VacMaster PRO350 Vacuum Sealer Reviews

The VacMaster PRO350 Vacuum Sealer is a high quality Commercial Grade Vacuum Sealer, the quality was well above average, it also has an above average price tag to match. Like all of the Commercial Vacuum Sealers we reviewed this one has an exterior that's made of stainless steel. The controls were easy to read and understand and there were LED status readouts letting you know where it is in the process and exactly how much of a vacuum is being created. This is nice to have, but it's not something most consumers need to know. To seal the pouch, you place it on the sealing bar and apply light pressure to the lid. This isn't something you had to do in other models. The seal created here is 5 mm thick, compared to 2 mm or 3 mm thickness that's created by most consumer level vacuum sealers. This thicker seal means it will last longer under harsher conditions. VacMaster Vacuum Sealers have a drip tray, but they don't recommend vacuum sealing things with too much liquid. The reservoir for liquids isn't that deep, and strangely the suction intake is located in the drip tray introducing the potential for bad things to happen if too much liquid gets in. We don't really understand why they made that decision. This model is identical to the VacMaster PRO380, it just has a 16" sealer bar, where the 350 has a standard 11" sealer bar.

Aside from the questionable drip tray set up our biggest issue with this model is the price. This model is very similar to the Weston Pro Advantage which has a price of $155.99 . This model has a price of $279.95 or about double that of the Weston. Is it a higher quality, maybe slightly, but the difference isn't enough to justify the huge jump in price. We like the quality of this model, but don't think the value is there.