Wevac 12-Inch Chamber Vacuum Sealer CV12 – Heavy-Duty for Juicy Foods (Meat, Soup, Sauce), 12” Seal Bar, Leak-Proof, Commercial-Grade, Compact Design for Home & Kitchen

I was using a push down sealer to vacuum seal bulk meat purchases. Juices were always a problem with continuous cleanup. I got a freeze dryer to start making MREs for camping and emergency preparedness. They use Mylar bags which a bar vacuum sealer won’t work with. I don’t have to vacuum seal freeze dried food but it helps with space. This has worked perfectly removing the air and sealing the Mylar bags. I’ve also used it to seal regular vacuum seal bags I used on my push down sealer for bulk meat purchases. No more juice messes! I could seal bags of broth and soup and freeze them with no mess! Depth was a deciding factor for me overall and this unit had more depth than other models and I’m glad I got a deep model. During the process some bags and pouches will actually expand like a balloon and I’ve had larger items push against the glass lid and visibly stress their seems continuing to expand where there’s no resistance. Actually had a pouch burst, thankfully it was just dry noodles so no mess. Transferred to another bag, pressed the air out better before starting and that solved that problem. This has a pretty large capacity. I’ve done some 1/2 pint bags with freeze dried fruits and I’ve done gallon size Mylar bags with noodles (pictured) and rice and sugar and such. Gallon is the largest you can go. I included pictures of the gallon bag of noodles to show relative size and depth. The unit is very solid and robust. It has a strong thick metal body, thick glass door and it’s decently balanced when picking up so it doesn’t feel like it wants to tip any certain direction when I pick it up to put it away. Speaking of picking it up. It’s quite heavy but manageable. However, I soon found a permanent location because it was heavy and I didn’t want to risk eventually dropping it. It’s a bit large so not something you may want on your kitchen counter long term. My only real gripe and I believe it’s just me being impatient and this is just the nature of owning and operating a vacuum chamber sealer is, it can take awhile to seal some things. There’s three presets for sizes. S for stuff around 1/2 pint bag, M for quart sizes, and L for gallon. The preset times are 30s, 45s, and 55s respectively for these sizes. That can take awhile to seal a bunch of bags. I’m standing there waiting for around a minute per item. I can go do something else though and then switch the next bag. You can set your own times but that’s content specific I’ve found. I can do a 10-20 second vacuum on freeze dried foods because it doesn’t have to be absolutely air free, but it still draws it down pretty tightly. I also don’t want it too tight because some dried foods have hard edges. But sealing meats like chicken breasts in 2-3s, hot dogs, steaks, they need it to run fairly long to really get that air out. Otherwise you’re left with a couple small air pockets still. With the push down vacuum sealer you can massage the air bubbles out while it’s still drawing air out, not when it’s in the chamber. I like to pre-make and freeze mini smash burgers; basically meatballs. Those will not draw the air fully from between them like the push down can. But everything else it excels at when vacuum sealing. Having this able to do liquids, I’ve started making sweet tea in bulk and sealing them in quart Mylar bags. One bag makes a whole gallon. Just grab it, dump it in a pitcher, fill the rest of the way with water and stir. Perfect like I just made it, but I made 12-20 so I have that mane weeks already done I can just grab and make up real quick. Just something I can do now since I have this instead of making a pot every week. It’s a bit pricy compared to push sealers but it’s a game changer for resealing bulk purchases. Oh, I also just got a smoker so I can use this to marinade meats deeply, and I bought a sous vide capable ninja since this does liquids. Opening new doors all kinds of ways in my kitchen game.

