The first few times I used this thing, I was NOT impressed. It did not seem to do much. Then I noticed a tiny crack in the black lid. It must have happened in shipping. I called the company and told them it had a hair line crack and didn’t seem to be drawing a vacuum. ‘Nuf said. They shipped me a new lid pronto and it was like a miracle. I threw a few chicken leg quarters in, some Worcestershire, some lemon juice, and some tabasco sauce and history was made.

I think it sucked the juice all the way into the bone marrow. Delish!!!

The thing is, when you get the thing:
1) Put the lid on the barrel.
2) Set the valve to ‘open’.
3) Attach the vacuum hose and run it through a ‘Marivac’ cycle.
4) Set the valve to close and detach the vacuum hose.

Then open the valve and listen…If it goes ‘pssst’, that don’t cut it. Get another lid. If it goes ‘SHHHhhhhhhh’ for about a second, thats the ticket. You got one that works. Guard it with your life! They don’t tell you this in the instruction manual.

I was all set to come here and tell you folks this thing ain’t worth two bucks much less two hundred. Now they will have to pry the thing from my lifeless fingers before I willingly give it up.