Ebay Vacuum Sealers Any Good?

[reg]

+1 here

 

[Franko]

+1 If you can get em at a good price

Franko

 

[Thirsty Boy]

I was of the impression that to maintain a decent vacuum you needed bags designed to prevent the flow of oxygen though the bag (they're 2-layer something or other), and did not think that normal plastic bags would do that job as well as the specialty ones?

True - but for just stopping freezer burn on your sausages, a ziplock will do, its getting the air out that matters for the shorter term. Plus as near as I can tell, the sealers that use a nozzle are capable of using the "commercial" bags which don't have all the channels etc etc and are consequently cheaper, while still having the oxygen blocking ability.

Plus, you could re-vac & re-seal things like hop and grain bags that don't have the channels.

I'm attempting to buy one off e-bay now... if I win it I will report back after I have given it a run.

TB

 

[Batz]

Guys bags are cheap.


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You can fit 500gm of hop pellets in these,I only do them in 250gm sizes.open use what I want and reseal.
There don't even defrost,buying you hops in bulk and vacuum sealing them will pay for your sealer and bags in no time.
I've been doing since I started brewing.

Batz

 

[rude]

Ive got the sunbeam one (the big one) & its grouse.
Bags ? I buy the rolls when on special & cut to length, seal both ends.
I bought it for fishing. I have caught tailor which are only good fresh but I bleed them straight away & put them on ice .
Fillet when I get home seal them,
2 months later just like I caught it that day.
Harvey Normal or good Guys have the rolls on special at different times.
Into brewing now & hops get vacced allso.

 

[Thirsty Boy]

Purchased for $129 + postage.

With 50 bags, but thats OK because I am going to cut up the 15kg silver hop bags from work and use them as raw material for custom bag manufacture. Or they would hold 15+ kg of grain. I could have a frenzied day of crushing and seal up pre-crushed "kits" to cover the rest of my years brewing. Save the temptation to throw in just another handfull of grain X - make me stick to the recipes.

I will report back after having a play with the damn thing

 

[rosswill]

I'd be interested in a bulk buy if the price is right.

 

[~MikE]

question, how long will vacume sealed and freezer stored hops last for? (or at what rate do they degrade at compared to say a re-sealable non vacume bag?)

 

[Batz]

Vacuum sealers are not for everyone,if you buy hops in bulk then yes get yourself one.
This means you have to brew several standard 'house' brews to need a majority of same type of hops. Most brewers who have been at it a few years brew like this.We all experiment with different styles of course and there are plenty of retailers stocking 100gm packs.
I love my sealer,had a load of hops arrived today,I sealed them up straight away and into my freezer.I'll be OK for a few months again



Bagging up today



In the freezer

Batz

 

[drsmurto]

Vacuum sealers are not for everyone,if you buy hops in bulk then yes get yourself one.

Batz

Hop bulk buy ey Batz? :lol:

 

[Batz]

Hop bulk buy ey Batz? :lol:

errr no :huh:
Got them from one of our retailers

Batz

 

[drsmurto]

3pm on a friday arvo and i am bored

Just stirring the mash....

 

[brettprevans]

anything happening with this?

 

[sinkas]

No wasnt enough interest

 

[Thirsty Boy]

My sealer arrived and I like it.

It works very well with the commercial vac bags it was supplied with (about 1/2 the price or less than the channel bags) and worked on a bread bag and a few odd ziplock baggies I had lying around


I have had medium success with re-cycling teh used hop bags from work - it will be a matter of working out a method, they are too big for the machine to seal in one go... but if I can make them work it will be a cracker.

More expensive than the sunbeam ones ... but more versatile and will pay for itself in "bag savings" eventually.

 

[razz]

I just used mine to vacuum some left over hops from yesterdays brewday. Thirsty, if you do this make sure you give the inside of the bags a good wipe as they can get dust in them from the hops and prevent a proper vacuum.

 

[reVoxAHB]

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Bagging up today

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In the freezer

Batz

Sexy work there, Batz :beerbang:

reVox

 

[Paul H]

Eskimo once told me there is nothing more important than a tight seal!

 

[brettprevans]

I bought the same brand of sealer as TB off the same company of evilbay. I picked mine up for $100 + P&H. it just arrived this morning, so im yet to try it out. will report back.

 

[schooey]

If anyone is interested, Target have the Sunbeam Food Saver at $70 off this week...