Part of what Steve wrote....
>What they don't tell you on all the
>informercials, is that some food needs to be
>frozen beforehand, so that the liquid/moisture
>in the food doesn't get inhaled into the
>machine.
Excellent tip, Steve. I just got my Food Saver and was sealing single
portion size packages of a rather moist, lemon chicken and rice
casserole I make that usually ends up with the last serving of two
thrown out. As I began the airless seal process (which does waste over
an inch of each bag) on the first of five soon to be bags. I
immediately saw the liquid being "sucked" upward, so I unplugged the
machine to stop the process before too late. It did not occur to me to
freeze "wet" things before using that sucker, but it sure will now,
thanks to you.

Picky ~JA~