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Don't waste money on organic food
WINNIPEG — As the holidays approach, Canadians are spending more time purchasing and preparing foodstuffs for their family tables. They're also looking for appealing, tasty, nutritious goods that will not upset their budgets.
Be prepared for the seasonal, united organic-food-movement appeal, calling on Canadians to buy certified-organic turkey, organic vegetables and fruit, organic breads and pastries, organic milk and meats, organic nuts, and even organic booze.
But is organic food purer, tastier and more nutritious?
A recent in-depth report on the Canadian organic sector published by The Frontier Centre points out that there is no systematic, empirical proof that food certified as organic is purer, tastier or more nutritious.
It turns out that a bevy of federally regulated, for-profit, organic certifying agencies sell the privilege to organic farmers, brokers, traders and processors to label their products "certified organic" in Canada.
And with the Canadian Food Inspection Agency's (CFIA) logo affixed to their products, premiums of 100 to 200 per cent are then garnered without a single test being performed.
It's all just a glorified, bureaucratic, tax-subsidized, public-private, abused honour system.
The politicized privilege to be deemed "certified-organic" in Canada is available to anyone, whether here in Canada or anywhere in the world. To qualify, just pay fees and fill out paperwork, even if you're in China, Mexico or Argentina. The honesty of the applicants is not verified. When staff at the CFIA finally carried out some secret tests on organic products, they were so taken aback by the results that they actually tried to suppress them.
There was a time when the CFIA considered organic testing. Testing is, after all, how the regular food system is kept safe. But the idea of applying science to the organic industry in Canada was dead-on-arrival thanks to the organic lobby; in spite of the fact that the cost of testing is one tenth that of the current paper-based system of record-checking.
By relying exclusively on paperwork, Canada's for-profit organic certifiers benefit from highly lucrative revenues which, in turn, provide donations to activist organic groups which may explain their opposition to testing in spite of support for the idea from rank-and-file Canadian organic farmers.
In addition to up-front application and inspection fees, organic farmers and processors operating under CFIA "rules" are forced to pay royalties to their private certifiers between one and three per cent on their gross revenue from each and every transaction. It is akin to the franchise fees that fast-food restaurant owners pay to their head offices, with the difference that Canadian organic farmers and processors are paying for the use of the CFIA's logo on their finished products, not the private certifier's. And yet, the CFIA requires no testing. None.
As every lifestyle section in newspaper across the land pays homage to the certified-organic turkey and all the fixings (never asking whether it's worth it or whether it even helps a single Canadian farmer), remember that private organic certifiers only enforce the administrative rules of organic production in this country. While independent inspectors make pre-announced visits once a year to each farm and facility, they don't do any testing. They only fill out paperwork.
In addition to organic foods, you'll also be hit with the idea of bringing in the New Year with certified-organic booze. Such claims could not possibly get any more absurd. None of the alleged mystical attributes of organic barley or grapes even has a chance of surviving the fermentation and distillation processes. So save your money.
Whether you're someone who only "goes organic" during festive occasions, or one of the millions of Canadians who buys organic food on a regular basis believing it's purer, more nutritious and more sustainable than regular food, let the buyer beware. The "organic" label doesn't necessarily give you what you think you are buying.
If you really want to help Canadian organic farmers, buy directly from them as you're not likely going to find their products on grocery-store shelves this Christmas season.
Otherwise, you may want to save the money for the children's toys instead.
Mischa Popoff is research associate at the Frontier Centre for Public Policy and co-author of Canada's Organic Nightmare.
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- tatertot Jul 1, 2008 01:03 PM
I recently got a 6-quart dutch oven and am looking for vegetarian or seafood recipes. I just made a huge batch of veggie chili and love my new pot. I'd like to use it more often but I've never had one before and don't really know what to use it for.
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I've never used a dutch oven before and was wondering if there were specific recipes where using a one was key. I was afraid it would be one of those pots that gets put away in the cupboard and barely used. So far it sounds like you could use it for just about anything and will soon be my favorite pot!
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Exactly! In fact one of mine never even leaves the stove top. I clean it and set it back for the next dinner.
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I wish I could say that my pot is used more frequently, *sigh* but it ain't...which brought me to a suggestion, tatertot.
After I use the pot, I do a cleaning in the sink, wipe dry, then put on the stove on high. I watch the surface moisture evaporate as the pot heats. When the moisture is gone, I shut the flame, dab a bit of oil on a paper towel and apply a thin film to the pot interior. I repeat with the inside of the lid.
Then I put the pot away.
If I don't use it for a long time, I don't have to worry about it.
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Bittman's No Knead Bread (see the NY Times for the whole nine yards of explanations and video), if your Dutch oven is large enough (make sure the knob is not phenolic resin, however : mine exploded and I thought it was some sort of black metal. Silly me)
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I use mine for two things which might be suitable - baked beans in the fireplace, and my aunt's recipe for calamari stew. The latter is convenient because I use calamari rings from frozen, and leave it to cook in a tomato and wine mix for an hour and a half, then have it with pasta. I can look for the recipe if you like.
risotto. lots and lots of risotto.
add saffron, shrimp, scallops, veggies, whatever.
risotto is a wonderful canvas. heats up well, too. just add some liquid as you see fit.
I make huge batches of ratatouille in mine. It's a nice thing to have around for a quick, healthy lunch or supper.
