# Anova Vacuum Chamber: Can I marinate without using a bag?

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**Created:** [December 12, 2022, 9:06am UTC](https://community.anovaculinary.com/t/anova-vacuum-chamber-can-i-marinate-without-using-a-bag/31460 "2022-12-12T09:06:51Z")\
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**Author:** ![sunshinesarah](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/community.anovaculinary.com/sunshinesarah/32/7806_2.png) [@sunshinesarah](https://community.anovaculinary.com/u/sunshinesarah)\
**Post date:** [December 12, 2022, 9:06am UTC](https://community.anovaculinary.com/t/anova-vacuum-chamber-can-i-marinate-without-using-a-bag/31460/1 "2022-12-12T09:06:51Z")

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I know we can pickle using low jars in the vacuum chamber.  
However, Anova has a recipe for pickled mushrooms (and also to cool down boiled potatoes) using bags ([Chamber Vacuum Sealer Recipes – Anova Culinary](https://anovaculinary.com/en-sg/pages/chamber-vacuum-sealer-recipes)).  
That’s probably a bit too much use of plastic for me - if it’s purely for marinating and cooling down, can we actually do without the bags?

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**Author:** ![BMF](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/community.anovaculinary.com/bmf/32/6366_2.png) [@BMF](https://community.anovaculinary.com/u/BMF)\
**Post date:** [December 14, 2022, 5:02pm UTC](https://community.anovaculinary.com/t/anova-vacuum-chamber-can-i-marinate-without-using-a-bag/31460/2 "2022-12-14T17:02:01Z")

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Hiya,

I don’t think the Dry/Cool function actually seal the bags, so although they talk about using bags they can be washed and reused.

This is what I did with the compress function

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**Author:** ![sunshinesarah](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/community.anovaculinary.com/sunshinesarah/32/7806_2.png) [@sunshinesarah](https://community.anovaculinary.com/u/sunshinesarah)\
**Post date:** [December 15, 2022, 5:50am UTC](https://community.anovaculinary.com/t/anova-vacuum-chamber-can-i-marinate-without-using-a-bag/31460/3 "2022-12-15T05:50:10Z")

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thanks for replying! The bag’s not reusable if there’s fat in there e.g. if I would like to marinate a piece of fish. Just wondering if I can still do that in the vacuum chamber without a bag!

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**Author:** ![sailouterbanks](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9e8a1a/32.png) [@sailouterbanks](https://community.anovaculinary.com/u/sailouterbanks)\
**Post date:** [February 7, 2023, 12:59pm UTC](https://community.anovaculinary.com/t/anova-vacuum-chamber-can-i-marinate-without-using-a-bag/31460/4 "2023-02-07T12:59:43Z")

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Yes, You can do those functions in a container. I rarely use bags to do those.