Cook sous vide with Epack’s Cook in pouch

Are you a backpacker or love to cook in the easiest way? Then sous vide cooking must be the ultimate solution for you. New to the term? Well, ‘sous vide’ comes from French which means “under vacuum”, which refers to the process of vacuum-sealing any food in a bag and then cooking it to a very precise temperature in a water bath. You will be surprised to know that through this technique you can produce restaurant style taste of your cooking which is sometimes impossible to achieve by normal way.

What makes a difference in sous vide method cooking?

You can find notable differences in four key areas while using sous vide cooking –

·         Consistency

·         taste

·         waste reduction

·         flexibility 

Why so? Because in this process food is cooked to a precise temperature for a short amount of time, which turns your cooked food very consistent. Proper sous vide cooking helps to lock in the vapour, moisture, and cooking juices during the cooking period. It also helps to preserve products from oxidation. This makes food to be cooked in its juices, which makes it moist and tender, enhancing the taste.

As this is a precision cooking technique so your foods like meat or poultry do not dry out or lose its volume like traditional cooking. Not only that it gives you great flexibility as you don’t need to pay constant attention during cooking as it brings your food to the exact temperature and holds there. There is no chance of over cooking.

Cook in Pouch –a quick solution from Epack for sous vide cooking

Now that you are quite aware of fundamentals of sous vide cooking, your next question should be which container should be used for it? Well, you can use traditional cookware for it, but here at Epack, we offer multi purpose cook in pouch, which are basically zip lock pouch specially manufactured for sous vide cooking. You can use it as storage bags as well. These are available in both stand up or flat collections.

Well, you must be worried how a zip lock plastic material can be used for cooking in so high temperature? Typically this cook in pouch is made from polyethylene plastic which will start to melt between 90.6 degrees Celsius- 100 degrees C. What then? For your knowledge,  most sous vide cooking temperatures are below 88 degrees C, and Epack’s cook in pouches are safety tested for cooking up to 115 degree C. So you must not need to worry about melting. Moreover, an optimal thermal transfer from vapours generated during cooking reduces the risk of bacterial growth.

Know the safety regarding Epack’s cook in pouch material

At Epack we manufacture cook in pouch bags using high-density polyethylene, low-density polyethylene, and polypropylene which are according to the latest research, the safest plastics for use with food. So, there is no possibility that chemicals may leach into the food while they are heated during cooking. These pouches are BPA and dioxin-free. Some of the features of Epack’s cook in pouch are –

• FDA and EC approved
• Dioxin or BPA free
• Can be used up to 115 degrees C temperature.
• Microwave and freezer safe
•  Zipper closure
• Available as stand up or with flat bottom
• 90-micron plastic

Our cook in pouches are available in variable sizes and with different carton sizes at a competitive price. Enjoy your sous vide cooking with Epack's ‘on the go' cook in pouch.