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I've been looking for a several days trying to find a heavy duty/commercial fryer. I've been looking at Weston; Webstaurant online features a brand called choice... and there are a couple other brands.... Does any one have one they recommend or one to stay away from? This for personal use in my kitchen.... I also have seen recommendations for just using a knife..... however I have tried many brands of knives and i can not get them to cut straight. I've also seen the plastic inexpensive ones and i'm wanting something sturdier; i'm afraid the plastic parts would break easier Suggestions?

I'm looking to buy something to help me pit cherries. There are so many choices. Does any one have a brand they recommend? Wasn't sure if I should use a hand held, one at a time or if the one that pit multiple cherries is worth the cost. Cherries are expensive, so I was wanting to pit a few and try making my own maraschino cherries.

I have been reading many of the posts on this forum and others regarding vacuum chambers. I have gone thru at least 3 of the food saver variety. I'm wanting to upgrade so I would seal more often for food storage, storing cheese, for food i want to freeze and not worry about freezer burn. In my quest I've been considering Vacmasters from the VP112 to the VP 210 and the VP 215. I dont want to under buy and wish within a month or two i had chosen differently. Just about the time I ready to order, I find some new conversations about the differences. I have found the 112 for $519 , the VP 210 for & $719; and the the VP 215 for $869..... so basically a $300 increase in price range. I understand the sealing size of the 112 and think this will work; then i hear good things about the 210 and think i should just go with that one, and since the foodsaver doesn't have any oil, I should be happy with that model, but then I read that the 215 is the best, more quiet and should last longer.... i just dont know what decision to go with. My concern with the 215 is I might use this in sporatic cycles, and that might not be good for the oil .... I had a VP210 in an online cart, and as I was processing through the checkout process... a reminder screen popped up that said this is a commercial machine, it may not be as quiet as a regular consumer item and may not be as pleasing in a kitchen... I'm not that picky about those things, but it gave me pause and feeling like I dont know whether the 112 would work just as well.... I am probably not making much sense, but since I'm willing to spend $519 would I be happier making a $200 or $300 jump? Im thinking once i'm able to really be able to vacuum seal things, I'll want to vacuum a lot more than I think, especially if the price of bags is so reasonable (compared to what I've spent on Foodsaver type of bags. I understand these are have a larger footprint and the weight of them make them not portable like foodsavers, but wouldn't have an issue having any sealer on a rolling cart. Thoughts? suggestions? thank you