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You can use mason jars if you are worried about plastic.
by scarboy 12y ago
You can use mason jars if you are worried about plastic.
- tptacek 12y agoThat works for things that perfectly fill a mason jar, but not well otherwise; the giant air pockets are an issue.
- scarboy 12y agoI completely agree, I'm just stating the alternative. Sometimes standard freezer ziploc bags aren't even big enough. I was doing a large prime rib a while ago and has to use the larger size freezer bags that aren't normally available at my grocery store. If you used something else you would need a large amount of butter/liquid to get rid of the air.
- jpp 12y agoI find it generally easier to cut items into portion sizes before cooking them sous vide. - It makes the size more manageable in your water bath. - You don't have to worry as much about temperature ramp-up time between outer surface and core of food item. - For delicate proteins, means there's less handling of the item post-cooking. -Jeff
- eropple 12y agoYou can get differently-sized jars, though. I've got a pretty wide variety of sizes for different stuff. I still use bags most of the time, because I don't think running a cooker at 55 deg C with bags rated for 90 deg C is going to be an issue.
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