Sous Vide

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Merp

2,221 posts

253 months

Monday 9th May 2016
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Newbie Sous vide over here. So over the weekend I did a 12hr leg of lamb, chicken breasts and a chef steps "tough cuts" stewing steak into steak perfection.

All were fantastic! The thing I love the most is the bite, and I noticed this most with the lamb. I do love slow lamb shoulder and leg, but find sometimes it gets a bit too gooey. I did the leg at 56 for 12hours and it was Superb. Still a little pink, but so juicy and tender. I ended up making spiced wraps with it on Saturday as the weather was too hot for a roast.

Now, a slightly controversial topic. How well does sous vide deal with frozen meat? I've only recently started using a freezer again and I've never frozen meat. I do however see some great deal at a local butcher, but being just the two of us I don't want to use 10 steaks or chicken breasts. Is sous vide an option if the meat is frozen well?

I'm going to test more tough cut recipes from chefsteps...ill try some photos this time around.

Edited by Merp on Monday 9th May 13:39

Pferdestarke

7,179 posts

188 months

Monday 9th May 2016
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In my opinion sous vide will still offer good results with frozen meat but you may find it doesn't offer quite the succulence or texture that fresh gives purely because of the way the freezer affects the muscle fibres.

Try brining prior to cooking. A side by side comparison with chicken breast or pork fillet will prove that bring offers superior flavour and texture.

50g salt. 50g sugar to 1200ml cold water. Agitate til dissolved, submerge in a non metallic container for 12/24hrs. Rinse, vac pack with flavourings and then bath it as normal. Sear and adjust seasoning.

David A

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3,606 posts

252 months

Saturday 13th August 2016
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Steak dinner prep again.






Edited by David A on Saturday 13th August 16:28

David A

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252 months

Saturday 13th August 2016
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Turn your back for 2 mins and its on fire. All good though.


David A

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Saturday 13th August 2016
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Needed longer resting but hungry.

Jockinthebox

149 posts

100 months

Saturday 13th August 2016
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That looks stunning!

Gandahar

9,600 posts

129 months

Saturday 13th August 2016
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I've been looking at that for a few minutes and I can't work out whether I'd like to eat that or not as a steak.

You seem to have made something, after all that effort, to have made something exceptional for next days sandwiches with mustard.





Pferdestarke

7,179 posts

188 months

Saturday 13th August 2016
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It depends what was used to create the fire.

The best way to achieve a brilliant crust on a sous vide steak is to dry it thoroughly and deep fry it for 2 minutes at 210c. Or use a cm of oil in your pan.

Before anyone says "deep fried steak would be greasy" - it's already saturated with its own juices and can't take on any more liquid. Simply dab and then season.

David A

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3,606 posts

252 months

Saturday 13th August 2016
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Pferdestarke said:
It depends what was used to create the fire.

The best way to achieve a brilliant crust on a sous vide steak is to dry it thoroughly and deep fry it for 2 minutes at 210c. Or use a cm of oil in your pan.

Before anyone says "deep fried steak would be greasy" - it's already saturated with its own juices and can't take on any more liquid. Simply dab and then season.
Fat, butter, whatever was last on the BBQ. Nice crust / bark though.

madcowman

217 posts

119 months

Sunday 14th August 2016
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New vacumn sealer too ?

David A

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3,606 posts

252 months

Sunday 14th August 2016
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madcowman said:
New vacumn sealer too ?
Yup was the cheap one tony recommended buffalo make from nisbets. But one turned up on their what outlet shop the same week he mentioned it so a quick buy it now and no looking back. It's brill.

AshBurrows

2,552 posts

163 months

Tuesday 4th October 2016
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Just grabbed the fat duck and alinea cookbooks so it's about time I got a sous vide I suppose! Other than the OPs fancy bluetooth thing, what's everyone using?

Pferdestarke

7,179 posts

188 months

Tuesday 4th October 2016
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Just buy an Anova for £99. And a big pot. No need for a vacuum sealer. Just use large ziplock bags.

AshBurrows

2,552 posts

163 months

Tuesday 4th October 2016
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Pferdestarke said:
Just buy an Anova for £99. And a big pot. No need for a vacuum sealer. Just use large ziplock bags.
Sold out isn't it? It seems to be from what I can see.

Pferdestarke

7,179 posts

188 months

Tuesday 4th October 2016
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It seems they're no longer VAT exempt. £120 . Try FALL50 code at checkout

AshBurrows

2,552 posts

163 months

Tuesday 4th October 2016
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Ordered. Annoyingly I only wanted the most basic one but knowing my luck it'll never come back into stock or it'll double in price so worth a punt! Now to find a pretty pot to chuck it in.

Pferdestarke

7,179 posts

188 months

Tuesday 4th October 2016
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You may as well download the app so you're ready. And while you're at it, download joule by chefsteps while you're at it.

bomb

3,692 posts

285 months

Wednesday 26th October 2016
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I'm looking to get one of these soon. How does the Bluetooth / Wifi thing work ? ( I'm not too 'up to speed' with techy stuff).

Would love to see some more of your results / comments too.

Thank you.

hairyben

8,516 posts

184 months

Friday 28th October 2016
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bomb said:
I'm looking to get one of these soon. How does the Bluetooth / Wifi thing work ? ( I'm not too 'up to speed' with techy stuff).

Would love to see some more of your results / comments too.

Thank you.
Have the wifi one but barely had time to break it in; I think the main practical advantage is the facility to leave something set up in iced water and switch it on remotely which given long cook times seems usefull.

Type R Tom

3,883 posts

150 months

Friday 28th October 2016
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I have the bluetooth version, it's completely pointless and I never use it. By the time it's sync'ed properly you can spin the wheel to the correct temperature. The app could be useful for temperatures but I tend to use chef steps or serious eats for recipes anyway. However I think the wifi could be more useful, as above, for setting it off remotely.