Berkel - Vacuum and Sealer machine

BERKEL VACUUM, FOOD AS FRESH AS WHEN IT WAS JUST SLICED

The latest Berkel creation: a food vacuum-packing machine for home use, with professional performance. An evolution for the brand which elevated the slicer into a cult object. Vacuum is the culmination of that attention to the genuineness and freshness of foods which has distinguished the legendary fly-wheel slicers for over a century now. The cover of Berkel Vacuum, made in stainless steel, enhances the unmistakable "red Berkel" style of the case, made in ABS and useful for scratch protection. The dimensions have been designed to obtain the highest performance with minimum size: total occupied surface on a kitchen worktop is only 44 cm in width and just over 23 cm in depth. In particularly small spaces, its limited thickness (just 11cm), ensure convenient storage, even vertical. A few details may vary from the ones visible in the photo.

Performance

Suitable for significantly increasing food storage times, limiting waste or for sous vide cooking at low temperatures
Light viewing window to check the correct bag position and LED indicator to monitor cycle progress
Sealing bar 300 mm
Double suction pump for greater duration over time
Excellent flow rate equal to 18 l/min to reduce work times
3 sealing programmes (dry, humid and very humid foods)
2 speed levels for very delicate foodstuffs
Other functions: sealing, vacuum for containers and rapid marination
Stainless steel cover, ABS case
The tube for creating the vacuum in the approved containers is included in the package

Cleaning & Hygiene

The vacuum chamber with a tank allows collecting excess of liquid
Lower part is completely removable and washable in the dishwasher
Features of canister:

Protective liquid suction lid (pump saver)
Suitable for delicate washing without lid on the top dishwasher rack
Suitable for microwave defrosting without lid
Operating temperature: from -18°C to 100°C

Features of bags and rolls:

Patented, grooved multi-layer Bisphenol A-free material
All Berkel Vacuum accessories have been tested and certified for contact with foods
Suitable for Freezer and Refrigerator.
Suitable for Microwave defrosting.
Suitable for Boiling in water at 100°C for max 1 hour.
Suitable for vacuum cooking in a steam or water oven (max 90°C for up to 72 hours).

Berkel

The history of Berkel began with Wilhelmus Adrianus Van Berkel. He was born in Enschot, Holland on 05/02/1869 and died in Montreaux, Switzerland on 11/12/1952.    He was a butcher with a great passion for mechanics. His brains, urged by necessity to improve the old cut tools, induced him to invent the first mechanical slicing machine of his times and called it “Berkel Model A”. In 1899 Van Berkel established its first factory in Rotterdam. The following year, 84 slicing machines were produced and delivered by the Van Berkel’s Patent Company Ltd., and were: 76 Mod. A, 3 Mod. B, 5 Mod. C enriching the offer range. Since then the firm Van Berkel’s Patent grew continuously. It opened factories in Belgium, Denmark, Sweden, Switzerland, U.S.A., Southern America, France, Norway, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Austria, Czechoslovakia, Spain, Portugal and Canada. It produced not only slicers but also balances, mincing-machines, coffee-grinders, bread slicers, and during the First World War planes, internal combustion engines, parallel lathes, and mechanical instruments generally speaking. It became one of the most important firm in the world.