I thought my FoodSaver was a pretty nifty device when I got it (a gift from an online friend, no less!). I mean, it’s a real space saver for the freezer with all the leftovers I have. It keeps things in the freezer pretty “fresh”. You can cook right in the FoodSaver “bag”. I just cut open one side and pop it in the microwave.
Fabulous!
However, you can’t really store soft foods like berries and bananas in the
“baggies” because they’ll get squished during the vacuum process. So, I bought a couple of the FoodSaver Canisters on sale at Target and conducted a little experiment. I bought two pints of fresh strawberries, a big bag of salad greens, and some unground coffee beans. I put each in a canister and used the FoodSaver hose accessory to vacuum seal each. The strawberries and salad greens went in the fridge and the coffee beans went in the cabinet.
A week later, everything is as fresh as the day I put them into their little canisters. In fact, my experience is that the lettuce starts wilting within a few days of purchase, but it’s still unwilted in it’s vacuum-sealed container. The strawberries I had with breakfast this morning tasted freshly picked.
The only drawback is that the canisters can’t go in the freezer.
So, I bought a bunch more FoodSaver Canisters. I’m thinking all my berries, my pastas, my cereal, and my other salad fixings will last so much longer. FoodSaver and the FoodSaver Canisters absolutely get The Weekend Chef Seal of Approval! 
They’re a good investment for the bachelor or bachelorette who loves to cook or eat and has a problem finishing things before they go bad.
joan Burnside said
June 8 2007 @ 1:06 pm
The canisters are defective and will crack. I am on my third replacement set, they are replaced with the same defective canisters. Company will not refund money or replace with stable item.