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

The media could not be loaded. This is my first chamber sealer. I like it for all the same reasons everyone else does. I almost didn’t get this one, because I read that you can’t seal bags from the outside. If you have something too large for the chamber, like a large roast or a whole rack of ribs, you need to be able to vacuum seal it from outside the chamber. If I couldn’t do that, I’d still give this five stars, because this is a really great vacuum sealer.I made a video to show how to vacuum seal from the outside. It’s my first video review, and not very good, but I think it does okay at showing how to do this. I failed to mention you have to use textured bags for this, like FoodSaver bags. The smooth bags you use for chamber vacuum sealing won’t work for outside vacuum sealing.My first attempt at outside sealing failed, because I simply inserted the open end of the bag into the chamber and closed the lid. The machine vacuumed, but it didn’t vacuum the air out of the bag.You have to set it up the same way you would for chamber sealing, with one side of the bag opening under the clips, the other side over the clips, and the bag over the sealing bar, then turned back, so it hangs outside the chamber. Close the lid, and it will vacuum the air out of the bag then seal it. Watch the video and you’ll see what I mean. It’s easier than it sounds.- - -The CV12 is very easy to use. It has three presets for small, medium and large bags, or you can use your own custom settings.You can set the vacuum time from 5 to 80 seconds in one second intervals.You can set the seal time from 0 to 9 seconds in half second intervals.The chamber is smooth and easy to clean. The chamber is larger than I expected. The bottom center is flat for about 6 ½ inches in diameter, then gradually tapers upward as it approaches the sides, but it still leaves plenty of space inside the chamber.You can use the textured bags if you have them, but you can also use the less expensive smooth bags.They’ve improved the design, so it now comes with a port and hose for attachments. The hose plugs into the port inside the chamber. You use one side of the attachment end of the hose for zipper bag valves. Turn it around and use it for canisters. (See photos) I’m able to use all the accessories I used with my FoodSaver.One of my favorite things to do with a vacuum sealer is to reseal jars of partially used products, like pickles, jelly, yeast, etc. If the jar is small enough to fit upright in the chamber, you can reseal it inside the chamber. Set the seal for 0 seconds, and the vacuum time for 40 seconds. You may need to adjust the vacuum time up or down, using experience as your guide. You can do several jars at once, if they fit. Make sure it’s not a tight squeeze or the jar will break. Don’t ask how I know, but I will tell you the chamber is durable and easy to clean.For jars which won’t fit upright inside the chamber, you can place them inside a larger jar or canister outside the chamber, and use your accessories which you purchased separately to vacuum the large outer jar or canister, then release the vacuum and your jar(s) of product will be vacuum sealed.

My wife and I absolutely love this vacumn sealer. Easy to setup and use. The best part is being able to use it with 8 mil mylar bags. Well worth the money. If we ever need to invest in a bigger size model (the CV12) we definitely will be buying a WEVAC.

Great [roduct but not as powerful as I had hoped

Worked straight out of the box. There are youtube videos about this model from Wevac and from reviewers. First time it worked. We have also already tried liquids. The machine feels premium. I have had a Foodsaver for at least 5 years and wanted to be able to seal liquids. This does the job and easy to use.

I bought this back in March, but only tested it to make sure it worked then re-boxed it as I was waiting to close on my new home. I've only been using it since mid April, and it stopped sealing by end of September. The sealing bar doesn't even warm up now so while it's reasonably priced for a chamber sealer it's WAY overpriced for a gigantic marinator - which is all it will do without sealing being an option. For the price you're better off finding a more reliable brand because this is apparently not it.To note it doesn't get moved or jostled. Because of the size and the fact I do a lot of cooking sous vide it had a permanent place where it could be used. I was sealing a bunch of items separately to freeze and use later and it died mid-stream. So it worked on the first package then on no others. Up until this it had worked quite well, other than the vacuum occasionally leaving air in the bags. Some bags had not sealed properly sometimes but before it broke I assumed it was the bags at issue, since they occasionally failed using my regular sealer as well. The bags are also Wevac, BTW. Overall I'm left with the feeling that for the price I probably should have considered the Anova instead.

We got this for my mom for Christmas and man does it SUCK all of the air out of bags and jars! She loves it! Heavy duty quality and insane suction!You can even do jars!But don't try to do the bigger jars! we found out the hard way that even if it looks like it might fit it won't! A jar explode due to the compression of the lid.But it really proved how heavy duty that glass door is!It does take longer than your regular vacuum sealer but if you have the correct settings it really vacuums all air out and gets a good tight seal.

Would highly recommend! We buy in bulk and vacuum seal food and this sealer does amazing job. I used vacuum rolls from other brand sealers and it makes vacuum bags just fine with them too

I've owned my unit for 5 months only before there was a physical issue with the device. The front bag holding tab is stuck in the recessed position and it will not push click back out. I reached out to customer service and they asked me to take the device apart or to simply pry it out. I asked if doing so at their specific direction void my warranty, they did not respond. I informed them I was not going to risk warranty until they confirm doing what they ask will keep my warranty valid. They still declined to answer that question; however they then asked if the device still vacuum sealed, which I told them it does but it's a pain to have to close the lid on my finger as i attempt to hold the bag in place as close to securing the lid as best possible. After finding out the device still vacuum sealed, but the tab being permanently recessed ultimately didn't impact it's intended use, they ghosted me. They refuse to answer any more emails of mine as a result.For the price of the unit, it's completely not worth dealing with their CS. I mainly bought it for the convenience of it's 2 in 1 feature; however, I would much rather own 2 products that work well with great CS than an all in one with CS that disregards your issue and concerns.