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Important Safeguards & Tips
Important Safeguards
For your own safety, always follow these basic
precautions when using a FoodSaver®appliance:
1. Read the User Manual carefully for operating
instructions. Read all instructions in this
manual before use.
2. Do not use appliance on wet or hot surfaces,
or near a heat source.
3. Caution: To protect against electric shock, do not
immerse any part of appliance, power cord or plug in
water or other liquid. Unplug from outlet when not in
use and before cleaning.
4. To disconnect, unplug power cord from electrical outlet.
Do not disconnect by pulling on cord.
5. Do not operate appliance with a damaged power cord
or plug. Do not operate appliance if it malfunctions or
is in any way damaged. For details, contact Consumer
Services at number listed below.
6. Use appliance only for its intended use.
7. Closely supervise children when using any electrical
appliance. Do not allow appliance to be used as a toy.
8. Do not place on or near a hot gas or electric burner,
or heated oven. Extreme caution must be used when
moving products containing hot liquids.
9. Wait 20 seconds between seals to allow
appliance to cool.
10. Caution: Place cord where the cord cannot be pulled,
cause user to be entangled with the cord, or cause the
product to be overturned. Please empty the Retractable
Handheld Sealer after every use.
For Household Use Only
SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS
Important Tips
1. Vacuum packaging is NOT a substitute for the
heat process of canning. Perishables still need
to be refrigerated or frozen.
2. For best results, use only with FoodSaver®Bags,
Containers and Accessories.
3. During the vacuum packaging process, small
amounts of liquids, crumbs or food particles can
be inadvertently pulled into the Vacuum Channel.
Empty the Drip Tray after each use.
4. Avoid overfilling, always leave at least 4 inches
(10.16 centimeters) of bag material between bag
contents and top of bag. This allows room for the bag
material to cinch tightly against the food and prevents
the bag from pulling out of the vacuum channel
during the sealing process. Then leave at least one
additional inch of bag material for each time you plan
to reuse bag.
5. Do not create your own side seams for a
FoodSaver®Bag. These bags are manufactured
with a special side seam, which is sealed all the
way to the outer edge.
6. To prevent wrinkles in the seal when vacuum
packaging bulky items, gently stretch bag flat while
inserting bag into vacuum channel and continue to
hold bag until vacuum pump starts.
7. When you are vacuum packaging items with sharp
edges (dry spaghetti, silverware, etc.), protect bag
from punctures by wrapping item in soft cushioning
material, such as a paper towel. You may want to use
a canister or Mason jar instead of a bag.
8. When using accessories, remember to leave one inch
of space at top of canister or container.
9. Pre-freeze fruits and blanch vegetables before
vacuum packaging for best results. See
“Guidelines for Vacuum Packaging” section.
10. 120v Appliances Only: The FoodSaver®appliance
has a polarized plug (one blade is wider than the
other). To reduce risk of electrical shock, this plug is
intended to fit in a polarized outlet only one way. If
plug does not fit fully in the outlet, reverse plug. If it
still does not fit, contact a qualified electrician.
Do not modify plug in any way.
11.
Caution
: A short power cord is provided to
reduce risks from entanglement or tripping over
a longer cord. An extension cord may be used
when marked electrical rating is no less than
electrical rating of this appliance. All cords should
not drape over counter or tabletop where cords
can be tripped over or pulled on unintentionally,
especially by children.
This appliance has a polarized plug (one
blade is wider than the other). As a safety
feature, this plug will fit in a polarized outlet
only one way. If the plug does not fit fully
in the outlet, reverse the plug. If it still does
not fit, contact a qualified electrician. Do not
attempt to defeat this plug safety feature.
