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BigO · 11-19-2019, 11:33 AM

I really detest that infernal machine. Grinding up 30 pounds of brisket and chuck is far easier than getting that machine to seal it up and freeze it.

Jester · 11-19-2019, 01:33 PM

Yeah anything will screw it up. A little wrinkle, some unevenness, a little piece of meat or fat. It sucks what it wants from the bag in the hopes of ruining the seal.

Still, it beats the alternative.

Best,
J.

vernonator · 11-20-2019, 05:10 AM

They can be finicky...one trick I have it to par-freeze things like ground meat in zip-top bags, that gets them in the right shape and they are easier to then move to the vaccuum seal bags. I do the same with anything that may be a bit liquidy that is bound for the freezer anyway. Peaches, tomatoes, etc.....may help

mike s · 11-20-2019, 07:22 AM

Trick is to cut the bags bigger than you need and then they seal up just fine. Never had one usual....but then again I double seal both ends. When I BBQ I want to maximize the amount of food I cook because you go through the same amount of wood and time no matter what. This means vacseal for sure.

11-19-2019, 11:33 AM	#1
BigO Publisher/Owner El Chefé BBQ Guru Herf God Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Atlanta. Posts: 55,779	Seal-A-Meal I really detest that infernal machine. Grinding up 30 pounds of brisket and chuck is far easier than getting that machine to seal it up and freeze it. __________________ Every time you think you've become too cynical, the world finds a way to teach you that the real problem is that you haven't become cynical enough Free speech is free speech is free speech. There is no qualifier. If you aren't outraged, you aren't paying attention. Never attribute malice to that what can be explained as stupidity. Unborn lives matter too.

11-19-2019, 01:33 PM	#2
Jester Contributing Editor Club Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Saint Pete Fl/Montgomery Al Posts: 4,017	Yeah anything will screw it up. A little wrinkle, some unevenness, a little piece of meat or fat. It sucks what it wants from the bag in the hopes of ruining the seal. Still, it beats the alternative. Best, J. __________________ A general dissolution of principles and manners will more surely overthrow the liberties of America than the whole force of the common enemy. - Samuel Adams, 1779

11-20-2019, 05:10 AM	#3
vernonator Herf Meister Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Is this Heaven? No it's Iowa Posts: 5,291	They can be finicky...one trick I have it to par-freeze things like ground meat in zip-top bags, that gets them in the right shape and they are easier to then move to the vaccuum seal bags. I do the same with anything that may be a bit liquidy that is bound for the freezer anyway. Peaches, tomatoes, etc.....may help __________________ We few, we happy few, we band of brothers; For he to-day that sheds his blood with me Shall be my brother; be he ne'er so vile

11-20-2019, 07:22 AM	#4
mike s Contributing Editor Club Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Tx / Cozumel Posts: 3,918	Trick is to cut the bags bigger than you need and then they seal up just fine. Never had one usual....but then again I double seal both ends. When I BBQ I want to maximize the amount of food I cook because you go through the same amount of wood and time no matter what. This means vacseal for sure.