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    Home » Recipes » Sous Vide » Sous Vide For Beginners » How To Vacuum Seal Food » How To Vacuum Seal Ribeye For Sous Vide Cooking

    How To Vacuum Seal Ribeye For Sous Vide Cooking

    Published: Aug 7, 2020 · Modified: Apr 5, 2023 by Jenna Passaro · This post may contain affiliate links.

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    how to season and vacuum seal ribeye step by step

    Want to make steak last longer in the freezer? Today I’m demonstrating how to vacuum seal ribeye for sous vide cooking. Once you master food prep with the vacuum sealer, you can buy ribeye in bulk and eat steakhouse dinners at home – any night of the week.

    Your future self will thank you for freezing ribeye…

    Freezing meats for meal prep
    Do you know how long vacuum-sealed ribeye lasts in the freezer? It lasts up to 3 years. If you can’t find an opportunity to use your freezer steak within 3 years, please give me a call. I’m happy to help.

    So let’s whip out those Foodsaver bags and go vacuum seal steak!

    See the video on how to vacuum seal ribeye steaks

    Tools for vacuum sealing 

    1. Vacuum sealer – in this post is the Foodsaver 4400
    2. Bags – either vacuum seal roll you cut to size as needed or a stash of vacuum sealer bags

    Scroll down the page for more information and a step by step vacuum sealing process guide.

    how to season and vacuum seal ribeye step by step

    How to vacuum seal ribeye from frozen

    This demonstration is with frozen ribeye, but you can vacuum seal fresh ribeye the same way.

    vacuum sealing meat with a Foodsaver vacuum sealer

    Step 1. Remove ribeye from freezer packaging to vacuum seal it. You don’t want to vacuum seal ribeye in store-bought packaging.

    More details on the safety behind repackaging ribeye before vacuum sealing and sous vide cooking can be found in this post about vacuum sealing meat.

    crowd cow ribeye and foodsaver vacuum sealer

    Step 2. Transfer ribeye to a plate or cutting board.

    seasoning ribeye before vacuum sealing

    Step 3. Now is the chance to season steak before vacuum sealing it.

    To keep it simple, I just added a little salt to the steak.

    See how to griddle ribeye on the Traeger Flatrock Grill…

    adding salt to ribeye before freezing

    This is a chance to add any herbs or spices you’d like to the vacuum seal bag before freezing it. Often, I’ll pick some herbs from my indoor herb garden or pop some rosemary in the bag.

    Adding ribeye to foodsaver vacuum sealed bag

    Step 4. Add ribeye to a vacuum sealer bag.

    Here I’m using a Foodsaver vacuum seal bag – it came with my machine, which was a gift from Foodsaver to use in my demonstration video for Foodsaver v4400.

    The vacuum seal bag should be a little bigger than the ribeye steak.

    There should be 3-4 inches of extra room at the opening so the vacuum-sealed ribeye won’t be squished by the machine when it vacuum seals the food.

    vacuum sealing ribeye with the foodsaver vacuum sealer

    Step 5. Vacuum seal ribeye with Foodsaver bag (or whichever vacuum seal bag brand you’re using). This model automatically senses the vacuum seal bag and begins working. It’s pretty straightforward to use.

    vacuum sealed ribeye with a foodsaver vacuum sealing machine

    Step 6. Freeze ribeye steaks for up to 3 years.

    But seriously, if you’re going to wait that long, you’re crazy.

    vacuum sealed meat with Foodsaver machine
    Freezing vacuum-sealed ribeye steaks is one way we eat restaurant-style food at home with sous vide cooking.

    As busy new parents, vacuum seal tricks like this one have become a way of life.

    We sous vide steak from frozen to make meal prep with sous vide a breeze. Everything from sous vide pork chops, to sous vide shrimp, to sous vide chicken breast.

    What you need to vacuum seal ribeye 

    1. Vacuum sealer – in this post is the Foodsaver 4400
    2. Bags – either vacuum seal roll you cut to size as needed or a stash of vacuum sealer bags

    Other supplies you need to sous vide cook

    1. Sous vide machine – like the Joule, SousPreme, Anova, or Instant Pot Slim (learn about the new Instant Pot sous vide machines)
    2. Sous vide container for water – either a bucket or stockpot

    Check out more on how to sous vide from frozen.

    The Home Chef's Sous Vide Cookbook and sous vide filet mignon

    Find the most extensive collection of my sous vide recipes in The Home Chef’s Sous Vide Cookbook. Check it out if you’re serious about sous vide cooking.

    vacuum sealed ribeye and foodsaver vacuum sealer

    See this smoked ribeye recipe…

    So, feelin’ ready to meal prep with the vacuum sealer?

    As a busy new parent, meal prep is a must. I love eating like a restaurant at home with food that stays fresh with the vacuum sealer.

    For more delicious ideas, find me on Instagram @sipbitego and subscribe to the Sip Bite Go channel for my best recipes.

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