Anova Culinary Vacuum Sealer, Slim & Compact, Includes 10 Pre-Cut Bags (BPA-Free), Wet & Dry Dual Food Vacuum Sealer Machine for Sous Vide and Long-Term Storage, 2-Year Warranty

Works well very basic. I liked this one so much I bought a second one for my sister.If I changed anything I would request a female port to access ball jar lid attachment. As it is I have to use the male port. This replaces a 30+ year old name brand, wore it out cracked plastic. A second fancy Costco do it all self contained $300. What a hunk of junk. Never worked properly Apperantly just like it was designed to do.

I've had a sous vide for years but had perfected my ziploc bag technique. The vac sealer is so much better. Just be careful with the bags you get. I have the ANOVA roll of bags and sometimes the seal doesn't totally take (I suspect this is my fault and an issue with how the bags curl when I load them into the machine). I've noticed this when I prep meats a few days ahead of sous vide-ing, one of the bags will have air in it and no longer be sealed. I haven't had any issues when putting sealed bags into the sous vide.

this unit is easy to use, very compact but I felt like the suction was not up to par, it did work easily but the sealed food just didn't seem as air tight as other units I have had, ended up returning and spent the money on a food saver brand that works really well. almost bought the Nesco VS12 but getting tied of trying out the 200 brands out there and decided to stick with the big name food saver FFS005.

We needed to replace our old vacuum sealer. This was highly rated by Consumer Reports and the price is great so we have it a try. It has about every feature you could need. The gaskets are removal and washable. It's pretty quiet and does an exceptional job of vacuum sealing the meat we get from Sam's. Don't spend $100 on one of these, this one is all you need.

There are only 3 buttons:1-"Vacuum and seal",2- "Seal"3- "Pulse" (do it yourself instead of the machine)So easy and convenient.This one's a no-brainer. LOVE it!EDIT:OMG! It broke.Doesn't vacuum anymore.I only used it for a week!I am so disappointed. 😭

We purchased ours in June 2020 and it started having issues about 12 months later and then 18 months it barely worked at all. We contacted customer service because we thought hat for $79 (then) it should last more than 18 months. Thesuction power gave out almost completely and it stopped sealing as well. We did all the trouble shooting, no problems there. Then we emailed customer service as some mentioned here and they came back with a laundry list of tasks we would need to complete before being considered for some type of replacement? refund? nothing at al after making a video??? I copy and pasted it here so that you know what you are in for if your vacuum sealer gives out: We are terribly sorry to hear that you have faced this issue. We will like you to go through the following steps to see if this resolves the issue:The machine will not turn to seal automatically if the vacuum pressureinside the bag is not able to reach to the predetermined vacuumpressure. Check sealing strip and foam gasket beneath the lid for debris,wipe clean and try again. Make sure no breaking or distortion of the foam seal gaskets on both the cover and on the base around the vacuum chamber. Take it out fromthe groove, wash and dry it thoroughly; or replace with a new foamgasket (get it from where you brought it or your nearest service center).Vacuum bag may have a leak. Reseal or use another bag.Ensure top cover is pushed down and locked on both ends of themachine at the beginning of the operation before starting thevacuuming process. Leaks caused by wrinkles, debris crumbs, grease or liquids from the bag.Reopen bag, wipe the top inside of the bag and smooth it out along thesealing strip before resealing.Please kindly try the following steps and If the issue still persists, please reply back to this email with proof of purchase from either Anova or a 3rd party, a video showing the issue you have described, and the unit serial number. We will do our best to come up with a resolution. Do have a great day.

I purchased an Anova Sous VIde about a year ago and I love it. You haven't lived until you try sous vide chicken breasts....yum. Everything else comes out perfect too....filet mignon is a dream. But....since then I was using ziplock bags that I purchased in the grocery story. Yes, I saw that even the manufacturer did not recommend them for sous vide and I read about all the leaching of chemicals into the food, but heck, they were inexpensive and handy. As I continued my journey into sous vide world however, I started to want to cook veggies too....and you absolutely cannot do those in a store bought bag. Also about two months ago, one of my bags broke in the water.....so I finally gave in and started researching vacuum sealers and there are a ton of them out there. After two weeks of reading reviews I settled on two brands (neither was the Food Saver) and finally picked the Anova. Part of this was brand loyalty and part was that the Anova sealer was just made for sealing. No wine bottle tube, no six buttons on top....just a simple vacuum sealer and that is what I wanted. It also had the advantage of size, it fit in the drawer I had for it. It is about the size of a wax paper box. I am now on week two and I love it. We are a small household and I am now sealing all the extra chicken etc. that comes in the packages. If you read Serious Eats you know that you can just plunk a couple of frozen vacuum sealed chicken breasts (or any meat) into the sous vide and just give it an extra 20 minutes on the timer to cook....convenience at its best. If I change my mind for any reason, I will update this post, but as of right now.....this is a great machine for the price and I highly recommend it.