I've got one and i love it! You just have to seal past 40 seconds. I usually do 50 seconds. Also make sure you leave room at the top just like when canning so it seals good.
FYI. When operating, as the pump evacuates air there is less and less air in the jar that the pump has to push out so there is less load on the motor and it speeds up. When the sound levels off the pump has reached its maximum vacuum and you can shut it off. My knowledge comes from working for a manufacturer of fractional horsepower compressors and vacuum pumps for over 30 years.
Just got this today, found your video very helpful. Thought I had missed something because I wasn't sure when to shut it off. Thanks. I too find this product useful.
I just got one and am about to use it for the first time. I noticed in the instructions that they suggest 40 seconds. I am glad your testing came up with the same time.
I have one and it works well, but I only use it for things in my daily pantry that I use on a regular basis. For longer-term storage, I rely on my FoodSaver.
Just tried this today after buying off Amazon on sale. Your video helped me as I couldn’t get a seal. I’m a newbie…. I had the ring on it. But I’m good now! Thanks!!
I've had one for a few months now. Works pretty well, and does not need to be charged a whole lot. A tip though, make sure you put some kind of template paper towel that would fit opening..I just cut some circles out to fit...that way you don't need to worry about clogging the motor, which if happens, just blow out the opening to motor. It only takes about 40 seconds to seal.
You should use marshmallows to SEE the Difference in how much vacuum there is between the different machines... see if one puffs up more than the other ???
@danieledwards7178 Thank you for the most sensible suggestion. It would give (at least) some visual to effectiveness of this gadget. I wouldn't trust for long time storage. CarolinaOmaSteph has right idea.
Just got one. And you're the only one that answered my question about how long with a charge last!!! I bought a 290 jackery and a solar panel from HF, to charge our flashlights. When I saw this vac sealer, I thought it would be great for small jobs. Thanks for the review!!!
The rule of thumb with lithium ion batteries ] is 60/40 percent , 1st half displayed gives 60 the 2nd gives less. Important to know for e-bikes and cars , handy on other stuff. I'd put a balloon in it with a little air, time when it expands to fill the jar, when all other air is replaced by vacuum.
I bought one and like most I jumped in and sealed my first jar. I thought it would shut off when done, I was wrong and I turned it of at 65. Then found out it cracked my jar!!!! So I read the instructions and somewhere it said to turn off at just over 40. Haven't had any more trouble with it and I've done about 25 jars with out a recharge. Really like it for the price. Wasn't sure if I'd use one very much but now that I have it I use it more than I thought I would.
thanks good timing as just bought one though slightly different as its auto set for 30 sec with a plus and minus 10 sec button on either side , a lot of people say its hard to seal reg mouth jars , they also say this style can give false seals ie,, lids pop after a day / week etc which would not matter as much to me as much as mine are only for dry goods with a 02 absorber in the jar as well , my prob so far is i cant get a seal , only tried 4 times so far first on 30 sec and then 40sec and ea time the lid comes off with the machine , so now im doing my checking to see what im doing wrong or it maybe the typical chinese quality control where its pot luck if u get a good one or crap ... will try again by uping the time by 10sec at a time and see what happens
You have the exact one i was just going to use for the first time, and i thought maybe it would be good to watch a TH-cam video. Thanks! Ya, it helps to read the instructions first. 😄
It may seal, but the real test is how long the seal lasts. Often a jar will seal the jar and after time, the seal breaks and you are unaware of that it has.
I heard about 11 sec in (regular jar) on the first try a click and change. Not a bad product but I still prefer my hand pump sealer. No battery or electricity needed is best.
I was about to purchase one from Walmart and saw your review. Just happened to be the same one I was going to order. I am gong to purchase it. I do not think I will be jarring a whole lot, at least not immediately. Will you let us know how many jars you're getting out of it? If it is not much I would like to look into getting a mechanical one.
Your video helped me use it the first time. I got a very tight seal the second time I used it. Mine stopped on its own after the tone changed. Good product, it seems.
If the jar rims are clean and dry, as well as the lids, it should last years. Maybe decades. I've got stuff I sealed in 2013 that is no different than the day I sealed it (though I did those with my foodsaver and jar attachment).