I like to cook a nice inside round roast; brown all over then braise in beef broth. Cook to rare, remove and let rest. Cut 1/4 of roast and return it to the braise and cook, covered (this for the well done folks in your clan).
Slice all meat as thin as possible and stuff into a french roll that was dipped into the braising liquid....OMG (caramalized onions and cheese optional).
I also like using the dutch oven to make my roux, gumbos, and jambalayas.
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I'd use it for cioppino. I never make it the same way twice, so I don't have an exact recipe. It's an Italian seafood stew that, legend has it, San Francisco's immigrant fishermen made to use up their unsold seafood at the end of the day. The way I make it is to use shrimp, mussels, clams, and sometimes fish. I buy shrimp with the shells on and use the shells to make a light seafood broth. Then I saute onions, celery, carrots, and garlic. Add a couple of cups of white wine and reduce to a cup. Add broth, some san marzano tomatoes, and parsley, thyme, oregano, basil, and a bay leaf. Some hot pepper flakes to taste. Season and simmer for an hour or two, then add the seafood five minutes before serving. This is great with bread and a simple salad. If you look online, you'll find lots of recipes. The first time I made it I took bits from several. Here's one from epicurious, though I'd ditch the clam juice and make the light seafood broth. Also sub veg broth for chicken.
You might want to make the base ahead of time to allow the flavors to deepen.
Thank you so much for all your suggestions. I've been in a cooking slump but looks like I'll be busy making stews, risotto and gumbo this month. I love cioppino but have never made it before. Looks like a good weekend project!
I can't believe how much I use my dutch oven! I keep it on the counter since I use it at least 3-4 times a week. The past month I've been making variations on lentil soup. I've also made frittatas, ratatouille, mac & cheese, gumbo, risotto and a couple casseroles. I also wanted to mention I got the Lodge brand dutch oven (enameled). My friend got one from Amazon for around $50 including shipping.
I have a few different sizes. Since I only cook for two people most nights, my 3.5 sizes get the most use(I have an oven and the buffet pan). Right now I have a lentil stew going on the 3.5 round oven. I like to make soups in it too....just enough onion soup for two of us, or any vegetable soup for that matter. We eat a lot of stews too and the veggie ones are almost always made in this pot. Marcella's tomato sauce gets made a lot in the pot(I usually make a double batch and freeze a few dinners from it). Beans also.
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The intravenous use of protease inhibitors in patients with acute pancreatitis is still controversial. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of protease inhibitors intravenously administered to prevent pancreatitis-associated complications.
We updated our previous meta-analysis with articles of randomized controlled trials published from January 1965 to March 2013 on the effectiveness of protease inhibitors for acute pancreatitis. A systematic search of PubMed, EMBASE, the Cochrane Library, and Japana Centra Revuo Medicina was conducted. In addition, Internet-based registries (ClinicalTrials.gov, controlled-trials.com, UMIN, JMACCT, and JAPIC) were used to search for on-going clinical trials. Furthermore, references of review articles and previously published meta-analyses were handsearched. The main outcome of interest was the overall mortality rate from acute pancreatitis.
Seventeen trials were selected for analysis. Overall, protease inhibitors did not achieve a significant risk reduction in mortality (pooled risk difference [RD], -0.02; 95% Confidence Interval [CI], -0.05 to 0.01; number needed to treat [NNT], 74.8) with low heterogeneity. A subgroup analysis in moderate to severe pancreatitis (defined by control mortality rate [CMR] >0.10) did not show a significant effect of protease inhibitors to prevent death (pooled RD, -0.03; 95% CI, -0.07 to 0.01; NNT, 1603.9) with low heterogeneity. An additional subgroup analysis of two trials with CMR >0.20 (i.e., low quality) revealed a significant risk reduction.
The present meta-analysis re-confirmed that there is no solid evidence that supports the intravenous use of protease inhibitors to prevent death due to acute pancreatitis.
Keywords:Acute pancreatitis; Protease inhibitors; Mortality; Control mortality rate; Complication
Acute pancreatitis is characterized by sudden abdominal pain and elevated serum concentrations of pancreatic enzymes. Overall mortality has been reported to be approximately 5 percent for acute pancreatitis and 20 percent for necrotizing pancreatitis [1,2]. Mild acute pancreatitis is generally treated with supportive care including pain control, intravenous fluids, and correction of electrolyte and metabolic abnormalities. A meta-analysis of eight trials revealed that enteral nutrition significantly reduced mortality, multiple organ failure, systemic infections, and the need for surgery compared with parenteral nutrition [3]. Furthermore, other meta-analyses that have been conducted on the effectiveness of acute pancreatitis treatments showed that the use of suitable analgesics effectively relieved pain [4], and that H2 receptor antagonists did not improve clinical outcomes of acute pancreatitis [5].
The role of protease inhibitors in the treatment of mild to severe acute pancreatitis is still unclear, although previous studies have demonstrated a marginal reduction in mortality. In particular, continuous regional arterial infusion of protease inhibitors was shown to be effective for acute necrotizing or severe pancreatitis in observational studies [6-8], as well as in a randomized controlled trial (RCT) [9]. In 2004, we conducted a meta-analysis of 10 RCTs with a total sample size of 1,036 [10] to evaluate the effectiveness of intravenous use of protease inhibitors for acute pancreatitis. The main outcome was the effectiveness of protease inhibitors to prevent death due to acute pancreatitis, and secondary outcomes were prevention of pancreatic pseudocyst, intra-abdominal abscess, and surgical intervention. Our analysis revealed no improvement in all outcomes. Moreover, protease inhibitors did not significantly reduce the mortality in the trials with control mortality rate (CMR) equal to or less than 0.10, but might reduce the mortality with CMR more than 0.10.
