I see a few of you guys have a Reveo Food Tumbler. I'm interested how you guys like them and if you feel they worth buying?
Any comments?
Mike
Hey Mike that looks like a handy piece of kit, i'm looking for some large foodsaver containers for marinating etc, but they're pretty thin on the ground on this side of the pond.
I like the idea of vacuum marinating, and lately i've been vacuum curing with great results.
It's amazing what gadgets and devices are available nowdays ;)
I use mine frequently for marinating whole chicken, chicken parts, turkey legs, pork chops and salmon. I also used it for marinating a variety of vegetables. One of these days I think I'm going to try marinating a small butt. The manufacturer states you should not do more than five pounds. They work great, cuts way down on the marinating time, and they are easy to clean.
Hi HS
What kinda time frame for doing vegtables? Can you really marinate things in 20 minutes? I was thinking of using it jerky and steaks as well.
Are there any fellow Canucks out there, I can't seem to find anybody who carries them here in Canada.
Mike
MW it only takes about 10 minutes for veggies. If you need I can look up the web site for you and see about Canada shipping. Once you try this thing your going to be hooked for sure. ;)
This site doesn't have the Revo, but it does have the food saver professional, bags, bradley, bisquetts, and canning supplies. Plus, it is in Canada.
I don't have the Revo, but I do have a food saver that we purchased from this site. The big difference there is the Revo tumbles the canister.
I have one, Love it. I also have the heavy duty food saver vac's. I bought my revo from Cabelas for the same price $199.
nepas
Hey Iceman
It sounds like a real time saver. Have you tried jerky in it? I looked at their web site but I couldn't find any listing of stores that handle it. I did send them an email but I haven't heard back from them. It has really sparked my interest now! ???
The site I was looking at is http://www.freethemeat.org/
Mike
Mike
I do jerky in mine and in foodsaver canisters. Both open the meat grain so the marinate permiates it. After i soak the meat in the marinate for awhile. Why hmmmm i dont know :o
nepas
i just use the vac bags, at lest for any long term cures that is. ie.BBB and pastramie. as for the jerky and fish, i use a small plastic tub c/w lid and stick it in the fridge for the night.
chris
Quote from: Mr Walleye on March 24, 2007, 02:46:34 PM
Hi HS
What kinda time frame for doing vegtables? Can you really marinate things in 20 minutes? I was thinking of using it jerky and steaks as well.
Are there any fellow Canucks out there, I can't seem to find anybody who carries them here in Canada.
Mike
It depends on the vegetable, and how it is cut; root vegetables I tumble longer. Generally I tumble for 10 minutes, but some times I go as long as 20. I have also tumbled fruit in a lime/lemon honey mixture, but for fruit you only want to tumble 5-10 minutes; I generally keep it around 5 minutes.
I have tried other methods of vacuum marinading, and for me the Revo had the best performance. So if you can fit it in your budget it is a good buy.
I've found that the Reveo is as essential to me as the Bradleys, Mike....both are great at what they do. I've actually served Reveo marinated and "soaked" meats side by side and got consistent comments on the Reveo'd meat being more full flavored than the soaked.
I admit that I was a little concerned at first, about whether or not the tumbler would mascerate my salmon steaks, but it doesn't abuse them at all!
I also used the Foodsaver marinate "tub" prior to the Reveo and I had to regularly shake or turn the meat in order to get more complete coverage of the marinate over all the surfaces of the meat. The actually tumbling in the Reveo eliminated that duty.....just like the Bradley's process eliminates the need to restock the wood chips during the smoke.......
Thanks Guys!
Now I'm sold on it! ;D
If I can just figure out who sells them in Canada. ???
I guess if all else fails I will order one out of the USA but I just hate paying the brokers fees coming across the border.
Thanks again guys
Mike
Quote from: Mr Walleye on March 25, 2007, 05:22:38 PM
I guess if all else fails I will order one out of the USA but I just hate paying the brokers fees coming across the border.
Mike
I'm sure someone on this side of the line would be more than willing to mail it to you as a "Gift".
Just buy it and send it to them and have them send it to you as a gift thus no import taxes get tacked on. I mail boxes about that size to the UK and GB for about 20 bucks U.S. so I'm sure it would be less than that to your location. Just thinking out loud again :o :D
If I had room on my credit cards, I'd help out in a heartbeat...been a tough last few months though. Things are starting to look up now however.
