In order for mouth-watering pieces of meat to turn into a fragrant and juicy kebab, they need a good marinade and several hours spent in the refrigerator. But what if you need a barbecue right now and there is no time to marinate the meat? Hardly many are ready to buy a ready-made semi-finished product in the store - this is an expensive and dubious pleasure. Molecular cuisine has come to the aid of modern housewives, known for its methods of cooking using the laws of physics. Meet the vacuum express marinator.
What is this?
The vacuum marinator is a relatively young household appliance on the market of kitchen appliances, which allows you to reduce the time of marinating food from 6-8 hours to 9-15 minutes. The marinator is used to prepare not only barbecue, but also pickled mushrooms, lightly s alted cucumbers, various vegetable and fish dishes, salads and much more.
The taste of food prepared in a high-tech way is not at all different from those that have lain in the refrigerator for several hours. The device saves a lot of time, while it does not take up much space in the kitchen and costs relativelyinexpensive.
How the marinator works
The vacuum marinator is a simple design, the main elements of which are a cylindrical container, a pump or a built-in electric pump for pumping air and a stationary rotating device. Using the device is easy and simple, just load the products and ingredients for the marinade into the container and pump out the air from it. After that, the container is installed on the station, which begins to rotate it, evenly distributing the marinade. The process takes no more than 9 minutes, after which the marinator turns off automatically.
Device Benefits
Why would any housewife find such a device as a marinator useful?
- Vacuum container keeps unused food in the refrigerator longer than usual.
- Family food, pre-marinated in the appliance, acquires new taste qualities.
- The corrugated plate inside the marinator adds softness and tenderness to the pieces of meat, as if beating them.
- The device itself mixes all the ingredients inside the container, evenly distributing the marinade.
- The container is roomy, but the appliance itself can be easily disassembled and does not take up much space in the kitchen.
- The device perfectly copes with its main task - pickles in just 9 minutes.
Choose wisely
Today, devices for express pickling of food are becoming increasingly popular, in this regard,More and more models of such equipment appear on the market. The main manufacturer of the wonderful device is the Celestial Empire, and among the models stand out "Marinator 9 minutes", "Marinator VES", Supra, Viconte and some others. How to choose among this variety so that the appliance does not gather dust in the kitchen and does not deteriorate too quickly? There are a few things to consider before buying:
- Marinators differ in volume and mass of loading. For family dinners and picnics, it is better to choose a device with a capacity of 4-6 liters, with a load of up to 4 kg.
- Not all models have such a useful detail as a corrugated plate for beating meat.
- A hand pump or an electric pump is used to evacuate air. The latter option is more expensive, as it is much more convenient to use. But in the event of a breakdown, the manual pump is easy to replace, while in the event of a malfunction in the electric pump, you will have to throw away the marinator.
- The vacuum container can be made of metal, transparent plastic or glass. Metal is the most durable option, glass is the most useful. You can find an alternative in the form of a tempered glass container, it will definitely be able to withstand bumps and falls from a small height.
- Higher power of the appliance will slightly reduce the cooking process, but it will definitely not save electricity.
- Safeer will be a model with a timer and an automatic shutdown function.
What can be cooked in a marinator
Real hostess is easywill find many applications for such a device as a marinator. Recipes for the device do not end with kebabs and lightly s alted cucumbers, you can cook a lot of dishes in it, change your usual dinner beyond recognition.
Familiar to all pickled cabbage can be made in a few minutes by placing one chopped fork and two carrots in the device, pour in the prepared brine and run 2 cycles of 9 minutes. For the brine, mix half a cup of water with 1/3 cup of vinegar and 1/3 cup of vegetable oil. Also, 2 tablespoons of sugar and a tablespoon of s alt are added to the brine, as well as spices and garlic to taste.
Even those who have never de alt with a marinator can easily cook crispy champignons in it. To do this, 0.5 kg of mushrooms is poured into a marinator container with a glass of hot water with 30 grams of sugar and s alt and 50 ml of vinegar essence. Spices and seasonings are added to taste, and the device is started three times in a row.
How else is a marinator used? You can come up with recipes for various dishes that will surprise any gourmet on your own - you just need to apply a little imagination. A skilled housewife with a marinator in service will definitely get something interesting.
