I know people have discussed this in the past but I didnt see a proper review.
Amazon.com: The Briner: Kitchen Products: Home & Kitchen
A link to the bags I got, but any food grade made in the US or Canada bags should be fine, just beware of Chinese or other shady country sourced bags as they may not actually be food grade. Amazon.com: 5 Gallon Bucket Liner Bags for Marinating and Brining, Food Grade, BPA Free, Extra Heavy Duty Leak Proof (10 pack): Home & Kitchen
Anyway, I recently got this thing because I didn't want to trim the bone on my green steamship ham and this bad boy is 5 gallons but slightly taller than a normal 5 gallon bucket. It fit the ham perfectly. With just about 1/4" of brine over the bone. In the other 5 gallon bucket I had on hand the bone was exposed by about 1.5"s.
Now where this thing is really killer for me, jerky. Normally I use a pot or a couple large bowls to marinate my jerky. The wife gets mad for half a week because I'm taking up the fridge and I get mad because its a pain to mix the meat twice a day. With this bucket and a disposable food safe liner (a key accessory to this tool because cleaning around the ridges isn't fun) I just pull the bag, massage and plop the bag back in.
It fits snugly in the garage fridge with one shelf removed.
I haven't tested the adjustable plate yet, but for a bird or my likely next experiment of kraut or kimchee I know its gonna be a game changer vs the Ziploc's full of water I would usually use. This would also be great for a large batch of pickles.
Bottom line, this thing should be in everyone's arsenal if you even wet brine only a couple times of year. Thanks to the lid you can keep it in the garage or storage shed when not in use, just put a bag across the top before closing the lid and there shouldn't be any spiders or other pests.
Amazon.com: The Briner: Kitchen Products: Home & Kitchen
A link to the bags I got, but any food grade made in the US or Canada bags should be fine, just beware of Chinese or other shady country sourced bags as they may not actually be food grade. Amazon.com: 5 Gallon Bucket Liner Bags for Marinating and Brining, Food Grade, BPA Free, Extra Heavy Duty Leak Proof (10 pack): Home & Kitchen
Anyway, I recently got this thing because I didn't want to trim the bone on my green steamship ham and this bad boy is 5 gallons but slightly taller than a normal 5 gallon bucket. It fit the ham perfectly. With just about 1/4" of brine over the bone. In the other 5 gallon bucket I had on hand the bone was exposed by about 1.5"s.
Now where this thing is really killer for me, jerky. Normally I use a pot or a couple large bowls to marinate my jerky. The wife gets mad for half a week because I'm taking up the fridge and I get mad because its a pain to mix the meat twice a day. With this bucket and a disposable food safe liner (a key accessory to this tool because cleaning around the ridges isn't fun) I just pull the bag, massage and plop the bag back in.
It fits snugly in the garage fridge with one shelf removed.
I haven't tested the adjustable plate yet, but for a bird or my likely next experiment of kraut or kimchee I know its gonna be a game changer vs the Ziploc's full of water I would usually use. This would also be great for a large batch of pickles.
Bottom line, this thing should be in everyone's arsenal if you even wet brine only a couple times of year. Thanks to the lid you can keep it in the garage or storage shed when not in use, just put a bag across the top before closing the lid and there shouldn't be any spiders or other pests.
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