Vacuum packaging food. Foodsaver system

[Sparkly]

I saw one of these in costco today.

http://www.foodsavereurope.com/Products/ProductDetails.aspx?pid=59

Anyone use one of these?

[Sparkly]

[manicscousers]

we use one of these, sparkly, we buy our meat, fish etc in bulk so it's worth the hassle vaccing them..we go for the bags as it's a mess having to cut the sheets to fit  :)
mind you, ours was a cheap one from lidl last year, we get the bags from ebay  ;D

[Sparkly]

What model is yours Manics? I had a look at the price of the bags/roll and they seemed quite expensive. This one has all fancy settings for different types of food, but if you are just using for meat etc...

Does it work well?

[manicscousers]

ours is a 'biffinett ? spelling?
we tend to do chops, steaks, salmon etc fillets in them, we usually buy enough for 6 months so I don't like freezer burn, it's great for the salmon, just pop 2 pieces in a bag with a thingy of butter, vac and seal then freeze, take out frozen, put in the microwave for about 15 mins on defrost and, hey presto  ;D

[PurpleHeather]

I am getting frustrated now I have searched that link.

Humour me

How much is it ?

How much as the bag thingies ?

If I am then prepared to substitute it for a liberal wrapping of cling film.

Where do I buy?

[lottie lou]

They have them on Ebay but the machine is rather expensive.