I have always wanted to try a FoodSaver vacuum sealer, so finally I got brave and just asked them if I could review one and of course give one away to you guys. My unit arrived this week and we tore into it and then searched the house for things to seal. I kind of felt like a 5 year old playing with a new toy, but it’s just plain fun to see it suck everything down and completely seal it.
What is a FoodSaver? A FoodSaver is a vacuum sealing system that takes all of the air out of a bag of food, but it locks in the flavor. Foods stay fresh for up to 5 times longer and won’t get freezer burn for years since they don’t come in contact with cold, dry air. I’m really tired of buying meat in bulk but then after a month or two not being able to tell what type of meat it is thanks to freezer burn being all over it.
For me if I can buy in bulk and not fight freezer burn that’s a massive amount of money saved! I’m not throwing away a ton of food that has gone bad because we haven’t had time to eat it. We love to buy produce in season and store it for the winter so this is a huge help!! I know for some of you the thought of paying for a unit when normal zipper bags are less than $1 on sale is hard, but for us the amount that we freeze this really is awesome to have no freezer burn. In the end counting in the value of the food it makes sense to me to pay a little more to store the food if I now can store the food 10 times longer!
I must admit, it took me once or twice to get the hang of the machine, but once I effectively vacuum sealed my first thing we were off vacuum sealing half the freezer getting rid of the traditional freezer bags.
One other thing I hope to play with this week, is prepping meats before freezing with seasonings and marinades, then sealing them and having dinner already marinated and ready to go!
Want to win one?
The Giveaway:
FoodSaver is giving away one FoodSaver V3880 Vacuum Sealer Kit to a Southern Savers reader! The kit not only includes the sealer, but:
1 – 11” x 10’ Heat- Seal Roll
3 – Quart-size Heat -Seal Bags
2 – Gallon-size Heat-Seal Bags
1- 2 ¼ Quart Oval Marinator
1 – Portion Pouch Roll
To Enter:
You have 2 chances to win (you can do one or both):
1. Leave a comment below letting me know how much money you think you can save in a year by using a FoodSaver.
2. Like FoodSaver on Facebook and leave a comment (you’ll get 10% off just for liking them).
If you are running low on some of your staple items and need to find the best prices, check out this list to find the cheapest price.
Also, compare the prices at your local stores to find the best store to shop at this week.
Beef
- Bi-Lo – Gold Star London Broil Beef Roast at $5.39 lb ($2.69 lb)
- Publix – Boneless Shoulder Roast, $3.99 lb
- Publix – Top Round London Broil, $3.99 lb
- Bloom – Ground Chuck, Value pk., $2.49 lb
- Bloom – Boneless Chuck Roast, $3.49 lb
- Food City – Round Tip Roast $2.99 lb
- Food City – Ground Round, 85% lean, $2.99 lb
- Food Lion – Top Round London Broil or Top Round Roast, $2.98 lb
- Harvey’s – Semi-Boneless Ribeyes, half or whole, $4.99 lb
(ask butcher to slice into steaks for free) - Ingles – USDA Choice Beef London Broil, $2.98 lb
- Lowes – Boneless Chuck Roast, $2.97 lb
- Lowes – Ground Beef, 80% lean, $2.97 lb
- Sweetbay – Sweetbay Black Angus Boneless Chuck Roast $2.69 lb
- Winn Dixie – Ground Beef, 73% lean, $2.49 lb Read More→
Tanga has a new deal today that is Free!
You can get 18 Walt Disney pencils, all you have to do is pay $4.99 for shipping. That basically makes it $1.66 a pack which isn’t bad for licensed gear. Plus isn’t school work more fun when you have a fun pencil? Maybe that’s just my strange kids.
If your house is like mine you haven’t had a full set of flatware since your kids were born. We have all 8 of your knives, but are missing numerous forks and spoons from kids “helping” and accidentally throwing them away (or my husband taking them to work and leaving them there).
Now through August 30th Oneida has all of their individual pieces of flatware on sale 50% off. Or buy a set of 4 and get another set of 4 FREE.
Plus use code TTE10 to get 10% off your entire order.
With all online shopping make sure you get 5% cash back by going through Shopathome.com or Ebates.
Okay here’s another freebie at Walgreens:
Buy (1) Gatorade Perform 20 oz, regularly around $1.70, and a coupon will print for a FREE Gatorade Prime and Recover!
The fun part comes when you buy your Prime & Recover… use your coupon and you’ll get another coupon for yet another FREE Gatorade Prime and Recover.
Have fun with this one!
(thanks wildforwags!)
With all the daily deal sites that are out, it can get a little hairy to keep it all straight or even check for deals. I don’t tend to need things for myself but instead watch for deals on kids gear and toys.
Today there are two things that caught my eye:
- Zulily has long sleeved Disney clothing, sizes 2T to 7, priced at $9.99.
- Hautelook has Alex Toys on sale with many fun art kits starting at $6! Shipping starts at $7.95 so grab a couple kits and save them for presents.
Outback Steakhouse is has a great deal that starts tonight at 9 PM (eastern). They are giving 1,000,000 Steak and Baked Potato Dinners for FREE.
Deal is limited to one per household, so draw straws and see who gets an Outback Steakhouse steak!
You can sign up for a text message to alert you when the deal is live on their site by texting “OUTBACK” to 27438.
Want an extra $250 in cash?
SavingStar wants you to take a quick second and checkout all the eCoupons they have to offer this month.
You still have a week left to use most of the August SavingStar’s eCoupons. There are some great coupons you can still get this month like Jolly Time, McCain Potatoes, Beech-Nut and more.
Check out the deals this week at stores around you, there are a number of great deals using SavingStar eCoupons, my favorite is 50¢ pretzels at Bi-Lo! If you have never used SavingStar check out all the details here.
To encourage you to check out these coupons today:
One reader from SouthernSavers will win $250 just for “liking a coupon” on SavingStar.
To enter:
- Log in/Register on SavingStar.com
- Click the Facebook “like” button next to your favorite coupon on their site.
- Leave a comment on this post with which coupon is your favorite.
The winner will be chosen Wednesday 8/31. You do need to have a SavingStar account (it’s free) to be eligible to win.
There are some fun deals at Walgreens this week, one to not miss:
Buy (4) Degree Deodorants $2 ea., get $4 RR
Use $1 off Degree Deodorant coupon from RP 7/31. Total due is $4 and then get it all back in a $4 Register Reward! It’s like getting them completely free.
Check out all the other deals at Walgreens before you head out.
(thanks to everyone who left comments on the Walgreens post!)
