Andrew James Professional Quality Vacuum Food Sealer Machine
About the Andrew James Professional Quality Vacuum Food Sealer Machine
- Sold by Amazon UK: Dispatched from and sold by Andrew James UK LTD.
- Keeps food fresher for longer
- Very easy to use - One touch operation
- Two seal levels - extended and normal.
- Large 30 cm sealing strip
- Integrated storage compartment for bag rolls
Technical details:
- Keeps food fresher for longer
- Prevents freezer burn
- Protect and save valuable items such as photos, documents and jewellery
- Very easy to use - One touch operation
- Seal only or vacuum and seal
- Two seal levels - extended and normal.
- Large 30 cm sealing strip
- Integrated storage compartment for bag rolls
- Bag cutter
- The vacuum sealer comes complete with 6 metres of bag roll and full instructions.
- The rolls / bags are the best quality channelled / embossed on the market today.
- The bags and rolls are re-usable and dishwasher safe
- Create the exact size bag you require
- More bags and rolls are available on Amazon at discounted prices.
- The VS518 vacuums up to 50 kpa
- 230 v - 50 Hz
- This machine meets all CE and ROHS requirements.
Costs: September 2013
- This item: Andrew James Professional Quality Vacuum Food Sealer Machine by Andrew James UK Ltd £64.99
- Andrew James Vacuum Food Sealer rolls 28cm X 10 Metre Roll by Andrew James UK LTD £9.95
- Andrew James Vacuum Food Sealer Rolls 22cm X 10 Metre Roll by Andrew James £8.50
It is worth noting that the unit already comes with one roll of 28cm bags and one roll of 22 cm bags making the extra bags somewhat superfluous.
How it works
The 'bags' come in one continuous open-ended roll, sealed on either side. You need to decide the size of the bag you wish to use to seal your chosen product and then cut the bag to length using the internal cutter. Place the bag in the unit and and seal just one end of, creating a bag with one open end. You then fill the bag with the product you wish to vacuum seal and drape the open mouth of the bag over the area that provides the suction and click the cover shut. The unit then withdraws all of the air from the bag and whilst under pressure, heat seals the open end of the bag leaving the product in a permanent vacuum.
You need to be careful when sealing liquids as they could be drawn into the unit as it creates the vacuum. It is helpful to freeze liquids prior to sealing.
A tip to help sealing bags containing liquids is to add a strip of folded paper towel along the unsealed edge of the bag before the point at which the seal would be created. The pipe that creates the vacuum is much higher than the base of the vacuum chamber so an awful lot of liquid would need to be leeched from the bag before it was drawn into the vacuum mechanism.
Great for camping
As someone that does a good deal of camping, it occurs to me that this vacuum sealer would be a great way to pack and transport food for camping trips. Especially because the heavy duty nature of the bags would allow safe transport of foods without spillage. It would also be possible to boil certain foods within the sealed bags cutting down on the washing-up - something no one enjoys when camping!