Bought a foodsaver vac last Nov. Works great and does a very good job at vacuuming and sealing, i have reused the bags by just washing them out with soap and water and letting them dry, the video that comes with it has pretty good tips, if you ever vac items with small amounts of liquids just fold a paper towel below the sealing tab to catch any liquid under vacuuming and you get a good vacuum seal.