The purpose of the present study was to update the body of evidence on the effectiveness of intravenous use of protease inhibitors for acute pancreatitis.
A systematic review of meta-analyses was conducted and the results were described according to the PRISMA statement [11].
Literature search
First, we systematically searched PubMed, EMBASE, the Cochrane Library, and Japana Centra Revuo Medicina (the largest database of Japanese articles) for articles of RCTs published from January 1965 to March 2013 (search date: April, 2013) on the effectiveness of protease inhibitors used to treat acute pancreatitis. The electronic database search was conducted using a combination of Medical Subject Heading terms and text words "protease inhibitors" and "acute pancreatitis". Next, we searched Internet-based clinical trial registries, ClinicalTrials.gov [12] and controlled-trials.com [13], as well as all the three trial registries available in Japan, UMIN [14], JMACCT [15], and JAPIC [16] (search date: April, 2013) for on-going RCTs using the same criteria. References of review articles and previously published meta-analyses were handsearched.
Inclusion and exclusion criteria
Given that the purpose of the present study was to update the body of evidence regarding the effectiveness of intravenous use of protease inhibitors for acute pancreatitis, the following inclusion criteria were set: 1) randomized placebo-controlled trials of protease inhibitors administered through intravenous infusion; and 2) written in all languages. No restrictions were placed on severity of pancreatitis or type of protease inhibitors. Furthermore, we excluded trials in which 1) both intervention and control groups were administered protease inhibitors; 2) protease inhibitors were administered by intra-arterial or intra-abdominal infusion; 3) subjects included patients with chronic pancreatitis; 4) pancreatitis was noted after endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP); 5) patients were administered frozen plasma; 6) the goal was to investigate basic medical science (e.g., pancreatic enzyme research); 7) patients had human immunodeficiency virus; 8) efficacy of antibiotics was being evaluated; 9) patients included post-operative cases; and 10) oral administration of protease inhibitors.
No restrictions were placed on patient age, sex, or cause of acute pancreatitis. Articles in the form of a conference proceeding or full paper were also included. One author (TS) selected articles to be included for analysis, and the other authors verified the process.
Outcome measures
The effectiveness of protease inhibitors for acute pancreatitis was evaluated based on the primary outcome of death due to acute pancreatitis, and secondary outcomes including relief from pain, pseudocyst formation, formation of intra-abdominal abscess, surgical intervention, paralytic small bowel obstruction, and other major complications including multiple organ failure.
Study characteristics
Study design, participants, mode of intervention, and definition of outcomes were faithfully extracted from the articles included in the final analysis. We also confirmed the status of industrial support for each trial.
Control mortality rate (CMR)
We calculated CMR (defined as the number of deaths in the control group divided by the number of patients in the control group) for each RCT.
Quality assessment for selected trials and data extraction
The quality of each trial retrieved was assessed by the Jadad method [17] on the basis of whether the trial was randomized, the appropriateness of the randomization process (if applicable), whether the trial was double-blinded, the appropriateness of the double-blinding process (if applicable), and withdrawals/dropouts. Each item was assigned a score of 0 or 1, and the total score ranged from 0 to 5. In the present meta-analysis, trials with a Jadad score greater than 3 were defined as high-quality trials. Furthermore, we evaluated risk of bias for each trial and assessed the quality of the body of evidence using the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development, and Evaluation (GRADE) system for grading evidence [18].
One author (TS) conducted the quality assessment and extraction of analyzable data, which were verified by the other authors. Disagreement or uncertainty was resolved among all the authors.
Statistical analysis
We calculated the risk difference (RD), i.e., risk in the intervention group minus risk in the control group, for the primary outcome of the trials. A negative RD indicated risk reduction due to intervention, and a positive RD, risk increase due to intervention (range, -1 to 1). Whether the treatment or control was favored was denoted by the signs "+" and "-", respectively. Then, the weighted pooled estimates were calculated for binary data. A fixed-effect model weighted by the Mantel-Haenszel (M-H) method was used for pooling RD [19], followed by a test of homogeneity. Homogeneity among trials was assessed using the I2 test [20]. We defined I2 value <25% as low, 25 to 50% as moderate, and >50% as high heterogeneity.
If the hypothesis of homogeneity was rejected, a random-effect model using the DerSimonian-Laird (D-L) method was employed [21]. The potential for publication bias was examined by the funnel plot method [22] using the Begg's [23] or Egger's test [24]. The number needed to treat (NNT, 1/RD) to prevent one adverse event was also used as a measure of treatment effect. We used the "number needed to treat benefit (NNTB; the number of patients needed to be treated for one additional patient to benefit)" for a positive NNT, and the "number needed to treat harm (NNTH; the number of patients needed to be treated for one additional patient to be harmed)" for a negative NNT. When the upper or lower limit of the 95% confidence interval (CI) was infinity, the NNT scale including infinity was used [25]. All statistical analyses were performed with Stata statistical software [26]. Results were expressed as means and 95% CIs, unless otherwise indicated. P < 0.05 was considered statistically significant.
