Electric Mason Jar Vacuum Sealing Machine Review and Testing
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- čas přidán 14. 06. 2024
- Today we're doing a product review for a very cool little gadget that vacuum-seals mason jars. I seal all manner of dry goods in mason jars, and in the past I have always used my FoodSaver machine with a jar attachment. But I got one of these small, quiet, battery-powered machines, and I want to see how well it performs. So in this video, we're going to do an unboxing and full test run of the "Love Moment" brand electric jar vacuum sealer.
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See the Electric Mason Jar Vacuum Sealer for yourself:
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Other stuff shown in this video:
FoodSaver FM2000 Vacuum Sealer Machine
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Mason Jar Attachment for Vacuum Sealer
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00:00 - Intro
01:34 - Unboxing
02:58 - Features
03:47 - Sealing Test
06:30 - Regular Mouth Jar
08:05 - Wide Mouth Jar
10:43 - Battery Impressions
12:00 - Conclusion
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I just got one and am about to use it for the first time. I noticed in the instructions that they suggest 40 seconds. I am glad your testing came up with the same time.
I just got mine today. Glad that I found your video.
Got mine today. Already sealing my heart content. Love it.
Just tried this today after buying off Amazon on sale. Your video helped me as I couldn’t get a seal. I’m a newbie…. I had the ring on it. But I’m good now! Thanks!!
thanks for the demo. Just received one in the mail today from Amazon . Can't wait to try it....
Got this and it was great ! I recommend adding this product to your canning supply .
Just got this today, found your video very helpful. Thought I had missed something because I wasn't sure when to shut it off. Thanks. I too find this product useful.
I've got one and i love it! You just have to seal past 40 seconds. I usually do 50 seconds. Also make sure you leave room at the top just like when canning so it seals good.
Where did you buy it?
Thanks just got mine and it looks like it will be fine. Nice deno👍🏼
I have same unit and I love mine all the time and I use it to reseal my juices and my Fermentation .
I've had one for a few months now. Works pretty well, and does not need to be charged a whole lot. A tip though, make sure you put some kind of template paper towel that would fit opening..I just cut some circles out to fit...that way you don't need to worry about clogging the motor, which if happens, just blow out the opening to motor. It only takes about 40 seconds to seal.
What made you decide to cut the paper towel?
@@user-hr1ql2fu3f Saw someone else on youtube mention this
How do you remove the jar lid once it's air tight? Having a problem opening jar now :-/
Bottle opener
Can you be more specific about cutting out circles of paper towel. Put it where, and when?
Perfect timing cause I need something portable. Thanks!
I just got mine yesterday and I love it!!!
@@brendalee6155 Awesome☺
just got the new model does a green light now when done usually in the 90-100% range thanks for the video
I have one & I love it!
You have the exact one i was just going to use for the first time, and i thought maybe it would be good to watch a CZcams video. Thanks! Ya, it helps to read the instructions first. 😄
Your video helped me use it the first time. I got a very tight seal the second time I used it. Mine stopped on its own after the tone changed. Good product, it seems.
very cool test video.... 👍👍
Hi there. I got my sealer about 6 weeks ago. I love it!! Mine takes about 19 seconds to seal. Then I stop it.
FYI. When operating, as the pump evacuates air there is less and less air in the jar that the pump has to push out so there is less load on the motor and it speeds up. When the sound levels off the pump has reached its maximum vacuum and you can shut it off. My knowledge comes from working for a manufacturer of fractional horsepower compressors and vacuum pumps for over 30 years.
I have one and it works well, but I only use it for things in my daily pantry that I use on a regular basis. For longer-term storage, I rely on my FoodSaver.
Even a slightly warmer temp than ambient can do alot for achieving the best seal here.
I bought one and like most I jumped in and sealed my first jar. I thought it would shut off when done, I was wrong and I turned it of at 65. Then found out it cracked my jar!!!! So I read the instructions and somewhere it said to turn off at just over 40. Haven't had any more trouble with it and I've done about 25 jars with out a recharge. Really like it for the price. Wasn't sure if I'd use one very much but now that I have it I use it more than I thought I would.
