FoodSaver V3835 Vacuum Food Sealer with SmartSeal Technology, Silver/Black
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Product Summary
Manufacturer: FoodSaverBrand: FoodSaver
Model: T000-18005
Color: Stainless
Product features:
- Automatic vacuum-packaging system with SmartSeal technology keeps food fresh longer
- 2 vacuum speeds; 2 seal levels;canister mode; marinade mode for marinating in minutes
- Space-saving upright design; LED meter progress lights; auto liquid detection; built-in bag-roll storage
- Includes 11-inch roll, 3 quart-size bags, 2 gallon-size bags
- Measures approximately 5 by 16 by 10 inches
Kitchen and Housewares Reviews of FoodSaver V3835 Vacuum Food Sealer with SmartSeal Technology, Silver/Black
Customer Review: A Giant Step Backwards
Summary: 1 Stars
This is the fourth or fifth FoodSaver I've owned, and I'm stunned at how poorly this model is designed, and how hard it is to use to seal bags. After years of successfully delivering easy-to-use, functional products, who at this company designed this wretched POS, and who ever let it ship to customers?
All problems stem from the fact that, in order to seal a bag, you now need to slide the edge of the bag you want to seal into a very narrow opening deeply enough to push the tab back to allow it to sense that you've inserted the bag. This sucks for the following reasons:
1) When you want to create a new bag from a roll, you have to push the first end all the way to the back of the opening, resulting in more than an inch of wasted bag. On previous models, you could simply lay the end of the bag over the sealing element, with virtually no waste whatseover.
2) When resealing a previously used bag, the edge where you've cut the bag tends to curl. It can be astoundingly difficult to stretch the bag flat enough to make it into the narrow opening.
3) When resealing non-FoodSaver bags, e.g. partially used bags of frozen fruit, the bag often isn't stiff enough to push the lever to tell the stupid machine that there's a bag there, and please, oh please, won't you just turn on the blasted sealing element and seal the blessed bag, you stupid POS.
4) Assuming you've ever even once been able to successfully seal a bag, you may very well have sucked out a tiny bit of moisture, which will likely cause the rubber gasket to stick in such a way that you can't possibly get another bag in there without wiping down the gasket. So now you have to carefully pull the front of the machine open with even pressure on both sides, then pull the machine away from the wall, then press both buttons simultaneously to fold the top of the unit back to expose the gasket so you can clean the microscopic speck of goo. Then try again to maneuver the bag back into the (did I mention narrow) slot and hope that it makes it all the way back.
This model is somewhat better than previous models for canisters and canning jars. I like the new, retractable cord (it only takes a little jiggling to get it to retract fully). And I like the Canister button, which just vacuums without trying to seal. But that's pretty much all it's good for.
I've really loved my earlier FoodSaver models, but this model is only useful for canisters or batting practice. Avoid it.
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Description of FoodSaver V3835 Vacuum Food Sealer with SmartSeal Technology, Silver/Black
Introducing the innovative and easy to use FoodSaver Vacuum Sealer with SmartSeal Technology. The Automatic Bag Sensing feature takes all the guesswork out of vacuum packaging. Plus the new vertical profile keeps your kitchen counter clutter-free. Other highlights include LED meter progress lights, auto liquid detection, a built-in retractable hose, an integrated bag opener, and built-in bag-roll storage with a cutter. With a sleek, upright design that takes up minimal counter space, the vacuum sealer measures approximately 5 by 16 by 10 inches.Vacuum Sealers
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