FoodSaver V3880 Fully Automatic Best Vaccum Sealing System W/Marinator

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Product Feature

• Fully automatic operation auto detects FoodSaver� bag and starts vacuum sealing
• Air-tight heat seal removes air from specially designed bags. 2 vacuum speeds automatically adjust based on food type. Pulse Vac feature allows complete manual control of air removal.
• 2 seal levels that auto detect moist or dry food. Accessory mode for containers and canisters seals any FoodSaver® container air-tight
• Rapid marinate mode marinates in minutes instead of hours.Convenient rolls storage, and built in cutter to create custom-sized bags
• Starter kit includes: 1 - 11 inch x 18 feet heat seal roll and 12 - quart-sized heat seal bags. Patented removable drip trip catches overflow liquids and is dishwasher safe

Product Description

FoodSaver� Custom Tip Book, Quick Start Guide & Reference Manual. Fully automatic operation auto detects FoodSaver� bag and starts vacuum sealing. Air-tight heat seal removes air from specially designed bags. Pulse Vac feature allows complete manual control of air removal. 2 vacuum speeds automatically adjust based on food type. 2 seal levels that auto detect moist or dry food Rapid marinate mode marinates in minutes instead of hours. Accessory mode for containers and canisters seals any FoodSaver® container air-tight. Convenient rolls storage, and built in cutter to create custom-sized bags. Patented removable drip trip catches overflow liquids and is dishwasher safe. •BPA Free Marinator Features: ��Marinate in minutes instead of hours or overnight � �Preserves and enhances food flavor Vacuum process tenderizes the meats ��BPA Free •Stain resistant and dishwasher safe �Works with FoodSaver� vacuum sealing systems ��Airtight and odor-proof Specifications: Foodsaver, the leading brand in vacuum sealing. Newly. Designed V3880 Vacuum Sealer with Brushed Stainless Steel Frontplate. Fully Automatic Operation. Touch Button Controls. Pulse Vac Feature. 2 Vacuum Speeds (Normal & Gentle). 2 Seal levels with Auto Detect. LED Progress Indicator Lights. Roll Storage. Built in Bag Cutter. Patented Removable Drip Tray.

FoodSaver V3880 Fully Automatic Best Vaccum Sealing System W/Marinator Review

Upon doing a search for "Foodsaver" I came upon a couple of review sites. They weren't for this particular machine, but they may as well be, since the issues discussed are common to pretty much all Foodsaver models.

I was puzzled, though, at how many "one-star" reviews there were, with not a few of them saying things like "If there were minus stars, I would have used them." Now that's pretty virulent when talking about a machine, so I wondered what could have worked these people into such a froth. Foodsavers are pretty much describable as "machines that use a proprietary system to remove all air from freezer-safe plastic bags in order to preserve the product in a frozen state without degradation from being frozen for as long as possible." (I'm ignoring the other uses, such as vacuum packing clothes etc. to fit into suitcases more snugly and just concentrating on the food aspects of the Foodsaver).

Most of the negative reviews had beefs (sorry!) with the bags not sealing properly, requiring two or more efforts (and the discarding of bags), and contamination with moisture etc.

I got the impression that many of these reviewers had not read the instructions carefully enough, if at all.

I bought my first Foodsaver, the Professional II, through an "As Seen on TV" type commercial, on a whim (admittedly an expensive whim -- I believe it cost me over $200 on eBay at the time) over ten years ago. After a few false starts, I was getting more than my money's worth out of the machine; in those days, Costco did not stock Foodsavers, nor any of the accessories or bags, so I had to make do with eBay. I must admit I was a little bent at the fact that you could only use Foodsaver bags; I actually tried Ziplocs and others just to make sure they wouldn't work (they didn't) and I felt a bit ripped off by having to buy the Foodsaver bags, which were (and still are) quite expensive.

But I had the marinating container and the other round container (can't remember what it was for) and I quickly learned that you could marinate an entire chicken (in pieces) in a matter of about 20 minutes, so that pleased me no end. But getting back to the bags: the negative reviewers focused on the fact that you have to leave room -- a lot of room -- on both sides of a vacuumed product, thereby, in a typical vacuum one-off, losing up to 4 inches of bag space. This adds up. That did, and still does, peeve me quite a bit, and I can see why they got lathered when they were misjudging lengths and had to throw bags away (which I'm known to do as well). That said, once you get past the irritation, and get the measuring down to a mini-science, it becomes pretty much a non-issue.

What a lot of these people didn't seem to understand was, that you can Foodsaver a loaf of Wonder bread if you do it properly! You can't Foodsaver a warm pot of minestrone, folks -- you just can't. You have to prepare methodically, namely, FREEZE the item to be Foodsavered thoroughly, so that the minimum of moisture is available to gunk up the works. This means freezing meats and pastries to rock-hardness before you Foodsaver them.

My first Foodsaver, the Professional II, was infinitely more difficult to use than the one I'm reviewing, the 3880. In the old one, the cutter was blunt and you had to develop a knack to use it. The rubber insulating ring kept coming out. Little stuff like that. The tube that went to the containers was very squirrelly when you tried to make a seal with it -- just a bunch of small annoyances. Then again, I must say what it is I tend to use these machines for: going to Costco and buying meats and poultry and cheeses in large bulk, then dividing them up and Foodsavering them. I've found that chicken can last at least a year with no discernible deterioration, steak the same, and cheese in the refrigerator for over six months, easily. So when I use the Foodsaver it's usually a long session with assembly-line-like processing.

And the 3880 really outshines the old Professional II -- in all respects all the steps are much easier. Yesterday, to carve up an entire filet of beef -- about nine pounds -- into inch and a half thick steaks, several pounds of chicken thighs, several pounds of chicken drumsticks, several pounds of stew meat and several pounds of top sirloin took me altogether about an hour to process, once I got into the rhythm of it.

The machine performed flawlessly, except when I tried to "miser" the bags, and even then, I believe I only had to trash two at the most out of perhaps 30. The setup is childishly easy, with instructions printed on the inside panels.

I feel sad for those reviewers who had such a bad experience with their machines; they should know that not a few very well-known chefs, including those such as Daniel Boulud, swear by their Foodsavers by name, often employing them to do "sous-vide" cooking (please Google, as it's too complicated to explain here) and as far as I know, besides industrial machinery, this is the only thing out there for us consumers, and with a little effort and less frustration, this machine can save one lots and lots of dollars -- well worth the unwanted excess lengths of plastic.

Just for the record, I paid $110 for my 3880 at Costco in Richmond, California, in December 2011.

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