cryovac

Airtight cold storage

Cryovac is a brand name for vacuum-sealed plastic packaging, often used generically for the process itself.

Food is placed in a plastic bag, the air is removed, and the bag is heat-sealed to preserve freshness: The steaks came cryovaced from the butcher.

The technique extends shelf life and is standard in commercial meat processing and sous vide cooking.

packaging

shrink-wrap

Plastic packaging that tightens

food preservationProtecting edibles from rot
airtightImpervious to atmosphere
sous videCooking in sealed bags

meat packing · freshness · shelf life · moisture barrier · oxygen removal · heat shrink · pouch · butcher · wholesale · cold storage

culinary

sous vide

Cooking in sealed bags

water bathHeated vessel within vessel
low-temperatureLacking heat, cool
marinatingSoaking food in flavored liquid

brining · tenderizing · infusing · chef · meal prep · slow cooking · protein · steak · poaching · juiciness

preservation

long-term storage

Keeping things for years

freezingExtremely cold
agingGrowing older over time
curingRestoring health or preserving

fermentation · charcuterie · cheese aging · anaerobic · pantry · stockpiling · hunting · fishing · game processing · harvest

Opposites

packaging method

cryovacunwrapped

Removed outer covering

unpackaged · unsealed · uncovered · exposed · open container

food preservation technique

cryovacunpreserved

Not kept from decay

exposed · uncovered · unpacked · air-dried · sun-dried

Family

cryo, cryogenic, cryogenics, cryotherapy, cryopreservation, cryonics, cryostat, vacuum, vacuums

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Profile: Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Rated G