanks for watching.
Great review, thanks. Seriously looking at one of these. Question: if one uses smaller bags (say 4 inches wide) do you think it can seal two bags at once?
I have been doing 2 -6inch bags at once with no problems. you should be able to do 3 -4inch ones at a time. I did a update showing a plastic insert I made to halp keep the bags in place. I would recommend getting better non misting vacuum oil to replace the basic oil that comes with it. Still no problems with mine, Thanks for watching.
Oh, by the way, you only need to insert some hard styrofoam board to reduce the internal volume of the chamber and reduce your vacuum time.
The outgassing from styrofoam is not food safe. I have some UHMW food grade 1 inch sheet I was thinking about trying to replace the shelf.
Hi Buddy,
Two things here...First, make sure your food is room temperature. Second, I noticed you were closing off the open end of the bag with your fingers, don't do that, in fact, you need to be sure the open end stays open, or your vacuum will cause expansion of the bag, allowing the food to be drawn out. Again, you cannot seal hot foods. They will boil out at the reduced pressure.
Happy New Year.
Thanks. I learned that after trying to pack warm soup. You have to stretch the end so there are no wrinkles in the seal area. Thanks for watching.
Have to make sure all the liquids (soups/sauces) are cold before sealing.
Thanks, I found that out the hard way. Thanks for watching.
I dont know. I use the heck outta my Avid Armor USV32 that came in at $700 with tax & shipping. The Vac pump is dry and internal like the Vac pump in my lab. Works great. There is a difference in the mTorr. A food saver cant begin to pull a serious vacuume. Add OAs to your dry foood.
Oh and I just ordered the accessory hose for the USV32 so it will seal large jars.
Nothing against Vevor, I have bought well tools from them.
We love this one and hae done hundreds of bags without any problems or bad seals. This will do 2 (6) inch bags wide. Yours will not, it's equivalent to the smaller $250 vevor. Both are made offshore and do the same thing and as long as you're happy with yours, that's all that counts. I have been using avid armor bags for years but tried one of their sealers and it was junk so I won't touch another. Thanks for watching
I like that you did a wide variety of things. What is the maintenance like for the pump, please? I'm contemplating a Vevor or an Avid Armor. Of course, the price of this one is way better but the Avid Armor has a no maintenance, dry rocker vacuum pump and I like the sound of no maintenance. Thanks!
If you want no maintenance go for the other one. This requires the oil be changed every once in a while. Oil pumps for the most part can pull 100% vacuum and dry only about 80%. This seal bar will do 2-6 inch bags side by side also. Thanks for watching.
@@unemployedredneckhillbilly2023 thank you so much 🙂
Just wondering...what sort of power back up do you have , it you lose power for an extended period of time...nice video....as always...
We had that happen 2 years ago when our underground feeder corroded. I have a 30hp 15kw generator that will run everything but it is a gas hog so we ran it for an hour then off for 4 hours. Mostly for the well pump and fridges. I have a small generator to keep the freezers cold and internet up that is thrifty on gas. I also have a solar panel with 2 batteries and an inverter in my barn that is good for chargong electronic devices and m18 batteries for flashlights. Woodstove keeps us warm. I keep thinking solar but its just not worth what it costs and short lifespan yet. Thanks for watching.
Great video. Can you make bags using the sealer on one side of the bag before vaccuum,
No, can't seal without pulling the vacuum. The chamber bags are cheap. Thanks for watching.
@@unemployedredneckhillbilly2023 can you seal the one end and still make a bag even if the vacuum cycle works,
Yes but that is a big waste of energy.
Does it have an hour counter so you know when to change the oil? The nice neat packs stack so nicely in the freezer and save so much room. Instead of making a little ramp, couldn't you just tightly roll up a towel and lay it under the bags? Darn, I recently bought a new machine from Avid Armor. One of their better vaccum sealers. I wanted a chamber sealer like this but did not want to spend 1K so I settled on a heavy duty model from Avis Armor. I still might get this. It does require a large surface and my kitchen is already well stocked with gadgets. If I can figure out where to put it, I think I will splurge. HAVE A BLESSED &HAPPY THANKSGIVING!
No there is no indicator. I think that 800 hour number doesn't really matter. You should look at the sight glass to see if there is any contamination in it. I also think the pump woll have to be unscrewed and pulled out to dump the old oil out. At 30 seconds a bag, max bags in an hour is 120 times 800 would be 96,000 bags 🤔. It is very heavy and not easy to move. I see they are giving my discount on top of the black Friday sale that brings it down to $341.00 shipped. If you look back I tried the $300 Avid Armor sealer and wound up returning it because the pulse function didn't work. The bags stack nicely in the freezer. I froze the first one flat on the bottom and now stack 2 high on a flat cookie sheet with the first flat one on top so there are no buldges. In an emergency the dozen I filled with water will be good to drink as they melt. It's one of thos things that you don't really need but want to make life easier. We will be home alone eating spam Thanksgiving day. Saturday we are having the big bash and friday I have to drive to Albany and pick my sister up after her dialysis, then bring her back by Monday morning for the next session. 950 miles to drive this weekend but it's also her 70 birthday and we need to celebrate that.
