Does the machine come with a vacuum sealing machine or I have to buy one? Is the plastic film safe for cooking? Is it BPA free?
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You only get the machine. The other questions depend on what you buy to use in the vacuum sealer you purchase. "Foodsaver" bags can be used for cooking in a sous vide machine, but not in a regular oven.
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You need to buy a vacuum sealing machine or buy a kit with a sealeing in it. Check the bags you use for BPA considerations. The bags I use are.
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You need to buy a separate vacuum seal machine. I have the LEM because I process a lot of venison, however a food saver would work quite well too.
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This product is just the water bath cooker. You have to buy the plastic bags and sealing machine separately.
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Some of their packages come with the water oven AND the vacuum sealer plus bags. I didn't opt for that as I already had a sealer. The bags are safe for food cooking or else they would not be selling them but I don't know if they are BPA free. Hope this helps. It's a very different method of cooking and I don't use it as often as I should given the investment in dollars!
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No, it does not come with a vacuum sealing machine. You'll have to purchase that separately.
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This particular one doesn't come with a vacuum sealing machine. You'll have to ask about a specific plastic film if you want to know if it's food rated or BPA free.
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This machine is a work horse for meat, but I can't get it to "manual seal" without sucking all the air out for bread. There might be a way to do it, but I haven't figured it out. I hope this helps.
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Yes, if you read through the reviews, the inside of the removable crock is not bpa free and mine has started to bubble and flake off, I have been using the Reynolds Slow Cooker bags in the pan which seem to work great, however, I DO NOT recomment purchasing this slowcooker.Answer here...
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The Sous Vide Supreme SVV-00200 Vacuum Sealer (http://www.amazon.com/Sous-Vide-Supreme-SVV-00200-Vacuum/dp/B003EGIIN8/ref=sr_1_3?s=kitchen&srs;=3041586011&ie;=UTF8&qid;=1386138678&sr;=1-3&keywords;=sous+vide) is designed to work with those bags. If you don't already have a Sous Vide machine, the Sous Vide promo pack is a relatively good buy (http://www.amazon.com/Sous-Vide-Supreme-PSV-00144-Cooking/dp/B007P25A38/ref=sr_1_1?s=kitchen&srs;=3041586011&ie;=UTF8&qid;=1386138678&sr;=1-1&keywords;=sous+vide ).
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You can definitely use this without a vacuum sealer. What you do is what is called the 'displacement' method. Put the food in a quart or gallon zip lock - then seal up most of the zip, leaving just a bit at the end. Then, submerge the bag slowly in a pot of water - which will push all the air out. Just as the zip lock is getting to the water line, seal it and you should be good to go.
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The steamer from what I know is not BPA free. That answers that question for you. To deal with with the people who did not answer your question but advised you not to buy the product anyway, I want to give you my experience with this product. I love it. I use it almost every day. I have owned it for well over 8 months and have never had any melting troubles. I use this is a 3 qt Lodge Color Enameled Cast Iron Dutch Oven. It works beautifully in that. I think most people are using this on way to high of a heat. The silicone feat are rated to 500 deg and the plastic 400 deg F. That is my 2 cents.
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HiI've used other vacuum bags when I wanted to rewrap cheeses and meats that I received from friends with different machines. I assume that would apply to the bags you're asking about. Vacuum and heat seal worked good on other bags. I hope that helps.
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There is a simple way to seal without suction (vacuum). The sealer bar is in front of the vacuum chamber. Simply put bag edge on the sealing portion in the very front. Otherwise the law of physics apply, and it real doesn't matter what sealer you use. It will suck liquid or marinades out of the bag. There is no seal only button. Please for you others, I will not respond any more!
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Just a thin straight line, maybe 1mm wide, up to 2 depending on the pressure you apply. In my experience it's been airtight for positive and negative (vacuum) pressures. The seal is very clean looking, and can be repeated one after another if a wider seal is desired (just tried this). It's got an adjustable timer too so you can seal different thickness plastics with ease.
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Hi John, yes, probably. I bought some vacuum rolls by mistake. I used my sous vide bag sealer and it worked fine. I'm guessing that your food saver machine also seals bags by melting the plastic.
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I find softer things like breads often get squashed, unless you hit the Seal button as soon as it's drawn just enough vacuum. It isn't as hard a vacuum, so it doesn't preserve as long.
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I purchased this item (The white version) and cannot find any type of label stating that it's BPA free. In fact it's "out gassing" right out of the box. I have no idea if the product works, but I'm sorry I didn't do my research beforehand because I won't use a a product that's *not* BPA free. Well, it's a $9.00 lesson. http://www.wtsp.com/tryit/article/277463/22/Try-It-Before-You-Buy-It-MicroMaster-Pressure-Cooker
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Here's a great link with info on the research that has been done and alternatives to vacuum sealed bags. http://nomnompaleo.com/post/12463202060/cooking-sous-vide-plastic-safety
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The cooking surface is made of hard anodized non-stick. On the box it says BPA Free,(non-toxic) and it's also in the description on the Cuisinart website. That was a big concern for me also. They really should have included BPA Free in the product description on Amazon.
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I think you are thinking about a pressure cooker. No Crock Pot is vacuum sealed. Weather or not there is a gasket and/or lid locks, air can (and should) move in and out.
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the plastic is food grade, but the seal I think does not closes hermetically ... The safest would be talking to the seller or producer of this barrel.
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Yes, you can heat seal without vacuuming. You do need to use the Foodsaver bags.