Amazon Basics Vacuum Seal System, Black

This price is great for the product. The suction works really well and has all of the other features my old vacuum sealer also had (big name brand). I would choose this over the big name branded sealer any day. I love that I can use it with a variety of sealer bags that I can buy on Amazon, too. It makes the reorder process so easy - and they're much less costly, but just as good, if not better.

This is the first summer I have used a vacuum sealer for my garden produce. I love it! I can pack the bags with single meals sizes. I have already ordered more bags! I haven't tried to make extra meals yet but I will soon.

This machine and its specs look terrific. Too good to be true, for this price. It seals fine. It cuts fine. But it doesn't do the primary job this machine is for - it has no suction power. I stood in front of this machine like a fool for 20 minutes trying all sorts of ways to get it to completely vacuum a bag. Every time I see a part of the bag shift due I got excited... only to see all indications of suction stop, despite the machine continuing to make noises. I tried to help it by squeezing parts where entire corners are filled with air - that helps a tiny amount. But the machine simply is unable to create a vacuum.This is not the first machine I've used. I know how they work. Not a user error. This machine simply has no suction power. I returned the product, which is something I rarely do even with products I am not completely happy with.UPDATED a day after the above:I returned it, and bought a Food Saver model from a local Costco. While this one works very well, it's several times as expensive. While using the new unit, it dawned on me. Perhaps this was a user error after all. This new unit, like my old ones, has a physical latch/lever/whatever which secures the moving part of the machine to the base, before the machine allows you to do anything (e.g. seal or vacuum). The Amazon Basics one didn't. I just assumed that you had to hold the lid down hard and kept it in place as you hit with your other hand a button to vacuum. Boy, was I wrong. Looking at the online user manual afterwards, I realized that I obviously didn't push the lid down hard enough. It is supposed to click and latch. This probably explains the feeble suction I got. I think this is a design defect. But some may call this a means to get the product made with less money. The machine doesn't have a sensor to detect when the lid is properly latched, before it turns on the vacuum functionality. So I just assumed. Wrong assumption. Since I returned the unit, I can't no longer find out whether it does have adequate suction power. I changed the star rating to 3 from 2.

This device works perfectly. If you have any problem, read manual again.There is 2 buttons on the sides that you must push to locks the device before to use any other function. Seems like some people missing it. Follow the manual and your food will be sealed.

I have not used a vacuum sealer and this one was easy to use. I did have issues with it not sealing properly but I believe that was my fault because once I changed over to a bigger bag it sealed fine. I have not had this sealer long but am impressed with it so far.

I really liked this vacuum seal system that I used couple of times.Unfortunately in a use-time it had a sound like "boom" and stop works - so in my idea it's better to buy new/another product that stay longer.

This sealer worked well until it didn't. Something went wrong with one of the latches so I have to hold the lid shut on that side to make it seal. Very disappointed.

My previous sealer bit the dust right before the beginning of our Summer harvest so I researched an inexpensive sealer to replace it. Covid had just hit so we wanted to be tighter with our money so we wanted a good value. I have always had decent success with Amazon branded products and based on reviews decided to give this one a go.There was a learning curve to using it because the buttons and functionality were different then my old one. First couple of tries I just could not get it to work properly. I thought I had gotten a dud. Turns out *I* was the dud. lolSo now we are a few months in and I can push buttons in my sleep to get it to work. It is just an easy appliance to use. Simple and basic.Things I learned, maybe they are common sense, but I learned them recently: I pre freeze things first if they will eventually be frozen. These keeps the juices from steaks, blueberries, greens, etc from getting sucked into the machine. I pack the bags, freeze them overnight, and then seal them in the morning. Easy.I also have vacuum sealed dehydrated veggies. Works perfectly for these too.Overall, for the price, this is really a hardworking machine. I would not hesitate to recommend it.

We catch a lot of fish, and raw meat from hunting. I love this, our meat can be put in the freezer now!

Producto decente, hogareño, muy bonito. Espero dure lo suficiente.

Les rouleaux doivent être petit pour rentrer dans le trou. Fonctionne seulement avec les grands sacs de 11’’. La lame de découpe est moyenne.

Acheté pour une amie, elle l'aime bien

Naturellement ces pas pour un utilisation commerciale.. Mais pour utilisation à la maison, ces un excellent produit. Fonctionne très bien fait son travail.