Comments on: FoodSaver Revisited http://www.lazymanandmoney.com/foodsaver-revisited/ Saving, Earning, and Investing Money Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:22:17 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Scott @ The Passive Dad http://www.lazymanandmoney.com/foodsaver-revisited/comment-page-1/#comment-99875 Scott @ The Passive Dad Wed, 20 Aug 2008 01:54:36 +0000 http://www.lazymanandmoney.com/?p=980#comment-99875 I bought a foodsaver a couple years ago and thought it was a great idea for stretching the food budget and keeping food fresh. Well, it was a good idea and a wonderful product, but we never used it. When I got home from Costco I sealed everything from chocolate chips to vegetables. The problem was, we never made it a routine when we cooked and prepared food. Kind of like not doing the dishes after dinner. One more thing you have to do. I'm still finding items in our freezer that were sealed from 3 years ago. I guess it's time to throw them out. I bought a foodsaver a couple years ago and thought it was a great idea for stretching the food budget and keeping food fresh. Well, it was a good idea and a wonderful product, but we never used it. When I got home from Costco I sealed everything from chocolate chips to vegetables. The problem was, we never made it a routine when we cooked and prepared food. Kind of like not doing the dishes after dinner. One more thing you have to do. I’m still finding items in our freezer that were sealed from 3 years ago. I guess it’s time to throw them out.

]]> By: Rahul http://www.lazymanandmoney.com/foodsaver-revisited/comment-page-1/#comment-99813 Rahul Tue, 19 Aug 2008 22:09:15 +0000 http://www.lazymanandmoney.com/?p=980#comment-99813 i was skeptical about the foodsaver also, but my family used to use it all the time. My mom tended to make food for 10 even though there were only 4 people in my family, my packing away the food in the bags, it saved freezer space (vs glass bowls) and it allowed us to have fresh home cooked food when my mom was too busy to cook or out of town. now that i'm living on my own i didn't think i needed one but my mom gave me our old one to bring with me and i find my self using it all the time. It's great for costco since i can buy a large amount of meat and use it for months at a time. i was skeptical about the foodsaver also, but my family used to use it all the time. My mom tended to make food for 10 even though there were only 4 people in my family, my packing away the food in the bags, it saved freezer space (vs glass bowls) and it allowed us to have fresh home cooked food when my mom was too busy to cook or out of town.

now that i’m living on my own i didn’t think i needed one but my mom gave me our old one to bring with me and i find my self using it all the time. It’s great for costco since i can buy a large amount of meat and use it for months at a time.

]]> By: jim of Blueprint for Financial Prosperity http://www.lazymanandmoney.com/foodsaver-revisited/comment-page-1/#comment-99018 jim of Blueprint for Financial Prosperity Sat, 16 Aug 2008 14:52:41 +0000 http://www.lazymanandmoney.com/?p=980#comment-99018 I knew someone with a Foodsaver, it's not all its cracked up to be, according to him. The problem is you start generating a lot more plastic waste in those bags, which was a turn off for us. As for Costco bias (and I'm biased in favor of Costco), the newsletter is sent to existing customers, so it's not like you're convincing someone the Costco-bulk buy method is a good one... they've already been convinced. I knew someone with a Foodsaver, it’s not all its cracked up to be, according to him. The problem is you start generating a lot more plastic waste in those bags, which was a turn off for us.

As for Costco bias (and I’m biased in favor of Costco), the newsletter is sent to existing customers, so it’s not like you’re convincing someone the Costco-bulk buy method is a good one… they’ve already been convinced.

]]> By: Dave http://www.lazymanandmoney.com/foodsaver-revisited/comment-page-1/#comment-98965 Dave Fri, 15 Aug 2008 23:05:01 +0000 http://www.lazymanandmoney.com/?p=980#comment-98965 I have to say that I got a Foodsaver years ago and I still love it. I once had 4 ribeye steaks in the freezer that I sealed that I forgot about. I found them 5 months later ( I date everything I freeze with this) and they were still tender and juicy like I just bought them, with no freezer burn. True story! I have to say that I got a Foodsaver years ago and I still love it. I once had 4 ribeye steaks in the freezer that I sealed that I forgot about. I found them 5 months later ( I date everything I freeze with this) and they were still tender and juicy like I just bought them, with no freezer burn. True story!

]]> By: Early Retirement Extreme http://www.lazymanandmoney.com/foodsaver-revisited/comment-page-1/#comment-98890 Early Retirement Extreme Fri, 15 Aug 2008 16:17:25 +0000 http://www.lazymanandmoney.com/?p=980#comment-98890 Wouldn't it be easier to denominate Monday and Thursday as "leftover"-days? That would get the food eaten without the need for working the gadget. Wouldn’t it be easier to denominate Monday and Thursday as “leftover”-days? That would get the food eaten without the need for working the gadget.

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