FoodSaver FS2160 Multi-Use Handheld Vacuum Sealer And Marinator, 2146039

This little hand held vacuum sealer is good as full size vacuum sealers...if not better. It works better than my old full size sealer. It's about 5". It comes with a recharging base. It's needs a 24 hour charge before using the first time. The manufacturer recommends a full 24 hour charge to extend the battery life. This has an internal battery that is charged by electricity. It come with 4 quart size bags. They sell 2 sizes....the quart and the gallon. The gallon bags extend open at the base to allow more food to go into it. The quart bag are smaller than expected. The will hold a pound of cheese or lunch meat. The gallon bags will hold about 6 chicken breast or a couple of large steaks, 4 pounds of ground beef....if you smash the beef into the bag. The gallon bags hold a good amount of food. Make you look at the different prices available..... right now, buying bags in bulk is not cheaper than buying just 1 individual box of bags. These bags are reusable. You simply put your food into the bag. Close the "zipper" and place the sealer onto the bag. The round end goes on the bag and you press the square metal end to activate it. There is a circular disk on each bag. That is where the sealer goes. It is important to make sure the zipper is completely closed. If it doesn't work immediately the zipper isn't closed all the way. This sucks the air out quickly and completely. This doesn't work with other bags. I really like it much better than the full size vacuum sealer. There's not cutting bags and sealing the ends before using. There's no trying to maneuver the bag in the machine the right way....no error messages. No holding a bag filled with food while waiting for it to vacuum. This is small and portable. After opening the bag to remove some food..... all you have to do is re-vacuum it I really like the zipper feature, instead of sealing both ends of the bags. It helps keep a tight seal. My old vacuum sealer would lose some of it seal, especially when putting food in my freezer. I really like this little gadget. My full size vacuum sealer quit working. I was looking for a replacement and decided on this. I'm glad I did. . This is much cheaper than the full size vacuum sealers. I was not going to spend a lot of money on a new one. I highly recommend. It's better than my old sealer.

Has worked Greta so far, can't tell how long it will last but for the price it's nice to no have to pull out my full size one when trying to vacuum a container

DO NOT RUIN OUR PLANET WITH THIS GARBAGE!!! - 02.12.24 - UPDATED REVIEW - Back again, reviewing the replacement that was sent to me via FoodSaver. Good news, they replaced my unit after it failed after less than 20 uses. Bad news, the new unit lasted 14 months this time; a total of about 100 uses. I mean, in comparison I suppose that's progress <insert eyeroll here> but I still cant get over the sheer amount of waste and environmental impact on the percentage of failure this thing has. If every single person that has a failed unit got a replacement (I guess good) think of the production, shipment, and landfill cost all of those unit tolled on our planet. I (we) had been better off just using Ziplock's to begin with. TBH, getting nice quality Ziplock's and rolling out the air would equate to about 90% the same affect of this device. As my last review stated, the air never completely stayed out. Regardless, I'll be attempting yet another replacement because I really do and did invest in this product quite a bit. I did like it and now my entire food saving setup is geared towards it. I even wash the bags (save the planet yah) which has left me with nearly 600 brand new bags in their boxes still. I really don't want to land fill those. Oh, should you want to try to get serviced by these folk, i suggest the same email I used last year to get my replacement. foodsaverconsumercare@newellco.com I posted the below review on Amazon and never heard from them. I even used the customer service link they have via Amazon, still no reply. Went to their site and it took less than a week to get an email saying they were shipping a new one. Good luck. It was mostly great, until it was just dead. Lights come on and all appears normal but nothing happens when you press either button. I've used it less that 20 times and nothing more than chips or such. Also, the bags do eventually leak air in as nothing ever stayed super tightly sealed as it is at first seal; objects can easily move around in the bag after about 2 weeks, indicating air space in the bag. My review to actual Food Saver website, which got a reply and a new unit fyi: Loved it, for the 20 times it worked I bought this 3 months ago and so bummed I did. I really liked it at first, and still like the idea of it. I spent several hundred $$$ switching my entire food storage system over to this handheld. I bought multiple containers and bags and every accessory from wine stopper to vegetable crisper in an attempt to help reduce our carbon footprint. Unfortunately, my "investment" is both bad for the environment AND my psyche in that the device does nothing but light up now and is thus destined for the landfill; making me feel like an idiot for making the switch. Now, not only will the device and the container it came in end up in the landfill, I have little choice but to request a replacement or send all of my purchased accessories to the landfill as well. I'm so disappointed. I read the reviews on Amazon and just ignored that 8% of them complained of the exact same issue in the same timeframe; I just assumed it'd "get lucky" with a working one. So disappointing.

I shop at Cosco for my meats, fish, and chicken. Then I break the packages down to serving sizes then vacuum seal them with the vacuum sealer and put them in the freezer. I also use the marinated which is very handy and easy to clean. The vacuum bags can be reused as long as they are clean and dry.

Appreciate easy of sealing containers and bags. If this is your first time using resealable bags, make sure you read the instructions thoroughly. I missed the the part that tells you certain foods essentially turn the bags into a 1 time use. The vacuum itself works very well. However, as many have stated, the pump does not last much past the manufactures warranty if used on a daily basis. If you do not want to be disappointed, make sure to purchase an extended warranty if offered. BTW - I do not consider this "flaw" a manufacturer problem/defect. Users must realize they are working with a small motor that will only last for so long. The 4 Star review is based merely on inability to easily confirm if the bags are completely sealed when closed. I have had several occasions where I initially had a good vacuum seal, but when I retrieved my food later, the vacuum had been lost.

Great Great item.

I found myself getting my food saver out of a cabinet constantly to use it, and I wasn't using the full sealer I was using the accessory attachment. My food saver is also a cheaper older on so it still thinks you want to run the sealer when using the accessory attachment. It's just, it's not great for accessories. But I still HAVE all the accessories because I like to vacuum seal jars, and I like the resealable bags for cheese and such. Enter this little beauty. It sits on your countertop and takes up virtually no space. It's convenient, works with anything that attaches to your accessory port and replaces some of those accessories all by itself. I LOVE IT. I bought more of the resealable bags and bought some of the storage containers too. I use this pretty much every time I prepare food, I keep lots of things in the resealable bags and containers now. I still have my full food saver for when I want to create a one time use bag. Particularly for freezer foods you'll still want to do that since the resealable bags don't work in the freezer. But I get that out and do a whole bunch of bags at once usually. With this little device I do random bags every time I get something out of the fridge. I actually have two now. I bought one to keep at my partners house because I love it so much. Definitely recommend. And get this one that comes with the base, don't get the base-less one. It's worth it. Now if they could just make food storage containers that actually stack and come in more than one size, I'd be real happy. The ones currently available work beautifully but are hella awkward to store.

It worked great in the beginning. Always had it on the charger. I’ve had it for 1yr and 3 months and the last month it stopped suctioning. It’ll suction for few seconds and then stop, as if it has no power left in it. The green light will flicker like it has low battery. I contacted customer service and I will come back with an update. I noticed the bags don’t last long. Some foods that I froze a few months ago are not vacuum-sealed anymore so it gets freezer burns.

over priced

Buen producto

Lo recibí el 15 de julio y desde Justo el 15 de septiembre ya no funciona, carga en su base y al usarlo se comporta como descargado. Funcionaba para 5 Estrellas, con esto ni una 😡

Simplemente no funciona, intenté con bolsas, contenedores y hasta tapas, todas de la marca Food Saver y simplemente no genera vacío, solo hace ruido y nada. Lástima que perdí la ventana de devolución.

Pésimo producto !! Sirvió 3 días y se descompuso Es un fraude