FoodSaver V2840 Advanced Design | 
| Brand: FoodSaver
List Price: $220.42
Buy New: $109.50
You Save: $110.92 (50%)
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Rating:  113 reviews
Sales Rank: 100
Color: Black / Stainless
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 8.7
Dimensions (in): 18.6 x 15.1 x 6.5
MPN: T00-03502-001
Model: T000-03502-001
UPC: 053891034203
EAN: 0053891034203
ASIN: B000AANXDG
Release Date: September 30, 2005
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Home vacuum-packaging system vacuums, seals, and shuts off automatically | | • | 2 vacuum speeds; CrushFree Instant Seal; extra-wide nonstick sealing strip | | • | Flip-up space-saving design; stainless-steel lid; dishwasher-safe antibacterial drip tray | | • | Bag material, accessory hose, and instructions included | | • | Measures 16-3/4 by 9-3/4 by 14-1/2 inches |
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Product Description
FoodSaver is synonymous with saving food. It's a wise way of storing leftovers. It's efficient and economical. You can customize it for virtually any quantity. Foods are sealed much in the same way as supermarkets package food for sale. This is a smart, professional-style tool geared for practical home use. Smarter because it introduces never-before-seen features like variable speeds for different size bags and canisters, and food-specific settings that ensure a secure seal for dry or moist food. It even has a CrushFree Instant Seal feature so that, for the first time ever, you can immediately stop the vacuum process when vacuum packaging delicate foods. And it is Sleeker because it combines function and beautiful form with features like an easy-to-use and easy-to-clean flat Touchpad Control Panel. Comes with 11 in. x 10ft. food saver roll, 3 food saver bags(quart) and 2 food saver bags(gallon), FoodSaver Helpful Tips DVD New Two Speed Settings - Optimize vacuum speed for different size bags and canisters. New CrushFree Instant Seal - Immediately stops the vacuum process to prevent crushing. New Easy-lock Latch - Latches lid tight, securing bag for vacuuming and sealing. New Adjustable Food Settings - Change seal level for type of food - moist or dry. New Control Panel - Easy to clean and makes vacuum packaging easier than ever. New Pen Storage - Stores pen under lid for dating and labeling bags. Accessory Hose Storage - Keeps Accessory Hose handy and protected. Port - Allows vacuum packaging with FoodSaver Canisters and Accessories. Full-sized Vacuum Channel - Catches overflow liquids and fits any size FoodSaver Bag for maximum versatility. Unit Dimensions - 16 ??? (L) x 9 ??? (D) x 4 ??? (H)
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| Customer Reviews: Read 108 more reviews...
 Wonderful!!!! November 29, 2005
NuJoi (Chicago, IL United States)
233 out of 235 found this review helpful
This is my first experience with a vacuum seal product and it has been a great one. I shop at a wholesale club, but I cook for one. I've had this less than a week and I have completely transformed my freezer. I have things packaged in individual serving sizes, including poultry, fish, seafood and even desserts.
I have two disappointments, but no regrets. The first is that the appliance is huge. The flip up design is a necessity and even then it looks imposing. In fairness to Tilla, the dimensions are listed on the box. I'm out of counter and cabinet space so mine lives on top of the refrigerator.
My second complaint is that the canisters are not freezer-safe. This is very disappointing because it adds extra complexity to freezing items that contain a lot of liquid. You need to place items on a baking sheet in the freezer and then use the FoodSaver bags once the items are frozen. For liquids, you need to freeze them in solid blocks and then place them in the FoodSaver bags. The instructions also suggest you use canning jars designed for the freezer when freezing liquids. I've tried to find the canning jars, but I've had no luck with the usual suspects. I'm not ready to order a full case from Amazon, but maybe that's the only way they are sold. Things would be so much easier with freezer-safe caninsters.
Even with those two complaints, my purchase was worth it. I've gained freezer space and my bulk items will last longer.
It hurts to leave three inches of bag material unused when sealing items, but I'm convinced this is still less wasteful and more efficient than the tons of freezer bags I go through. The bags are reusable and can be washed in the diswasher.
The DVD was extremely helpful. The bags and bag material included are enough to whet your appetite. If you register the product online, Tilla will send you coupons for the accessories, but they are only good for purchases directly from FoodSaver. You can't use them at another store.
Must-have accessories are the bottle stoppers and food marinator.
A Must-Have In the Kitchen! January 16, 2006
Gettaclue
104 out of 111 found this review helpful
I carefully researched food vaccuum storage systems, and this model came up as my top pick. It has proven itself to be a winner!
The FoodSaver V2840 Advanced has it all. The flip-up design allows you to store a roll of bags, the attached precision bag cutter, a pen and the accessory hose all on the unit itself, while still saving precious counter space. The sleek look is right at home in any kitchen.
