Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

So I almost didn't get this machine because of the bad reviews from the unverified reviewers which are completely false.I did a lot of research before getting my first Foodsaver. There were so many machines, and I had quite a few different needs. Without a doubt this machine is perfect. ***Update to my review: First lets call BULLCR@P on the review that this machine can't do canning properly cause it doesn't release the suction, it does release the suction when you remove the hose which takes a second, then you remove the jar sealer and place on another jar and attach hose again. This machine vacuum seals regular and wide mouth jars perfectly over and over again, you place the jar sealer over your lid, hit the accessory button, it vacuums out the air, when done it stops and you remove the hose from the jar sealer attachment off the jar and go to your next jar. Not that much of a big deal at all. Removing the hose is not such a big deal anyway, it's about a second of work longer, but it insures the jar is sealed. The second bad review, was written about someone who didn't like their free gift in the box. Seriously, this is an amazing machine and someone gave it 2 stars for a free gift in the box they couldn't figure out how to work properly. As someone else already stated, reviews on Amazon are become useless. Anyway, since I researched for months on which machine I wanted, and also read through the review, q&a and called several times with Foodsaver to determine exactly which machine suited my needs this was the machine that was chosen. And I can't be more happy. Now it's only been a week. So time will tell on the storing length reviews, but this is about the machine functionality. Here is why I bought this machine: I didn't want a huge machine in the house. For me I'm not a costco shopper or a hunter so no I'm not wrapping up 200 lbs of meat in a day. So this is not my need. So if this your need this review might not help you. But for me, I like to keep stuff as fresh as possible in the fridge and kitchen. I also do canning I also have jewelry I make and needed to make smaller bags to package up. I make seasonings that I like to store more than a year etc., we also have a lot of bread and produce in this house to store for a week or two. The less we can throw out the better. This machine is not huge at all. It's weird shaped and looking but the logic of the functions seems to work. The machine is rather lighter than I thought as well. It's nice being able to see how much is left in your roll, or replacing it without having to open the machine up. It's nice being able to cut your roll without having to open your machine up. Two things I've been told that are very cumbersome from older model users. - The bottom has a sealer that seals the next bag when you're cutting your current bag. - Then you vacuum/seal your bag on the upper sealer. (this saves you time, less chance of over heating) - Upper sealer has a window, which allows you to see where to put the bag to make your seal, or to make your double seal. Not sure how older foodsaver users lived without this feature. Took a little learning curve to get but worth it. - This has a pulse button feature that allows you not to crush muffins, cakes, etc anything soft you don't want to squish, then you hit the seal button to seal. - This machine has a rapid marinate button, this I really wanted cause I marinate stuff all the time over night and this does it in 10-12mins. You hit the button and walk away. With other machines that don't have the rapid marinate button, you can still in theory marinate but it's a 12min process of pushing in and out of air that you would have to do manually with older machines, standing there, turning off and on machine. This button allows you to hit the button and walk way. When it's done you have an over night marinate done in 12mins. - This machine has a retractable accessory hose for zipper bags, canning jars, canisters and containers. You use the hose two ways, with the cover and without. This is a must have especially for people like me for the every day users. Having it be retractable is a blessing. LOVE the zipper bags. LOVE canning jars. Will let you know how the canisters and containers are later, cause I did buy all of them. - This machines has a moist/dry food seal. When you're vacuuming moist food, hit the moist food button and it will heat up a bit more to seal better. I have been using this thing vigorously for a few days. There's definitely a learning curve and some patience. But once I got it, I can't understand how I lived this long without one. I have literally rearranged my kitchen to make this baby the star. No you can't put a 50' roll in this machine. not sure which machine you can do that with but clearly you're a professional if you need that much on hand in your machine. I did buy a 50' roll of a knock off brand and rerolled it into a roll that could fit in the machine, it took less 3 mins to do, no biggy, especially for saving a lot of money. Now I have a back up roll waiting to pop in.