Trial selection and features (Figure 1 and Additional file 1: Table S1)
Figure 1. Flow of randomized controlled trials through the process of retrieval and inclusion in the meta-analysis comparing protease inhibitors with placebo for acute pancreatitis. The numbers in parentheses are the 'Jadad scores' of the individual trials. 95% CI, 95% confidence interval. ERCP, endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography.
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Our database search yielded 96 articles, and handsearching of bibliographies of retrieved meta-analyses and clinical guidelines yielded additional three and two articles, respectively. There were no on-going trials in the registries. Of the 101 articles, 24 met the inclusion criteria [27-50]; no multiple publications were found. Reviewers' selection of relevant articles was completely the same, and there was no unsuitable study for inclusion by authors' consensus. The 77 excluded articles described ERCP studies (n = 36), studies in which a protease inhibitor was administered to both intervention and control groups (n = 8), arterial infusion studies (n = 6), and other (n = 27) (Figure 1). Next, all authors read the selected 24 articles, reaching a consensus to exclude seven more articles [27,38-40,45,48,50] including two in which a protease inhibitor was administered to both intervention and control groups [30,45], two that were published as comments [38,50], one in which glucagon was given to the control group [39], one published as an editorial (n = 1) [40], and one reporting an ERCP study [48]. In the end, a total of 17 articles [27-29,31-37,41-44,46,47,49] were selected for analysis.
The present meta-analysis of the retrieved competent studies included 15 RCTs from the handsearch [27,28,31-37,41-43,46,47,49], one [29] from a previous meta-analysis [51], and one [44] from guidelines [52], with the total sample size of 1,697 patients. Of the 15 articles manually searched, 10 [33,34,37,41-44,46,47,49] were used in our previous meta-analysis [10].
All articles evaluated death due to acute pancreatitis, in addition to other outcomes such as pain relief (n = 2) [31,49], pseudocyst formation (n = 5) [29,37,41,43,46], intra-abdominal abscess formation (n = 4) [37,41,43,46], surgical intervention (n = 3) [44,47,49], paralytic small bowel obstruction (n = 3) [41,47,49], and other complications (n = 5) [36,37,43,46,47]. Of the 17 articles, 11 [29-31,33-36,41,42,44,46,47] were conducted in a multicenter setting, and six [27,28,32,37,42,49] in a single-center setting. Sixteen articles were published as a full paper [27-29,31-37,41-43,46,47], and one as an abstract only [44]. Fourteen articles were written in English [27-29,31,33-35,37,41,43,44,46,47,49], two in German [32,42], and one in French [36]. Eleven trials used aprotinin [27-29,31-37,41], and six trials used gabexate mesilate [42-44,46,47,49], all against the placebo control. Four articles [36,41,47,49] described tangible outcomes in the method section, whereas 13 provided no description [27-29,31-35,37,42-44,46]. The sample size was pre-calculated only in one article [47]. Acute pancreatitis was defined as clinical manifestation with elevated serum pancreatic enzyme levels in 11 articles [27-29,34,35,37,41,43,46,47,49], or as clinical manifestation with elevated urine pancreatic enzyme levels in two [32,33]; no description regarding the definition was found in the remaining four articles [31,36,42,44]. Nine articles described sources of funding or medicine support from industries [27,29,31,34,35,37,41-44]. The severity of acute pancreatitis was reported using the Ranson's score in two articles [47,49], or Acute Pathophysiology and Chronic Health Evaluation (APACHE-II) score in one article [49]. In addition to these, we evaluated the severity of acute pancreatitis according to CMR in the present analysis, and found that 10 articles had CMR >0.10 [27,28,34-36,41,43,44,47,49]. No articles mentioned the presence or absence of adverse events. Seven articles observed death due to acute pancreatitis as the primary outcome [27,28,32-35,47]. Six articles reported no secondary outcome [27,28,32-35], while one article observed surgical intervention and bowel obstruction as the secondary outcomes [47]. Ten articles reported undistinguishable outcomes [29,31,36,37,41-45,49]. We performed quality of evidence assessment and found death, pseudocyst, intra-abdominal abscess, and any major complications to be low quality, and abdominal pain, surgical intervention, and bowel obstruction to be very low quality. Table 1 shows heterogeneity of each outcome with I2 values.
Table 1. Evaluation of evidence quality of using each RCT
Quality assessment (Additional file 1: Table S1 and Table 2)
Table 2. Effectiveness for acute pancreatitis with protease inhibitors
The overall mean Jadad score was 2.1 (range 0–5). The mean Jadad score increased to 2.6 if three RCTs with a 0 score [28,32,43] were excluded. Six trials [31,34,35,37,46,47] were considered high quality (Jadad score ≥3), with the mean Jadad score of 3.7. With respect to risk of bias of each trial, two described random allocation [46,47], 13 described allocation concealment [27,29,31,33-37,41,42,44,46,47], 13 described blinding [27,29,31,33-37,41,42,44,46,47], three described outcome data addressed [44,46,47], and four described selective outcome reporting [36,41,47,49]; no other bias was described. One RCT described intention to treat (ITT) analysis [47]. The quality of each outcome in terms of evidence was graded low to very low.
