New to the marinade tumbler! Hello!
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We have been canning since the 70’s, but used to probably do more back then than we do now as we had bigger & more productive gardens & I learn something new it seems every time we do something & forget even more. We use a big Presto Aluminum Pressure canner, but not always in the pressure mode. we have canned preserves (jellies, jams, etc. I call them all preserves just about), fruit butters, pickled this that & the other (Okra, Asparagus, Peppers, Onions, Oiled Peppers, regular pickles, Turnips, I am sure I forgot something), Spiced fruits, Green Beans, Asparagus, Tomatoes, King Creole Sauce, Peas, Hot Sauce, Okra, & Chow Chow. Then we dry things, mostly peppers & we have tried watermelon, & some other fruit slices. We probably do more preserves these days & dry peppers, but not too much because we have a lot.
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It sounds like a lot of folks (here and in other arenas) use the Presto pressure canners, and a lot of folks seem to like them. I’m getting more and more interested. What to others around here have to say about them?
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We have a big one, I cannot remember how many quarts it is off hand, but it is big & simple. The parts can be ordered on line & I need to order some, before it is too late as we have had it probably over 30 years. It has a weight & a pressure gauge. We used to have a smaller version too, but my wife threw it away as she started reading too many stories & talking to folks claiming they were dangerous. It was actually a nice one for smaller situations & same brand. I like that they are simple (keep it simple works best in the long run with everything!), thus easy to maintain, no DIGITAL parts, etc. It has served us very well over the years. Probably the worst things is we are in an all electric house now unfortunately as I could not afford to bring gas in on this one & we have one of those fancy (I don’t really like it, not simple, & not really high quality, just fancy) glass top ranges & you are not supposed to use the big ones on those. However, it seems to work perfectly fine & we really have no choice on that.
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It sounds like a lot of folks (here and in other arenas) use the Presto pressure canners, and a lot of folks seem to like them. I’m getting more and more interested. What to others around here have to say about them?
TexLaw Canning I have an All American 941 41 Quart Pressure Canner. Now that’s a big one, but I can do 14 quarts at a time and tend to do larger volumes. Best part, this will pass to several generations. They make several smaller sizes. Every part is serviceable so can change handles and bolts as needed. Very safe with a blow-out plug if it were to ever clog. (never went off for me) Highly recommend this pressure cooker.
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TexLaw Canning I have an All American 941 41 Quart Pressure Canner. Now that’s a big one, but I can do 14 quarts at a time and tend to do larger volumes. Best part, this will pass to several generations. They make several smaller sizes. Every part is serviceable so can change handles and bolts as needed. Very safe with a blow-out plug if it were to ever clog. (never went off for me) Highly recommend this pressure cooker.
Chef Wow, that’s a Bigun! It looks like my old paint pot, just about ditto. That gives me some dangerous ideas!
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Alieureka Like austin said, Pa’s Black bull is amazing, the Butter-flavored ais one of my favorites that hasnt been mentioned yet, but seriously on beef and pork the Pa’s is the way to go in my mind! What is he going to use this for? Also, may I ask how you found that specific tumbler as a gift? I just ask because it is on waltonsinc.com/gifts and we are just going “live” with that and was wondering if you saw it there?
This is a good gift and especially helpful if he makes jerky as he can tumble it and go straight from the tumbler to the smoker/dehydrator if he wants instead of holding it for 12 hours. It also works excellently with chicken and some cuts of pork or beef!
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Jonathon Joe Hell I tried out the Cyclops Greek Marinade using the Marinade Express Vacuum Tumbler on some chicken and it was amazing, highly recommended that marinade. I also did one chicken using Goya Picanta Marinade and it was very good as well.
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Has anyone used their tumbler for vegetables? If so whatvdid you do, and what marinade did you use?
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Has anyone used their tumbler for vegetables? If so whatvdid you do, and what marinade did you use?
Tex_77 I have used the five minute marinater on vegetables & it worked well. I would gather the tumbler would work even better. I have used a few different marinates as well as the Greek Cyclops, just as you would for meat, but let it marinate a little longer.
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Tex_77 I think the tumble would ruin any but the hardiest or lightest (leafy) of vegetables. I’d think vacuum sealing them, or the 5 minute marinator that calldoctoday is talking about is your best option.
The express does have settings for broccoli and another for leafy greens so that tracks with my thinking above but something like a pepper or tomato is going to get slaughtered…that might actually be a really really fun experiment!
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Tex_77 I think the tumble would ruin any but the hardiest or lightest (leafy) of vegetables. I’d think vacuum sealing them, or the 5 minute marinator that calldoctoday is talking about is your best option.
The express does have settings for broccoli and another for leafy greens so that tracks with my thinking above but something like a pepper or tomato is going to get slaughtered…that might actually be a really really fun experiment!
Jonathon I know I should probably not be talking here as I have not actually used the tumbler (But, I would be willing to try it for you & provide a review, ha). I am thinking that the broccoli might be more prone to damage than the pepper. I would probably at least gut the peppers in half to get the marinate into the core & still I am thinking they would be fairly durable. Excellent point on the tomatoes, but like you said, that might be an experiment in itself. Maybe you need to devise a salsa or picco de gallo type marinate where you use the initial marinate flavor with the tomatoes, etc. to create the final salsa with the tumbler. You are very likely correct though, that hardier more solid vegetables would work best with the tumbler. Thank you for identifying all that.
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Jonathon Joe Hell I tried out the Cyclops Greek Marinade using the Marinade Express Vacuum Tumbler on some chicken and it was amazing, highly recommended that marinade. I also did one chicken using Goya Picanta Marinade and it was very good as well.
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I so want to get one of these, just not sure it will work properly at elevation.
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lkrfletcher I asked our Application Specialist and he said he thought it would change the way the machine performed but he wasn’t sure if it would be a good thing or a bad thing. I did some google searching (always dangerous) and the consensus seems to be that vac machines are not as effective as the air is less dense so it is harder to remove as much air. I am not sure if that means that this would be 5%, 10% or 50% less though
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lkrfletcher I asked our Application Specialist and he said he thought it would change the way the machine performed but he wasn’t sure if it would be a good thing or a bad thing. I did some google searching (always dangerous) and the consensus seems to be that vac machines are not as effective as the air is less dense so it is harder to remove as much air. I am not sure if that means that this would be 5%, 10% or 50% less though
Jonathon - Thanks for looking into this.
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lkrfletcher There has to be SOME penalty for living in the Mountains, sure you have better air, gorgeous scenery, more wild life, access to amazing outdoor activities BUT I can pull a better vacuum on my tumbler…check mate!
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lkrfletcher There has to be SOME penalty for living in the Mountains, sure you have better air, gorgeous scenery, more wild life, access to amazing outdoor activities BUT I can pull a better vacuum on my tumbler…check mate!
lkrfletcher did you receive a response back from the company?
Isaiah 5:22 Woe to those who are heroes at drinking wine and champions at mixing drinks
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lkrfletcher did you receive a response back from the company?
Tex_77 - Nothing yet.
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