Review on 🥫 NESCO VS-02 Food Vacuum Sealer Starter Kit: Preserve Freshness with Black Vacuum Sealer Bags by Andrew Pierceson

When I first started looking for a vacuum sealing system, I wanted to know more about how it works. In the end I decided that getting one of these would be the best education and I bought the Nesco VS-02 after reading many reviews and even looking at a few of the devices in retail stores. The only device I've used is this one, but I can tell you all about it if you need information. Also, I'll try to explain how the vacuum sealer works because that's what I really wanted to know and some of you might be just as curious as I am. Inside the Nesco is a compartment that will fit a roll of plastic (provided the diameter isn't too big.) That's good, but I bought some giant plastic rolls that don't fit. This is only a minor inconvenience as you can place a large diameter roll behind the machine and feed the plastic bag material through the hinge slot. A roll of material is like a long, flat plastic tube. These are two plastic pieces soldered together on both sides. When cutting, be sure to leave enough material to seal both ends. Using a cut piece of plastic, insert an open end into the seam seal (this is the heating strip on the front of the vacuum chamber door), close the door firmly and press the button labeled "Seal". A red light illuminates and the seam sealing strip heats up to melt the plastic just enough to weld it together, creating an open-ended pouch. When the light goes out, press the unlock buttons on both sides and open the door. Fill the bag with the food you want to place and place the open end in the vacuum chamber. When the bag is placed horizontally with the end of the bag lying open in the vacuum chamber (1 inch high, long, rubber sealed chamber), it also automatically positions itself over the seam seal. Push the camera cover down until the latches on both ends click into place. .Now press the vacuum and seal button, and at the same time with the start of the vacuum pump, the red light will be on, indicating the vacuum. It is moderately noisy, but the air in the bag is removed. There is a sensor registered to indicate a vacuum and the sealing process will not begin until all air is removed. I failed to seal a side once and the machine didn't create a vacuum so it never attempted to seal. No damage, I tried again with the vacuum door closed correctly and it worked perfectly. When enough vacuum has been created the machine will automatically start the sealing process and keep the vacuum pump running to ensure the vacuum is not reduced while the seal is being created becomes. seal and vacuum uh, the lights go out, your food is hermetically sealed (the freezer is off). I really like the features you have available. If you want to seal something but the food you're sealing is mashed (like bread) you can press the vacuum button and watch the bag collapse and press the seal button long before all the air has escaped. removed and before the bread is flattened by the vacuum effect. The seal forms after a few seconds, so the bread is not entirely free of air, but is still perfectly frozen. You must time the time carefully as the compaction is not instantaneous and the effect of the vacuum will flatten your food for about 2-3 seconds. Once I got the hang of it, this feature became one of my favorite handy features. I can buy a loaf of bread and cut it into thirds by freezing two thirds of the loaf because I just don't use up the bread fast enough or it stays fresh. There's a connector that allows you to vacuum a hard container for freezing or just storing wet and messy foods like homemade chili peppers or even granola bought in bulk, but I haven't found a source for connecting hoses and canisters. The manual probably has a page for ordering parts and accessories from Nesco, but I'm too much enjoying the device as such so I didn't even look inside. If you eat wet or liquid foods, such as B. meat, the liquids can be sucked past the sealing line and collect well in the vacuum chamber. As long as this is a small amount, the vacuum chamber will catch liquids well and none of them will contaminate the pump. Achieving a good liquid seal of plastic parts to be welded can be problematic. This device has a setting that increases the sealing time to help in this situation. What I did after receiving a seam that could be unreliable due to liquid contamination was to use a paper towel to dry the end of the bag and place it back over the seam and seal the new seam without liquid, to prevent sealing. The sealing device has some kind of temperature or time sensor. So if you try to do the sealing process multiple times in a row it just won't work until either enough time has passed or the sealing heater has cooled down a bit. That was my only annoyance. Sometimes I want to cut several bags, prep them by sealing one end, and wait after the third bag because the sealer duty cycle has been exceeded. One way to solve this problem is to buy bags instead of rolls, which eliminates a sealing process. It was purchased 2 years ago and I've used it sporadically but carefully while I've had it and it still works great. A word of caution and a suggestion: DO NOT leave the vacuum cleaner door locked between uses. The unit comes with a caveat stating that if the door is left closed and latched firmly, the rubber seal will be compressed and less effective than it should be when the vacuum pump is running. I would also suggest that you have a damp paper towel handy so you can wipe off any food or liquid that gets on the rubber seal immediately to keep the rubber seal intact. can remember, except that I really enjoyed having this device and for the affordable price you can't go wrong with the Nesco VS-02. I was not paid or compensated in any way for this review other than the excitement I get from a device that exceeds my expectations. :-)