Only money for one: canner or foodsaver?

splash79 · March 18, 2015

I'm thinking ahead about what to do if I get a good harvest this summer and how to preserve anything for winter. I have a limited budget this year and can't decide if a canner or a foodsaver would give me the best bang for my buck.

I'm planning to do salsa, spaghetti sauce, and homemade V8 juice. I have room for canned items, but I also have a deep freeze that will have plenty of room. We're also meat eaters that try to buy in bulk.

I'm leaning toward a foodsaver, since we could use that for meat as well as garden items, but I'm not sure how much the taste will be affected by freezing. (I realize that you can't use a foodsaver for liquids, so my plan was to freeze anything liquid first, then pop the frozen stuff into a bag to seal up.)

I've read the threads here on freezing and canning, but I kind of get the feeling that most people here do canning instead of freezing. Frankly, I simply can't decide, so talk to me.

View Poll Results: Canner or foodsaver?
Canner	21	65.63%
Foodsaver	8	25.00%
Other, which I'll tell you about below	3	9.38%
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March 18, 2015	#1
splash79 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: mo Posts: 24	Only money for one: canner or foodsaver? I'm thinking ahead about what to do if I get a good harvest this summer and how to preserve anything for winter. I have a limited budget this year and can't decide if a canner or a foodsaver would give me the best bang for my buck. I'm planning to do salsa, spaghetti sauce, and homemade V8 juice. I have room for canned items, but I also have a deep freeze that will have plenty of room. We're also meat eaters that try to buy in bulk. I'm leaning toward a foodsaver, since we could use that for meat as well as garden items, but I'm not sure how much the taste will be affected by freezing. (I realize that you can't use a foodsaver for liquids, so my plan was to freeze anything liquid first, then pop the frozen stuff into a bag to seal up.) I've read the threads here on freezing and canning, but I kind of get the feeling that most people here do canning instead of freezing. Frankly, I simply can't decide, so talk to me.