Product Review - Vacpro <span class="highlight">vacuum</span> sealer

Several months ago I decided to replace my Fresh Shield vacuum sealer. I was never really happy with it. The bags leaked a few times after a long time away, even if I double sealed. Also it sucked the air from the bottom and juices frequently went into the vacuum pipe of the unit.

After looking around I looked around and decided that I wanted one with good suction. Ie greater than -0.8bar, and suction from the top. I wanted a fairly compact one that I could take away and didn't want to pay $250 plus either.

I took a chance and bought a Vacpro Home sealer ALI-VAC1

I had never heard of it and it isn't promoted at caravan shows.


The website doesn't have many specs, but the distributor emailed them to me. -0.8bar.

What I like compared to the Fresh Sheild I had.
-It clearly has a higher vacuum pressure and gets rid of the air better.
-It has a double seal. 2 seals about 5 mm apart from each other.
-It has a great drip tray to catch any juices
-It has an inbuilt cutter that cuts straight lines
-It has a removable roll holder

The seals hold well. I do double seals ( 4 in total)
I got it at Hardly Normal for about $190 but it is available all over the place. It also came with a whole lot of storage containers which I don't use.

Another tip if you are freezing. I cut out 4 - 5 x 3 mm ply boards a little bigger than the bags that I cut. When I put the bags of food in the freezer I stack them on top of each other with the ply sandwiched between each bag. They come out perfectly flat and I can stack then vertically in the freezer very tightly. It's like a filing cabinet of food.

Highly reccomended compa