@@unemployedredneckhillbilly2023 Thanks!
Was the butternut well chilled? It is recommended to not vacuum seal warm or hot foods and liquids. Great review.
No, it was hot. I later found out that's a no no. Thanks for watching.
Vacuum didn't crush can, atmospheric pressure did. Run vacuum on squash first, then put in bags and run again and seal. Takes two steps, but air would be removed. Looks like a great machine. 800 hours sounds right, but if oil discolors change it, has moisture in it. Doesn't allow deep vacuum to be reached when water/humidity is present in oil. Just bought ultrasonic machine from them, works great, good quality.
Thought thats what I said when the atmospheric pressure is let back in. This surprised me how well it works and at the cost it's simple enough to fix should something break. I didn't think a low cost offshore pump would last that long so we will see over time. Thanks for watching.
What do you mean run vaccum on squash first? You mean put squash in a open bowl and run the machine, then seal the portions in a bag?
The ones ive seen on ebay with same model # says it only has a 10.5 inch sealbar dz-260c
That's a different company selling on ebay and the smaller version with the reversed narrower and thinner seal bar. My link will take you to this model directly from Vevor. Thanks for watching.
Can I ask: What is the tallest jam jar you could vacuum in one of these when taking out the double bottom and using the dome in the lid for maximum effect?
It would have to be tiny because the 8 oz jelly jars are too tall by 1/2 inch. Thanks for watching.
@@unemployedredneckhillbilly2023 So sorry, I had only skipped through when asking that, I saw you had the foresight to even show it in the video! Thanks! - I'm currently searching for one of these directly on Chinese supplier sites, exactly because I want one with a chamber big enough for at least 4 125mm jars! Those are sooooo rare! The Chinese build these basically exclusively with commercial application in mind... So the machines are mostly designed to package 1 type of food commercially, rather than "as many different foods as possible" in your own home. What I can tell about YOUR machine, from my travels:
- VERY good quality, those insides look stunning! With the best I've seen!
- I like the super clear lid, I've also seen some with an icy blue tint to them, very sleek look
- having all 3 times displayed/changeable at once is RARE, love it
- while yours does not have a massive chamber, it's still above average for the class of machine! (or rather the biggest you can get in the form factor)
- motor is a smaller one. very economical, but you may want to consider using a spacer for when you package lots of small/flat bags in a row. Will cut down your cycle time massively!
Thanks again, loved it!
I have the clone to your machine (Chinese genetics). It has saved the cost of the machine over the 2 years I've used it. You can buy bulk quantities of foods when on sale and portion them out to meal or recipe size. Instead of making a small pan of chili or soup, I make a huge batch and pack it up in 1 meal sized packages that are prepared by throwing the frozen "bag o' soup" in a 12" skillet of water and bring to a boil. We also get large chubs of ground beef when somebody has a sale and portion it into one pound packages as you did but go one step further. When packing the meat in the bags, I tend to flatten it into one large bag shaped patty and then seal. By doing this, I can get 1 pound flat packed burger that stacks neatly in baskets in my freezer, saving money and freezer space. I also save money by buying my bags by the 1000 through the Webstaurant Store. I hope you get as much use from your unit as I have gotten from mine.
I hope this lasts like yours. It works great and I can't see paying $1,000 more for a brand name that is made from the same parts. I have been using bags from Avid Armor for years with no problems so I stuck with them. These bags are cheap compared to the foodsaver type. Definitely a way to save some money during this out of control inflation. Thanks for watching.
I’d be interested to know where you bought yours from, the model number and price.
There's a link in the description. Not sure if they are back in stock yet though. Should be $341 with the black friday sale and my discount code if thesale hasn't ended.
Do the instructions give you an idea of how to set the sealer (ie: time)? I want one of these so bad, I just haven't ordered it yet!
each manufacturers bags can be different so you have to choose the bags you will use along with the plastic thickness. For thin chamber bags most take 1.8 seconds. for thicker foodsaver bags 2.2 seconds. The vacuum time will vary by contents and volume. Just watch the first couple bags and make adjustments to the times for any signs of bad seals or air in the bags. Write them down along with bag info. I just posted a video about a new smaller machine that works great at a much lower price if you don't need the 12 inch seal width. Thanks for watching.
