JVR Industries Vac100 two-year follow up review

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After two years of using this machine almost daily in my Man Cave cooking experiences, I wanted to come back and do a follow up review. I can't speak highly enough about the quality and service I have had from this chamber vacuum sealer. This is the FOURTH chamber sealer I have had here at the Man Cave. It is far superior in every way to the previous models I have had. Here is a link to my original review of this unit about two years ago. I made this original review after I had been using the unit for a few months:
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[@crazymonkey9611]

I wish more folks would do long term reviews to help people have a better idea of long term performance and reliability as well as what features are useful and not useful (which u really learn over time). Thanks for taking the time to do this.

[@ManCaveMeals]

Thanks for watching! Yea.. this thing deserves a follow up for sure. It's a beast.

[@marctrainor5595]

Thank you for a very interesting and informative review. I also want to say, that the fact this is a 2nd year review, buddy, I'm sold. I've been reviewing these sealers for about a week now, and even some of the other $1000. and up models still had some bad reviews and problems. I really think I'm ready to roll the dice on this sealer. Thanks for a terrific review. Marc T.

[@ManCaveMeals]

be sure and see my review following this one on the updated model of the same sealer.... thanks!

[@skykitchen867]

What a great follow up review! I have had my Vac 100 for over a year and it works perfectly, not once have I had a bad seal. Actually, I still have a lot of leftover frenchs green bean casserole, turkey, and ham from Thanksgiving of last year that I sealed, and the bags look like I just did it yesterday, and will plan to use them this year. Very very pleased with this chamber sealer. Thank you for posting and happy Thanksgiving! :)

[@marksironi3324]

It's nice to see a long term review. I've got a small Avid Armor USV20 that I use mostly for bulk BBQ leftovers; at this point if I run the smoker I fill it (it's the same amount of fuel regardless of how much meat is in it) and we vac seal the leftovers. But the USV20 chamber is a bit small for pork/beef ribs so I've been eyeing this machine to replace it. This is the first "I've had it for a few years" review I've seen and it's been helpful.

[@ManCaveMeals]

Thanks Mark! This machine is not large enough to vacuum seal a whole rack of pork ribs. I keep a cheap foodsaver around for those occasions where I wanna vacuum seal something that is longer than this chamber. I don't need that very often because I rarely freeze uncooked racks of ribs. After they are cooked, I typically break them down into smaller pieces before using the Vac100 to preserve them. If you decided to go with one of these you can use MANCAVEMEALS as a promo code for 10% off.....

[@praetorxyn]

Thanks so much for the follow-up review. I've been researching chamber sealers all week and have pretty much settled on this guy, so it's nice to know that it held up no problems and you didn't even need their reputedly awesome customer service / user replaceable parts. I think it's just a question of when I buy it at this point.

[@ManCaveMeals]

You won't be disappointed and thanks for the feedback!

[@henryschneider4999]

I purchased the Vac100 chamber sealer shortly after watching your great initial review of the unit over a year ago. Glad I did. It is a beast, l use it multiple times a week and never had any issues. Thank you for posting your follow up review.

[@ManCaveMeals]

Glad you are still enjoying it.. what are your go-to bag sizes?

[@henryschneider4999]

@@ManCaveMeals I use 6x10 and 8x10 bags the most often followed by the 8x12 and 11x13 for big items.

[@ManCaveMeals]

@@henryschneider4999 I'm getting a sampling of the 12x12 bags from JVR to see if I like them... i use 6x8, 8x10, and 10x13 at the moment

[@henryschneider4999]

@@ManCaveMeals JVR has a great selection of 3 and 4 mil bags. The 12x12 bag is a great size, it will fit nicely in the chamber. I've not tried them yet, I'm interested to see how you like them.

[@ManCaveMeals]

@@henryschneider4999 I also need some 4 mil bags

[@desertfox3860]

Thanks for this 2 year review. I have been looking hard at this machine. Your review helps a lot.

[@gabyfridman7475]

I`ve seen your evolution using a Chinese vacuum machine (bad experience), then the Avid Armor USV 32 (bad experience), then this last one. I'm glad you found the best of all. In my case, I use two machines: a dry pump that gives me good results and a Henkelman Mini Jumbo, a little beast. I am not complaining about either of them, I could say that the dry pump machine is excellent and as you have said, it is perhaps the best appliance in my kitchen too, along with a thermometer and the thermal circulator. Your videos are excellent.

[@ManCaveMeals]

Awesome! Thanks for watching :)

[@Boater]

Thanks for the update. Looks like a great upgrade from my (typical) home vac sealer.

[@ManCaveMeals]

Thanks for watching :)

[@cahoonm]

Love this review! My Vac100 will be here next week. Two month wait. Thank you

[@ManCaveMeals]

Awesome.. you are gonna love it!

[@cahoonm]

@@ManCaveMeals I love your passion. You are a "believer" I am thinking of getting my son one.

[@ManCaveMeals]

@@cahoonm use mancavemeals as a discount code for $100 off

[@robertdewalt8711]

John, I really like my JVR Vac 100., thank you sharing.

[@ManCaveMeals]

Awesome!

