Kitchen food vacuum sealer "station"

[Brad Schmid]

I haven't done it and it wouldn't be practical with the small kitchen here in our "downsize" house, but it should be very doable with almost any of the small appliance lifts. Vacuum sealers are not as heavy as mixers and the like, at least any I've seen. If you use it enough that this convenience will be helpful, I say "go for it".

Thats what I was thinking... doable... and we use it regularly so its worthwhile for me doing something... I figured if somebody did something clever already, here is where i would find it.

I do alot of meat and cheese smoking and thus sealing of large things like cheese blocks, brisket, pork butt, ribs, sausage, etc. both raw and post cook and of many sizes. To handle this, I was forced into a more commercial duty type of sealer and it weighs over 23 lbs. I think our KitchenAid mixer is more in the 30 lb range, so it is a little more. That's why i was wondering if the lifts would be a solution or not. I can manage manually moving the weight myself (although i don't enjoy it), but my wife struggles with the size and weight and gets frustrated.

Like you suggest, i'm "going for it", but still looking for tried and true ideas.
Thanks Jim.
Brad

[Jim Becker]

I think you'll be fine with a 23 pound machine with any of the sturdy appliance lifts. I use one in the shop for my OSS which lives under the drum sander. So there's the weight of the tool plus the weight of the sturdy work surface I used for the purpose. For whatever lift you choose, be sure to follow the installation instructions carefully so that when it's in the "up" position, the work surface that the sealer sits on clears the counter edge.

I use a smaller sealer and it just lives on the top shelf of one of the corner turntable thingies...'gets pulled out only when needed, but my use is incidental compared to yours. If I actually had an appropriate cabinet, I'd do this for the small microwave since it's only used a few times a week for little jobs like a frozen lunch or melting butter. But our kitchen now is too small to even think about that. (The two things I do miss about our old property was the large kitchen and the room sized shower. )

[Bruce Page]

Ours lives in a pantry cabinet. I built a "station" for our coffee maker and I still grumble on the amount of space it takes up.

[Jim Becker]

Ours lives in a pantry cabinet. I built a "station" for our coffee maker and I still grumble on the amount of space it takes up.

I have zero issue with taking space for my beloved espresso machine! Priorities, man!!!

[Bruce Page]

I have zero issue with taking space for my beloved espresso machine! Priorities, man!!!

I've adjusted. I dislike over-crowded counters so I live with it.

[Brad Schmid]

I have zero issue with taking space for my beloved espresso machine! Priorities, man!!!

Coffee vs meat priorities? who wins? hmmm, that is a tough one... The horror of "first world" problems

[Jim Becker]

Coffee vs meat priorities? who wins? hmmm, that is a tough one... The horror of "first world" problems

The beloved morning latté always wins over meat. Why? Because Professor Dr. SWMBO likes meat a lot less than I do and the morning coffee is not optional for either of us. I make enough meatless meals to keep her happy and she eats the meaty ones when they are on the menu, too. Tomorrow, it's corn beef and cabbage.

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On your other concern about weight, absolutely pay attention to the specifications for the lifts you consider. The Rev-A-Shelf unit I used in the shop is rated up to 60 lbs.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...e?ie=UTF8&th=1

[Brad Schmid]

The beloved morning latté always wins over meat. Why? Because Professor Dr. SWMBO likes meat a lot less than I do and the morning coffee is not optional for either of us. I make enough meatless meals to keep her happy and she eats the meaty ones when they are on the menu, too. Tomorrow, it's corn beef and cabbage.

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On your other concern about weight, absolutely pay attention to the specifications for the lifts you consider. The Rev-A-Shelf unit I used in the shop is rated up to 60 lbs.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...e?ie=UTF8&th=1

Fair enough

And that 60lb rev-a-shelf might do the job nicely if i do decide to go that route.
Brad

[Alan Lightstone]

The beloved morning latté always wins over meat. Why? Because Professor Dr. SWMBO likes meat a lot less than I do and the morning coffee is not optional for either of us. I make enough meatless meals to keep her happy and she eats the meaty ones when they are on the menu, too.

You just described my life.

[Brad Schmid]

Ours lives in a pantry cabinet. I built a "station" for our coffee maker and I still grumble on the amount of space it takes up.

I would like that but my problem here is my pantry is fairly small (and already full) with nowhere to expand.
Brad

[Brad Schmid]

I think you'll be fine with a 23 pound machine with any of the sturdy appliance lifts. I use one in the shop for my OSS which lives under the drum sander. So there's the weight of the tool plus the weight of the sturdy work surface I used for the purpose. For whatever lift you choose, be sure to follow the installation instructions carefully so that when it's in the "up" position, the work surface that the sealer sits on clears the counter edge.

Good to know a good lift (with substantial mounting bracketry/hardware) could possibly handle the weight. I'll have to compare the available ones and see if any are better than the others... My main concern is when sealing something large like a 22 lb brisket, the weight of machine+worksurface+meat is going to be 45+ lbs.
Brad