Primary outcome: preventing death (Tables 1 and 3)
Table 3. Subgroup analyses on the primary outcome (death due to acute pancreatitis)


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- Miss Needle Jul 7, 2009 12:45 PM
I'm on my third FoodSaver, and it's about to go kaput again. I've had this one for about a year and a half. My last one I've had for about two years, and my first one I've had for about a month. I've been reading reports about it lasting anywhere from a few months to seven to eight years. I don't think I'm mistreating my machine -- all of my other appliances last for quite some time. But I just don't seem to have good karma with my damn Tilia FoodSaver.
I'm not willing to shell out the big bucks for a super duper commercial one. But I'm willing to pay a bit more (up to $400) if it will last me about 10 years. Any recs? And as I use mason jars more than I use the bags. So it must have an attachment for the wide mouthed mason jars.
Hey I've had the problems with the food saver as well. I happened to have purchased mine from BB&B and save all of my receipts and they have an unlimited return policy so I would just change out my broken ones for new ones. eventual I got tired or returning them and for paying top dollar for the bags. I ended up going with a "Sinbo" http://www.sorbentsystems.com/sinbose... it seems to be branded as the snorkelvac on that site. It's a snorkel type vacuum sealer that has a tube that goes into your bag and pulls out all the air at the products. you can use significantly cheaper bags that aren't the channel type vacuum bags. it also has a better sealing strip which is what failed on most of my foodsavers causeing air to come back into the bag. Most vacuum packing in food industry use either a snorkle type or a vacuum chamber type packer because they're reliable and cost effective. and the sinbo only runs for 100 bucks
I looked into foodsaver and the research found that there are reliability problems with the product. So you are not an isolated instance. I use plain old zip lock freezer bags, fill them up and submerge them in water to get as much air out as possible then seal.
No kidding!
I've had mine for 3 years or so. Use it all the time and I can't say I've ever had a problem with it.
Do you put it away with the latch securing the lid? That's supposed to be a no-no. Don't know what else could go wrong because it's a simple machine.
Hope you have an alternative like taking it back to BB&B.
I have a Pro 2300 ( http://www.provacuumsealers.com ) Excellent machine, last sealer that I will ever have to buy. All metal construction, this really is a commercial machine, but it falls right at the top of your price range.
The 2300 is just over your price point ($419) but for $20 dollars less you can get the 2100 which isn't stainless steel but enamelled white.
We use it here in the studio to package leftovers for the crew to take home, and I use it at home to package sausages etc that we make for our family.
re: legourmettv
True, I never invested in a Food Saver because I thought it was overpriced and way too bulky, but I did use a Seal-A-Meal for several years until I got tired of buying all those bags which never fit exactly and spending all that time sucking the air out, only to have it sneak back in while lounging in my freezer. Then I had an epiphany that requires the same effort at a fraction of the cost. I place portions on freezer wrap, fold securely, label with sharpie, and stick in large freezer bag. It works just as well as any other method. For more liquid items, I store and freeze in pyrex containers.
re: Ambimom
I am able to store vacuum-sealed frozen food much longer than carefully-wrapped-then-bagged items. There is never freezer burn or deterioration of product in the vacuumed bags - not so for other storage methods.
re: greygarious
I'll second that. Even just storing vac sealed stuff in the fridge, you get a much longer shelf life.
re: legourmettv
I've been researching these a lot (both here and elsewhere) and just pulled the trigger on a Pro 2300. I found it for less at a different website: http://www.qualitymatters.com/Vacuum-... $335 for the 2100 and $350 for the 2300 with free shipping if you buy bags or the maintenance kit at the same time. The bags are about the same price as at BCU, and you need them anyway. $50 less than BCU plus free shipping works out to a pretty significant savings...
I picked mine up at Tuesday Morning. It was about $65, IIRC. Have had it for 2 years now without any issues. The only time I have problems sealing is when I try to scrimp on bag size and get folds in the seal.
At one point, they also had a box of bag rolls that was $16 or so. Same box is $40 at Costco. Keep hoping to see more of those at TM.
Just wanted to report back that I purchased another FoodSaver at Bed Bath and Beyond. A few months later (maybe 5-6?) it stopped working -- way before the 1 year warranty.Thanks to Loki, I returned it. I was thinking about getting something else except that I've got a ton of bags left (purchased from Ebay) and have four moulard duck legs in the fridge waiting to be turned into duck confit.
WHEN (by this point, it's not a matter of IF) this one breaks down and I've used up my bags, I will be looking for another brand.
re: Miss Needle
Have you started to consider the chambar vacuum units? Better seal, stronger vacuum, (supposedly) better duty cycles.
re: wattacetti
Are you talking about those machines that cost about $4,000? If so, I'm afraid not. That is way too expensive for my budget.
re: Miss Needle
This site sells several machines under $400 that use the same type bags as Foodsaver (they call them channel vacuum pouches). I think one will let you use a mason jar attachment, but you should contact them to see if you could use the FoodSaver gismo as is or would need to get some sort of adapter.
re: Zeldog
Thanks for the link! Do you have any experience with this brand?
re: sumrtym
Here's the link to the actual unit on sale...not sure when the sale ends, and it's a 4.7 star rating out of 5 over 171 reviews at the site:
This is what I don't get. I sat down and did a rough calculation. FoodSaver does not save money -- in my case anyway.
I've had my FoodSaver for over 6 years and haven't had any issues. It works great to portion pack meats, vegetables and other items I want to break down into serving sizes.
