Leaking Chicken

Vision · 04-27-2012, 07:44 AM

Upon opening my refrigerator door for OJ this morning I received a pleasant surprise...the chicken marinating in a zip lock back- encased in a outer plastic bag- had leaked all over the refrigerator. Like leaking into bottom draws and in little areas under the glass that you can see but not get to. Fun!

Even the best half gallon zip lock bags always seem to leak. What is the best way to marinate in a bag? Maybe the zip lock bags could be wrapped in plastic wrap?

What is your solution? Marinating in a bag seems best.

Ron_L · 04-27-2012, 07:46 AM

I try to place the bag in one of the fridge drawers with the zipper part help up by the drawer when it closes. I hope that makes sense. You could also place the bag in a big bowl.

bassbuster33 · 04-27-2012, 07:51 AM

I set whatever marinating in a bowl or a deep pan and I arrange it so the top of the bag is on top.

BBQ Bandit · 04-27-2012, 08:02 AM

Future lesson learned... place ziplock in another container for leak/puncture prevention.

At least you didn't end up with a marinated dog.
http://www.bbq-brethren.com/forum/showthread.php?t=7211

bluetang · 04-27-2012, 08:04 AM

Ditto on the bowl.

Zak · 04-27-2012, 09:09 AM

Why doesn't it surprise me that a ziplock leaked?? Because for whatever reason ziplock bags ALWAYS seem to leak for me. I will not be buying anymore ziplock bags but will get whatever generic brand they have or glad bags. Over the past month i've had every ziplock bag leak in the fridge but once i switched over a cheapo brand, no more leaks. I still try to take extra steps just in case a bag were to leak, since we all know how fun it is to cleanup chicken or pork juice out of every nook in a fridge. I like to keep 1 veggie draw empty and put the bags in there so if it were to leak, it'd be contained. So, ditch the ziplocks.

landarc · 04-27-2012, 09:35 AM

I do what Ron does, or what Bandit does. I don't trust any Ziploc bag.

Wampus · 04-27-2012, 09:38 AM

Vacuum seal bags are better. Other than that.....yep....place bag in bowl or pan. No matter what the commercials say.....ziplocks suck.

fingerlickin' · 04-27-2012, 09:40 AM

Farking ziplock!

BBQ&Beyond · 04-27-2012, 10:37 AM

Vacuum bags are the way to go.

chicagokp · 04-27-2012, 11:20 AM

+ 1 on vacuum bags. They work great.

When I do use a ziplock, I use whatever the smallest tupperware that it will fit in. Or sometimes I use a half or quarter sheet pan to catch anything leaking.

That totally sucks. We just had a bottle of salad dressing tip over in the back of the fridge that dripped down over everything. Went in the crisper drawer as well. The fridge and everything inside reeked of vinegar for a while. So I feel your pain.

Rover24 · 04-27-2012, 11:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bassbuster33

I set whatever marinating in a bowl or a deep pan and I arrange it so the top of the bag is on top.

+1 for ^^^

jacksedona · 04-27-2012, 11:34 AM

hi vision and brethren,
i also use plastic bowls with snap on tops to marinate in,my zip loc ks leaked so i used to stick them into a plastic bowl
http://thebarbecuemaster.net

Stoke&Smoke · 04-27-2012, 11:40 AM

On a side note, you should clean your entire fridge, and everything the marinade may have touched so you don't risk salmonella.

I always put anything marinating in a bag, and then into either a bowl or plastic container, especially poultry

Food poisoning is no fun

markdtn · 04-27-2012, 11:59 AM

I always marinate in a ziplock in a drawer. That way when it leaks I can pull the drawer out and wash it thoroughly. I have had less trouble with genuine ziplock freezer (double zipper) bags than generic or other, but they still leak when marinating sometimes. If it won't fit in a drawer, I use glass bowls with plastic cling wrap.

04-27-2012, 07:44 AM	#1
Vision is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 09-11-11 Location: Baltimore, Maryland Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Leaking Chicken Upon opening my refrigerator door for OJ this morning I received a pleasant surprise...the chicken marinating in a zip lock back- encased in a outer plastic bag- had leaked all over the refrigerator. Like leaking into bottom draws and in little areas under the glass that you can see but not get to. Fun! Even the best half gallon zip lock bags always seem to leak. What is the best way to marinate in a bag? Maybe the zip lock bags could be wrapped in plastic wrap? What is your solution? Marinating in a bag seems best.

04-27-2012, 07:46 AM	#2
Ron_L Moderator Join Date: 12-09-04 Location: Chicago 'Burbs Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I try to place the bag in one of the fridge drawers with the zipper part help up by the drawer when it closes. I hope that makes sense. You could also place the bag in a big bowl. __________________ "Ron Rico, Boss. You can call me Captain Ron..." Save The Fatty! FEC-100/BWS Party/Memphis Pro SS/PBC/LBGE X 2/SBGE/Mini BGE/Nomad Pellet-matic/Good-One Model 42/WSM X 2/Cookshack Smokette 008/Weber Performer/Weber Gasser/Weber Kettle X 2/Weber Smokey Joe/WGA/UDS/Coffee Roasting Gasser and a pickle Remembering a friend

04-27-2012, 07:51 AM	#3
bassbuster33 On the road to being a farker Join Date: 02-27-09 Location: Portland, OR Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I set whatever marinating in a bowl or a deep pan and I arrange it so the top of the bag is on top. __________________ An 18.5" WSM and a Char-Griller Duo.

