How does a $400 vacuum sealer compared to one that will set you back over $1,000? Check out his video and find out. I think the results may surprise you!
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In this video, we compare and contrast the $394 Chamber Vacuum Sealer vs the $1,040 Chamber Vacuum Sealer. We’ll discuss the differences between the two machines, and help you decide which is better for your needs.
If you’re in the market for a chamber vacuum sealer, then you should definitely check out these two options. Both machines are reputable and have their own benefits and drawbacks. It’s up to you to decide which machine is the best for you!
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I bought my Vacmaster VP-210 in 2011. In 13 years, my maintenance has been 2 replacements of the sealing tape, and…. That’s it. It has been the best $1,000 I ever spent. Saved literally thousands of dollars, probably more than $20k in food waste savings in the 13 years of routine use. What I noted in your video was the vacuum gauge on the Vevor jumping and the brand new Vevor unit oscillating in sound. That is the pump struggling. Yes, you can buy 3 of them for the cost of the Vacmaster. I only know my experience, and I’d buy another Vacmaster if this one fails.
Nice video thanks.
As you mentioned you cannot test the longevity of both devices.
A lower cost chamber model + adding the 4 year warranty via amazon is what I'm going to do.
$329 now.
I have the vevor, i didnt know the stainless steel is removable. Ty for the info 😂
Is there a good chamber vacuum sealer made in USA?
The website says that all three of the vacuum chamber machines that vevor sells do not vacuum seal masonary jars. You mentioned that it does, are you able to do a video on sealing jars it would be nice to see?
Gabriel
IMO. The biggest advantage of the chamber vacs over a food saver-type machine is the chamber vac bags are much, much cheaper.
Now that your review is a year old, do you still stand behind the product?
The new industry standard is Meat! – Theirs is made in the US, has a lifetime warranty and is cheaper than VacMaster 😮
Would a whole chicken fit in the vevor vac chamber?
Can it accomadate and seal a packer brisket
Just received my new Vevor chamber vac. Right out of the box it was covered with oil. Took a while to clean all that up. It was missing the small spacers that are supposed to be on the bar that seals to bag. Notified customer support with no help. I will never purchase from Vevor again. Fool me once shame on you, fool me twice same on me. Will buy VacMaster next time.
Nice video, looking to get the smaller Vevor model.
How is it holding so far?
Do you have a link of those bags? I can’t find the $50 per 1000.
Thank you!
Vacmaster is designed in Europe. This is however a comparison of two Chinese built machines. We all know why. There are some very good units being manufactured in Italy, USA and Canada… All cost more up front and will save you in the long run. The gold standard… the units that are multi-generational, are built by Turbovac out of the Netherlands. As for Vevor…. contact them and say you have a failed pump on an out of warranty unit. Tell them you want to buy a replacement part. Good luck. The machine will go to landfill. Vacmaster I believe will at least maintain parts. Turbovac has parts on 40 year old machines…. The Italian, USA and Canadian machines are also great though…. don't overlook them….
The quality of the stainless steel is also questionable with Vevor…. . I tested some Vevor equipment that was made from "stainless steel". It was not. The stainless is very high carbon and corrodes. This becomes problematic… especially if you have a need for sanitary metal
I have the VacMaster VP215 had it probably five years absolutely loved it but now the pump seals are bad and yeah found out it’s a cheap Chinese pump. Garbage
Whenever companies only offer very short warranties for expensive products it makes me doubt the confidence the manufacturers have in their products.
It would have been a better comparison to use the VacMaster VP215 rotary oil pump. I have the 215 for over 10yrs. No problems whatsoever, change oil in pump as recommended. But like you said you could buy 2 for the price of VacMaster. But long term… in 10yrs will the 2 Vevors both be working? There may be a reason why they’re so cheap….
Great video. Quick note- the metal plate in the Vevor takes up little volume. Likely more to raise your smaller bags up than to reduce volume to reduce vacuum time. The other machine has plastic plates that take up substantial volume and will reduce vacuum time- however that machine seemed to take longer anyways.
I think for the average home owner.. or apartment dweller theses machines are way to big and heavy and most of all expensive. Something like a Meat 16” now on sale for $199.00 is a better option.. lifetime warranty also…
Of all the videos on these , this one is the best. Thank you, great info.