As for the bags -- you can reuse them. I wash them with soap and hot water and air dry them. Saves money on buying new bags. I've heard some people put them in the dishwasher to wash too.
re: boogiebaby
Weston makes a nice unit for $429.00
Our original, white plastic, close lid, set clips and push the button on each end Compact Foodsaver Tilia lasted for literally decades until it was accidentally dropped from about 7' onto a ceramic floor and partially broken, (it still vacuum seals but a broken hinge on one side makes it a bit complicated). We bought the fancy schmancy V3825 Foodsaver at Costco for $250-$300 to replace it. Guess which one we use? The new one is all bright and space age looking with it's black plastic, brushed stainless case with lots of buttons and colored lights. It's mostly upright which saves space and between that and it's looks is worthy of a permanent counter spot. However, it takes at least 10 times as long to clean, with parts that must be removed to wash and that black plastic making it hard to see if you're missing anything. I could live with that though since it's only a few minutes (it took about 20 seconds to wipe the old one clean), but what I really don't like and what makes me get the old one out is two things. #1 To seal a bag you slide it into a narrow opening at the base of the unit. The sealer will not activate until you have the bag pushed in as far as it will go. The result is a full inch of bag wasted. Double that if you aren't using pre-cut bags already sealed at one end. #2 No, you can't reuse the bags with this machine which is a deal breaker for me. When you wash and dry a bag for reuse, the cut edges curl in a bit. The slot you have to put the bags through to seal is as I said, narrow. Very narrow. There is no way that a bag with even the slightest of curl on the edge is going to fit through that slot. I've tried. You can drop the front and sometimes manage to shove it in far enough to activate the process, but it is a huge PITA and still wastes a good inch of bag. With the old one, you lay the bag on the sealer exactly where you want the seal, close the lid and seal. Curled edges aren't a problem and you leave as little or as much margin as you like.
We will continue to use our original Foodsaver as messing with the hinge is less annoying than the hassle and bag wastage of the new one, but when it finally gives up the ghost (if it ever does), I'll either be searching Ebay for another old one or trying the Pro 2300 which allows you to put the seal where you want it.
re: Sandi13
The snorkelvac looks very interesting, and less money that the cheapest FoodSaver (though all mine have come from thrift stores for $3-6.) Why haven't I heard about them until now?
re: KWagle
Somebody gave me a brand new Sinbo (I think that is how its spelled) which is a snorkelvac which uses the cheap chamber vac bags. Very poor sealing bar. Ok for dry items but USELESS for wet greasy bags. Been sitting on a shelf in the basement for about 2 years now.
re: KWagle
I just checked the unit and it does not say who the manufacture is but it appears identical in appearance to the SnorkelVac and currently retails for about the same price so if I had to guess I would say they are made by the same Chinese manufacturer to the same specs and marketed under different names. I would also guess that a 1/4 teaspoon of liquid being sucked into the pump from 1 piece of wet meat or seafood would kill the pump. One thing for sure is the SnorkleVac vacuum sealer at about $100.00 is not being made in the Sorbent factory where just the vacuum pumps alone start at over $500.00.
Why the retractable snorkel vac concept has not caught on and somebody has not built a $300 - $400 SnorkelVac with a higher quality pump, transformer & sealing bar is a good question. My guess would be that the new cheaper mesh style bags reduced the need for a unit that uses cheaper chamber vac bags.
re: Sandi13
I have an old and basic Foodsaver (flat white vs newer vertical models) and it's been going strong for at least 6 years. I see a lot of complaints about the vertical models.
Any meat that goes in my freezer is in Foodsaver bags, and also anything I cook sous vide.
As with printer manufacturers, I think they really make their money from the bags and rolls. But still worth it to me... I find it an essential piece of kitchen equipment.
re: drongo
i've been using my FoodSaver regularly since I bought it in the mid 1990's. Still works like it did the first day.
It has saved me a lot of money by preventing foods from getting freezer burned as well as extending the life of bulk purchased items.
re: The Professor
I believe the older FoodSavers were made in Italy. They were not throw away units like the current $129.00 made in China Walmart specials. They can be found on EBAY / Craiglist & garage sales. Because the bags were so expensive when vacuum sealers first hit the market many of the older units have little internal wear. Many people who are selling them have no idea what they have and let them go for next to nothing. Finding a spare at the right price might be a good idea as parts on the older models should be interchangeable and they were made to be taken apart and serviced.
re: Sandi13
There are currently 2 used older Italian made "Foodsaver" vacuum sealers on Ebay. I think one of them was about $75.00 & the other was about $120.00. One of them still had the original boxes & attachments and a few original bags indicating it was very lightly used.
Thom Dolder at PMG group (Vacupacker) still has replacement parts for these machines. Because the pumps on these machines are so tolerant of liquid, have such a powerful sealing bars & no fancy electronic controls to fail or seal before all the air is out I would take one over a $400.00 diaphragm pump machine any day of the week. Like so many other older well built things, these machines were no frills, straight forward and the $$$ went into the key components that are critical to performance & longevity, NOT eye catching stylish appearances
and fancy electronic controls that take away operator control & often fail rendering the unit useless like so many of the current big box store price point machines. The fact that 20 plus yr old used machines are selling for as much or more than many new ones is all that really has to be said.
re: Sandi13
Maybe someone addressed your issue already, but here goes --- when the edge of the bag is too curled to fit into the narrow slot, drop open the plastic front and then open up the unit by pressing the gray button on each side. Then the unit acts just like a regular, non-vertical unit -- insert the edge of the bag and flip the top part closed. Voila --- it works every time.
re: Sandi13
Maybe someone addressed your issue with the curling bags already, but in case not, here's an easy solution to the problem. Simply open up the machine as if it were a regular horizontal unit. Do this by dropping the plastic cover, and then pressing the gray button on each side of the opening. With the buttons depressed, flip open the top of the unit, revealing the trough for the plastic bag. Set bag edge on the trough, close the unit, turn it on, and voila! Works every time.
