russej02 ReviewsVacuum sealing food with liquid can be tricky with a regular edge-style vacuum sealer because the machine can start pulling the liquid toward the vacuum port. In this video, I show the method I use to seal food containing liquid without sucking the liquid into the machine.
How I Vacuum Seal Liquids With a Regular Vacuum Sealer
The trick I use is simple: I hold the vacuum sealer up in the air and let the bag hang down below it. Gravity keeps the liquid at the bottom of the bag while the machine pulls the air out. That gives me more time to vacuum the bag without the liquid racing toward the vacuum port. Once I have the vacuum I want, I seal the bag.
Why This Works Better Than Leaving the Sealer Flat
When the vacuum sealer is sitting flat on the counter, the liquid has a much easier path toward the vacuum port as the air is pulled from the bag. By raising the sealer and letting the bag hang below it, gravity helps keep the liquid lower in the bag while the air is removed. It doesn't eliminate the need to watch the bag, but it gives me much better control when sealing foods with marinades or other liquids.
The Vacuum Sealer I Used
For this video, I used an Anova edge-style vacuum sealer. This method isn't specific to that exact machine, but it worked well for me because I could hold the sealer up while letting the bag hang below it.
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Use the Right Vacuum Sealer Bags
With an edge-style vacuum sealer, I use textured vacuum bags that have channels to help the machine pull air out of the bag.
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Final Thoughts
If you only occasionally need to vacuum seal food with liquid, this gravity method can make a regular edge-style vacuum sealer much easier to use. If you vacuum seal marinades and liquids all the time, a chamber vacuum sealer is still the easier option.