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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 1-877-777-8042.
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.
Caution
: Do not use extension cord. Appliance power
cord should not drape over counter or tabletop where
cord can be tripped over or pulled on unintentionally ,
especially by children.
9. Extreme caution must be used when sealing bags with
hot liquids.
10. 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.
11. Wait 20 seconds between seals to allow appliance
to cool.
12.
Caution
: Place cord where the cord cannot be pulled,
cause user to be entangled with the cord, or cause the
product to be overturned.
13.
Caution
: Do not use outdoors.
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
®
GameSaver
®
Bags, Rolls, 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 3 inches
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
®
GameSaver
®
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 Sealing” section.
10. Prevent Moisture or liquid from being pulled into
the Vacuum Channel or trapped in the seal. Either
pre-freeze moist foods such as raw meat for 1-2
hours before vacuum packaging or place a folded
paper towel between food and end of bag to absorb
excess liquids. Be Sure to leave at least 3 inches
between paper towel and end of bag so that bag
seals properly with paper towel inside. (For best
results use our GameSaver
®
Dam Bags).
Important Safeguards & Tips
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.
