What would you talented and knowledgeable people suggest for a good Meat injector and vacume machine for home use?
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Until the talented and knowledgable folks get here,I'll give my $0.02.
Tilia,midrange.
It has the port and tube to vac seal jars,spice jars,bottles,etc.
It also has manual overide to seal it when you want.
For home use these Cajun inectors from hawgeyes.com do a good job.
Cajun injector.
The plastic ones wear out pretty quick and I seem to always break the glass ones.
A member of this forum and a pellethead makes these below in Jaxville.
No Cents injectors
For the whole hog/shoulder cook,scroll to the last item on the page,below.
Brine Pump with Hose
Tilia,midrange.
It has the port and tube to vac seal jars,spice jars,bottles,etc.
It also has manual overide to seal it when you want.
For home use these Cajun inectors from hawgeyes.com do a good job.
Cajun injector.
The plastic ones wear out pretty quick and I seem to always break the glass ones.
A member of this forum and a pellethead makes these below in Jaxville.
No Cents injectors
For the whole hog/shoulder cook,scroll to the last item on the page,below.
Brine Pump with Hose
It depends on how much volumme of injecting you are doing. I use an F. Dick for large pieces of meat like hams and such, or for high volume. On the otherhand if you are just brining a turkey or single hog loins, you wouldnt need something that elaborate. Morton Salt sells a S/S syringe type injector on their website for this purpose.
I use a FoodSaver. I like it. Others have Simbas, and swear by them. I dont have any experience with those, but I hear the bags are cheaper than FoodSavers. Is that right Simba users?
I use a FoodSaver. I like it. Others have Simbas, and swear by them. I dont have any experience with those, but I hear the bags are cheaper than FoodSavers. Is that right Simba users?
Hey, Tom, you snuck your post in before me while I was checking to see if I had elaborate spelled right. lol
Those nocents injectors are pretty cool. Do you know if they are rated for commercial use? They took a common yard tool, or in my companies case, a tool we use to clean condensers off with during the summer, and made a real deal BBQ tool out of it. Pretty bright friends you have!
Those nocents injectors are pretty cool. Do you know if they are rated for commercial use? They took a common yard tool, or in my companies case, a tool we use to clean condensers off with during the summer, and made a real deal BBQ tool out of it. Pretty bright friends you have!
I originally went the FS route for it's price and versatility. But I did have an ongoing problem making bags stay sealed. So I ended up getting a Simbo and love it's ease of use and the fact the bags do stay sealed. I believe there is a very detailed thread here (do a search on Simbo) showing costs, places to get bags, Ebay purchases, etc that should be helpful. I still use my FS with the vacumn tube to seal mason jars and a marinade container.
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I don't know about the rating on Stephen's.
He is an engineering type and been around cook teams a long time.
He'll be at Lakeland and I'll try to remember to ask.
A bunch of teams use them.
The picture on the allied site is the F. Dick and you're right,it will blow a pork chop up to a football.
He is an engineering type and been around cook teams a long time.
He'll be at Lakeland and I'll try to remember to ask.
A bunch of teams use them.
The picture on the allied site is the F. Dick and you're right,it will blow a pork chop up to a football.
In reading all your replies It looks like Simbo is the way to go.
Those garden sprayer injection systems are quite a idea! how will they handle "chunkie" juice?
I've gone through countless plastic and glass injecters.
Those garden sprayer injection systems are quite a idea! how will they handle "chunkie" juice?
I've gone through countless plastic and glass injecters.
Check out the last post in that link above. There was an offer to get bags and even a unit new for the price of used. Worth checking out.
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My Tilia works very well. I buy my bags off ebay and I save about half the price of retail. Dj
The deluxe sprayer/injector seems to handle pretty large ingredients.
I have a Tilia.. I thought I liked it until recently looking in my freezer... but it looks like I'm having the same problems as Cadillac..
The bags seal fine.. the ones that don't are obvious.. they start letting some air in immediately. However, even some of those that appear to seal well I am finding have not and the meat is full of ice crystals and air.
So far, I've only used Tilia bags, altho I bought a batch of B&D to use when I run out of the Tilia's
Right now, I'm not a happy camper. It's pretty important to keep the area of the bag that is being sealed clean of food that would impare a good seal. I have NO idea what my sealing problems are from.
FWIW, there is a Foodsaver group on Yahoo.
The bags seal fine.. the ones that don't are obvious.. they start letting some air in immediately. However, even some of those that appear to seal well I am finding have not and the meat is full of ice crystals and air.
So far, I've only used Tilia bags, altho I bought a batch of B&D to use when I run out of the Tilia's
Right now, I'm not a happy camper. It's pretty important to keep the area of the bag that is being sealed clean of food that would impare a good seal. I have NO idea what my sealing problems are from.
FWIW, there is a Foodsaver group on Yahoo.
Only problem I ever had on a Tilia with a bag loosing its vacuum was because I allowed moisture to prevent a good seal. Its very important to not let any blood or juices interfere with the seal.
Either semi-freeze the product being sealed 1st or use the paper towel trick.
Either semi-freeze the product being sealed 1st or use the paper towel trick.
Are you guys sure that the problems are with the seal and not tiny holes that get poked in the bag while in the freezer? I've had that happen, maybe from bones or ice in the meat or other stuff in the freezer. Checked it out by taking the stuff out of the bad bag, then filling it with water, squishing, and looking for drips.