I have several jars that I sealed in July that are now loose/not sealed. I don't know if it is because the temperature has changed or it was too humid when I sealed them or what. If this trend continues I'm going back to food saver attachment and brake bleeder.
9-5-2023 Purchased on Amazon and using 1st time this morning. Make sure your dry ingredients do not go over the first ring on the neck of your jar (in other words, DO NOT overfill). I'm letting my unit run to 60 and have not one single jar "not seal". I'm sealing the jars I had sugar, flour, salt, powdered milk and dry beans in already sitting on my canning rack. I am pleased with this product, however, with that being said, I never tried any other device and have no comparison except just screwing a lid and ring over the jar. Canning is the most amazing thing you can do for the health of your family!
My sister told me to buy this even tho I had never even heard of a jar sealer- The instructions leave a lot to the imagination but this video has helped me much so Thank YOU! Can you let me know if you are still using the same one or if it died quickly after starting its use? Because we all know the cheap plastic feel is because it's made in China! 😂😂😂😂
It definitely still works and I'm still using it. Though it's not the only jar-sealer I use. My FoodSaver with the jar attachment works more quickly, so I often use it instead. But if I just need to do a jar here and there and don't feel like setting the FoodSaver up, this small jar sealer is very convenient.
As for how long, it depends on temperature. If stored in a dark, consistently-cool place, they can last for years. Decades even. In a hot garage, much less. In a garage that's prone to freezing, you may have other issues. But temperature fluctuation and extreme highs or lows will not be great. As for canning wet foods like this, no you definitely cannot. This can't replace hot water or pressure canning for wet things. Your wet food would spoil just as fast as if you left it out in a bowl on the counter.
I've been trying to find an answer to my question, through other means and no one seems to want to reply.... Can you please tell me if these style of vacuum jar sealers, have to use the lids provided or can I use any Mason Jar Lids from other stores? Thank you
You can use any regular mason jar lid (the kind that go along with the separate metal rings). Though there are some low-quality lids out there that may be prone to fail under any type of use, generally-speaking you can use any lid of that style with this machine.
I have a problem with it not wanting to turn on when i push the button. I keep having to take it off and putting it back on the jar. I've got 4 seals out of a dozen trys. What am i not doing right?
Just make sure you push it straight down until it stops when putting the sealer on the jar. I believe it has to go down into that rubber seal all the way.
I'm not sure how long to let it run for. I tried canning some mini marshmallows they puffed up but as they have sat on the counter, they have settled and lost their puffiness. I vacuumed for 40 seconds. What am I doing wrong?
...I'm thinking about rubbing a drop of food grade mineral oil on the seal ...would that make a better long lasting seal...I plan to store rice & pasta as survival food...along with hot sauce, I could live on that for a long time...
Some people set a piece of paper towel or cupcake liner in the jar (on top of the flour) to prevent it getting sucked into the machine. As for how to clean the machine after that happens, the best I can come up with is using some compressed air to try blowing it all out.
these are just overpriced mini air compressors😂 the compactness might be handy though but foodsaver is a ripoff if you just get some mechanical knowledge
So is it your suggestion that the masses of us ordinary, regular people should just get some mechanical knowledge and ....what? Engineer and fabricate our own jar vacuum sealing machines out of a full-sized air compressor? I guess that all does seem way simpler than just buying one.
Right, but if it comes unsealed, you'll want to know about it. Leaving the ring on can make it easy to miss the fact that you've got an unsealed jar whose contents are going to spoil much sooner. Same reason we store our heat-canned jars without the rings.
I buy rice by the 20 lbs bag full. And being diabetic, I'm not really supposed to have rice anyway, but I wonder how long it would take me to vacuum seal all that. I put a couple bay leafs into my bag. And because I am paranoid, I then use a zip lock bag. I love glass though. Looking for something that can seal gallon sized jars. Every time you shut it off, it sounds like the jar shattered.
I used mine just as instructed . It cuts off automatically at 90 sec. All jars sealed perfectly. However by morning, none were sealed. The seal didn’t hold. Any ideas?