I've never had a crack my jar...thanks for heads up
9-5-2023 Purchased on Amazon and using 1st time this morning. Make sure your dry ingredients do not go over the first ring on the neck of your jar (in other words, DO NOT overfill). I'm letting my unit run to 60 and have not one single jar "not seal". I'm sealing the jars I had sugar, flour, salt, powdered milk and dry beans in already sitting on my canning rack. I am pleased with this product, however, with that being said, I never tried any other device and have no comparison except just screwing a lid and ring over the jar. Canning is the most amazing thing you can do for the health of your family!
Botulism can survive in a no air environment fyi
Your flour should be dry canned in oven.
Dosent it say something about after 40 seconds and it should be sealed? I just bought one. Pretty cool!
HELLO GTSY I HAVE 2 OF THEM ITS WONDERFUL AND QUICK!!!!!!!
Tell ya what I could use that for my half empty PBR cans! Save em for later!
I was about to purchase one from Walmart and saw your review. Just happened to be the same one I was going to order. I am gong to purchase it. I do not think I will be jarring a whole lot, at least not immediately. Will you let us know how many jars you're getting out of it? If it is not much I would like to look into getting a mechanical one.
Can you use the sealer whilst plugged in?
Cool I want one. But still for bulk buying of products I prefer bags and storing in totes
Bags air ultimately air permeable… that’s why for LONG storage I choose glass, although it is air permeable, it’s not nearly as much as plastic
Do you know if it will work with the standard lid that come with the jars or do you have to use their specialized lids ? cool video, Thx
It works with any normal canning jar lid, including the ones that come with the jars.
@@GreatLakesPrepping Cool Thanks
I’m disabled, and I’m having trouble getting it onto the jar! Lots of trouble with the rubber
The clear label you remove off the top of the sealer instructs 40s
I'm not sure how long to let it run for. I tried canning some mini marshmallows they puffed up but as they have sat on the counter, they have settled and lost their puffiness. I vacuumed for 40 seconds. What am I doing wrong?
How long can those dry staple jars be kept in a garage clost? Also, wiould this work for preserving wet items like stovetop canning methods do?
As for how long, it depends on temperature. If stored in a dark, consistently-cool place, they can last for years. Decades even. In a hot garage, much less. In a garage that's prone to freezing, you may have other issues. But temperature fluctuation and extreme highs or lows will not be great.
As for canning wet foods like this, no you definitely cannot. This can't replace hot water or pressure canning for wet things. Your wet food would spoil just as fast as if you left it out in a bowl on the counter.
...I'm thinking about rubbing a drop of food grade mineral oil on the seal ...would that make a better long lasting seal...I plan to store rice & pasta as survival food...along with hot sauce, I could live on that for a long time...
I got one of these about a year ago and changed over to mason jars (from the washed out plastic soda/pop bottles with just oxygen absorbers). I still had a couple of the pop bottles that were done about 2 years ago, after I ran out of the mason jars. I've seen other reviewers saying this model does not keep the seal very well. I went to my storage area and found that about half of the mason jars I'd vacuum sealed with this had lost the seal and the lid came right off with no effort at all. Even the pop bottles were still sealed. My guess is this is good for REsealing (in smaller jars) dry goods that go in your kitchen for short term usage.
Thanks for sharing. How long did you seal them for? Have you tested it on different times and found the same result?
You should use marshmallows to SEE the Difference in how much vacuum there is between the different machines... see if one puffs up more than the other ???
@danieledwards7178 Thank you for the most sensible suggestion.
It would give (at least) some visual to effectiveness of this gadget.
I wouldn't trust for long time storage. CarolinaOmaSteph has right idea.
we have the same model did over 24 plus some misses and it quit sealing around 62 to 64% charged it again and the misses stopped love it
2/24/24 2:31 AM. Can you tell me what you hooked your recharging cord to in order to charge it? Does it hook to a desktop computer or what? They tell you absolutely nothing about how to hook it up to recharge it.
The sticky plastic illustration that comes on top of the sealer says in red "It us recommended to keep vacuuming for.more than 40s."
In the manual it does say to do at least 40 seconds.
I bought one and it worked great for about 2 weeks. Now it won't seal anything. Only wide mouth jars used. I cant figure it out.
Once it’s sealed how long can the dry goods last?
I got this snout 4 months ago, now it won't charge. Erhardt can I do?
I just tried mine for the first time, and the raised bit in the middle is flat. It expands again when you open it.
