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SETTING THE VACUUM TIME
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After plugging the machine in and switching it on with the ON/OFF button,
touch the
Set
button multiple times until the
Vacuum Time
display starts
flashing. Now, use the
+
and
–
buttons to set a vacuum time between 20 and
99 seconds.
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Depending on the food and the bag size, the vacuum time can be adjusted.
The longer the vacuum time, the stronger the food will be vacuumed. The table
shown below gives recommendations to that:
For
Examples
Vacuum Time
(in sec.)
General usage
Standard setting, suitable for nor-
mal sized bags and all kinds of
meat and vegetables
50
Soft or fragile foods
and those that need
to be vacuum sealed
gently
Bread, potato chips, fruit etc.
30 – 40
Normal bag sizes
All bag sizes with a format smaller
than 22 x 30 cm (approx. DIN A4)
40 – 60
Large bag sizes, larger
foods
Large bags with approx.
30 x 33 cm, filled
60 – 80
Foods that need to be
vacuumed strongly,
liquids
Soups, sauces
60 – 80
Foods that need to be
vacuumed extremely
strong
Marinating foods
99
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SETTING THE SEAL TIME
●
After plugging the machine in and switching it on with the ON/OFF button,
touch the
Set
button multiple times until the
Seal Time
display starts flashing.
Now, use the
+
and
–
buttons to set a sealing time between 3 and 9 seconds.
●
Depending on the ambient temperature and the moisture content of the food,
the recommended seal times vary. The table shown below gives recommenda-
tions to that:
For
Examples
Seal Time
(in sec.)
Normal vacuum bags
Normal vacuum bag with dry con-
tents, at ambient temperature
6
Wet vacuum bags
Wet PE-bags or thin vacuum bags
4 – 6
Normal vacuum bags at
cold or wet conditions
Usage in rooms below 12°C
6 –7
Moist/wet bags or cold
conditions
Wet bags with moist resp. liquid
foods
7– 8