Transporting briskets to a competition

[Captain Caveman]

We use large food service bags, tied in a knot. We get them from the kansas city BBQ store. We used to use the 2xl ziplock bags, but the ones from the KC BBQ store are a LOT cheaper.

 

[Jorge]

I can buy a lot of Ziploc XL bags for that much money! :-D

I thought my option was reasonable, in comparison to that Plowboy guy:wink::lol:

 

[tonto1117]

I know, I know....one more thing to buy......

http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/t...parentType=index&indexId=cat601233&hasJS=true

It has bigger bags......

Been thinking about getting one of these ever since I saw Spice's post on the vac sealer he bought himself Christmas before last. Iv'e looked at the one you posted from Cabela's online a few times and the "refurbished" part has me a bit concerned....any insights?

 

[Jorge]

Been thinking about getting one of these ever since I saw Spice's post on the vac sealer he bought himself Christmas before last. Iv'e looked at the one you posted from Cabela's online a few times and the "refurbished" part has me a bit concerned....any insights?

Mine has performed like a champ so far. Our schedules are so demanding at times that it's a lifesaver. We can fit a casserole dish in and seal it up for later use. We've used ours a couple of times a week on average, and sometimes more often without a problem.

You can buy them new as well and it's a great unit. I think it comes down to what your needs are, and how often you will use it. For anything that has a bone in it I still pull out the Foodsaver bags, but other than that we need to be packing up a lot of food to pull out the retired Foodsavers we have in the pantry.

My .02

 

[tonto1117]

Mine has performed like a champ so far. Our schedules are so demanding at times that it's a lifesaver. We can fit a casserole dish in and seal it up for later use. We've used ours a couple of times a week on average, and sometimes more often without a problem.

You can buy them new as well and it's a great unit. I think it comes down to what your needs are, and how often you will use it. For anything that has a bone in it I still pull out the Foodsaver bags, but other than that we need to be packing up a lot of food to pull out the retired Foodsavers we have in the pantry.

My .02

Thanks for the info.

 

[Gowan]

You can get a polycarbonate brine box from Sam's Club with lids that fit fairly tightly. I like to use them for both raw meat storage and keeping injected meat safely contained. Cooler water usually is no problem because it has to be about six inches deep before there is any danger of getting in the box. Just make sure the size you buy will fit in your cooler.

 

[moocow]

Glad bags, double bagged.

 

[BoneDaddy's]

My butcher will usually throw in a few extra large bags and buthcer paper. If not I will use a smaller platic bin from Target or Lowes. I use to use ice bags, but will switch to the frozen gallon of water, great idea!

-Frank

 

[KC_Bobby]

Doesn't the film let in water if there is any in the cooler?

Line the bottom and ends of the meat cooler with frozen jugs of water. Half gallon apple juice bottles fit nicely in 100-150 qt coolers.

 

[big brother smoke]

This may work RonL: http://cgi.ebay.com/50-NEW-ZIP-LOCK-PLASTIC-BAGS-18-X-24-X-2MIL-ORGANIZE_W0QQitemZ380131302735QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item5881975d4f&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=65%3A12%7C66%3A2%7C39%3A1%7C72%3A1205%7C240%3A1318%7C301%3A1%7C293%3A1%7C294%3A50

 

[beerguy]

Glad bags, double bagged.

Didn't someone post a hilarious story a few yrs back about glad trash bags, a pepsi product, and a couple of dogs? Phil, maybe you can chime in....