Green Coffee Buying Club
Coffee Discussion boards => Hardware & Equipment => Topic started by: pravspresso on October 18, 2009, 10:57:51 AM
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This probably has come up before but i can't find the posting.
I'm looking for a home unit for my greenbean stash.
Cheers
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Tilia has the market cornered. Good price and good seal.
You can look here (http://www.foodsaver.com/Index.aspx).
:)
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The Foodsaver unit (Tilia) has been very reliable for me over a period of three years or so. My only complaint about my unit is the lack of an on/off switch. I have to plug it in and out to use.
Check the website link every so often as they frequently have sales of up to 40% or so. I've seen units go for <$110.
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I used to have a FoodSaver, and liked it until the gasket went and Tilia told me they were back ordered..... 6 MONTHS !!! I couldn't believe it. Seemed to me like they were pushing me into buying a new one... That ticked me off. Since I used it a lot, I talked my DW into a commercial model. We've never regretted it. It's amazing how many things I use it for, from sealing cup portions of stock to left overs, to sous-vide, to spices, prepared meals.... It's a great tool. I purchased a 50# bag of Caputo Flour for making pizza.... Just broke it down into 5# portions that I sealed in vacuum bags. They are great tools.
FYI, I got mine at http://www.dougcare.com/packagingequipment/tablevacuum.htm#mvs31 . They've increased in price by at least a third since I got mine....... They are expensive.
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The Foodsaver has been very reliable AND, you can buy replacement bags at Costco.