# Vacuum packing food, what should I try?

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [January 19, 2008, 7:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vacuum-packing-food-what-should-i-try/434132 "2008-01-19T07:10:13Z")\
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**Author:** ![Critical1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3e96dc/32.png) [@Critical1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Critical1)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2008, 7:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vacuum-packing-food-what-should-i-try/434132/1 "2008-01-19T07:10:13Z")

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just got a food saver vacuum packer thing and so far I am having a fun sucking the air out of stuff and freezing lumps of soup. but I realize there is more to cooking and freezing than that.

vacuum marinades are something I have some experience with as a place I worked had rotisserie chicken marinaded that way (divine by the way) does anyone have a good easy to make or off the shelf marinade to recommend? chicken/fish/pork/beef I will cook anything.

also anyone tried freezing meals? I cooked up a pot roast with taters, carrots, peppers, and pineapple the other day and then packaged the veggies in with thick slices of pot roast. looks great but I am not so sure how it will reheat down the road.

I was thinking of doing the same with a breakfast mix I make with veggies eggs and bacon/sausage and then having ready to eat morning food.

one thing I found works wonders with packaging soups/stews/chili is not to just freeze it first (yeah I know they point this out) but I picked up some plastic trays that are about 2" deep and maybe 1/2 inch or so narrower than the bags are. perfect for freezing single servings of liquidy stuff and they come out in bricks for easy stacking.

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**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2008, 8:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vacuum-packing-food-what-should-i-try/434132/2 "2008-01-19T08:03:57Z")

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Whatever you do, don’t try to vacuum pack Cheetohs.

ETA: I mean, sure they’ll be flat and easy to stack. If you think that’s worth pulverized Cheetohs, well, go nuts.