| | |  | Other Canning Equipment | Home » » FoodSaver V3835 Vacuum Food Sealer with SmartSeal Technology, Silver/Black | | | | | | | Description: | | Introducing the innovative and easy to use FoodSaver Vacuum Sealer with SmartSeal Technology. The Automatic Bag Sensing feature takes all the guesswork out of vacuum packaging. Plus the new vertical profile keeps your kitchen counter clutter-free. Other highlights include LED meter progress lights, auto liquid detection, a built-in retractable hose, an integrated bag opener, and built-in bag-roll storage with a cutter. With a sleek, upright design that takes up minimal counter space, the vacuum sealer measures approximately 5 by 16 by 10 inches. | | | Features: | |
• Automatic vacuum-packaging system with SmartSeal technology keeps food fresh longer
• 2 vacuum speeds; 2 seal levels;canister mode; marinade mode for marinating in minutes
• Space-saving upright design; LED meter progress lights; auto liquid detection; built-in bag-roll storage
• Includes 11-inch roll, 3 quart-size bags, 2 gallon-size bags
• Measures approximately 5 by 16 by 10 inches
| | | Product Details: | | | Product Length:
| 16.8 inches | | Product Width:
| 5.25 inches | | Product Height:
| 10.25 inches | | Product Weight:
| 11.2 pounds | | Package Length:
| 19.0 inches | | Package Width:
| 14.0 inches | | Package Height:
| 8.0 inches | | Package Weight:
| 11.2 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 156 reviews |
| | | | Customer Reviews: | |
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200 of 206 found the following review helpful:
 Great sealer, but you must follow instructions, as it is easy to useMar 29, 2009
By Mark
"Zander"
Some reviewers have complained that you have to fit bags into the slot and occasionally the sensor will not detect a bag is there. HOWEVER, according to the directions, you can't just stick the bag in. You put the left part of the bag into the right part of the slot and slide the bag over. When you do this, the bag goes in very effortlessly. I bought this at a warehouse store, so if anything ever does go wrong, they will refund my purchase. It is louder than the previous units, and I am concerned about the motor having to come down in order for the sealer to work. But the bags themselves do fit into the slots easily as long as you do it the right way. If you buy at a warehouse store, you shouldn't be worried about anything failing. They have the best satisfaction guarantee policy because of the yearly membership fees you pay.
Overall, this is an excellent unit for someone who loves to just stick a bag in and have the machine do the rest. The previous units are great too (I also have the 2440). Both create bag waste. The 2440 you have to put the bag into the vaccuum slot which creates a good inch or so of waste. In this model, maybe an inch, inch and a half is wasted at the most. It's barely anything, really....nothing anymore more so than the 2440. You're saving money not having to throw food away. Get bags on Amazon.com where their prices are usually very competitive. And try to reuse bags that haven't had fish or meat in them so you save on bags too and help decrease landfill waste at the same time too.
308 of 330 found the following review helpful:
 Redesigned from previous models, works very poorlyJan 18, 2009
By Joe Gohlke
I've used a couple of generations of the Foodsaver and have found them easy to use, efficient and cost effective. We bought this one yesterday from a local retail store and it is going back today. It's a classic case of a company "improving" a product that worked perfectly well and really making a mess of the new design. I can't believe that anybody at the company actually used this thing and thought it was an improvement.
The biggest problem is the automatic bag sensor. The machine won't run (seal or vacuum) unless the automatic bag sensor tells the machine there is a bag in place. This "switch" is placed inside the machine, so to make your own bag, you have to push the bag in the seal slot about 1 1/2 inches. Of course this creates at least 1 inch of waste on each end of every bag. The other problem with this is that you have "push" a plastic bag into a narrow slot. Often the bag sensor does not pick up on the bag and you have to push and push to get the thing to turn on. Pushing a flexible bag is very frustrating and after about 1/2 hour of fighting with trying to get it to seal the first open end of the bag, I was ready to take an axe to the thing. It's just a very poor design.
The older style, clamshell design was much better. You opened the machine, positioned the bag end right where it needed to be, shut the machine and it kicked right on. It was easy and obvious and worked every time.
Skip this one, look for the simpler one (Food Saver V2840 for example), it's less expensive and works better.
126 of 133 found the following review helpful:
 V3840 A Step ForwardOct 21, 2009
By Alfred J. Reitenbach
"alfiewan"
I have been using a foodsaver product for many years. The oldest is a V2480 and the newest the V3840. I have read many reviews on the products and I agree with some and disagree with others. The new V3840 is a wonderful machine. From opening the box to trying it out was simple and straight forward. I did not experience any problems inserting the bag, cutting, opening or vacuuming food items. One of the largest complaints I heard was the fantastic amount of waste with the new SmartSeal Technology. Well I made two bags of equal length and sealed one on the V2480, which allows me latitude in where the seal for the bottom and the vacuuming seal goes. The bottom line is that the V3840 uses an extra inch of the bag in sealing. Now an 18ft.roll of 11" packaging, assuming a 10" bag avg., can make 21 bags in one roll.In using 10 rolls of 11" packaging, the total extra used by the V3840 in packaging is 210" or approximately one roll. I buy a 6 roll pkg from Sams Club for 39.00. Assuming $7.00 per roll, the V3840 costs about 3.3 cents extra per pkg. The convenience of the V3840 and vacuuming food stuffs purchased in quantity far outweighs the extra cost per package for me. Every person must make their own decision as to what is best for them. For me I take the V3840 over my V2480 any time.
