George Shirley wrote:
> Nancy Young wrote:
>> I got a new Foodsaver for Christmas. I've never used that feature
>> where you can seal other containers, or any marinating container.
>>
>> If anyone's used the marinator feature, what's your opinion? Is it
>> any improvement (time aside) from simply marinating meat in a
>> plastic bag overnight/whatever?

> I frequently marinate meat with my FoodSaver, generally using a gallon
> jar with the big lid sealer. Does wonders for fajita meat, aka skirt
> steak.

Great. For reasons I haven't figured out, my marinating tries haven't
been especially successful the last couple of years.

> I put the meat in the jar, pour in the marinade, put on the lid
> sealer and start the vacuum. You can actually watch the meat suck up
> the marinade. Instead of overnight I can marinate the meat in about
> an hour, sometimes two hours when I forget. I have done beef, pork,
> and chicken this way and it appears the marinade does permeate the
> meat entirely and quickly.

I definitely have to do this. Thanks for the advice.

nancy