I tried 4 jars and 1 sealed . I am recharging and I will try again. With 46% battery left. It kept running and not sealing. 😢
I buy rice by the 20 lbs bag full. And being diabetic, I'm not really supposed to have rice anyway, but I wonder how long it would take me to vacuum seal all that. I put a couple bay leafs into my bag. And because I am paranoid, I then use a zip lock bag. I love glass though. Looking for something that can seal gallon sized jars. Every time you shut it off, it sounds like the jar shattered.
When you took it off early I don't know if you noticed but it says on it the percentage of how much it is sealed.
The digital display is showing how many seconds it's been running.
I heard about 11 sec in (regular jar) on the first try a click and change. Not a bad product but I still prefer my hand pump sealer. No battery or electricity needed is best.
Can I use it to seal fruit and veggies I’m storing in my fridge? I don’t go through fruit and veggies fast enough.
You can, and it may keep your veggies fresher for a bit longer in the fridge than if you just put them in regular tupperware. Just keep in mind that the food is not considered "canned", and this method doesn't preserve them at all in the same way as real canning would. Generally speaking, vacuum sealing a jar is mainly useful for 100% dry foods, like rice, pasta, etc.
I've been trying to find an answer to my question, through other means and no one seems to want to reply.... Can you please tell me if these style of vacuum jar sealers, have to use the lids provided or can I use any Mason Jar Lids from other stores? Thank you
You can use any regular mason jar lid (the kind that go along with the separate metal rings). Though there are some low-quality lids out there that may be prone to fail under any type of use, generally-speaking you can use any lid of that style with this machine.
@GreatLakesPrepping 🤔 thank you, I appreciate your reply. How do you know which ones are the correct ones (the non shitty ones lol)?
Have this same sealer; 32s to 36s is as long as you need; most folk will never need the included lids. lol
Have only re-sealed freezedried soup mix and it did a pretty good job at it. As for how long the seal will last, now that is the question. :)
I have a problem with it not wanting to turn on when i push the button. I keep having to take it off and putting it back on the jar. I've got 4 seals out of a dozen trys. What am i not doing right?
Just make sure you push it straight down until it stops when putting the sealer on the jar. I believe it has to go down into that rubber seal all the way.
I used mine just as instructed . It cuts off automatically at 90 sec. All jars sealed perfectly. However by morning, none were sealed. The seal didn’t hold. Any ideas?
That seems surprising that all of the jars lost their seal overnight. It makes me question the quality of the lids, or if the tip rim of the jars had any kind of dust or moisture on them. Actually.... were you buy chance sealing jars full of flour or other powder? I've had that happen before, using my regular vacuum sealer machine, when trying to seal powder. Some particles of powder get trapped in between the jar and the lid, and it fails after a few hours.
My thought is how long do the jars stay sealed
If the jar rims are clean and dry, as well as the lids, it should last years. Maybe decades. I've got stuff I sealed in 2013 that is no different than the day I sealed it (though I did those with my foodsaver and jar attachment).
I have several jars that I sealed in July that are now loose/not sealed. I don't know if it is because the temperature has changed or it was too humid when I sealed them or what. If this trend continues I'm going back to food saver attachment and brake bleeder.
I have to say that you’ve driven me crazy with your impatience. Put the machine on the jar, press the button and step back a foot.. let it run until it trips out. It will sound like your vacuum when the bag is suddenly full. It will run up to 99 on the counter and then shut off when it hits 100. Honestly, you were driving me crazy. Lol
Taking it off early, you have a weak seal. For your safety and your family safety, I recommend you stick with the food saver appliance.
It never stops running. I've tried it every which way in the time since making this video, and it simply never turns off unless I turn it off. At a certain point, it is trying to suck more air but there is no more air to suck, which I have to assume is putting a lot of wear on the motor.
@@GreatLakesPrepping I mis-spoke…it doesn’t stop running until you shut it off, but it will pop up off the lid just like the food savers. If you see it saying 99%, it will have popped up off the lid. Lol
@@GreatLakesPrepping may I ask if you are finding any with Seals broken and if so, after how much time?
OK. Weve been canning for decades, i guess the old-fashioned way (heating them up in the oven, lids and fastening ring partiality on, then tightening them all on and letting them cool off, until we hear the lids pop), so I've never even seen a hand-pump way either. How does this even work? We do soups and Spaghetti sauces. Anything dry we trow in a vacuum sealer bag.
