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Vacu Vin Coffee Saver Refill Container |
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Your price: $9.99
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- Replacement container for Vacu Vin Coffee Saver
- Preserves flavor, aroma of ground coffee in a vacuum
- Use also for chocolate, crackers, nuts
- Holds about ½-pound of ground coffee
- Made of hard plastic; stands 5 inches high without lid
Short lived delight
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I have the Vacu Vin marinator and love it, so I bought the coffee saver thinking it would be just as good. It worked initially, but after three weeks of infrequent use I am quite disenchanted! The seal does not hold; I pump out the air and within an hour the air is back again. I'll still use it as a canister, but I would not buy any more. (I still love the marinator though...)
Not perfect, but still worth it.
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After using the wine savers, I was eager to try the canisters. They do tend to come unsealed for some reason. However, when they hold (more often than not) they do a wonderful job, and have saved me a lot of food that would have otherwise gone to waste. I have kept rice cakes in these things for weeks, and they were as crisp as the day I opened the package. I kept store-bought cookies in one for close to two months - again, not a bit stale. I have noticed that any particles that adhere to the rubber seal or the rim of the canister seem to affect the seal, so I always check that no crumbs have stuck to either. The water trick suggested by another reviewer sounds helpful. My only concern there would be that that might introduce moisture into the canister. However, I am going to give it a try. All in all, these canisters are good. The seal does occasionally fail, but when it holds, it is wonderful. I am on this page because I am thinking of adding another to my set (I already have six canisters and two rectangular marinaters/containers, but I would use more if I had them). BTW, the marinater does a wonderful job, and I've never had a problem with the seal while marinating (shorter time in use, perhaps?). ...and it really does work fast!
Vacu Vin Coffee Very good if you know a few things
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What I have learned from a few years of using Vacu Vin products is they work very well if you wet the lid seal and the stopper ribs and slit before pumping down. The pump also does better with a shot of water down the neck. I love these products and water makes them work. I am in the process of ordering more.