You can't beat the V2840 for ease of use. In addition to the easy use of the attached precision bag roll cutter, this model also gives you several settings to choose from. Whether you're storing wet or dry foods, in bags or canisters, or crushables items like breads or chips, there is a simple push-button setting to do it easily and efficiently.
If you've already decided to invest in a vaccuum food storage system, this is the certainly model you want!
A must have in the kitchen August 1, 2006
Wooden (Midwest)
86 out of 86 found this review helpful
I love this product! This is my second FoodSaver I've had in the last 4 years. The first one stopped working properly after 3 years so I purchased this one and I LOVE IT! I recommend this FoodSaver to all my friends and those who have bought it like it too.
Tips: If it stops giving a complete vacuum, remove the gaskets - both top and bottom, put them back in; lock the handle and press the vacuum and seal button. When it is finished, wait 6-7 seconds before releasing the handle. This will reseed the gaskets. One suggestion I received from CS was to soak the gaskets in hot water for about 2 hours and let dry completely before re-installing them. They said this would help keep them more pliable.
I use this to seal virtually everything. When I grill out, I make extra brats or burgers, seal them in packages (the size of one meal for two) and re-heat in the bag in boiling water. You'd never know it was cooked months earlier. We enjoy BBQ all year long this way.
Bottom line, I don't every want to be without one.
V2840 Vacuum Packer is NUMBER #1 February 25, 2006
J. Y. Mcmillan (Sonora ,Texas)
48 out of 48 found this review helpful
I bought this vacuum packer for myself for a Christmas present this last year. I had used the old style for 4 years straight without any problems. It finally started faultering at times, which it had a right to; I used it everyday and sometimes all day packaging meat during hunting season. I knew I needed something that could do larger jobs and this packer can do it! I found it's quiet, easier to use, has simple "NO BRAINER" buttons and even a cutter inside! You put the bag in, pull it through under the arm cutter, Vacuum what length you want and then cut it off. Fill the bag and turn it around and seal the other end. I just have to touch one button and the machine stops when it has vacuumed all the air and sealed. All my meats and products look professionally done;if not better than the meat market! I opened some nuts I had packed a year ago and couldn't tell it from this years fresh nuts. If you don't buy bulk like we do but need something for occasional vacuum packing I still reccommend this V2840 for the first time buyer. I think this one will outlast the old model as well as make your experience of Vacuuming more pleasureable. Oh, I almost forgot about the moist button. If you package something moist it won't harm your product or the machine! Good going FoodSaver!
This Foodsaver is GREAT! December 9, 2006
C Will (Kansas)
44 out of 44 found this review helpful
I already had an older model Foodsaver and used it frequently, but I waited before buying a newer model until it had ALL the functions I was looking for. Well, this model has it all! I liked my old one, but LOVE this new upgraded model! I keep it right on my counter because it folds up out of the way taking up hardly any counter space at all, so I use this Foodsaver model even more than the old one because of this convenience. I like the removable vacuum tray so I can clean and replace it without any fuss, but have found it doesn't get as dirty as my old model because of the 3 speed settings: high, normal and gentle, AND the moist and dry seal options. No more problems with air-tight seals when sealing moist foods with this model. I can even control the amount of air I want taken out of the bag for fragile foods like breads, cakes or muffins. That means, no more pre-freezing fragile or wet foods on trays before sealing them! And, I've had no problems vacuuming and sealing bags, one right after the other like could happen with my older model.
My husband couldn't believe I bought another Foodsaver when my old one still worked fine (which my daughter now has and uses often), but he quit complaining when I had to travel out of town to help care for a sick relative for two weeks. I was able to quickly make him homemade TV dinners and various single-serve desserts with the Foodsaver and put them in the freezer for him to eat while I was gone. He said the dinners and desserts tasted like I had just made them when he reheated them!
He and I both love that now when I cook or bake, I make large quantities so I can freeze single servings. That way, he can simply grab the frozen meal of his choice for himself and I can select a frozen serving of soup for me for lunch when we head to work each day.
I wish there were large freezer-safe canisters available as others mentioned, but have found that various sized canning jars work great using the Foodsaver jar sealing attachment and then freezing them. I find myself filling and sealing more and more canning jars with various sugars, flours, coffees, marshmallows, cereals, baking mixes, granolas, nuts that are in my cupboard and they stay perfectly fresh when processed with the Foodsaver and it's easy to see what's in each jar. My cabinets actually look nice with everything in canning jars instead of the boxes and bags they came in.
Buying in bulk and cooking in bulk, and then using the Foodsaver to seal them into smaller units is a HUGE money- and time-saver!! You can't go wrong with this model!
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