I’ve been shopping for chamber vacuum sealers for about a year now. Many of the models I found look like they are industrial, way too big, or international shipping would cost nearly as much as the appliance itself. This one caught my eye because it looked presentable enough to keep in the kitchen, was large enough that it would take the biggest vacuum sealer bags I need, and was small enough that it didn’t require me to get rid of any of my existing appliances. The price was reasonable, so I decided to buy it despite not having any reviews. It arrived triple-boxed, with thoughtful placement of packing paper. I read through the entire instruction booklet right away. There were several grammatical errors, but I understood what the manufacturer was saying. I installed the sealing bar (in which you simply push it into place), connected the power cable, and it was ready to go. My first attempt failed to seal. I realized that with the lid open, you can press the sealing button and adjust the sealing time up or down. I increased it to 4. My second attempt failed with the error E01 on the LCD, and I believe this happens when you don’t gently press the top down for a second or two when it first starts sealing. This was my fault. My third attempt partially sealed, and I knew from my first attempt that I needed to increase the sealing time slightly, so I changed it to 4.5. The setting you need may vary depending on the vacuum sealer bags you use, but 4.5 worked for me. I made some soft ice packs with water and isopropyl alcohol, something I wasn’t able to do very easily with the vacuum sealer I bought more than 10 years ago. It’s almost grilling season, and these are nice to keep food at safe temperatures when it’s hot out. The machine beeps twice each time you use it, and I’d prefer the beeping to be a little quieter. The vacuum pump is a little loud (as expected), so I won’t be using this late at night, but I’m happy with my purchase. I would recommend it to anyone who has a need to vacuum seal marinated foods, liquids like stews and soups, or other items that wouldn’t seal easily with an inexpensive consumer-grade sealer.

The smooth surface of the bags shipped with the unit form a vacuum tight seal foiling the evacuation process. I spent hours trying to deal with this. Using the chamber instead of external vacuum mode helps but the problem is still there. Bags ordered separately are textured and work well. Don’t waste your time with the bags that come with the unit if they are un-textured. There is no OFF button! (Seriously?) You have to unplug the unit which will certainly wear out the connector over time. With the proper bags, I like the chamber vs external vacuum mode which is much faster.

Excelente producto, mucho mejor que las tradicionales empacadoras al vacío

Loving this vacuum sealer. It does the job perfectly. Never had a bag or seal fail. Perfect for wetter items like marinaded meats. I batch up bulk portions with a variety of marinated and freeze the items I don't intend to use immediately. Simple to pull meal sized portions out of the freezer the night before.

Excellente efficacité, qualité, scelle très bien même lorsqu'il y a bcq de liquides. Enfin de la qualité !!!

The V10 is an awesome vacuum sealer machine. Not had it for long but so far it has been a pleasure to use and hasn’t let me down. In fact, I’m always looking for opportunities to put it to use! It’s not complicated to use. The instructions are very basic and reasonably easy to follow, but could have done with little more information on how to use each setting, such as suggestions on what timings to use when sealing different sealer bags, or when Marinating. The auto function is great as the machine will determine how much pressure is needed and how long to seal. However, when I used this setting on raw sausages, I found the sausages were very slightly flattened. In future, I will use the custom setting to choose the length of time needed for suctioning on softer items (again more information about this setting could have been helpful). There is a sealer option for when you need to seal the end of a sealer bag, and if the item is too large to place in the vacuum chamber then there is the option to vacuum it outside of the machine. The V10 is easy enough to keep clean as any liquid’s will collect in the chamber but this should happen and this cleave machine prevents such accidents from happening. The machine comes with accessories to allow you to vacuum air tight bags, mason jars (you will need an adapter sold separately), and food containers. What I would have liked to have seen included is an item needed to vacuum mason jar lids that are too big to fit into the vacuum chamber. I am now having to find a mason jar sealer attachment and have no idea which one I can use that’s compatible with the V10. (Edit, Wevac also does a handheld vacuum sealer which comes with the two lid accessories to use on mason jars - You can also connect the V10 via the air tube that comes with the v10 to one of those lid accessories for ease of use and for better suction and sealing of mason jars). Now let’s talk about the elephant in the room. This machine is very loud, which worried me when I first used it as I thought it was broken! But I have gotten used to the noise now so it’s not all that bad. It also takes a while to vacuum and seal a bag but this is not an issue as it gives you time to prepare the next sealer bag etc. Also, there’s no off switch! You have to turn it off via the wall socket! Overall, V10 is an amazing vacuum chamber sealer. It’s great at prolonging the life of food items within the fridge/freezer, and helps reduces storage spaces as you don’t need bulky storage boxes etc. Also good at sealing dry goods in marly bags etc. So I I highly recommend.

I am really happy with the Wevac Chamber Vacuum Sealer. It is of high quality and I've been getting consistent good results sealing food for freezing or cooking in Sous Vide. It works well even with difficult things like soups or broth. I've been using it for a couple of months with consistent good results. One tiny tip that seems to keep it working well is to smear a tiny amount of vegetable oil around the seal occasionally. The unit seems well made and gives consistent results. Time will tell how it holds up but right now I would definitely recommend this purchase to anyone wanting to lift their game to a chamber vacuum sealer.