Flavor Injectors

United States
April 13, 2009 4:17pm CST
Have you ever tried these? Saturday while browsing through a store I saw the line of marinades made by Cajun Injector, specifically for injecting into roasts to add flavor. I decided to buy one to give it a try. It came with a syringe type needle to inject the marinade into the meat. I bought the garlic and herb flavored marinade. I tried it out tonight on a pork roast. It was delicious! I used about 3 or 4 ounces, injected it into 4 or 5 different spots on the roast, and it came out wonderfully. It was not overpowering, actually you couldn't even really make out the exact flavor. It just added a little something to the roast so that it wasn't plain, ole, boring pork! I love it and I plan on buying more flavors and continuing to use it! Normally when I make a pork roast the only thing I can think to do is put seasoning on the outside of the roast, but that doesn't help! I end up cutting away at the seasoning because of the fat on the outside of the roast, and what I'm left with is plain ole pork with no flavor! This marinade injector gives wonderful flavor to the pork not to mention makes it even jucier! If you haven't tried it yet, I recommend that you do. The brand is called Cajun Injector and they have a website. I found mine at Bass Pro Shops, the marinade and injector were only $7. Have you tried this before? What flavor marinade did you use? What sort of meat did you put it in?
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@cynthiann (18602)
• Jamaica
14 Apr 09
This sounds like something that I would use. I have not heard of it and it is probabluy not available out here. With pork, I cut up lots of onions and garlic, salt and black pepper and soy sauce. I mix it all together and make slits into the pork and stuff this seasoning in the slits. The cuts are small. I rub the reast of the seasongs over the pork and let it marinade overnight in the fridge before roasting. This way the pork seasong goes through the meat and it is good. However, your way sounds great and I wish that I could try it out. Blessings
• United States
14 Apr 09
There is a website you can order the stuff from. Just do a search on Cajun Injector.
@lilybug (21107)
• United States
13 Apr 09
I have had those before. I did not pay $7 for it though. I bought mine at a grocery store that had marked it down on clearance. I am trying to remember the flavor I had tried. Ok, I went and did a search ti figure it out. It was the Creole Butter one. The refill ones are only $3.99 at http://www.brucefoods.com/mystOre/productcart/pc/viewPrd.asp?idcategory=21&idproduct=67 since you already have the injector now.
• United States
14 Apr 09
Yeah, they're only about $4 or $5 without the injector at Bass Pro Shops too. I just wanted to try it. But now that I know I like it I'll get more flavors to try.
@deebomb (15304)
• United States
13 Apr 09
My granddaughter bought one with the Cajun marinade for a turkey that was going to be deep fried for Christmas. it turned out really good. It really puts the flavor where we want it. Gave the turkey a nice flavor that it usually doesn't have. Just as you said it help to keep the meat nice and juicy and just a good hint of flavor. I forget to use it though with other meat.
@deebomb (15304)
• United States
3 Jun 09
Thanks for the BR
@GreenMoo (11834)
14 Apr 09
I've never seen these, but the theory sounds good. When I marinade meat, I always poke holes in it with a skewer to allow the flavour to get right into the meat.
• India
15 Apr 09
I think you confused me lot. I am not very good in cooking. But I want to be good in cooking. So please share something easy.
• United States
15 Apr 09
Ooooooooh yes. We use these all of the time. We usually get the Butter Jalapeno one.I like to use them when roasting a chicken. Just inject in several different places , and then we use the marinade to also baste the chicken. The flavor is wonderful. I have had so many roast chickens where the skin was excellent but then the meat itself was just "okay". These definitely make cooking a better experience.
@ravinskye (8237)
• United States
14 Apr 09
I have tried them before but we usually use them on turkey. Around here we deep fry turkey's. So you buy the injector and marinade and then you poke your turkey a few times and stick it in the fryer. It is sooo good! We like the creole butter flavor too of that brand. I haven't tried it on a roast yet but that sounds good too. The marinade is hard to find around here though, it is only out during picnic season usually because is when people do their turkeys in the deep fryers.
@busyB4 (874)
• United States
13 Apr 09
Hi! No I havent tried it before. I have heard of it but havent seen the product. Glad to hear it is good, maybe I will try it when I go back to Bass Pro. Thanks for sharing
• United States
14 Apr 09
Actually, I am puerto rican and when we prepare our meats, we love flavor, flavor, flavor, going all the way thru the meat. So, we also inject all our meats and marinate them before actually putting fire to it. Now, people, there is a much cheaper way to inject and flavor your meat rather than buying expensive injectors and marinades. Get your injector from a medical supply house, and make your own marinades with different flavor components or cultural ingredients. We use lemons, limes, bitter oranges, vinegar (any kind), and herbs like cilantro, oregano, parsley, etc. then there are the spices, adobo (powder form), sason, and lastly the best part is the SOFRITO. This is a vegetable and aromatic paste, much like italian pesto, but with latin produce. Onions, garlic, tomatoes, peppers (red, green, yellow bell, and italian sweet peppers (also called cubanelle peppers), cilantro and maybe a couple other things I havent mentioned. All of these ingredients are processed in a food processor and then portioned out as marinades and a latin base for our meats and beans and rice and other latin dishes. Anyway, we take this base and inject or marinade our meats with it then cook it in any manner you desire. (Roast, sautee, braise, etc.) Back to how you get this cheaper, use this marinade (which has already been pre-proportioned and frozen in sandwich bags) and defrost add a little vinegar or fresh citrus juices, make a thin marinade, and use the injector you got at a medical supply house on the cheap, together with your choice of meat, (chicken, pork, beef etc.) and you got one hell of a good meal once its cooked!!! I know this was long, but I hope it helped you people out there in internet land.
• United States
14 Apr 09
Like some has said the flavor injectors work well will fried turkey. We have had good results with pot roast as well