04-27-2012, 08:02 AM	#4
BBQ Bandit Babbling Farker Join Date: 02-15-08 Location: Harrisburg, PA Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	Future lesson learned... place ziplock in another container for leak/puncture prevention. At least you didn't end up with a marinated dog. http://www.bbq-brethren.com/forum/showthread.php?t=7211 __________________ Bacon should be capitalized as a pronoun for pork! A BBQ Servant; cooking for the Troops, Churches, and Charity Operation BBQ Relief founding member Lang 84 Deluxe Kitchen known as "The Glamazon" Custom Klose Backyard Chef... of Snot, 22.5 WSM Former smokers; Lang 60 Mobile - The Damsel II, Lang 48 Patio - The Damsel, and Bubba Keg Grill - RIP

04-27-2012, 08:04 AM	#5
bluetang Quintessential Chatty Farker Join Date: 08-06-10 Location: Stuart, Fl Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Ditto on the bowl. __________________ Homegrown 120 Gallon Reverse Flow, Homey, the Homegrown Kettle, 3 UDS's, 3 Stack Pro Q Excel 20, 18.5" Elderly(but not retired) WSM, 150lb Capacity Homegrown Electric and a CA gasserrrr Bicycle Fast Polder Thermo, Indisputably Fastest Purple Thermapen, SAI Satay Grill

04-27-2012, 09:09 AM	#6
Zak On the road to being a farker Join Date: 11-23-10 Location: Monson, MA Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Why doesn't it surprise me that a ziplock leaked?? Because for whatever reason ziplock bags ALWAYS seem to leak for me. I will not be buying anymore ziplock bags but will get whatever generic brand they have or glad bags. Over the past month i've had every ziplock bag leak in the fridge but once i switched over a cheapo brand, no more leaks. I still try to take extra steps just in case a bag were to leak, since we all know how fun it is to cleanup chicken or pork juice out of every nook in a fridge. I like to keep 1 veggie draw empty and put the bags in there so if it were to leak, it'd be contained. So, ditch the ziplocks.

04-27-2012, 09:35 AM	#7
landarc somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 06-26-09 Location: San Leandro, CA Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I do what Ron does, or what Bandit does. I don't trust any Ziploc bag. __________________ "perhaps...but then again...maybe not..." careful there son, those ribs are boiling hot... \_\|_/ (='.'=) Here there be bunnies... (")_(")ooo Pacific Rim BBQ Bob's Brew and Que

04-27-2012, 09:38 AM	#8
Wampus somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 06-05-09 Location: Mooresville, IN Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Vacuum seal bags are better. Other than that.....yep....place bag in bowl or pan. No matter what the commercials say.....ziplocks suck. __________________ Big JT's Smokin' BBQ Competition Team “If we could change ourselves, the tendencies in the world would also change. As a man changes his own nature, so does the attitude of the world change towards him. We need not wait to see what others do.” - Mahatma Gandhi

04-27-2012, 09:40 AM	#9
fingerlickin' Babbling Farker Join Date: 07-08-10 Location: Boyertown, PA Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Farking ziplock! __________________ Jason "I can get a good look at a T-bone by sticking my head up a bull's a$$, but I'd rather take a butcher's word for it". - Tommy Callahan III XL Big Green Egg, 22.5 Weber OTS, WSJ Gold/Mini WSM, 18" & 22" WSM Flyers Orange Thermapen WAEFAY...WWGALD???

04-27-2012, 10:37 AM	#10
BBQ&Beyond Got Wood. Join Date: 08-10-11 Location: Preston, MD Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Vacuum bags are the way to go.

04-27-2012, 11:20 AM	#11
chicagokp is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 02-17-11 Location: Chicago north 'burbs IL Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	+ 1 on vacuum bags. They work great. When I do use a ziplock, I use whatever the smallest tupperware that it will fit in. Or sometimes I use a half or quarter sheet pan to catch anything leaking. That totally sucks. We just had a bottle of salad dressing tip over in the back of the fridge that dripped down over everything. Went in the crisper drawer as well. The fridge and everything inside reeked of vinegar for a while. So I feel your pain. __________________ UDS - Midi Me - Weber Performer - 22.5 Weber OTG - Weber Genesis - GOSM White Lightning Thermopen

04-27-2012, 11:34 AM	#13
jacksedona Take a breath! Join Date: 03-11-12 Location: phoenix,arizona Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	hi vision and brethren, i also use plastic bowls with snap on tops to marinate in,my zip loc ks leaked so i used to stick them into a plastic bowl http://thebarbecuemaster.net __________________ alan weber smoker,one touch,go anywhere,masterbuilt

04-27-2012, 11:40 AM	#14
Stoke&Smoke Babbling Farker Join Date: 12-18-07 Location: Woodridge, IL Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	On a side note, you should clean your entire fridge, and everything the marinade may have touched so you don't risk salmonella. I always put anything marinating in a bag, and then into either a bowl or plastic container, especially poultry Food poisoning is no fun __________________ 2 Skinny Cooks Competition Team http://2SkinnyCooks.blogspot.com KCBS CJ/TC #17139 Member ILBBQS Too many cookers to list

04-27-2012, 11:59 AM	#15
markdtn Take a breath! Join Date: 06-03-10 Location: Chattanooga, TN Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I always marinate in a ziplock in a drawer. That way when it leaks I can pull the drawer out and wash it thoroughly. I have had less trouble with genuine ziplock freezer (double zipper) bags than generic or other, but they still leak when marinating sometimes. If it won't fit in a drawer, I use glass bowls with plastic cling wrap.