[@BeamerTime354]

How has it held up after 4 years?

[@gotskillz135]

Hmmmm never thought about vacuum sealing spices 😊 we use the avid armor brand so far it’s been excellent, we have a lot of homemade spices we done up thanks for sharing

[@FireWaterCooking]

I love my Vac100's! I have 2 of them!

[@alanb2356]

Great review! Do you purchase the bags you referenced from JVR or do you have another source?

[@ManCaveMeals]

I have gotten bags from JVR and from a few other sources. JVR has great prices if you wanna buy 1000 of a size. I recommend that for your most commonly used size for sure.

[@lifecoachelise]

Thanks for the good info! Did you happen to mention where you buy your bags? Maybe I missed it

[@ManCaveMeals]

@@lifecoachelise i buy mine from amazon or jvr directly

[@Bryno64]

Where did you get the bulk bags from? Great long term review. Thank you

[@ManCaveMeals]

@@Bryno64 Amazon.. brand is ultra source if I remember correctly but JVR has bags of all sizes also that are very reasonably priced

[@Bryno64]

@@ManCaveMeals thank you very much. Tried to listen a second time but didn’t hear where. Was making sure didn’t have to search several pages on Amazon lol. Great content

[@genuwinestatuz]

Looks great , would love to get myself one but steep price.

[@tonyvechirko3898]

I love fishing and i do a lot of vacuuming when its salmon season. My question is how much you set vacuum setting for fish filets? And what's the biggest bag i can use in the chamber for filets? Thanks

[@ManCaveMeals]

The biggest bags I use in mine are 12x12. I keep my vacuum settings the same for about everything I do. I do have a 'quick' setting that only runs for 25 seconds for things I know I'm gonna be opening back up shortly.

[@tonyvechirko3898]

@@ManCaveMeals thank you! Just ordered Vac100 this morning! Exited to use and learn more stuff and this vac!😊

[@ManCaveMeals]

@@tonyvechirko3898 You are gonna love it. It's the most used accessory in my kitchen.

[@Heavyj6]

John can you suggest the 3 sizes of bags again please. TIA!!

[@ManCaveMeals]

I use 10x13 but i may like 12x12 better..8x10 and 6x8.. i am possibly gonna switch to 6x10.. so i will probably recommend 12x12, 8x10, and 6x10

[@Heavyj6]

Great and as always, thanks for the kind and fast response.

[@faylinameir]

It's 2025 now... do you still recommend it? I'm really considering this machine, just worried given the price ya know?

[@ManCaveMeals]

@@faylinameir yes.. i just ordered another 1000 8x10 bags for it today

[@bbqbandit3453]

Ordered my vac100 yesterday….what is your standard go to vacuum, sealing and cooling time?

[@ManCaveMeals]

I have my sealing times and cooling times set to 1.2 and 2.0 respectively. That works for 3 mil bags very nicely. I have several different vacuum times set up in different programs, but for stuff that is gonna go in my freezer, I vacuum for 45 seconds.

[@Heavyj6]

John where are you getting the bags? Heard you say on the first video about a nickel a bag?

[@ManCaveMeals]

I bought this batch of bags on Amazon and paid right at a nickel a bag for the 8x10 size... I buy 1000 at a time.

[@Heavyj6]

@@ManCaveMeals Great!! As always, thanks.

[@elpelone]

Where do you get the bags?

[@ManCaveMeals]

i get mine from jvrinc.com

[@elpelone]

@@ManCaveMeals does it take any other bags? I'm in canada, so shipping from them would be very expensive

[@ManCaveMeals]

@@elpelone look for ULTRASOURCE chamber pouches on Amazon

[@elpelone]

@@ManCaveMeals thanks!

[@cahoonm]

John my Vac100 arrived. We will setup tomorrow. Do i have to program it or can I use it out of the box?

[@ManCaveMeals]

It will work ok out of the box

[@cahoonm]

@@ManCaveMeals Do you leave the red power button in back on all time? I got a stainless table that this will sit on and i can wheel it of a niche in pantry. Amazing how it al fits in there lol

[@ManCaveMeals]

@@cahoonm I leave the red on while it plugged in. If I was gonna unplug.it I would turn the master switch off first

[@cahoonm]

@@ManCaveMeals Thanks! My helper is here working on outside projects first then later today we will oil up Vac100 lol. Will factory setting work for chili and soups?

[@ManCaveMeals]

@@cahoonm I would set up shorter vacuum times for liquids

[@dwcarrigan88]

Can you vac seal a whole chicken?

[@ManCaveMeals]

I'm not sure you could pull that off... maybe a small one but If you need to vacuum seal things with that much bulk/girth, you would likely need a larger chamber sealer or stick with the channel sealer for those tasks. I keep a FoodSaver on hand just for those tasks.

[@JVRIndustriesInc]

You can seal up to a 5.5 lbs thawed whole chicken in the JVR Vac100!

[@josephrollins7181]

You're a video it's supposed to be about the machine, not the food that you bag up. You're neglected to tell us. Get you change the Seal bars Are the gasket

[@timcable]

"You are a video" ???? What?