Thanks guys. I'll see if they get back to me on availability in Canada. If not I may take somebody up on that.
Mike
Well, I got an email.....
"The Reveo can be purchased in Canada by visiting www.skymall.com. There are not currently any Canadian retailers that stock the Reveo."
On the positive side the link they listed have them for 149.99 US. I think I will give them a call and see what shipping will be. Anybody have any experience dealing with this company?
Thanks
Mike
bought some cigar supplies from them a couple of years ago. They target traveling public as claim to fame. Catalog in the pocket of all the airline seats. Thus the name. They did deliver ;)
Quote from: West Coast Kansan on March 26, 2007, 08:10:20 PM
bought some cigar supplies from them a couple of years ago. They target traveling public as claim to fame. Catalog in the pocket of all the airline seats. Thus the name. They did deliver ;)
Bought a power backup for my portable DVD player from them. Had a mixup on the UPS verses USPS but it was my fault. They delivered as promised and in the time frame I expected. Just my 2.2 cents.
With Skymall you can earn Airline Milage, Hotel Points and other things on top of getting the product you order.
Along the lines of: If it's to good to be true..........
Can the Reveo really be $149, when everywhere else, including the freethemeat site, it is listed at $199.
My cheesey ripoff alarm is going off.
Has anyone purchased this magic machine thru skymall and found this to be on the up and up?
mld
Ya... I kinda wondering that because I sent them an email for a shipping cost to Canada and I haven't had a response in 2 or 3 days. :-\
Mike
Hmmm... Now that I paid attention to the price something doesn't seem right. Maybe 249??? ???
I don't know how this affects Canadians, but I was just surfing Cabela's website, and saw the Reveo is on sale for $149 right now. Don't know how long the sale is.
Thanks for the headsup Tiny!
I will order one right now
Mike
Wow!
This just must not be ment to be! I just tried to order it online and it indicated they won't ship to Canada. So I phoned them and they said the same thing. They have no idea why... but they just can't!
Go figure...
Mike
Shoot. Wish I had some room on my cards. I'd get it for ya and USPS it to ya.
Reveo's at my Cabelas in Hamburg Pa for $149.99
nepas
Quote from: Mr Walleye on March 29, 2007, 02:01:08 PM
Wow!
This just must not be ment to be! I just tried to order it online and it indicated they won't ship to Canada. So I phoned them and they said the same thing. They have no idea why... but they just can't!
Go figure...
Mike
Walleye, e-mail me and we'll get something worked out. Sounds like another Sentry valve thing where they only ship to the U.S. Then I was told they ship to Canada and not Alaska. DUH??? I'm sure we can get the logistics figured out for you. ;)
holy ship batman, did my procrastination finally pay off?
ordering as soon as I alt-tab back to Cabelas site.
mld
Quote from: winemakers on March 29, 2007, 06:15:38 PM
did my procrastination finally pay off?
Yours and mine both; just ordered. Thanks for the tip.
Arcs_n_Sparks
Thanks Iceman
Well guys.... Pat pulled through again! Got my Reveo gettin' dropshipped to him.
Wow... You are the man "Ice" 8) 8) 8)
Thanks again
Mike
my deal'o meter is pegged. $149 on sale, bunch of cabelas points just hang'in round, and two cabelas mailers for additional discounts. In the door for an unspeakably small amount of scratch...... Now, with the savings I need
a new.....::) ::).
ps: I forgot to include one of the mailer offers when I pushed the I'll buy it button. Emailed cabelas the next morning, here was their reply:
"Thank you for your recent order. At this time that order has already
been processed and shipped out and I am no longer able to apply this
rebate directly to that order. However, I am having an exception made
for you and I am issuing a credit of $15 to the credit card used on the
order. To do this I will need to void the rebate number and code
listed in this e-mail so you will not be able to redeem it on a future
order."
Can't beat that for customer service.
mld
Got the Reveo today from Cabelas.
Wife wanted to know why I wasn't cooking dinner. Told her I got home 3 nanoseconds before she did and just opened it.
Great deal......
Sparkler
Hey Iceman
I got it today! ;D
Did you get me email I sent today?
Mike
Got it Mike.
Ok folks.............I told ya'll before................the Iceman knows Cool 8) 8) 8)
Coyote
You know it coyote! 8)
Mike
knows cool 8) AND soppin with attitude :o
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