Hi Nicole. This device is strictly for sealing dry goods in a mason jar. Rice, grains, dehydrated vegetables, etc. It's just an alternative to vacuum bags. For years I have used a jar attachment that works with my regular food saver machine. This little gadget is just a more compact version of that, and it would probably be great for people who don't already have a foodSaver machine and only want to dry-seal jars and not bags. For your wet stuff (sauces, etc), you must continue to use heat-sealing (and while some people use your oven method, but it's still not officially considered safe, whereas hot water bath or pressure canning are the recommended methods, depending on what you're canning).
Do you use an oxygen absorber with this?
No oxygen absorber needed when vacuum sealing. There's no oxygen to absorb in that jar.
Keep checking your sealed jars. Mine didn’t stay sealed and I had reseal with my food saver . Wouldn’t charge at 100 per cent.
Mine doesn't make that high squealing noise. When it has sealed, mine just stops on its own.
can you use this in place of water bath canning for fruit and salsa etc?
Definitely not! Vacuum sealing can only be used for 100% dry goods. The heat from water bath or pressure canning is required to kill bacteria in "wet" foods that otherwise would grow and cause serious health risks if eaten.
I just got one of these and mine doesn't seal ANYthing. Looking at yours, it seems to have a rubber gasket, but not sure. I know mine doesn't have any kind of gasket and with the regular lid ring in place, the opening is too big for a WIDE mouth jar! After a total of four attempts totaling 4 minutes and 15 seconds, I still had a perfectly, entirely UNsealed jar. Device makes the noise, counts the time, charges up; it just doesn't seal anything. Can you clarify whether your device has rubber gaskets inside the rings? Mine also arrived without the lids in the cord box, so I know this belonged to someone else before me.
Oh wow, that's super weird. Yes, this one definitely has rubber gaskets. It has one on the wider opening, and on the narrower opening.
I hope you returned the product. They sent you an incomplete product. It MUST have the rubber seals to work. Bad factory QC. At least, they should send you at replacement.
Perhaps the people who got only four jars sealed before having to recharge the machine let it keep going until it stopped like the vacuum sealer does (that's assuming that this machine does, in fact, eventually stop on its own). Have you since let it run longer to see if it does stop on its own, or do you still just let it run for about 40 seconds? I really like the fact that the vacuum sealer stops when the jar has all the air out and is sealed. I'm wonder if, or how much, air is left in the jar with this machine. I don't know about this gizmo. I think I'll stick with the vacuum sealer. However, you did a great job on the product review, Great Lakes!
The vacuum sealer doesn't auto shut off. You have to vacuum 40s and then push the button again to shut it off. I have one and I love it.
The instructions say to keep it running for more than 40 seconds.
the manual says 44 seconds
Will this work for liquids as well or only dry goods?
Only 100% dry goods. Storing liquids this way would be no different than setting a cup of liquid out on your counter. It will spoil almost immediately and be very harmful. For "wet" foods, you have to use heat canning (either hot water or pressure, depending on the wet thing you're canning).
I’m using to make vanilla extract. I’ll check frequently but in my case beans are stored in vodka. If it weren’t sealed, in this case, it would still last indefinitely because it’s in alcohol. I’m just trying to speed up the process.
I'm using for my vanilla as well.. been seal for four months now and no problems
@sandragayle065 Thank you for your comment. I’m only at 2 months now.
Has anyone else had problems with this machine cracking their jars? It seals and as it’s approaching the end of the cycle you can hear a crack. I didn’t think anything of it at first and continued using it day after day and hearing the crack every now and then, till it finally hit me that sound is the jar cracking. Was curious if anyone has encountered the same problem.
I've never observed that. Are you sure you aren't hearing the lid popping (or rather, un-popping) as it seals?
I regularly seal jars with a much more powerful FoodSaver machine. It has suction WAY stronger than this little battery-powered machine, and I've never had a jar crack from it. I've also put jars inside a chamber vacuum machine, and no cracking. It would take an incredible amount of suction to crack a standard mason jar. It seems practically impossible that that's what you're hearing, not to mention that you'd absolutely see cracks in the glass.
Where can I get one?
I put a link to it in the video description
Mine cuts off automatically when it is done.
It's a lot quieter than it sounds on this video.
I just let mine go and it stopped when it was done
Marijuana? How long does it stay fresh?
If you're storing 100% dried out marijuana, it'll last for a long time just the same as when you put it in the jar. Probably years. I don't know much about marijuana, and I have no idea if it's meant to be absolutely dried out. If that's the case, I really don't know how long it would be good for stored like this.
