"Much improved over previous units. Stand up feature great for counter space. Love how it auto senses and seals."

Pros: easy to use attractive appliance

"I'll admit, I haven't owned a FoodSaver before, but I have been extremely happy with this machine. We've sealed a wide variety of food - fresh fish, crab cakes, wine, berries, meats, etc. This machine seems to do it all. I feel like I've embarked on a whole new world - good stuff."

Pros: ease of use, on-board bag roll
Cons: uses slightly extra wrap

"I absolutely love this FoodSaver. Since it is summer and a lot of fresh veggies have been out, I have been doing some wonderful freezer dishes. Also, there are a lot of buys on meats by the bulk. The new FoodSaver has been a godsend. Much more reliable than my old one."

Pros: vacuum capacity., sealing strip., cleanable
Cons: it takes 2 steps to "make" a bag., noisey... but more powerful too.

"This is my 4th Foodsaver. The previous 3 were easy to use but all "died" because of sealing strip issues. My last one was a "Professional II" model which cost serious money. Imagine my angst when I called to arrange a repair to the sealing strip and was told that "it's not repairable".

My previous units were made by Tilla, and were very easy to use. I thought they were great. This unit is made by Sunbeam, and it's different. It requires more "participation" on the part of the user... but I think it's a better unit. After a few days of fighting the learning curve I have found that it has a superior sealing strip. It seals better, It has a more powerful vacuum capability and it's "smarter" than the other units I have owned.

Folks that don't like change will have a problem with this machine. I suspect that folks that never owned the Tilla versions will love it... as I do."

Pros: sleek and compact
Cons: slow sealing features

"This is the fifth food saver I've bought and although the look is great and saves space in the kitchen, it's much slower at sealing than any of the others I've used.
The slot for the bag edges is much more difficult to use and takes too much time. It also uses more bag material to seal the ends than the other models. Overall, I don't have the time to wait on this one."

"I purchased a Foodsaver 1050 from Costco about 7 years ago, and while it gave good service for a few years, for the past year or two the sealing wire has failed to work properly. I got tired of having to reseal packages repeatedly, and then only to find air had leaked back into the bags in the freezer.

So I got the 3825 unit at the local Costco, and so far it's been a vast improvement. The biggest improvement is that now the sealing is done by a flat band, that's about 3/16" wide, rather than a thin wire. This seems to help ensure proper sealing. I resealed stuff that I had previously sealed with the 1050, and which had leaked air in the freezer and the 3825 worked great.

I don't quite understand some of the negative reviews. I think if one reads and follows the instructions, unless the unit is defective, it should work great. Also I actually measured the amount of material used to seal a bag. The complaints claimed that it wastes 2"on each seal. Well, I measured it and it's really 1-1/4"for each seal. Bags I had sealed with the 1050 model needed about 7/8" of bag per seal. So yeah, it uses 3/8" more bag per seal, that I can certainly live with since it works so much better.

The bag cutter is a big plus, as well as the servo motor driven "jaws", and the removable moisture trays, the built in canister hose, the bag opener, the gentle/pulse/marinate functions.

Someone complained that it should be wall mountable. Well, if they'd read the instructions they'd have seen that since the unit needs to be opened where the top portion tilts backward, this wall mounting would be impossible.

Overall I'm very happy with this purchase. And it's just in time to start processing the fruits and veggies from the garden. The old 1050 unit may be fixable; I'll probably wind up donating it to charity. The 3825 is light years ahead of it."

Pros: for mason jars -excellent, much tighter seals.
Cons: use to much space to seal, a bit longer than the older model for vacuming

"We have had these Food Savers since 2000- The last one died and we got this new one. Well some reviews are right. Like using to much bag space to seal. I am in process of figuring out how to trip the auto seal. The Rest of the vacuming is great-better than the old, especially on Jars."

Cons: bag waster!!! and bags aren't cheap.

"The unit has a space saving design, which I thought would be nice. The bag storage and cutter are great, but I honestly think they designed this machine so you would have to purchase their bag rolls more often. When you are able to successfully seal the bag it takes 1.5 inches of wasted bag every time. If you are like me and you use it to keep cheese fresh or any other item that you would like to reseal you would be lucky to get a second sealing without running out of bag space. This is a bag wasting scam if you ask me. I DID RETURN THIS ITEM."

"I loved my original Food Saver and purchased this newest model as an upgrade. This updated Food Saver did NOT operate as it should. I used up an entire roll of bags with only two out of ten bags being sealed. I returned this item to Costco."