Rival VSMK1 Seal A Meal Marinating Kit

Very Nice Accessory
This is a nice add-on item to the Seal-A-Meal. I'm not sure Amazon's description is adequate, so I'll start there. This is simply a container made for marinating meats. However, it can be used for other purposes too. Inside the bottom half are some raised "bumps" that hold the meat up and allow the marinade to flow under the meat. The top of the container has a one way valve. You connect the plastic hose (included) to it and the other end to your Seal-A-Meal and it sucks the air out of the container, creating a vacuum inside the container that helps open the "pores" of the meat, allowing it to marinate faster and more thoroughly. Once the vacuum is created, you can disconnect the hose and store the contents indefinitely. So, while it's made specifically for marinating, it can be used as a "stay fresh" canister for most anything that will fit inside. When you're ready to open it, you push the "button" on the valve and the outside air rushes in, eliminating the vacuum and...

A great kitchen gadget for marinating your meat
This thing has worked perfectly for me.

My favorite thing to do with it is to make my mom's oriental marinade:

1 onion, chopped
1 cup soy sauce
1 cup garlic infused vinegar
1/4 cup sesame oil
1 piece of fresh ginger, chopped
3 heaping tsps minced garlic, (ca. 4 cloves)
A dash of cumin
A dash of white pepper

(By the way, although I love Chinese and Japanese food I ate meat marinated in this for years before I knew it was an "oriental" marinade. It doesn't taste particularly oriental to me. Just delicious.)

Then take a nice fat London broil and cut it into chunks about the size you'd use for stew (inch to inch and half a side). Poke holes in the meat chunks with skewers or a an old-fashioned ice crusher (the kind with six or eight scary looking spikes sticking out of the business end). Really make a lot of tiny holes.

Pour the marinade into the container, hook up the hose, hit the button, and watch...

Marinating Kit
I like this product. Quality is very good. I use it for other things besides marinating. Store homemade cookies in it, left over soups and stews, etc. I am glad I bought it.

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