On Sat, 15 Aug 2009 18:44:07 -0700, "Bob Terwilliger"
> wrote:

>Nanzi wrote about her food saver:
>
>> I have the one that does wet, dry, and jars, however I have never
>> purchased the jars, but the port is there should I need jars.
>
>I haven't bought the jars because all the reviews I've read said that they
>break very easily, often with no shock whatsoever. The reviewers seemed
>*extremely* disgruntled about that. It's a shame, because if the jars were
>sturdy, I'd like to try vacuum-marinating in them.
>
Bob, I have multiple sets of the canister jars and the flat tray
marinating tubs, and all have served well. I clean them in the
upper rack of the DW, but not their tops, as the valves can
get messed up . Very useful are the Mason Jar vacuum tops.
They let you use any mason jar as a FoodSaver container.
The jars/canisters have never broken in my usage with any
of my FoodSavers, and I had the original model. Some of
my jars/canisters are from the original model.

HTH,

Alex, who loves being able to marinate in less than an hour.