FoodSaver

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I love my FoodSaver V2244 Vacuum Sealing System (affiliate link) vacuum sealer. This is another one of those kitchen gadgets that you totally can live without, but I wouldn't like to. After having this for over two years now, I will never go back to not having a way to vacuum seal my food! I fully believe that this is a purchase which will pay you back in food savings over time.

Let me tell you some of the different things we use our vacuum sealer for:

• We buy the big bags of cheese at our box stores (Sam's, Costco, etc.) and can reseal the bag to keep the cheese fresh. This saves me so much time and effort over repackaging the cheese in freezer ziploc bags and freezing it! It also saves me money because the larger bags are cheaper per unit price than smaller bags of cheese.

• We use the FoodSaver to reseal our bags of almond, coconut, and tapioca flour. We also reseal our chia seed bag.

• Did you know vacuum sealing spinach makes it last longer? This is a little tricky, as you must switch from "vacuum" to "seal" a little early so you don't crush the spinach leaves, but it lengthens spinach keeping time by 2+ days. This enables us to buy the bigger (read: cheaper-by-the-ounce) bags of spinach. (This is another product you can reseal in its original container if you buy the plastic bags of spinach.)

• We save money by buying meat in bulk and freezing it for later use. Chicken, pork, and steak all last longer in the freezer when they are vacuum-sealed. This is where the FoodSaver 11" Roll (affiliate link) comes into play.

• My husband bought a sous vide at Christmas last year ( I was initially upset but now I love it), which is an amazing gadget that makes it virtually impossible to serve under- or over-cooked food. The food must be vacuum-packed to cook in the sous vide, so our FoodSaver gets put to good use and is a great kitchen companion to our Anova Bluetooth Sous Vide (affiliate link). 

Do you have a vacuum sealer? What kinds of things do you use it for?