That seems surprising that all of the jars lost their seal overnight. It makes me question the quality of the lids, or if the tip rim of the jars had any kind of dust or moisture on them. Actually.... were you buy chance sealing jars full of flour or other powder? I've had that happen before, using my regular vacuum sealer machine, when trying to seal powder. Some particles of powder get trapped in between the jar and the lid, and it fails after a few hours.
Has anyone else had problems with this machine cracking their jars? It seals and as it’s approaching the end of the cycle you can hear a crack. I didn’t think anything of it at first and continued using it day after day and hearing the crack every now and then, till it finally hit me that sound is the jar cracking. Was curious if anyone has encountered the same problem.
I've never observed that. Are you sure you aren't hearing the lid popping (or rather, un-popping) as it seals? I regularly seal jars with a much more powerful FoodSaver machine. It has suction WAY stronger than this little battery-powered machine, and I've never had a jar crack from it. I've also put jars inside a chamber vacuum machine, and no cracking. It would take an incredible amount of suction to crack a standard mason jar. It seems practically impossible that that's what you're hearing, not to mention that you'd absolutely see cracks in the glass.
I don't go for "SEEMS SEALED", instead of a counter it should have a vacuum pressure transducer. SEEMS like a BAD DESIGN. With the food saver a inline vacuum gauge can be installed
No, not at all. Vacuum sealing can only be used for canning dry goods. Anything wet whatsoever has to either be hot water bath canned or pressure canned (depending on what it is). Using a vacuum sealer to can wet stuff like sauces would be no different than leaving your sauce on the counter in a Tupperware container. (as in: It would go bad very quickly).
Just got mine from Amazon. The first jar i tried from my pantry did not fit any of the lids I received. All mine are considered regular sized mouth jars. 🤷♀️. Will try again but at this point I’m not successful. I won’t be changing jars at great expense. Back to Amazon then
It can do regular and wide mouth jars, depending on if the "adapter" part is in place or not. At the risk of asking a dumb question, have you tried that?
@@GreatLakesPrepping it does not fit the regular sized Gem jars. Your regular size fits my small jars. I would need to replace my jars which will not happen. We did the search on line for sizing. Gem jars are between sizes
Have this same sealer; 32s to 36s is as long as you need; most folk will never need the included lids. lol Have only re-sealed freezedried soup mix and it did a pretty good job at it. As for how long the seal will last, now that is the question. :)
You can, and it may keep your veggies fresher for a bit longer in the fridge than if you just put them in regular tupperware. Just keep in mind that the food is not considered "canned", and this method doesn't preserve them at all in the same way as real canning would. Generally speaking, vacuum sealing a jar is mainly useful for 100% dry foods, like rice, pasta, etc.
Perhaps the people who got only four jars sealed before having to recharge the machine let it keep going until it stopped like the vacuum sealer does (that's assuming that this machine does, in fact, eventually stop on its own). Have you since let it run longer to see if it does stop on its own, or do you still just let it run for about 40 seconds? I really like the fact that the vacuum sealer stops when the jar has all the air out and is sealed. I'm wonder if, or how much, air is left in the jar with this machine. I don't know about this gizmo. I think I'll stick with the vacuum sealer. However, you did a great job on the product review, Great Lakes!
OK. Weve been canning for decades, i guess the old-fashioned way (heating them up in the oven, lids and fastening ring partiality on, then tightening them all on and letting them cool off, until we hear the lids pop), so I've never even seen a hand-pump way either. How does this even work? We do soups and Spaghetti sauces. Anything dry we trow in a vacuum sealer bag.
Hi Nicole. This device is strictly for sealing dry goods in a mason jar. Rice, grains, dehydrated vegetables, etc. It's just an alternative to vacuum bags. For years I have used a jar attachment that works with my regular food saver machine. This little gadget is just a more compact version of that, and it would probably be great for people who don't already have a foodSaver machine and only want to dry-seal jars and not bags. For your wet stuff (sauces, etc), you must continue to use heat-sealing (and while some people use your oven method, but it's still not officially considered safe, whereas hot water bath or pressure canning are the recommended methods, depending on what you're canning).
2/24/24 2:31 AM. Can you tell me what you hooked your recharging cord to in order to charge it? Does it hook to a desktop computer or what? They tell you absolutely nothing about how to hook it up to recharge it.
