Vaccum Sealer for Marinade?

[cgbills]

Has anyone ever used a vacuum sealer to marinade their venison? Most sealers have an attachment that pulls all the air out of a container with the meat and marinade. The air is replaced with marinade and is supposed to marinade the meet in 15 to 20 minutes instead of 24 hrs. Does anyone use this? Does it in fact work as well as traditional marinating?

 

[.284]

I've tried it with my Foodsaver. It does work but, the marinade will tend to want to suck out of the bag and pool up in the channel of the saver. I will get everything set and slide the unit close to the edge of the counter with the bag hanging down. This allows gravity to minimize the mess.

Good luck and good eat'in.

 

[nathaniel]

What .284 said, thats the best way to do it. I also use tupperware or a ziplock bag and squeeze as much air out as possible.

 

[elkman06]

I think it depends more on the marinade than the method. If you think about it,, under a vacuum, things are trying to exit the meat as opposed to enter...

I just got done doing two tri tips w/ zesty italian dressing, chophouse lawrys, and chipolte tabasco....excellent. Grilled to 145degrees, let stand and sliced up, pouring the rest of the marinade over the meat.
I use a vacuum sealer for all of my wild game,,just got done packaging two elk,,see 2010..so far..
The vacuum sealer is by far the best method of preserving the meat.
elkman

 

[reloader28]

It does work very good if you use the Food Saver bowls. They have the air hose hook up on them. Liquid stays in the bowl or marinating tub and the air is sucked out and the meat pores are opened up. Saves LOTS of time. Only use the bags for dry meat and dry rubs.

 

[cgbills]

Thats what I have is the bowls. I will use that instead of waiting 24 hrs for it to marinade.

 

[Eghad]

There is a hard plastic container that is made to marinate meat with a vacuum sealer. I own a couple.

You only want to marinate the meat for about 15-20 minutes depending on the strength of the marinade.

 

[Dr. Strangelove]

I have the Food Saver and a marinating bowl, I use it often, but don't find a huge amount of difference from normal methods.

 

[LaserSpot]

Use a ziplock bag, it will take less marinade to cover the meat. The vacuum you get from a foodsaver isn't much more than an airplane trip; might make your ears pop, but it isn't going to open your "meat pores". If you think it will, do a double-blind marinade test. I only use the foodsaver for meat that will be in the freezer for a few months.