Seal Food for Sous Vide Cooking or the Freezer with Just a Bowl of Water

Vacuum sealing is a great way to preserve your food and keep it from getting freezer burn. If you don't want to invest in a vacuum sealer, though, or don't have the space for it, the Kitchen Konfidence blog offers this inexpensive alternative: Use a ziplock bag and a bowl of cold water.

Brandon Matzek illustrates on his blog this Modernist "water displacement method" of sealing in food:

Basically, you place food in a ziplock bag, then slowly lower the bag in a bowl of cold water. The water will push out all of the air, and press the plastic up against the food. Once the water is just below the ziplock, seal the bag closed.

He uses this for sous viding food on his stove?in this case, cheese for a nearly fat-free mac and cheese?as well as bulk meats that are going into the freezer.

Check out this innovative method of making mac and cheese, adapted from Modernist Cuisine at Home.

Fat-Free Mac and Cheese [well, virtually fat-free] | Kitchen Konfidence

Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/lifehacker/full/~3/268SA1n2QXc/seal-food-for-sous-vide-cooking-or-the-freezer-with-just-a-bowl-of-water

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