Pickling and marinating with vacuum works largely in the same way as the “traditional” technique. You place your (cut) ingredients in the marinade, liquid or brine, so that they can absorb the flavours.

The big difference is that, with a vacuum, you ensure that the flavouring process is accelerated. How exactly does that work? The vacuum ensures that the fibers of the vegetables or meat are slightly pulled apart and any air and juices are also extracted. This creates space for the marinade or liquid to penetrate the food faster and deeper.

When picking and also infusing (for example making fruit flavoured water), something extra happens. Flavours and aromas are also extracted from your vegetables or fruit, enabling them to quickly mix with the liquid around them. As a result, an exchange of intense flavors is created.

For inspiration on what to marinate, pickle or infuse, please visit our recipe page.

Yes, basically any airtight glass jar can be used to pickle with vacuum. Airtender provides solutions for fwist-top jars, glip-top jars and glass jars Be sure to select the proper lids for each jar, and when using jars with the Airtender Lid Punch, make sure that you only use metal lids.

Plastic jars or jars with plastic lids aren't suitable for vacuum. They simply aren't strong enough to resist the deep vacuum level that Airtender creates and will collapse or even implode.

Most importantly, we don't recommend plastic jars because they aren't sustainable, and can be a health risk beacuse chemicals and microplastics can potentially get into your food.

Based on the idea of ​​MAXIMUM TASTE MINIMUM WASTE, we develop products that make sustainable living easier (Minimum Waste).

But it takes more to get people to change their behaviour. Our approach is to let those same products also bring fun and pleasure, by always making it easy to enjoy good food and drinks (Maximum Taste).

Combine the reduction in food and packaging waste with the significant food cost savings and it immediately becomes clear why Airtender products are sustainable. Of course, we also contribute through the way in which we produce our products.

You can find Airtender products in many different retail locations. From supermarkets, to cooking specialty stores and from department stores to wine shops. And of course, you can find our products at a multitude of online retailers.

Are you having trouble locating an Airtender retail location? Please do not hesitate to contact us. You can also have look in our online store.