Also put a ring on it too, I have had some come unsealed a few days later.
Right, but if it comes unsealed, you'll want to know about it. Leaving the ring on can make it easy to miss the fact that you've got an unsealed jar whose contents are going to spoil much sooner. Same reason we store our heat-canned jars without the rings.
Just got mine from Amazon. The first jar i tried from my pantry did not fit any of the lids I received. All mine are considered regular sized mouth jars. 🤷♀️. Will try again but at this point I’m not successful. I won’t be changing jars at great expense. Back to Amazon then
It can do regular and wide mouth jars, depending on if the "adapter" part is in place or not. At the risk of asking a dumb question, have you tried that?
@@GreatLakesPrepping it does not fit the regular sized Gem jars. Your regular size fits my small jars. I would need to replace my jars which will not happen. We did the search on line for sizing. Gem jars are between sizes
Put marshmallows in and see how that works lol
Mine is exactly like that. If you leave it alone it will cut off automatically.
I have this exact one. It sealed twenty jars and now won't seal at all.
My sealer is a little different than yours but close
It may seal, but the real test is how long the seal lasts. Often a jar will seal the jar and after time, the seal breaks and you are unaware of that it has.
Pop a mini marshmallow in each jar. If it's deflated then you'll know by looking that the seals gone :)
@@MrRozebudgreat idea!
GLP, are you still happy with this?
Yes, though I'll mention that I tend to use my foodsaver with jar attachment more often because it's faster and I don't have to charge a battery.
Does your link to amazon on this give you credit?
@@GreatLakesPrepping
My charge lasts for weeks. I do abou0t a dozen jars a week.
Why would you seal rice?
To protect it from oxygen, moisture, and pests. I'm still eating rice that I sealed over 10 years ago and it's just as fresh as the day I bought it.
I have one and it seals for 30 seconds then turns off
Is it even better to screw on the ring, some folks leave it as is
It's generally advised to leave the rings off after canning because you will always be certain that it's still sealed. If the ring is in place, and the lid's seal fails at any point, it won't be as obvious. With dry sealing, I find this rule to not be as crucial, but I usually leave them off anyway because surface rust can form on the rings and I don't like that getting on my lids.
It will shut off on its own if you just let it run its course. It takes 1 1/2 - 2 minutes
I seal till I here it pop and switches. Off.
Ca.We seal saphetti sauce
Definitely not. You can only vacuum seal completely dry foods (rice, pasta, etc). Anything wet must be heat canned (either hot water or pressure, depending on the food). Vacuum sealing pasta sauce and leaving it at room temperature will be no different than un-sealed pasta sauce left out on the counter, with regards to food safety.
Read directions!!
Put marshmallows in it and see how much vacuum you get.
Did the math for everyone. With him sealing 7 jars and the battery went down to 88% that means roughly you can seal 50 jars at 100%.
Giving yourself some room for error and common sense of when you might remember to charge it again. Most of us might seal around 30 jars before we even consider to remember to charge it.
Hope this helps everyone. Temu sells these for $20 btw. That’s why I went to CZcams to check real use.
I don't go for "SEEMS SEALED", instead of a counter it should have a vacuum pressure transducer.
SEEMS like a BAD DESIGN.
With the food saver a inline vacuum gauge can be installed
This thing does not automatically turn off. Read directions. If works as the instructions say.
Read the instructions. I have one and it seals at around 20 seconds.
Machine has no auto shut off
Why would it?
@toonerfische6237 that was a statement for people waiting for it to shut off automatically. If you've ever used one of the larger vacuum sealers they have an auto shutoff at a certain atmospheric pressure. You can run this one until you burn the motor up if you're not paying attention.
Apparently this machune shuts off at 2½ minutes.
Black market😅
these are just overpriced mini air compressors😂 the compactness might be handy though but foodsaver is a ripoff if you just get some mechanical knowledge
So is it your suggestion that the masses of us ordinary, regular people should just get some mechanical knowledge and ....what? Engineer and fabricate our own jar vacuum sealing machines out of a full-sized air compressor? I guess that all does seem way simpler than just buying one.
Stick to sealing wide mouth jars.
Why?
@@GreatLakesPrepping small mouth jars are finicky to seal.
Never pay attention to reviews. Lots of competitors out there looking to trash their opponents.