K**E
Food sealer doesn’t work
They give you a free food sealer but mine didn’t work. I am sure it’s not free, they include in the price. The Sous vide should have been cheaper since I had to buy a separate $120 food sealer anyways. Even if it did work the air coming out of the attached hose is so weak that it would take a gross amount of time to seal a steak. The air pump is built into the suous vide so you can’t use this food sealer without being connected to the Sous vide. That was unexpected when I put it together. I emailed the seller about this issue but I haven’t heard back.On to the good part. This Sous vide is absolutely amazing. I did there 2.5 pound tomahawk steaks in 4 hours. Hands down the best steak anyone has ever had. This device works very well and was able to circulate water in a huge storage container. Maybe 15-20 gallons, no problem at all. I love this tool!!If you are looking for the best Sous Vide then this is the device. Don’t count on the food sealer, even if it works, even that it is free, it’s weak and cheap and. Or work the plastic it was built with.
A**6
Don’t buy, low quality.
The vacuum sealer is of poor quality. Having a good vacuum is key to Sous vide cooking so I returned it and bought the FoodSaver 2-in-1 Vacuum Sealing System through Costco as they had a better price and the ChefSteps Joule Sous Vide, 1100 Watts, White Body, Stainless Steel Cap & Base through Amazon. Both work great. When buying a Sous vide not only make sure that you have a great vacuum sealer with good quality bags but also that your Sous vide has high watts (ideally over 1000).
A**R
Unreliable vacuum
I love it. By far the best new piece of equipment added to my collection this year. The vacuum sealer is flippant and does not always work, though. My straightener does the trick when it’s not working.
J**S
Did not work
Returned. Unit circulated, but never heated water & continued to give error readouts. Unit is now not available at Amazon or at manufacturer's website. "Expanded" user manual not on website as stated in manual included with product, & manual was difficult to read as it was written in poorly translated Korean.
C**L
Vacuum sealer is junk
After the first use, the vacuum sealer couldn't fully seal the bag and I ended poaching the steaks
B**L
Circulator is Great. Vacuum Sealer Doesn't work
We got this unit for a holiday gift. The SV circulator is terrific. It programs easily and we have had several successes with it in a matter of weeks. The vacuum sealer does not seal. We have tried it several times and no success. Have read elsewhere that it is problematic. It just doesn't seem to heat across the element in the vacuum sealer unit. I have sent email to the manufacturer via their website and they have not responded. There is no warranty/service paperwork or information in the box. EDITED TO ADD... I have the gift receipt from my son--And have tried to reach the manufacturer--re the vacuum sealer which never worked...and no luck. AND there doesn't seem to be a place here on Amazon to get any help as I didn't place the order!!!
K**R
Vacuum sealer works fine when you figure out how to use it
The sous vide machine by itself is a fantastic unitAs others have mentioned, the vacuum sealer can be problematic...but having experience with problematic vacuum sealers in past I knew a few tricks. the edges of the bag need to be placed passed the center dividing flange, with the edges of the bag lined up evenly, which means you need to leave plenty of room in the bag to accomplish this. Over-packing the bag makes the sealer useless as a device.when placed properly, the bag works as intended and will remove air from a bag in about 5-15 seconds...any longer than that and assume you haven't placed the bag properly
N**S
Garbage
Does not hold temperature correctly. I can set it for 130 and it will continue to climb the entire time.
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