Cannot find a freeze dryer review on your list. My hubby's friends keep bringing freeze dried products for him to taste at their weekly breakfast. Any interest in freeze drying?
I have looked at them but the cost is just too much for our needs. High power usage for a load also. Would be nice if we still did a lot of camping.
Hello again URHC. Ordered the machine a few days ago, arrived yesterday, set it up including taking off back cover, inspecting, and adding the pump oil to just below 3/4 of window. I read instruction manual carefully, but I'd like to ask you a question. I've just done a few test seals and I easily get the dial into the green zone before sealing, but I never seem to be able to get it all the way to zero. I've noticed some other people with this machine getting to zero. I've even tried cranking the vacuum time up to (maximum) 60 seconds but it never gets to zero. Should it? Or is the green zone fine. If you could give me your input, appreciated.
Make sure you wipe down the seal area and rubber seal. Inspect the seal for damage. Empty mine will almost hit the end of the green in 30 seconds. When I put items to seal in there it depends what is being sealed. Some things like liquids will go quite a way up the gauge and then stop when they start boiling. some items like green beans contain air and won't go as high on the gauge. Soild items like beef steaks will go higher then ground burger. I pretty much shoot to get at least 1/2 way into the green, if not a little more. There also is some variation in low cost gauges but no easy way to check that. I would try it empty first and if it can't get close to the end of the gauge inspect that all the hoses in it are properly seated if you didn’t check when adding the oil. You should call Vevor and see what they say if the bags don’t come out properly vacuum packed or you cannot make it most of the way up the gauge. Let me know what you find. We love ours and are over 1000 bags with all perfect seals. Thanks for watching.
Thank you for all the suggestions and I will sure try each one. Will get back to you on results.@@unemployedredneckhillbilly2023
I’m curious to know how the bags held up with the shrimp. My frozen shrimp lost a vacuum after a few days. I assume they poked small holes in the bag. 3 mil bags.
Just ran down and checked. They are all still sucked up against the shrimp and fine in the freezer. Are they the Avid Armor bags? I ran into some problems with pointy rice poking holes in a bag and tried another bag with the same results. Had to put it in glass jars using the lid adapter. Thanks for watching.
@@unemployedredneckhillbilly2023 no sir, they are the Vac Master bags. Not happy with them. Thanks for the reply.
I used a Mylar bag and it looked good at first but after a few hours it seemed to have list it’s seal Am I doing something wrong? Getting any info or help from the company seems impossible
Not really made for mylar bags so seal times and vacuum pressure may need adjustments. Contact the bag manufacturer to see if it meets their sealing requirements and settings. If you are sealing dehydrated or freeze dried items sharp edges can puncture bags easily under this amount of vacuum so try reducing vacuum. Most mylar bags are sealed without vacuum using a simple strip sealer. We haven't had any failures after almost 2k of the chamber sealer bags on ours. Thanks for watching.
After you froze the food in the bags did you experience any of your foods getting freezer burnt?
Not yet. We keep the freezers between 4 and 6 below zero and haven't had problems. If put in our refrigerator freezer that is warmer and self defrosting there can be issues that I think are caused by the defrost cycles. Thanks for watching.
Is this machine capable of sealing Mylar bags? Thinking may solve some issues I have with long term storage of some herbs that I only grow every few years
I do not know. All I have to try are the old foodsaver bags that are thicker and the new 3 mil chamber pouches. They both work well but require different times. We use the standard bags and freeze some herbs but a year seems to be the max they stay good. Thanks for watching.
With your garden output, you will get a lot of use out of this machine, he’ll your video made me want one and I Hate when my wife freezes everything from Costco using her FoodSaver But we never seem have anything to cook for supper (😩😀). By the way, you remind me a lot of the hours I spent helping my grandmother tend to her large garden and all the canning that took place at harvest. Unfortunately, this practice seems is becoming a thing of the past 😩! So sad.
One thing I found out is that meat is supposed to stay better if you don't pull the moisture from it. I didn't expect much from this but it really surprised me. We have been freezing more lately but it took up a lot more freezer room with the round containers my wife was reusing. these bags really stack nice, You just can't get the heirloom flavors in commercially canned veggies so we feel it's worth doing. Thanks for watching.
Hi: I got mine last week. You should have pressed the emergency button. Do you know what the 'Dual Seal' is for?
I recently found that out. I think there used to be a version that had 2 seal bars and that would activate the second one but cannot verify that . Thanks for watching.
I was planning to vacuum seal meatballs. Is the ground meat will be squeezed and flat?
Just shorten the vacuum time so they don't get squeezed. Thanks for watching.
