Cheese smoking season

Just wanted to give those of you waiting on me an update of sorts. Doc didn't want me lifting over 5 pounds so I have not been doing much. Wife was rearranging the freezer and noticed some of the meat we sealed had lost the vacuum. We push our vacuum sealer pretty hard. The teflon tape over the heating element that seals the bags developed a bunch of lumps in it, guessing that is why the bags are losing the vacuum. Ordered a roll of Teflon tape from Amazon, tracking says it will be here next Tuesday....hopefully I will be smoking cheese shortly.