"sf" > wrote in message
>>I use a gallon glass canning jar Bob. Stuff the meat in through the
>>widemouth opening, put a canning jar lid on it, crank up the vacuum
>>pump, sucks the air out and seals the jar. You can practically see the
>>meat sucking up the marinade. Works a charm.
>
> Why wouldn't that work in a one gallon bag... or don't they make them
> that size?
>

Bags don't work the same way. The jar can be evacuated of air and it still
maintains its shape. The meat is in a vacuum and will absorb some liquid
marinade. A bag will collapse around the food and the liquid gets sucked
out along with the air.