Definitely not. You can only vacuum seal completely dry foods (rice, pasta, etc). Anything wet must be heat canned (either hot water or pressure, depending on the food). Vacuum sealing pasta sauce and leaving it at room temperature will be no different than un-sealed pasta sauce left out on the counter, with regards to food safety.
I got one of these about a year ago and changed over to mason jars (from the washed out plastic soda/pop bottles with just oxygen absorbers). I still had a couple of the pop bottles that were done about 2 years ago, after I ran out of the mason jars. I've seen other reviewers saying this model does not keep the seal very well. I went to my storage area and found that about half of the mason jars I'd vacuum sealed with this had lost the seal and the lid came right off with no effort at all. Even the pop bottles were still sealed. My guess is this is good for REsealing (in smaller jars) dry goods that go in your kitchen for short term usage.
@@robynhutley The plastic pop bottles (that were still sealed) were sealed about a year before the mason jars. I ended up getting a countertop vacuum sealer.
If you're storing 100% dried out marijuana, it'll last for a long time just the same as when you put it in the jar. Probably years. I don't know much about marijuana, and I have no idea if it's meant to be absolutely dried out. If that's the case, I really don't know how long it would be good for stored like this.
I've got one and i love it! You just have to seal past 40 seconds. I usually do 50 seconds. Also make sure you leave room at the top just like when canning so it seals good.
Where did you buy it?
@@debweidman6516Amazon has it
Got mine today. Already sealing my heart content. Love it.
FYI. When operating, as the pump evacuates air there is less and less air in the jar that the pump has to push out so there is less load on the motor and it speeds up. When the sound levels off the pump has reached its maximum vacuum and you can shut it off. My knowledge comes from working for a manufacturer of fractional horsepower compressors and vacuum pumps for over 30 years.
Just got this today, found your video very helpful. Thought I had missed something because I wasn't sure when to shut it off. Thanks. I too find this product useful.
just got the new model does a green light now when done usually in the 90-100% range thanks for the video
I just got one and am about to use it for the first time. I noticed in the instructions that they suggest 40 seconds. I am glad your testing came up with the same time.
We love ours!!! We let it shut off by itself.❤❤
I have one and it works well, but I only use it for things in my daily pantry that I use on a regular basis. For longer-term storage, I rely on my FoodSaver.
Just tried this today after buying off Amazon on sale. Your video helped me as I couldn’t get a seal. I’m a newbie…. I had the ring on it. But I’m good now! Thanks!!
I've had one for a few months now. Works pretty well, and does not need to be charged a whole lot. A tip though, make sure you put some kind of template paper towel that would fit opening..I just cut some circles out to fit...that way you don't need to worry about clogging the motor, which if happens, just blow out the opening to motor. It only takes about 40 seconds to seal.
What made you decide to cut the paper towel?
@@user-hr1ql2fu3f Saw someone else on youtube mention this
How do you remove the jar lid once it's air tight? Having a problem opening jar now :-/
Bottle opener
Can you be more specific about cutting out circles of paper towel. Put it where, and when?
Thanks just got mine and it looks like it will be fine. Nice deno👍🏼
Dosent it say something about after 40 seconds and it should be sealed? I just bought one. Pretty cool!
Hi there. I got my sealer about 6 weeks ago. I love it!! Mine takes about 19 seconds to seal. Then I stop it.
You should use marshmallows to SEE the Difference in how much vacuum there is between the different machines... see if one puffs up more than the other ???
@danieledwards7178 Thank you for the most sensible suggestion.
It would give (at least) some visual to effectiveness of this gadget.
I wouldn't trust for long time storage. CarolinaOmaSteph has right idea.
I’m disabled, and I’m having trouble getting it onto the jar! Lots of trouble with the rubber
Put marshmallows in and see how that works lol
Got this and it was great ! I recommend adding this product to your canning supply .
Tell ya what I could use that for my half empty PBR cans! Save em for later!
Can you use the sealer whilst plugged in?
Perfect timing cause I need something portable. Thanks!
I just got mine yesterday and I love it!!!
@@brendalee6155 Awesome☺
When you took it off early I don't know if you noticed but it says on it the percentage of how much it is sealed.
