Review on 🍲 FoodSaver Regular Sealer and Accessory Hose Wide-Mouth Jar Kit: Efficient White Sealer for Preserving Food, 9.00 x 6.00 x 4.90 Inches by Bre Marie

Last winter (2019) I bought a food storage device (model FM2000) and bought it to extend the shelf life of dried food in the pantry. The hose had the SAME gray ends that both matched the sealants but NOT the food preservation machine itself. So useless hose. Luckily, the food storage device came with a hose with two different ends that fit correctly. The wide neck isn't perfect, but it's easier to use. With the wide-mouth procedure, there is less eyelid failure compared to the regular mouth, so there is that. The normal neck cannot be used as it is. I sealed the first jar correctly and then when I tried to seal the rest it opened. I went to the Foodaver website to troubleshoot but found nothing and started reading the reviews. There were suggestions on what to do to make it work. Once I started these steps, the usual mouth worked. Don't overcrowd banks. Keep 1 inch clearance and DO NOT press or shake powders such as flour, rice, etc. The air flows better when there is some space in the glass. 2. Wipe the edges of the jar and the edges of the lid with a damp, but not wet, cloth.3. Use two covers instead of one.4. Without attaching the hose, apply the sealant and drip directly onto the tank.5. Connect the hose, press the cap with one hand, start the food saver. It doesn't require much pressure, but you have to hold it with your hand.6. When the freshener stops, first pull the tube out of the sealant and then release the freshener.7. Carefully remove the seal. Sometimes the seal stays on the glass, sometimes it doesn't. Remove the second cover. (It just doesn't help with the pressure.) The normal mouth worked better after that. I currently have all the jars I capped today on the counter. I will wait 24 hours to double check the seals before putting them in the closet. Also, I have several old jars with much larger bead necks. Jars with a regular neck and such a large neck could not be used, but newer cans with smaller necks could be used. (See blurred image.) Unlike the usual way of preserving jams and such, this would be the only time you would want to store jars with the ring close to the jar. When preserving moist food in a water bath or under pressure, lids can actually create an improper seal, making the food unsafe to eat. For haberdashery, the strip can help keep the seal tight and there is no risk of botulism. They are also easier to fold if necessary. One last suggestion was made that I haven't had to try yet. This consisted of resetting the lids to 200 degrees for a minute or two to activate the red seal. It remains to be seen whether I will have to do this with lids in the future. As long as the seals remain, this purchase should be fine. At the end of my first load of cans today I am blown away. I will update when there is new information.