Air in sous vide bag safe to eat?

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I put in a lamb roast in my sous vide yesterday and it will be ready this evening. I noticed that air got into the bag. I think it has a small leak. Can we safely eat this?

By jeffb161 on Friday, February 25, 2011 at 04:53 PM

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Air in the bag should be fine. Also, the meat can release gas as it cooks which can inflate the bag some. In most sous vide cooking the important thing is really the temperature, not the vacuum.

By Jason Logsdon on Friday, February 25, 2011 at 05:50 PM

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