We have not used all the different products that have purchased. The best that we like is the hand held zipper bag sealer, works great for pet food and our lunch meat.
Love the split pockets. My husband and I are empty nesters but the kids often drop in for dinner. The split pouches let's me defrost any number of servings depending on the number of people coming to dinner that night. Two for just me and my husband or several if the kids are coming.
I have a friend that has a food saver.He uses it to package his deer meat.I watched him use it and seen some from the freezer that was from the year before . they looked the same. so i went out and got a foodsaver system becuse i like to buy whole cuts of meats like a whole ribeye or a whole pork loin cut it to the size i like. seal them up and good bye freezer burn. its a fresh steak every time.