To appetizing pieces of meat turned intofragrant and juicy kebab, they need a good marinade and a few hours spent in the fridge. But what to do if a kebab is needed right now and there is no time to pickle meat? Hardly many are willing to buy ready-made semi-finished products in the store - this is an expensive and dubious pleasure. Molecular kitchen, known for its cooking methods using the laws of physics, came to the aid of modern housewives. Meet the vacuum express marinator.
What it is?
Marinator vacuum is relatively younghousehold appliance in the market of kitchen appliances, which reduces the time of marinating products from 6-8 hours to 9-15 minutes. With the help of the marinator they prepare not only kebabs, but also pickled mushrooms, lightly salted cucumbers, various vegetables and fish dishes, salads and much more.
Taste of products cookedIn a high-tech way, it does not differ at all from those that had lain in the refrigerator for several hours. The device saves a lot of time, it does not take up much space in the kitchen and is relatively inexpensive.
How does the marinator
The vacuum marinator is a simple one.the design, the main elements of which is a cylindrical container, pump or built-in electric pump for pumping out air and a stationary rotator. It is easy and simple to use the device; it is enough to load the products and ingredients for the marinade into a container and pump air out of 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 is automatically turned off.
The advantages of the device
Why does any housewife find a device such as a marinator useful?
- Vacuum container allows you to store unused products in the refrigerator longer than usual.
- Habitual food, pre-pickled in the device, acquires a new taste.
- The corrugated plate inside the marinator adds softness and tenderness to the pieces of meat, as if beating them off.
- The device independently mixes all the components inside the container, evenly distributing the marinade.
- The container is roomy, but the device itself is easily disassembled and does not take up much space in the kitchen.
- The device copes with its main task - marinates in just 9 minutes.
Choosing wisely
Today's devices for express marinating foodbecoming more and more popular, in connection with this, an increasing number of models of such equipment appear on the market. The main producer of the miraculous apparatus is the Celestial, 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 spoil too quickly? There are several points to pay attention to before buying:
- Marinators differ in volume and weight of the load. 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 useful detail as a grooved plate for beating meat.
- Manual air pump is used to pump air.or electric pump. The latter option is more expensive, since it is much more convenient to use it. But in the event of a breakdown, the manual pump is easy to replace, whereas, as in the event of a malfunction in the electric pump, the marinator itself will have to be thrown away.
- The vacuum container can be made ofmetal, 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 container made of tempered glass, it will definitely be able to hold back shocks and falls from a small height.
- Higher power of the device will slightly reduce the process of cooking, but the electricity will not exactly save.
- A safer model will be with a timer and an automatic shutdown function.
What can be cooked in a marinator
The real mistress will easily find manyapplications such as marinator. The recipes for the device do not end on kebabs and lightly salted cucumbers, it is possible to cook a lot of dishes, change the usual dinner to unrecognizability.
Habitual pickled cabbage can be madein a few minutes, placing one chopped forks and two carrots in the device, pour the prepared brine in advance and run 2 cycles of 9 minutes each. For brine, mix half a glass of water with 1/3 cup of vinegar and 1/3 cup of vegetable oil. Also add 2 tablespoons of sugar and a tablespoon of salt to the pickle, as well as spices and garlic to taste.
Even those who have not dealt with the marinator, withCrunchy champignons can be easily cooked in it. To do this, 0.5 kg of mushrooms is poured in a container of a marinator with a glass of hot water with 30 grams of sugar and salt and 50 ml of acetic essence. Spices and seasonings are added to taste, and the device is launched three times in a row.
How else use marinator?Recipes for various dishes that will surprise any gourmet can be thought up on their own - just use a little imagination. A skillful hostess with a marinator in service will surely get something interesting.
