Anova Precision Vacuum Sealer ANVS01-US00 with 10 Precut Bags | Sous Vide Machine & Food Storage System | Perfect for Meal Prep, Freezing & Extending Food Freshness

We use this product often and have come to depend on it to help preserve freshness. There was a problem with the seal and I contacted customer support for help.The customer support was the best I have ever experienced with any company! Anova customer service is responsive and fast. After providing basic information and taking a picture of the seal that had come loose, I received a new unit with a week. I would highly recommend doing business with this company.Al S.It is so easy to use and takes up hardly any space on my counter. I also lice that it prevents freezer burn.I called the manufacturer , they said I need a reciept . So I called Amazon they said their records only go back one year .Husband uses it all the time to seal fruits and veggies from the garden. Had held up all summer. Makes a good seal that holds. He does say that it is picky about how much you try to stuff into each bag so don't overfill. All in all for the price it's a great kitchen tool we've been using it multiple times per week for about three months now.Basic model has suction/seal, seal, or pulse suction actions. No cutter, mine came with 10 precut bags, but any vacuum sealing system bags work. Very quiet, a little slow on the suction, but it really gets all the air out, and you can put the "seal" button at any time to stop it and seal immediately. Top snaps and releases to use. The only difficulty I had was put the bag into the machine correctly and getting the lid closed with it remaining straight. Small enough it fits very nicely in a small cupboard out of the way. Very happy with the machine and price is perfect for what it does.but it, you'll be glad you did....I would have give this a 5 star rating except the instructions were so poorly written - I was ready to return it until I read a review where it stated top of the sealer bag must not extend beyond tab in the machine - that was never mentioned in instructions (which were just pictures - no text) - so keeping it now - works great for Sous VideOnce I figured out how to use, it’s quite easyThis unit is much more compact and lighter than the earlier model. It is much easier to use. With the old one, you inserted the end of the bag into a slot. In theory, when the edge of the bag got to the back of the slot, the machine would start evacuating/sealing. In practice, I could spend 15 minutes pushing the bag in and out of the slot trying to get the machine to start. With this one, you open the machine, position the end of the bag, close the machine, press button for evac/seal or only seal. Works every time.One thing I do miss is the cutter on the old machine. With new machine, you have to cut bag with scissors and the cut has to be very straight or the bag will not evacuate.One slight ergonomic problem. When you want to evacuate, the end of the bag has to be over the trough. With the other end of the bag resting on the counter, the end inside the machine is tilted up. You can't hold the outside end up because it takes two hands (one at each end of the unit) to close it. If the inner end is tilted up when the unit is closed, it may not seal properly. A workaround is to place the outer end on a piece of 2 X 2 wood to keep the whole bag level.This vacuum sealer was a replacement for our old canadian tire one which wore out. We have the Anova sous vide and it works great so we thought we'd try their sealer as well but it has never worked properly right from day one. Thought we just had to get used to it but no matter how many times I read the instructions and try to figure out if I'm doing something wrong, it still doesn't work. It sucks all the air out but lets it back in before it seals. no way to avoid it. Our old one sealed without letting any air back in so I know it can be done, just not with this one!Pongo 3 estrellas solamente porque me llegó con un golpe, espero no afecte su funcionamiento, deberían especificar que las bolsas que agarra la máquina son únicamente las de de anova, lo intente con una de otra marca y no saca el aire. De ahí en adelante todo bienSi la bolsa que vas a llenar tiene liquidos, estos son succionados hacia el aparato y luego son medio complicados de limpiar. Es el primer sellador de vacio que tengo asi que por todo lo demas, me parece bueno, no tengo punto de comparacion.No hay mucho que decir, hasta ahora funciona satisfactoriamente.Cumple con lo que fue creado