Nesco Deluxe Food VS-12 Vacuum Sealer

This is an indepth review and demonstration of the Nesco Deluxe VS-12 Vacuum Sealer. In this video I show how to use the buttons, and give some tips about vacuum sealing liquids. I hope you enjoy!

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[lindamills]

Very thorough demonstration. Contrary to one commenter- plenty of time spent talking about and showing how to use this. Great video

[JamesJohnson-lguq]

That is one of the best presentations I've seen for a product in a very long time. Thank you so much.

[racermnm]

This video is spot on. After watching your demo it was easy peasy to use. Thank you for posting!!!

[desertfox]

Very informative. I also watched your presentation on the chamber vacuum. These two are the most informative I've seen. Thanks for sharing.

[JAHKAMREN]

I have been using the Nesco for about 2 years now. I go to Costco and I’m a single male so there is a lot of food here that I need to preserve. You mentioned everything perfectly. I may get a chamber once the nesco dies on me. I love preparing meals throughout the week with it. Also thanks for explaining the other buttons on the nesco.. I haven’t use some of them.

[manong]

By far, the best presentation. Thank you.

[billyb]

This is a GREAT video!!! The only thing is the information about bags... I'm not an expert, but I use "smooth" bags all the time. As long as they are meant to heat seal, I haven't had any trouble. I have not tried to seal liquids. Just meat and dry goods. Thank you for your work in putting together such a great video.

[jdwin]

This was a very professional presentation. I just opened the box on mine and this will be very helpful.

[OMGWTFLOLSMH]

Thanks. One of the best how-to videos for this make and model. Clear and concise. I bought this machine for sous vide, not for storage, although I will marinade various meats and fish with this unit, after portioning out smaller pieces from a large piece, then freeze them for future use. I made some asparagus today using it. I thought I got most of the air out but it kept floating to the top in my hot water bath. So, a bit disappointed in that, but it was my first try so maybe it will work better in the future.

[annetteharris]

Always such great explanations. Thank you!

[jamesnelson]

I own one of these as a back up, but my go to is a vacuum chamber sealer. The big drawback to this one it requires a cool down period after each bag. Volume processing is slower that most machines. The cost of bags for a regular sealer catches you up with the initial cost of the vacuum chamber sealer quickly. In general I have also found that the useful life of the standard machine is pretty short, I've gone through several, the vacuum chamber sealer seems to be built to an industrial standard.

[Larkz]

funny you posted this today.. my 15 year old Food saver kicked the bucket last night and i'm shopping

[CarolElaine]

This is an excellent presentation. Super helpful!!

[ThePrairielad]

Thank you for the review, I am considering purchasing one and have been reading up on the reviews

In regards to the weird bag measurements it is most likely due to fact that most things are designed and marketed using the metric system, even by USA manufacturers (95% of world uses metric)
Equivalent to 21cm x 300cm and 30cm x 300cm

[robertconroy]

Thank you for the very informative video, much appreciated.
Just as a note about Nesco, I don't think their customer service is what it should be. I was not able to register the product online and I contacted them to find out if it was a problem on their end, and they never got back to me.

[GrantGardner]

just a small point out - the "odd" length of the bag rolls - 9.85 ft - is 3 meters. As this is a China produced item and metric measures are standard there (and as this is a product sold worldwide) seems likely they set their bag rolls for 3 meters, but updated their US documentation to show feet for ease of understanding.

[brendatravis]

Very nice review. However, I wish you had taken it one step further and showed using the sealer for breads and muffins using both the gentle and pulse settings,

[whasumara]

I recently bought this model, and I really like it. My first try was sealing pecans and walnuts that I buy in bulk at Sam's. I hoped you would have sealed a loaf of banana bread or similar. I will probably have to use the Manual Pulse (red button) so as not to destroy the loaf, and in regards to the 11"x 50' plastic roll, the only problem I would see with that roll is that (and I'm not certain ) I wonder if it would prevent the lid from closing and locking. Of course, I could always cut the piece of the roll outside the machine. Thank you very much for your excellent demonstration.—Jose

[donaldduke]

The problems you were having getting bags in place to cut, seal, or vacuum were mainly caused by you putting the bags "upside down" so to speak. The bags are curved. Put the bags on the Sealer and in the Vacuum slot with the bags curved downwards and it will be a lot easier and work a lot better. Laying them down curved upwards causes the bags to come away from where you want them.

[johnrobertd]

Im going to buy one of these machines, and why? Only because you gave such a great explanation. Thank you!!