# Cheap DIY Vacuum Sealer

**URL:** <https://community.anovaculinary.com/t/cheap-diy-vacuum-sealer/740>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [March 28, 2016, 6:37am UTC](https://community.anovaculinary.com/t/cheap-diy-vacuum-sealer/740 "2016-03-28T06:37:37Z")\
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**Author:** ![Simon\_C](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9fc29f/32.png) [@Simon\_C](https://community.anovaculinary.com/u/Simon_C)\
**Post date:** [March 28, 2016, 6:37am UTC](https://community.anovaculinary.com/t/cheap-diy-vacuum-sealer/740/1 "2016-03-28T06:37:37Z")

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Considering the continued discussion regarding vacuum sealers, I thought this might be interesting to people:

  

[Build A Homemade Vacuum Sealer With Just A Few Dollars Worth Of Parts](http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2016/03/build-a-homemade-vacuum-sealer-with-just-a-few-dollars-worth-of-parts/)

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**Author:** ![fischersd](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/community.anovaculinary.com/fischersd/32/5594_2.png) [@fischersd](https://community.anovaculinary.com/u/fischersd)\
**Post date:** [March 28, 2016, 2:05pm UTC](https://community.anovaculinary.com/t/cheap-diy-vacuum-sealer/740/2 "2016-03-28T14:05:39Z")

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Interesting. &nbsp;The “tape over the small hole you had to make” should be fine in a freezer environment, but you would need to use a tape that’s resistant to heat and water (maybe duct tape?) to not have the tape adhesive let go in a sous vide bath.