Several yrs back I did a ton of research on vacuum sealers. I ended up having a very long phone conversation with Thom Dolder who owns PMG and has over 25 years experience both selling and repairing vacuum sealers.
He explained they really are nothing more that a pump, transformer and sealing bar. He told me that moisture was the # 1 cause for failure in units with diaphragm pumps and it is very hard to control moisture when sealing wet items like meat. He stated the 2nd biggest problem was cheap sealing bars failing to properly seal wet / greasy bags.
He sold many different brands including the Pro 2300 & his proprietary brand "VacuPack". He asked me what I would be using the unit for and I told him almost exclusively steak & expensive seafood. Because of the high moisture content of these items, without hesitation he recommended the Vacupack which costs less than the Pro 2300..
He told me the Pro 2300 was a very good unit but was extremely non tolerant to moisture. He explained that unlike most sealers which have Diaphragm pumps, the VacuPack had a traditional piston pump and the machine was actually made to be flushed out with water. He also told me the unit has a very powerful transformer and heavy duty sealing bar that seals wet slimy bags very well. He also said the controls are 1970 style with no fancy electronics to fail.
I bought one, about $300.00 and sealed at least 400 wet slimy bags to date. Only problem was a seal on the drain plug failed. Called Thom, new drain plug arrived by mail w/in a week, no charge. Just bought 600 more bags recently and the VacuPack just keeps chugging away.
Unfortunately, the factory that produced the VacuPack for Thom closed. The machine is not a throw away and is made to be repaired and Thom still has plenty of parts. They pop up used on EBAY from time to time around $175.00 - $200.00. Those $$$ numbers for a used machine speak volumes to the quality of the unit.
As far as bags, when bought in bulk, the Web Restaurant Store has very good prices. Cost to the front door was about .14 cents for the pints bags and about .17 cents for the quart bags.
I've had the Foodsaver V2840 for a number of years and been very happy with it.
Recently it started giving me problems. When I push the "vacuum and seal" button it stays on vacuum. I have to manually hit the "seal" button...which allows a small amount of air back into the bag..unacceptable.
I called the company and they told me that the plastic/rubber gaskets can fail after extensive use and told me they sell replacements for $12 or so. They are on their way to me by UPS and I'll post and let you know if this solves the problem.
re: 9lives
Just got my new gaskets and replaced them in a few minutes. Tested the machine and it works perfectly again..."vacuum and seal" button works.
Hope this helps other's who've had problems with their FoodSavers.
re: 9lives
On a sportsman's forum for Alaskans posters often recommend units from Cabelas as foolproof and excellent value.
Note these are people who process large quantities of fish & meat to last them through the winter.
Ziploc has entered this market, or more precisely someone using their name has. I saw two units at Meijer, one for $50 and one for $80 or so. Can't find any useful information about them by Googling.
Have older model of FS (horizontal type) that I picked up at a yard sale for $10. Original owner said it worked great and she thought she'd be vac sealing all those money-saving "family" packs of meat/chicken. Then she realized that with THREE boys from about 10-16 yo... NOTHING stayed in freezer long enough to even worry about freezer burn!!
Cooking for 1 most times and EVERY package of meat/chicken is WAY too much for even dinner and lunch next day. I repackage stuff as close to one portion size as possible. Though my freezer periodically needs serious reorganization (to avoid avalanches), I don't find anything unexpected that's totally freezer burned.
Have found SEVERAL of the cannisters (for dry stuff) & attachment to seel wide-mouth mason jars (again for dry stuff... NOT the same as canning).
re: kseiverd
I go through a couple hundred bags a year with my Vacupacker (Original food saver model) and it does a great job with wet slimy bags. Just broke down a case of shrimp and a case of lobster tails. Wrapped the sharp shells in butcher paper and then into the vac bags. They will last up to a year or more with no freezer burn. Two whole strip loins will be next after a little more age. Great prices on bulk bags (300 Count) at the Web Restaurant Store.
I bought a FoodSaver V2460 at Costco for $50. It works fine except the "moist" mode is kind of misleading, if there's liquid in the bag it just sucks it out and makes a mess. The manual makes it clear that it can't really handle liquids.
I guess when I've seen people on TV sealing bags containing liquids that's different technology? E.g. 1'19" in this video:
re: Robert Lauriston
Unfortunately, when using an external vacuum sealer that draws air out of a bag, wet things like beef, chicken & seafood release moisture toward the end of the vacuum process which will ruin most vacuum sealers if the moisture reaches the pump. In addition, the moisture being drawn between the layers of plastic will usually prevent the heat sealing bar from thoroughly sealing the bag on the cheaper machines because of cheap transformers and sealing bars.