I purchased a vevor (smaller) unit, but it did not come with an English instruction manual or any replace parts. The heating strip has burnt out and I don’t know how to contact vevor. Do you happen to have that info. Thanks
Is it still under warranty? If it is they should send the manual and strip. on their website I found a contact number
855-385-1880 (Mon to Fri, 08:00-17:00; Sat to Sun, 08:00-15:00, GMT-8)
you could try this. Amazon should have the strips. Good luck. Thanks for watching.
Hi der wud you be able to do peeled garlic
It will vacuum seal anything but I don't think garlic would be a good idea . Thanks for watching.
Lay quart canning jars on their sides please how many fit?
it will just barely close with 2 centered in the raised area. Thanks for watching.
Hey! Great video - I learned a lot - i've been using a food saver for years, and looking for something to easily seal liquids (like soup) neat idea for apple cider and ice packs! i was wondering with the ground beef, we like to flatten the 1lb packs after we seal so they lay nice and flat in the freezer. Can you manipulate the meat after it's sealed with this machine?
Yes you can flatten it after but would be easier to do before sealing and the blood would get pulled back into the meat. Another thing is everything must be cool before sealing. That iis what caused my butternut problem trying to do it warm. So far we love this machine and no problems. Thanks for watching.
Hey It Seals Mason jars also
The manufacturer does not recommend that so it shouldn't be suggested. Thanks for watching.
Did you get any of that snow that hit erie county?
Just a couple of light bands. looks like possibly 6 inches tomorrow. They have a total nightmare in Orchid park. Thanks for watching.
Hello, What's the biggest bag that can be used on this model? Thanks in advance.
12 inch wide seal area x 14 long. Thanks for watching.
Once you have a decent chamber vacuum sealer you can't look back. Their pricing is insanely cheap ... I paid a LOT more for mine than what they are charging for these!
I totally agree with you. This does a much better job and the pouches are only about 40% of the cost of quilted bags. If it lasts a couple thousand bags it's definitely a bargain. Thanks for watching.
is suitable for jars? especially for a small business.Thanks!
It's not for jars according to Vevor. Thanks for watching.
How's it holding up? Author and all others please, welcome to reply. I really want one but am wondering if Vevor will honor warranty. Thank you.
check out my most recent video and you will se it's still used in many of my videos with zero problems. Many viewers have bought them and haven't heard a complaint yet. Not sure about warranty coverage but it's cheap enough to replace if something major develops. Avid Armor and other similar sellers have great warranty coverage at 3x the price if thats important to you. Thanks for watching.
Concerned about the air that I see left in the soup bags, is that normal?
That's what happens when you package warm items or pull vacuum to long. They boil from the vacuum and continue to release gas until the chamber opens. the gas is sealed in and any sealer that can pull high vacuum will do it. Thanks for watching.
@@unemployedredneckhillbilly2023 thanks for the info, I pulled the trigger a couple of hours ago. I appreciate your video, great information.
If you didnt process it (which aerates it) and just scooped it in...then ran it through processing after thawing it out...youd have no issues
After cooking it..let it cool then just spoon it into the bag
Yes putting things like that in the fridge to cool is what we do now. Thanks for watching.
Is this large enough to do a 4lb chicken? If so, what's the largest chicken you think that might work in this unit?
I have no idea, we don't freeze whole chickens. With a big enough bag to center the chicken in the dome bump it's 4 1/2 inches at the center. Thanks for watching.
Can you seal Mylar bags with this machine?
I have never tried. Thanks for watching.
Has anyone used Mylar bags and does it work with them?
I haven't tried them. Don't most just use a hot strip without the vacuum along with oxygen absorbers? Thanks for watching.
Fixing to order the same 260c. Can anyone confirm if it will hold a 4-5lb whole chicken?
I don't think so. About 4 3/4 inches clearance in the center of the dome but I doubt the seal area could be kept flat with the bag wrinkled down. Thanks for watching.
Can’t ship to Canada Venor vacuum chamber?
I thought they ship worldwide. look for the Canadian site. Thanks for watching.
What’s the biggest size bag you can use ?
I have used the 11 x 16 gallon bags with a little trim. 12 inch wide max with this machine,. Thanks for watching.
@@unemployedredneckhillbilly2023 so 11x16 and 8x12 will work ?
Had to trim the 16 some like I said.
@@unemployedredneckhillbilly2023 got ya still for price food saver is messy tho specifically liquids
Why didn't you show the water bag result?
I froze a dozen of them in different sizes to use in the coolers. They work great.stack them flat on top of each other for flat ice packs. We have frozen quite a bit of fruit juices also. Thanks for watching.