52 of 54 found the following review helpful:
This model works perfectly and WOW, big change from older models!Jul 05, 2010
By H. R. Tucker
"The ComputerKing"
First - a comment on some of the previous negative ratings as they ALMOST caused me to change my mind about buying this. I'm glad we ignored them and bought anyway. You have to remember, lots of people buy items and don't rate them at all, but love the item, I sometimes think people are more likely to rate when they have a problem, such as slow or no shipping or before they read the manual. Sometimes, people don't realize a product is defective or don't call the company if they have a problem (They will offer suggestions) Because of this, and other good ratings elseware, we bought this FoodSaver V3835 Vacuum Food Sealer with SmartSeal Technology. We have used it since it arrived and it now has a PERMANENT place on our counter. There have been some BIG advances in this model Foodsaver. First off, it looks classy and upscale. That has nothing to do with how it works, but it would be under the counter if it was clunky looking. It's heavier than older models and better made. It can be mounted on a wall I believe and there is a bag cutter easily accessible by opening the bottom part of the cover. This means you can make your own bags much easier and even store the roll inside still. There's a bag cutter for when it's time to cook and open the bag. The old tubing connection for cannisters and the instant marinade container is right inside and pulls out and retracts with ease! No fumbling through drawers looking for the old seperate one. Everything is RIGHT THERE. Now, as for waste - we don't see it. We sealed up 4th of July BBQ, sauces for the freezer, even a damaged jar of spoiled ham stock we bought and are mailing back to the company. We then tried non food items like parts for all those kits that you put together and then have leftover parts. Worked great - took all the air out and sealed each time perfectly. No waste and all the parts are now labled and in our storage area. We sealed up a lot of meat from the store (we buy in bulk and have a deep freeze)as well. Not one bag was sealed improperly (unlike the older models).
Not to appear non appreciative for those older models but we had a lot of problems and annoyances with them such as having to press the top down till the motor kicked in (Try doing that with a bag of sauce in one hand). We had NO problems with sauce with this model. There's even a gentle mode and wet mode so it doesn't pull the air out too fast and get sauce in the tray. Which keeps it cleaner longer! That tray never did get anything in it. I always had to clean that tray in the older models. It also has a fast marinade where it cycles through pulling out air and pumping in air (and marinade), and if you just want to marinade overnight you can just use your container (or bag for that matter) and seal normally. Then you take your bag with marinated meat right out to the grill! Please give this model a try, if it doesn't work for you, then 1st reread the manual and then call the company, they will walk you through things and give you tips for getting those bags in the insert area the 1st time. We had NO trouble with this because if the bag is curled we simply opened the unit and zipped off that spot- not much in the way of waste- no more than 1/8" and that was only one time. If the bag curves, put it in curve down. It's designed to go into the drip channel. The reason the slot is activated by the bag (and the on and off switch) is that kids may try to insert other things so it's sort of a safety device. Also, this model turns itself off after about 10 minutes of not being used. We can't say enough about this product. Give it a chance and return it if it doesn't work, it has a 1 yr guarantee. It's always possible to get something that's defective in stores and on line so if it doesn't work, return it - then write up a review on the one that works. Lets face it, it doubles most freezing times and no freezer burn and that alone is worth it. Try that with a Ziploc bag. We are thrilled with this product
66 of 72 found the following review helpful:
 Great idea, poorly executedFeb 01, 2009
By Kenneth R. Thomson
We have used several of the FoodSaver products in the past, and this looked like a good idea. It's pretty, takes little counter space, easy to use ...
WRONG!! First, you MUST waste at least 3+ inches of bag space per use. It will not even start cycling until the bag is 1 1/2" past the sealing head (undoubtedly to make you buy more outrageously priced bag rolls). Unless you hold your mouth right, and the stars are properly aligned it may:
1) Try and fail to vacuum, but will try to seal anyway
2) Refuse to vacuum or seal (especially if you try to retract the back 1/8")
3) Do a partial vacuum and try to seal
When you seal the first end of the bag, if you retract the bag at all it the head will come down, then retract without sealing (you MUST waste the entire 1 1/2" of bag).
I finally gave up and started using my earlier version where you can SEE where the bag end must be to vacuum, and the sealing head is much closer to the vacuum end.
Again, this was a beautifully conceived and very poorly executed appliance.
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