Foodsaver Vac 550 Vacuum Sealer

Pros: Keeps food fresh longer.
Cons: The bags are expensive.

Fish, fish and more fish! We are a family of fish eaters and are lucky enough to live in the West Coast where we can eat all the fresh salmon, trout, cod, bottom fish and stealhead we want. We fish through the season, always getting our limits, so add ...

Pros: Supposed to Vacuum Seal Just About Everything from Meats, Fruits & Vegetables to Dry Foods!
Cons: Has stopped sealing! Sealer strip no longer worked!

I saw the Tilia Food Saver Vac 550 Food Vacuum Sealer Kit advertised on an infomercial for the first time about two year ago. I was kind of skeptical about getting it because I wondered if it really does what they say it's designed to do. WHY BUY A ...

Pros: Fast, easy, extremely high-quality performance
Cons: Expensive; only accepts Tilia bags/rolls

There is nothing I enjoy more than buying myself a new toy. For me, that means a kitchen gadget. So when I heard about vacuum sealers, which allow you to keep foods fresh much longer than usual -- sometimes as long as 1-2 years -- I just had to find...

Pros: It works. And it works with cheap mason jars.
Cons: It doesn't come in black.

January 2006 update. The 550 is still going strong. I have only sucked juice into the catch channel once so that may be the reason it still works perfectly. Mason jar sealing is still the primary use, but I have sealed holiday decorations in bags, ...

Pros: Keeps Food Fresh Longer
Cons: Stopped working after 4 months?

Every year at around the beginning of November my husband and I spend hours thinking about different birthday ideas for my mother in law, and every year on December 6 she ends of receiving some poor excuse of a gift. She is extremely hard to shop for...

Pros: Will save you hundreds in the end, fun to use.
Cons: Doesn't work correctly 100% of the time, expensive, extras are even more $$$.

My fiancée and myself received the Tilia Food Saver Vac 550 Food Vacuum Sealer Kit as a wedding present. We had seen this item many times on TV infomercials, but only thought about buying it for ourselves. The biggest reason we didn't buy it for...

Pros: Does what it says, great customer service
Cons: Need to freeze anything liquid before vacuum sealing, Bags are not cheap

Roughly translated from the British "This baby's gonna save you some cash dude!"

Concept
The basic concept of the FoodSaver is simple - oxygen reacts with all manner of things from the obvious food related items to the more obscure...

Pros: Has paid for itself over and over again. Easy to use. Saves time and money.
Cons: Bags are expensive. You must flash freeze breads and cakes before you seal them.

If there is one thing in this world that I love, it is a product that saves me time and money. Of all the gadgets and small appliances I own, this has to be the one I use the most and can not do without. When you purchase this model you get the following...

Pros: Saves food for longer periods of time, fairly easy to use.
Cons: Tricky to seal sometimes. Must read guide first.

I received my Foodsaver Vac as a wedding gift. I believe though it was about $100 on my registry at Target. The package came with a container and bags as well as the Foodsaver Vac itself. I began to use it recently. Overall, I like the product. There ...

Pros: Helps save money by vacuum sealing leftovers and allowing you to buy in bulk!
Cons: None that I can see so far...

***This is a correction to a previous Epinion. I didn't realize that I was using the incorrect model number (440 instead of 550) and there was already a place to post reviews. I apologize for the inconvienience***

I'm going to try so hard not...

Pros: Easy to use, consistent results, compact size, saves you money.
Cons: Bags and other extras are expensive.

This is a great product if you are willing to take the time to use it. It has saved me a lot of money in a short period of time.

I'm a single guy who likes to cook but usually lets left overs go bad before I'm in the mood for them again. Now I...

Pros: Saves money, seals ANY bag, easy to find supplies,
Cons: supplies are a bit pricey, wish there were bigger bags

I watched the infomercials loads of times, and finally broke down and bought one. I didn't order it over the phone, rather looked at Wal-Mart ($97.00) and on e-bay($89.00) first. I finally made my purchase from e-bay, have had it for almost 2 years now ...

Pros: Perfect for sealing meats for storage, excellent customer service.
Cons: Doesn't work well with some foods.

I had used an expiring $50 gift certificate to purchase the FoodSaver Vac 550 sealer at a department store. As a person living alone, I wanted something to help prolong the freshness of food, especially meat. I was getting tired of cooking up an entire...

Pros: No more moldy cheese!
Cons: Expensive baggies!

I strictly bought this because I have a weird thing about moldy cheese - it freaks me out, it's disgusting. Anyway, I have found that this doesn't only work fantastic for keeping cheese fresh for months - so I can buy in bulk when there are half price...

Pros: Eliminates the need for bulky plastic containers. Works like it is supposed to.
Cons: Accessories are a little pricey.

I was afraid when I purchased the Foodsaver 550 that it wouldn't have the power I was expecting in a vacuum sealer. I had seen the higher numbered Foodsavers (750 and so on) all the way to the Foodsaver Professional and was concerned that the model I...