The digital display is showing how many seconds it's been running.
the manual says 44 seconds
Just got one. And you're the only one that answered my question about how long with a charge last!!! I bought a 290 jackery and a solar panel from HF, to charge our flashlights. When I saw this vac sealer, I thought it would be great for small jobs. Thanks for the review!!!
The rule of thumb with lithium ion batteries ] is 60/40 percent , 1st half displayed gives 60 the 2nd gives less. Important to know for e-bikes and cars , handy on other stuff. I'd put a balloon in it with a little air, time when it expands to fill the jar, when all other air is replaced by vacuum.
ive contacted the company they tell me 45 is the most you should need for dry goods.
I bought one and like most I jumped in and sealed my first jar. I thought it would shut off when done, I was wrong and I turned it of at 65. Then found out it cracked my jar!!!! So I read the instructions and somewhere it said to turn off at just over 40. Haven't had any more trouble with it and I've done about 25 jars with out a recharge. Really like it for the price. Wasn't sure if I'd use one very much but now that I have it I use it more than I thought I would.
I've never had a crack my jar...thanks for heads up
HELLO GTSY I HAVE 2 OF THEM ITS WONDERFUL AND QUICK!!!!!!!
I use mine to keep my fresh juice safe longer in the fridge
I just got mine today. Glad that I found your video.
thanks for the demo. Just received one in the mail today from Amazon . Can't wait to try it....
The sticky plastic illustration that comes on top of the sealer says in red "It us recommended to keep vacuuming for.more than 40s."
I have one & I love it!
I have same unit and I love mine all the time and I use it to reseal my juices and my Fermentation .
Mine will only show 41% after charging for hours? Does anyone know my problem? Itdoes work well though?
thanks good timing as just bought one though slightly different as its auto set for 30 sec with a plus and minus 10 sec button on either side , a lot of people say its hard to seal reg mouth jars , they also say this style can give false seals ie,, lids pop after a day / week etc which would not matter as much to me as much as mine are only for dry goods with a 02 absorber in the jar as well , my prob so far is i cant get a seal , only tried 4 times so far first on 30 sec and then 40sec and ea time the lid comes off with the machine , so now im doing my checking to see what im doing wrong or it maybe the typical chinese quality control where its pot luck if u get a good one or crap ... will try again by uping the time by 10sec at a time and see what happens
Oh that rice was sealed good. It jumped out like popcorn. But it is best to get the jars with the lid that has the popping bubble.
Keep checking your sealed jars. Mine didn’t stay sealed and I had reseal with my food saver . Wouldn’t charge at 100 per cent.
You have the exact one i was just going to use for the first time, and i thought maybe it would be good to watch a TH-cam video. Thanks! Ya, it helps to read the instructions first. 😄
It may seal, but the real test is how long the seal lasts. Often a jar will seal the jar and after time, the seal breaks and you are unaware of that it has.
Pop a mini marshmallow in each jar. If it's deflated then you'll know by looking that the seals gone :)
@@MrRozebudgreat idea!
I heard about 11 sec in (regular jar) on the first try a click and change. Not a bad product but I still prefer my hand pump sealer. No battery or electricity needed is best.
My charge lasts for weeks. I do abou0t a dozen jars a week.
I was about to purchase one from Walmart and saw your review. Just happened to be the same one I was going to order. I am gong to purchase it. I do not think I will be jarring a whole lot, at least not immediately. Will you let us know how many jars you're getting out of it? If it is not much I would like to look into getting a mechanical one.
Your video helped me use it the first time. I got a very tight seal the second time I used it. Mine stopped on its own after the tone changed. Good product, it seems.
In the booklet 20 sevond solids. 40 seconds or more liquids
Directions say to seal for , at least, 40 sec
The clear label you remove off the top of the sealer instructs 40s
Only for dry goods. Won’t seal hot liquid jars.
😊
My thought is how long do the jars stay sealed
If the jar rims are clean and dry, as well as the lids, it should last years. Maybe decades. I've got stuff I sealed in 2013 that is no different than the day I sealed it (though I did those with my foodsaver and jar attachment).
