Melba's Jammin' wrote:
> In article >,
> "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?
>>
>> nancy
>
> I have it and I use it when I remember to use it. :-) Can't give you
> an opinion. Have you checked anything like epinions or similar?
> I always forget to use my lid sealer thing ‹ I use Lock 'n' Lock for 95%
> of my storage.

I have mixed beans and peas for soup, pearl barley for the same reason,
and various other stuff in fruit jars that I keep sealed with the vacuum
attachment to my FoodSaver, works a charm every time. I'm thinking of
buying the attachment that works with regular mouth jars. The one that
came with the machine is for wide mouth only.