Google " Foodsaver history, PMG" . Best read on the net by a pioneer in the industry. After you read it, go to PMG's "vacupack" web site. Look for the parts page. The site will show you pictures of the original 1980's Tilla Foodsaver under 3 names. All 3 have the same parts and unlike today's big box store throwaway junk, these were made to be repaired and PMG still has the parts. They come up on Ebay for under $100.00. Moisture won't hurt the pumps & the seal bars are twice as powerful as the current junk on the market.
Costco has a good return policy. Bring it back and pick up a used original on ebay. Your kids will be using it someday.
re: Robert Lauriston
YES. "Foodsaver history, PMG" What will come up is "History, origin, buy a home style vacuum packer". You then click on that and the article will come up. After you read that you can click on the PMG videos. There is a least 1 video covering the original Vacupack and how you actually flush it out with water. Under the parts part of their website there will be pictures of the original machine sold under 3 different names.
re: Tom34
I bought a FoodSaver v3880 mostly for sous vide. I've done about 80 seals so far and no problems at all. It seems to handle a little moisture okay but it isn't designed to do a seal if there's any substantial liquid in the bag.
I wanted the VacMaster VP112 chamber sealer but didn't want to spend the extra money or give up the extra counter space.
re: calumin
Where the newer machines seem to have real problems is sealing slimy / greasy bags. This often happens when placing a piece of bloody meat in the bag. Best to wipe off any grease from the area where the seal will be made. The other problem occurs during the last few seconds when the the very last bit of air is being sucked out of the bag. This is when the bloody / greasy liquid is pulled from an item such as steak and flows across the area where the heat seal is made.
The primary components are the Pump / Transformer / Seal Bar. If you took apart both an original Foodsaver and the best new Foodsaver made today and placed the parts side by side on a table you would be astounded. No comparison.
Good read on this @ "Foodsaver history, PMG"
re: calumin
The VacMaster VP 112 is a major accomplishment in terms of bringing a ChamberVac down from $1800.00 to under a $1000.00, however, those in the business of repairing them are less than impressed with whats inside. I think I would take a wait and see approach.
re: calumin
Depending on how often you vacuum seal, the VacMaster vp112 could end up saving you hundreds of dollars every year you don't use a FoodSaver. I did the math for myself so I wasn't about to fudge numbers. After finding amazon.ca has consistently the best overall prices for bags and rolls because of their free shipping, I started comparing the consumables. Chamber vacuum sealer bags various sizes and thickness from 3mil to 5mil came in $0.07-$0.12 per bag (and are truly reusable.) Foodsaver bags, all of which are 3mil, including a generous bags per roll came in $0.60 to $1.25 per bag (and really aren't resealable.) I looked at my usage per week, averaged in the summer CSA increase, and came up with 20 bags per week, or 1000 per year. At the lowest cost, that's $70/yr for chamber bags. The equivalent in Foodsaver bags, at the same lowest cost, is $600/yr making a difference of over $600 per year when that $530 has Ontario taxes added to it. The VacMaster vp112 sells for $799 (cheaper if you search Make An Offer) while my Foodsaver cost me $199. (No taxes included for clarity.) so, in my first year of ownership, the VacMaster vp112 costs me the same overall as the Foodsaver but next year it will save me $600 over and above any claims Foodsaver makes. And I have to say, I was totally in love with Foodsaver when I first got it but there's a limit on how many trinkets I'll buy a sweetheart. In the short time I've had my VacMaster I realise I was in love with the vacuum sealing process but not the harlot who will empty my wallet while I sleep. Financially, the VacMaster vp112 is the better choice for moderate to heavy users of vacuum sealing. Not affiliated yada yada.
re: seahare
I've considered the vp112 but it's so big and heavy. It would take up a lot of real estate in my kitchen.
re: seahare
Yes and No. Chamber vacs have significant advantages with liquids & to some extent dag costs.
I can get extremely high quality vacustrip bags to the front door (.15 pints, .17 quarts and .25 gallon).
The cost alone for high quality oil lubed chamber vac pumps is around $400.00 and a good transformer & heat sealing bar is another $300.00. Thats before profit. Bottom line is high quality repairable chamber vacs "start" around $1800.00.
The verdict is still out on the plastic made in China "non" oil lubed 112 in terms of longevity. Even the metal 115, 120, 210 & 215 have serious skeptics.
re: Robert Lauriston
I buy FoodSaver rolls at Costco. I'm on my second box so am spending less than $60 a year. The bags are reusable provided you cut them long enough to start.


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text: One Shot Twishy... No name In every love story that Twilight Sparkle had ever read, it was always the same: a stream of drama, culminating in a dramatic conclusion. The climax would happen in a dramatic setting, where the wind was blowing or the stars were twinkling. Or maybe it would be a terrifying moment when the icy hands of death threatened to break her heroes apart before they truly came together. There would be obstacles to overcome, perhaps an antagonist. Some tearful drama that made it seem like the lovers would never be able to attain one another. This, Twilight knew, was good writing. It inspired fear, angst, and intrigue in the reader. It left you desiring the happiness of the story's players, either to be wrenched by tragedy or inspired by a passionate, victorious kiss. And it was nothing like what happened when Fluttershy's blushing face was pressed into her own. As a soft, pink tongue forced its way into her mouth, all Twilight could think was how they were standing in her bori


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Dogsledding action in Godwin Glacier, Alaska.
Photo by tbatakis
Posted January 12, 2013
Beautiful furry faces!
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