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[Bar-B-Lew]

Has anyone sous vide a brisket, ribs, or pork shoulder in the original cryovac packaging the meat came in from the store?  Does it work fine?

[hughver]

I haven't tried those because I like to smoke and then sous vide. However, I've done a pound of bacon in its original packaging at 145° over night and it worked fine.

[pmillen]

I've thought about it but never have.  Most of the time I add seasoning so I have to reseal it.

[Bentley]

Have not.  Seems to me it would work fine if you don't need to do anything to the item being cooked before hand.

[Ssteppe]

I sous vide spiral sliced ham in its original cryo vac. Keeps it from drying out. Then I either serve as is or coat with a Honeybaked ham style coating and hit with a torch.

I've also sous vide fish in its original shrink wrap.

[KrautBurner]

I haven't tried those because I like to smoke and then sous vide. However, I've done a pound of bacon in its original packaging at 145° over night and it worked fine.

+1

as long as the seal on the cryovac pac is good (they usually are) then you can definately sous vide in them
but I like to add seasonings and/or smoke first

I did do one of those marinaded pork tenderloins right in its packaging,  it came out pretty good (no complaints other than the quality of the meat)

[Ssteppe]

I forgot about the marinaded pork tenderloins. I do those frequently also in their original packaging, to 140 F. Then do a quick pan sear.

I haven't tried those because I like to smoke and then sous vide. However, I've done a pound of bacon in its original packaging at 145° over night and it worked fine.

+1

as long as the seal on the cryovac pac is good (they usually are) then you can definately sous vide in them
but I like to add seasonings and/or smoke first

I did do one of those marinaded pork tenderloins right in its packaging,  it came out pretty good (no complaints other than the quality of the meat)

[KrautBurner]

I tried it with the individually sealed chicken brests from Costco,
had about a 50% failure on the sealed packages   

[hughver]

When I buy chicken at Costco the packages frequently leak so I have never tried to sous vide them. They are not what I think of as cryovac, just plastic wrapped.