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Ever since I have gotten into sous vide cooking, I have used my vacuum sealer a lot. Now, it did get regular use even before with me sealing food that I smoked, like sausages, ribs, pulled pork and more. But since I started sous vide cooking, the vacuum sealer has…
Vacmaster VP112 Chamber Vacuum Product Review
Vacmaster VP112 Chamber Vacuum Product Review
2014-04-29
Steve Cylka
Design
Features
Performance
Value
93
A great chamber vacuum sealer for the home!
The Vacmaster VP112 brings a commercial quality sealer into the home. It does an excellent job both vacuuming and sealing. On top of that, the bags of chamber vacuums are cheap.
User Rating: 4.25 ( 2…
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