9-in-1 Automatic Vacuum Sealer Machine for Food Preservation - 85kPa Powerful Suction for Moist, Dry, Liquid & Soft Foods - Includes Cutter, Bag Storage & External VAC for Jars - Perfect for Meal Prep, Sous Vide & Extending Food Shelf Life - Comes with Starter Kit (1 Bag Roll & 10 Bags)

I ordered this a little while ago but hadn't gotten myself back into a meal planning mood for a while. Yesterday was the day. I'll be honest too, I didn't do a great job of reading about all the features of the unit when I placed the order, so I had a lot of pleasant surprises.I love the simplicity of it - there are stickers on the lid so you know just how to do it correctly without having to read a manual or go online to find instructions (in the product pictures they don't show the stickers, so I added a couple of photos). I literally just followed the instructions on those stickers without even reading the manual.Compared to the OLD sealer machine we have, this one has a small footprint, which is nice because counter space is a premium in my kitchen and it's easy to store this in the pantry.I just used it for my favorite porkchop recipe, and I used the bags that came with it. It was such an improvement over the older machine we have and much more quiet. It seems to me that it was much faster than the old machine, but that might be because the older one required that you press and hold the lid down while it did it's thing - and it seemed to take a looooong time and it didn't always seal. This one I start it and then turn and am getting the next bag ready while it is sealing the other one.I like that there are different settings for different types of foods. I selected "Solids" for the pork chops, but there are also settings for liquids (love freezing soups and sauces) and soft foods (black beans, garbanzo beans - staples for a grab and heat healthy meal!).is machine has a removable tray for cleaning which when I'm freezing soups / salsas is going to be important because the top of the bag is always going to get food on it when pouring into them - even with the porkchops there as a little bit of a mess. But it was easy cleaned up without and complications.That is the extent of my testing on the product. For me, it was sufficient for me to decide to get back into meal planning / prepping.Once I had used it though I started discovering the nice features of the machine that I look forward to experimenting with. If I find that something is problematic, I will update my review.One of the surprises was that it has a hidden compartment for storing extra bags and YES they had extra bags in there. I didn't see those last night, I was using the ones that were loose in the box! That compartment is also where they store the external VAC for pressure sealing jars or other "container".Another nice feature I was surprised with! Naturally I didn't know that it had a cutter either - and I haven't used it so I can't speak to how well it works, etc. But I will be testing all those things out in the near future and will update the review.My final opinion of the product, without having experience with other more expensive brands - and with my limited experience with a dinosaur model - is that this is a great little machine and I would definitely recommend it to others!