[dragonwriter]

> You do need a vacuum sealer,

No, you don't, zip-top bags with the excess air pushed out by water pressure and sealing after most of the bag is submerged work quite well.

[sowbug]

Yes, it can be done. That's what I did for this year's Thanksgiving turkey.

My workflow these days is to buy a bunch of meat from Costco, then repackage it into portions with seasoning and throw it all in the freezer for later. In that case, removing all the air helps not just with buoyancy, but also with freezer burn.

[yeeeloit]

mmm, delicious zip lock plastic cooked to perfection.

[sn9]

You don't cook at temperatures where this is a problem.

[dragonwriter]

As opposed to the same plastic vacuum sealed and heated the same way?