I have several jars that I sealed in July that are now loose/not sealed. I don't know if it is because the temperature has changed or it was too humid when I sealed them or what. If this trend continues I'm going back to food saver attachment and brake bleeder.
very cool test video.... 👍👍
9-5-2023 Purchased on Amazon and using 1st time this morning. Make sure your dry ingredients do not go over the first ring on the neck of your jar (in other words, DO NOT overfill). I'm letting my unit run to 60 and have not one single jar "not seal". I'm sealing the jars I had sugar, flour, salt, powdered milk and dry beans in already sitting on my canning rack. I am pleased with this product, however, with that being said, I never tried any other device and have no comparison except just screwing a lid and ring over the jar. Canning is the most amazing thing you can do for the health of your family!
Botulism can survive in a no air environment fyi
Your flour should be dry canned in oven.
Put marshmallows in it and see how much vacuum you get.
My sister told me to buy this even tho I had never even heard of a jar sealer- The instructions leave a lot to the imagination but this video has helped me much so Thank YOU!
Can you let me know if you are still using the same one or if it died quickly after starting its use? Because we all know the cheap plastic feel is because it's made in China! 😂😂😂😂
It definitely still works and I'm still using it. Though it's not the only jar-sealer I use. My FoodSaver with the jar attachment works more quickly, so I often use it instead. But if I just need to do a jar here and there and don't feel like setting the FoodSaver up, this small jar sealer is very convenient.
My sealer is a little different than yours but close
How long can those dry staple jars be kept in a garage clost? Also, wiould this work for preserving wet items like stovetop canning methods do?
As for how long, it depends on temperature. If stored in a dark, consistently-cool place, they can last for years. Decades even. In a hot garage, much less. In a garage that's prone to freezing, you may have other issues. But temperature fluctuation and extreme highs or lows will not be great.
As for canning wet foods like this, no you definitely cannot. This can't replace hot water or pressure canning for wet things. Your wet food would spoil just as fast as if you left it out in a bowl on the counter.
I have one and it seals for 30 seconds then turns off
I have this exact one. It sealed twenty jars and now won't seal at all.
Mine shuts off itself when done got mine Amazon
I've been trying to find an answer to my question, through other means and no one seems to want to reply.... Can you please tell me if these style of vacuum jar sealers, have to use the lids provided or can I use any Mason Jar Lids from other stores? Thank you
You can use any regular mason jar lid (the kind that go along with the separate metal rings). Though there are some low-quality lids out there that may be prone to fail under any type of use, generally-speaking you can use any lid of that style with this machine.
@GreatLakesPrepping 🤔 thank you, I appreciate your reply. How do you know which ones are the correct ones (the non shitty ones lol)?
I seal till I here it pop and switches. Off.
I have a problem with it not wanting to turn on when i push the button. I keep having to take it off and putting it back on the jar. I've got 4 seals out of a dozen trys. What am i not doing right?
Just make sure you push it straight down until it stops when putting the sealer on the jar. I believe it has to go down into that rubber seal all the way.
I'm not sure how long to let it run for. I tried canning some mini marshmallows they puffed up but as they have sat on the counter, they have settled and lost their puffiness. I vacuumed for 40 seconds. What am I doing wrong?
I bought one and it worked great for about 2 weeks. Now it won't seal anything. Only wide mouth jars used. I cant figure it out.
...I'm thinking about rubbing a drop of food grade mineral oil on the seal ...would that make a better long lasting seal...I plan to store rice & pasta as survival food...along with hot sauce, I could live on that for a long time...
I'm using mine to seal flour but I'm getting flour particles inside the device. How do you clean it without putting it in water? Thanks.
Some people set a piece of paper towel or cupcake liner in the jar (on top of the flour) to prevent it getting sucked into the machine. As for how to clean the machine after that happens, the best I can come up with is using some compressed air to try blowing it all out.
@@GreatLakesPrepping Excellent idea. Thank you so much for your response and the advice. :)
these are just overpriced mini air compressors😂 the compactness might be handy though but foodsaver is a ripoff if you just get some mechanical knowledge
So is it your suggestion that the masses of us ordinary, regular people should just get some mechanical knowledge and ....what? Engineer and fabricate our own jar vacuum sealing machines out of a full-sized air compressor? I guess that all does seem way simpler than just buying one.
Ok be that way i’ll just use my automotive vacuum checker tool with gauge . Endless options 🤪🍌
Also put a ring on it too, I have had some come unsealed a few days later.
