Thinking of getting a Food Saver

[SnakeLuvnGirl]

Hi all,

I was thinking of getting a Food Saver vaccuum sealing machine I saw in BJ's the other day, and it looked pretty cool. I was thinking of re-sealing my bags of frozen rodents with it and was wondering about other folks' opinions on it before plunking down the $$. Is it worth it? Any opinions would be appreciated!

[Annarose15]

LOVE LOVE LOVE my Foodsaver! I buy whole NY strips, filets, salmon, etc., and portion and freeze it. I buy the film rolls on Amazon cheap.

[SnakeLuvnGirl]

Thank you!😃

[toyota89]

I use mine for the rats I sell. Keeps them fresh longer.

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[SnakeLuvnGirl]

Can I use it to repackage rodents that had already been frozen?

[toyota89]

Yes if you use food saver bags.

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[SnakeLuvnGirl]

Cool! Thanks so much!

[Mike41793]

I use mine for the rats I sell. Keeps them fresh longer.

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And they're awesome! I really like the rats in food saver bags. Keeps them fresh longer and you only have to open the bags as you use them. (Jordan does his in 5packs).

And it would benefit you for your own food too. Buy in bulk and cut it up into smaller portions and freeze them. Chicken, pork, beef, fish, whatever! : gj:

[MrLang]

I know I can google this, but how expensive are these? Can you get them cheaper any particular place?

I have way more rats than I anticipated from breeding my own and I'm worried some will not keep as long as I'll need them to for use. I already have like 30+ extra of each size frozen. I noticed some ice build up in a couple of the ziplocks already...

[Annarose15]

So...I'm not usually bothered by the "icky" factor, but I wouldn't use the same Foodsaver for thawed rats and human food. Too much direct risk of cross-contamination on/in the machine itself.