+1 on the Foodsaver brand - I had one that lasted over 15 years, and it didn't owe me anything! So I got another, and use it as much as the first one, maybe more.
I buy cases of the 8" rolls - the most useful size for me. The 6" rolls I use mostly for when vacuum sealing spices and dry goods, and some smaller amounts of veggies, during gardening season.
If you are going to be butchering, and using it frequently, definitely get one of the better models, which have a "moist" mode, to make up for vacuum packing wet meat and the like, plus they have a small tray, where any blood that gets sucked out drips into, and gets cleaned out later. Also, do not get a model which needs to have you hold it shut - that's something found on cheaper models, as the better ones clamp the top shut on the plastic.
Something I remember someone else posting on here before was a photo of model they have which is a "vertical" model, while most are flat ones - something you may want to consider, depending on how you would store it in your kitchen.
Love my FoodSaver. Can't imagine without being without it. I buy bread flour in 50-pound quantities and it's great for packaging it into 10-pound packages.
That's one of the dry goods I use my FS for, too! I buy a 50 lb bag of artisan bread flour (way too expensive in those small bags!), and pack it in 8.5 lb bags - what fits in those old Tupperware flour containers. This is one of the few things I use those 12" wide bags for.