Right, but if it comes unsealed, you'll want to know about it. Leaving the ring on can make it easy to miss the fact that you've got an unsealed jar whose contents are going to spoil much sooner. Same reason we store our heat-canned jars without the rings.
Just purchased one! Love it! I was hasty and didn’t see a utube video prior to yours
Do you know if it will work with the standard lid that come with the jars or do you have to use their specialized lids ? cool video, Thx
It works with any normal canning jar lid, including the ones that come with the jars.
@@GreatLakesPrepping Cool Thanks
Love mine
I buy rice by the 20 lbs bag full. And being diabetic, I'm not really supposed to have rice anyway, but I wonder how long it would take me to vacuum seal all that. I put a couple bay leafs into my bag. And because I am paranoid, I then use a zip lock bag. I love glass though. Looking for something that can seal gallon sized jars. Every time you shut it off, it sounds like the jar shattered.
Use Quart and half gallon mason
jars ?
Mine doesn't make that high squealing noise. When it has sealed, mine just stops on its own.
Thank you for showing me the charging port as I was trying to figure that out.
Mine is exactly like that. If you leave it alone it will cut off automatically.
I used mine just as instructed . It cuts off automatically at 90 sec. All jars sealed perfectly. However by morning, none were sealed. The seal didn’t hold. Any ideas?
That seems surprising that all of the jars lost their seal overnight. It makes me question the quality of the lids, or if the tip rim of the jars had any kind of dust or moisture on them. Actually.... were you buy chance sealing jars full of flour or other powder? I've had that happen before, using my regular vacuum sealer machine, when trying to seal powder. Some particles of powder get trapped in between the jar and the lid, and it fails after a few hours.
The instructions say to keep it running for more than 40 seconds.
I tried 4 jars and 1 sealed . I am recharging and I will try again. With 46% battery left. It kept running and not sealing. 😢
I just tried mine for the first time, and the raised bit in the middle is flat. It expands again when you open it.
Has anyone else had problems with this machine cracking their jars? It seals and as it’s approaching the end of the cycle you can hear a crack. I didn’t think anything of it at first and continued using it day after day and hearing the crack every now and then, till it finally hit me that sound is the jar cracking. Was curious if anyone has encountered the same problem.
I've never observed that. Are you sure you aren't hearing the lid popping (or rather, un-popping) as it seals?
I regularly seal jars with a much more powerful FoodSaver machine. It has suction WAY stronger than this little battery-powered machine, and I've never had a jar crack from it. I've also put jars inside a chamber vacuum machine, and no cracking. It would take an incredible amount of suction to crack a standard mason jar. It seems practically impossible that that's what you're hearing, not to mention that you'd absolutely see cracks in the glass.
I don't go for "SEEMS SEALED", instead of a counter it should have a vacuum pressure transducer.
SEEMS like a BAD DESIGN.
With the food saver a inline vacuum gauge can be installed
Is this good for canning hot sauces?
No, not at all. Vacuum sealing can only be used for canning dry goods. Anything wet whatsoever has to either be hot water bath canned or pressure canned (depending on what it is). Using a vacuum sealer to can wet stuff like sauces would be no different than leaving your sauce on the counter in a Tupperware container. (as in: It would go bad very quickly).
It will shut off on its own if you just let it run its course. It takes 1 1/2 - 2 minutes
I got this snout 4 months ago, now it won't charge. Erhardt can I do?
Even a slightly warmer temp than ambient can do alot for achieving the best seal here.
Why would you seal rice?
To protect it from oxygen, moisture, and pests. I'm still eating rice that I sealed over 10 years ago and it's just as fresh as the day I bought it.
Just got mine from Amazon. The first jar i tried from my pantry did not fit any of the lids I received. All mine are considered regular sized mouth jars. 🤷♀️. Will try again but at this point I’m not successful. I won’t be changing jars at great expense. Back to Amazon then
It can do regular and wide mouth jars, depending on if the "adapter" part is in place or not. At the risk of asking a dumb question, have you tried that?