It looks like the vacmaster removed more air from the steak based on how far the sauce moved up the bag compared to the vevor
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Great review am considering making a purchase of the Vevor. A question I have and have been unable to find an answer to is how much does altitude effect the vacuum performance of the machine? I live at 5300' above sea level.
are you getting a commission from the link if we buy from it? because that can cause bias.
You need to tell that there is no support for the Vevor.
If any of you out there have ever tried to replace the wire or the material covering the wire, you will understand real quick why a machine's price is $1,040 vs $394. the difference is that the 394 dollar flavor will have you pull the hair off your head when you pull maintenance on it, and should something brake in it, good luck having it repaired. you will end up buying the 1040 flavor for replacement plus the 394 dollars you first spend for a total of 1,400 and change. So, to make a long story short, the difference is engineering, good engineering is not cheap
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bla bla bla what a stupid video
for those having issues with your seal a meal style, losing seal, triple seal, after you vacuum and seal, move the bag back a hair and just seal again, one more time, for things in freezers it doesn't seem to be an issues, for chicken and pork in the fridge? triple seal, push air out as it goes, triple seal.. also, using the reusable is better cuz it has a better seal on the bag itself, I've had one fail and after inspecting real well something had got in between the one way valve, I just cleaned it, and resealed, good to go, also I seal those bags on the other side of the zip lock for good measure, so place it in and seal only.. maybe double WORKS
these chambers are by far the best no muss but until you can afford one you can hack your seal a meal to work better, also as he mentions this no mark material just seals better I think that's the problem with the seal a meal, the bags they give you are not all that good when it comes to melting and sealing, but boy the reusable are NICE! plus you can get into them and reseal, so if you use the burner to seal the zip lock style, go all the way to the end so you can heat seal many times over, stay as far away form the zip lock as possible, real good for things that do not last long once opened but you don't use it all very fast, reseal..
I think you can use those bags in a chamber style, at least I have seen commercial foods vacuum packed in them, never seen it done but I bought something not long ago vacuum sealed but it had a zip lock, which is nice either way ..
great video sir, once I get some bills paid I am going to try one of these for my first, if I climb up I;; get the hi dollar one… gonna start a small boutique fish deal.. try it .. not for money, in fact I am so appalled at the price of smoked fish these days I am gong to do it for cost, and hopefully bring better fish and way better prices to the market, its way out of control, as a native American i get so many per season and I will basically slash some throats at the market.. in fact the name of the company is going to be "cutthroat trout" (a lot will be steelhead) so sick and tired of the greed mongering taking over our planet today.. pathetic, a tiny small 3 ounce piece of smoked sockeye salmon is $19 .. unreal, and its only going to get worse unless we do something about it,
people if you have time, and love something like this we can turn all this around by saturation the market with cheap alternatives.. whatever kind of commodity you might enjoy a a hobby, clothing, woodworking, food whatever.. WE MUST FIGHT BACK! there is no reason a young developing boy or girl should be deprived of nutrient omega rich fish because his or her parents cannot afford it.. ridiculous, I'll be giving much of it away to the less fortunate, in fact I may do that alone of there are enough families that need it and want it.. I can distribute at food banks but I know how they operate, anymore they have drivers deliver and they steal what they want, I have heard of drivers selling it, eating it, giving it to friends, taking food out of mouths that will go hungry, some people..
i'll stand right out front of the food bank and hand it out myself, kids need good food to develop right, get their brains working right, if you can, please do… every little bit helps
So I'm curious. Can I can something that includes a water bath, or can I just skip that and put it in the sealer??
Just got my vevor last week and it’s not pulling all the air out. The gauge gets to the green but stops moving towards the bottom and I still have some air in the bag when fininshed
That model is now $300, I just bought one , thanks for the review
that's a mistake
The problem you will have after performance is verified is after sales support or availability of parts. I've had problems getting parts from Vacmaster for the last few years. Chinese companies tend to be fly by night ventures without replacement parts available. The commercial nature of the product may allow components from different manufacturers, but you find that out after several years of use.
