What's that got to do with cooking you ask? Well, my friends, apparently my obsession with vacuuming the air out of things doesn't end with pillows and last seasons clothing. I also have a love for my food-vacuum-saver.Last Christmas I put this handy little item on my wish list and my oh-so-fabulous mother got it for me. Let me just say, the first several weeks of this appliance didn't go all that swell. I found I wasn't using it as often as I thought and frankly, we just didn't have a ton of leftovers. It just didn't fit into many practical areas of my kitchen.
That is, until I started marinating in it!
Let me tell you-this thing is the wonder-marinater. Whisk up some marinade, lay the meat in the bag, pour the marinade over it, seal and suck. Suck with all the might it will allow--and then set it in the refrigerator and walk away for 24 hours. Take the package out of the refrigerator 30 minutes prior to cooking and let the meat rest--and you're good to go. This little dream-machine will have marinated your meat, fish, etc. to a lovely flavor that is deep within every nook of your meal.
Again, I'm obsessed.
Tonight, I had top sirloin steak from Omaha Steaks (which, I have to say, were amazing) and had marinated them overnight in soy sauce, teriyaki sauce and white balsamic vinegar, with just a tad of whole-grain dijon mustard. Hot-dang were these good steaks from the grill!
I shall never marinade any other way.
So, ladies, if you're in the market for a new "must-have" kitchen gadget, this is the one I'm saying you need. It preserves, it marinades, it's compact and its cheap. Really, an all-around-win.