@@GreatLakesPrepping it does not fit the regular sized Gem jars. Your regular size fits my small jars. I would need to replace my jars which will not happen. We did the search on line for sizing. Gem jars are between sizes
Have this same sealer; 32s to 36s is as long as you need; most folk will never need the included lids. lol
Have only re-sealed freezedried soup mix and it did a pretty good job at it. As for how long the seal will last, now that is the question. :)
It's a lot quieter than it sounds on this video.
In the manual it does say to do at least 40 seconds.
Can I use it to seal fruit and veggies I’m storing in my fridge? I don’t go through fruit and veggies fast enough.
You can, and it may keep your veggies fresher for a bit longer in the fridge than if you just put them in regular tupperware. Just keep in mind that the food is not considered "canned", and this method doesn't preserve them at all in the same way as real canning would. Generally speaking, vacuum sealing a jar is mainly useful for 100% dry foods, like rice, pasta, etc.
Perhaps the people who got only four jars sealed before having to recharge the machine let it keep going until it stopped like the vacuum sealer does (that's assuming that this machine does, in fact, eventually stop on its own). Have you since let it run longer to see if it does stop on its own, or do you still just let it run for about 40 seconds? I really like the fact that the vacuum sealer stops when the jar has all the air out and is sealed. I'm wonder if, or how much, air is left in the jar with this machine. I don't know about this gizmo. I think I'll stick with the vacuum sealer. However, you did a great job on the product review, Great Lakes!
The vacuum sealer doesn't auto shut off. You have to vacuum 40s and then push the button again to shut it off. I have one and I love it.
OK. Weve been canning for decades, i guess the old-fashioned way (heating them up in the oven, lids and fastening ring partiality on, then tightening them all on and letting them cool off, until we hear the lids pop), so I've never even seen a hand-pump way either. How does this even work? We do soups and Spaghetti sauces. Anything dry we trow in a vacuum sealer bag.
Hi Nicole. This device is strictly for sealing dry goods in a mason jar. Rice, grains, dehydrated vegetables, etc. It's just an alternative to vacuum bags. For years I have used a jar attachment that works with my regular food saver machine. This little gadget is just a more compact version of that, and it would probably be great for people who don't already have a foodSaver machine and only want to dry-seal jars and not bags. For your wet stuff (sauces, etc), you must continue to use heat-sealing (and while some people use your oven method, but it's still not officially considered safe, whereas hot water bath or pressure canning are the recommended methods, depending on what you're canning).
we have the same model did over 24 plus some misses and it quit sealing around 62 to 64% charged it again and the misses stopped love it
2/24/24 2:31 AM. Can you tell me what you hooked your recharging cord to in order to charge it? Does it hook to a desktop computer or what? They tell you absolutely nothing about how to hook it up to recharge it.
Mine cuts off automatically when it is done.
Ca.We seal saphetti sauce
Definitely not. You can only vacuum seal completely dry foods (rice, pasta, etc). Anything wet must be heat canned (either hot water or pressure, depending on the food). Vacuum sealing pasta sauce and leaving it at room temperature will be no different than un-sealed pasta sauce left out on the counter, with regards to food safety.
I just let mine go and it stopped when it was done
I got one of these about a year ago and changed over to mason jars (from the washed out plastic soda/pop bottles with just oxygen absorbers). I still had a couple of the pop bottles that were done about 2 years ago, after I ran out of the mason jars. I've seen other reviewers saying this model does not keep the seal very well. I went to my storage area and found that about half of the mason jars I'd vacuum sealed with this had lost the seal and the lid came right off with no effort at all. Even the pop bottles were still sealed. My guess is this is good for REsealing (in smaller jars) dry goods that go in your kitchen for short term usage.
Thanks for sharing. How long did you seal them for? Have you tested it on different times and found the same result?
@@robynhutley The plastic pop bottles (that were still sealed) were sealed about a year before the mason jars. I ended up getting a countertop vacuum sealer.
Once it’s sealed how long can the dry goods last?
Where can I get one?
I put a link to it in the video description
Marijuana? How long does it stay fresh?
If you're storing 100% dried out marijuana, it'll last for a long time just the same as when you put it in the jar. Probably years. I don't know much about marijuana, and I have no idea if it's meant to be absolutely dried out. If that's the case, I really don't know how long it would be good for stored like this.