You are wrong about stainless steel. Stop spreading idiot lies "mis-information" about using a magnet to determine "real" stainless. Do your homework on your materials science. Austenitic stainless (300 series) has low magnetic properties; martensitic stainless (400 series and others) has high magnetic properties. Very expensive equipment is required to determine the composition and quality of any alloy. Stop spreading stupid…
Thank you for this video. So far, I'm happy with the Vevor. I did re-shim the lid hinge so it closed evenly, deburred the panels, and installed a few screws where they were missing. It did work out of the box, and the "mods" were for longevity. noise, and peace of mind (obsessive mechanic). Oh, I'll replace the junk "vaccum oil" in a few hours with proper stuff.
No complaints for under $400. I would have regretted a $1k+ unit built, basically, the same way. Anyway, thank you. Time to get back to vaccing. 😄
but they are not bbq's for fu**k sake get a grip
Great video, thanks for the info!
Hi Greg question. Does the vevor vac smoke a little when using it?
I think the main difference besides of the oil free vacuum pump comes from the fact, that VacMaster is a big brand and there is more administration, logistics, marketing etc. involved.
I have got an inexpensive chamber vacuum sealer and I am super happy. The sealer is in front opposite of the air-inlet, which I rather like (this isn’t so good in the video – if you have a liquid over-boiling you have got it into the vacuum pipe and you have got directly to exchange the oil.
However due to the very simple “in the box” construction (there is literally a full vacuum pump within the box) – they are very easy to fix.
Oh another thing: I like the deeper “beds” of both machines. Mine is a bit shallow, which makes it more prone to overflow liquids.
Nice to see a comparison with the VEVOR.
I have had that VEVOR model for a year no and am very happy with it. It has a few negatives I can point out, but they are definitely not a deal breaker. One is the vacuum port is directly in front of the bag opening. This means that moisture from the bag goes right into the pump. Because of this you will need to keep an eye on the oil in the pump and change it when it gets cloudy. Another issue with mine is there is no window on the back so you can see the pump window. < This may have changed since I bought mine, but on mine i have to remove the back cover to check the oil. # 3, > with the seal bar being in the back of the chamber you'd have to use a really long bag to do the " over sized external bag vacuum trick" that can be done on a chamber sealer. The chamber could be a bit longer too. 🙂 Good points of this machine are: It has a pretty big vacuum pump with a high rate of CFM and pulls a good vacuum. It has a wider sealing bar than most vacuum chambers. The vacuum pump can be replaced with a standard vacuum pump, plenty of room inside. And, the power switch is a circuit breaker, so if there is an issue it'll let you know by tripping. I also want to point out that oil vacuum pumps usually last longer than dry pumps and pull a stronger vacuum.
Good review! Thank you.
Very nice review! Very informative. I think that I will be looking into one of these Vevor Machines. Thank You!
Vevor looks impressive especially when compared to the Avidarmor double the price.
I'd like to get a chamber sealer, but I don't have a place to put one at the moment. I've got my eye on the Meat! one though, as it's the only one I can find with a lifetime warranty.
Great video! I purchased a JVR Vac 100 chamber sealer, and enjoy it very much. I was going to get the VacMaster, but opted for the JVR because you can seal cannisters with it. Enjoy it very much. Chamber sealing is so much better than a Food Saver, and bags are much cheaper. Happy Sealing!
Might consider this as a replacement should my VP-120 ever die. I've used it 7 yrs, had to replace main board once under are warranty 6yrs so. I love the counter top design. It's a shame they discontinued itl.
Hi Greg, Are you doing any Sous Vide cooking? Would love to see what you can do. As we purchased a Joule SV machine and cooked both a Skirt and Picanha steaks. SV them for 1.5 hours at 130 F. The skirt came out terrible and the picanha was average at best. Since this was our first try I am thinking maybe I need a better vacuum chamber type sealer as we used baggies and tried to get out the air. Since it it just my wife and I, wondering if the chamber machine is overkill. Any suggestions would be appreciated . Thanks so much we are long time supportive of your channels .
Do they seal Mylar
Is that Vevor big enough to do a whole 4lb chicken?
Good video. An addition to the information is, the Vevor will not hold a 500 ml mason jar upright. I was hoping it would. However, It will hold the half size (250 ml).