Lem vs Meat your maker vacuum sealer

[Ronin75]

Looking at purchasing an external vacuum sealer and have narrowed it down between to Lem and Meat your maker. Any first hand information would be appreciated.

 

[duckp]

dont buy a lem bought one of the best ones they have its junk. dont seal unless you push the lid down wih a lot of pressure

 

[Ronin75]

Thank you very much for the info

 

[HoneyDew]

I have the MEAT Pro external. I think it’s good for what it is. It has some quirks you need to learn and there’s a rhythm/pace. I’m happy with the purchase but have realistic expectations of an external sealer. I haven’t used LEM so take my opinion with a grain of salt. MEAT also has sales pretty often so I’d be looking for a sale rather than paying full price.

 

[fishsqueezer28]

Between the two I would pick Meat, but I prefer VacMaster

 

[Ronin75]

How is the warranty with vac master ? What is better about that brand, I’m trying to buy once, even if I have to spend more money. I’m looking for an external vac sealer

 

[satchamo]

Neither - buy a chamber vac.

VEVOR Chamber Vacuum Sealer, 260W Sealing Power, Vacuum Packing Machine for Wet Foods, Meats, Marinades and More, Compact Size with 15.7" Sealing Length, Applied in Home Kitchen and Commercial Use | VEVOR US

VEVOR Chamber Vacuum Sealer features a 6.5 m³/h pump rate, stainless steel build, and automatic control for perfect sealing and longer food freshness.

m.vevor.com

I paid $225 for that model just a few weeks ago and I’ve been nothing short of impressed. It’s very heavy and built like a tank. Most of those meat and lem are just the same rebranded Chinese models so skip the upcharge.

 

[WiscoHoundsman]

I have a Weston 2100 and it’s great. 5 years or so and no problems

 

[NRA4LIFE]

FWIW, I've had a VP215 for almost 12 years now and have ran 10000+ bags through it. No problems yet. Change the oil now and again and that's all I've done to it.

 

[hunthikecamp]

I'm curious how LEM, MEAT, vacmaster, etc all compare to the basic foodsaver ? Is foodsaver generally on the lower end of vac sealers people use? I have a foodsaver from when i lived back east and pretty much ran a whitetail through it per year. Ever since ive been running bigger critters and multiple per year (if im so fortunate), it's starting to show it's age, not pulling a great seal, requires a lot of fighting it to get it to seal, etc. I'm thinking it's time to upgrade over the winter.

 

[GSPHUNTER]

I'm curious how LEM, MEAT, vacmaster, etc all compare to the basic foodsaver ? Is foodsaver generally on the lower end of vac sealers people use? I have a foodsaver from when i lived back east and pretty much ran a whitetail through it per year. Ever since ive been running bigger critters and multiple per year (if im so fortunate), it's starting to show it's age, not pulling a great seal, requires a lot of fighting it to get it to seal, etc. I'm thinking it's time to upgrade over the winter.

The only problem I have with my foodsaver is, after running non stop for ten mins or so, the seal strip heats up and I have to take a short break. I f I slow down some I don't have this issue. My friend has a chamber sealer which is fantastic. He got it about four years ago and paid $800. I'm not really sure why he got it. He goes out on multiple day fishing trips, then when they get back in, he drops his catch at one of the fish processor in San Diego.

 

[Danny Hoey]

I'm curious how LEM, MEAT, vacmaster, etc all compare to the basic foodsaver ? Is foodsaver generally on the lower end of vac sealers people use? I have a foodsaver from when i lived back east and pretty much ran a whitetail through it per year. Ever since ive been running bigger critters and multiple per year (if im so fortunate), it's starting to show it's age, not pulling a great seal, requires a lot of fighting it to get it to seal, etc. I'm thinking it's time to upgrade over the winter.

I've had my foodsaver for 15 years or so. Still going strong.

I don't vacuum seal my deer or elk tho, that's all butcher paper and saran wrap.

 

[Kwe1982]

I’ve got a VP215, I like it, I double seal the bags but it seems like every so often I get a bag that has an air leak. Where there’s air in the bag, Varys from fillets of fish to hamburger.

Not sure if it was due to older compressor oil, I try to change it once a year.

No folds in the bags or anything weird.

Using the standard vacmaster 3 mil bags, not sure if other bags are better.

 

[MThuntr]

I've had troubles with the plastic getting very brittle in the freezer more so than not sealing. So be sure to use good bags and keep the folds/kinks out. Even when I do keep mindful of the issue, I still get bags that fail and freezer burn so I don't trust it for anything long term.

I've stopped sealing items I plan to store long term in favor of plastic wrap then freezer paper. We get big rolls for brown freezer paper from the butcher at the grocery store for $30. Those rolls seem to last forever.