Good question. It died faster than the wicked witch of the west.
Going to do a 48- or 72-hour batch of short ribs this coming weekend (I think). Will post results afterwards.
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My wife was looking at a sous vide cooker for my dad for Christmas. Came across this, any good or stick with the one you guys are using?
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B071KVJSGQ/ref=cm_sw_r_sms_tai_FQraAb
My only concern about that one depends on the vessel heād be using for the water. If heās using a pot or rubbermaid tubs, heāll probably be fine. However, for longer cooks, bigger cuts (whole tenderloin), or just lots of food (multiple racks of ribs), I will use a large cooler. It doesnāt look like the clip on that one will fit over the side of a cooler.
This also assumes that he doesnāt care about linking it to his phone via bluetooth or wifi.
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Iāve come across a pretty good YouTube channel for any of you Sous Vide chefs.
@Bigfish - Youāll like these ninjas. I saw a video recently about cooking a pork butt and decided to give it a try. You start by smoking it for 3 hours. Then bag it and cook for SIXTY hours at 145 degrees. I did my best to smoke it on the Big Green Egg. Iām still learning the egg (one of the perks of my new marriage). I had trouble keeping the temps below 250. At one point I killed the fire and had to restart it. Anyway, I bagged it and dropped it in the water Saturday night around 8. Iāll pull it out and sear it tomorrow morning before work. Since I donāt have a torch, Iām thinking about just using the broiler in my oven to crisp up the top a bit. Iām worried that it will fall apart if I try to sear it on the grill.
Nice! I agree with you about the grill. Itāll be nice and hot, but would fall apart. Looking at the meat, would fall apart.
I need to work on my smoke. Maybe I need more chips or chunks instead of chips. Anyone got smoking experience with a BGE? Other than that, this turned out great. Itās the first time that Iāve legitimately been able to just pull/shred a butt with forks. I will absolutely do it again.
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@Claude505 - any other good SV recipes I should try in the new year?
@Bigfish - did you guys end up getting a SV cooker?
We did not. We have some travel coming up and are pinching pennies for it. We need a new food saver vacuum sealer first on our list. Also need some new cutting boards as some of the plastic sanitary oneās we have are warping.
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Nothing new besides the pork butt. Iāve done a lot of beef over the last month with holiday parties, etc. After watching more of those videos, I have started seasoning steaks in the bag with good results.
I did pork chops the other night and used my new searzall torch, which was fun. I want to try some veggies soon.
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Agreed here - Iāve taken to putting a dry rub on before bagging the steaks and then letting them rip. Eventually itās a soup - but a tasty soup - that theyāre cooking in. Only time I stray from that is if I do an herbed butter in the bag.
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Was the Searzall worth it? I bought a cast iron dedicated to searing the Sous Vide steaks. I bought some CAB Ribeyes and Iām debating the smoker or the SV.
Considering that it was a Christmas present, yes, itās worth it. I think it will be useful with meats that are falling apart (fish, 60 hr pork butts, etc.). It seems more useful if youāre only cooking one or two steaks. And, it creates significantly less smoke than cast iron searing when you need to stay inside.
Those are all good things, I have a standard propane torch for lighting my UDS but Iāll have to consider the Searzall for my next purchase.
Oooooooooooh!
That looks good