An "Aha" Moment: Vacuum Sealing a Silicone Bag for Sous Vide

[DaveD]

Great work Kathryn! An elegant solution.

[jfmorris]

I've not thought about microplastics and sous vide. I guess I only sous vide a few times a year, and haven't worried about it. And when I do it is usually a big cut like a pork loin or pastrami. Or reheating pulled pork in a vacuum sealed bag. So I am not sure silicone bags would be ideal for me...

[fzxdoc]

I was thinking the same thing about SVQ. I could cut pork butts to small chunks like realdocBBQ does and use a few of the half gallon silicone bags for them. But for a chuck roast or brisket, I'd still have to go with the big plastic bags. Truth be told, the idea of doing a 24-36 hour cook in plastic any more has my antennae twitching, and not in a good way.

K.

[coupster]

I source my rolls at FoodVacBags Vacuum Seal Zipper Bags - Gallon 11" X 16" Resealable They offer these hybrids - a vac bag with a zip lock molded in. Sadly the bags are currently out of stock. They say 'soon'. Time will tell.
The zip lock will solve your timing problem. Maybe even eliminate it.
I bought a set awhile back because I thought I was wasting bags by having to cut off the seal for reuse with dry goods. They are sturdy. I reuse therm until they get dirty from a liquid. The 100 are going to last me years.

[fzxdoc]

Great idea. Your link didn't work for me. But I found the ziplock bags here:

https://foodvacbags.com/collections/vacuum-seal-zipper-bags/products/11-x-16-zipper-gallon-bags-100-count

K.

[smokenoob]

What happened to “Better life through plastics!”?
guess that was the 60’s 😁😂

[fzxdoc]

Or how about this one, smokenoob :

K.

[smokenoob]

😂😂😂