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Current Events => The DUmpster => Topic started by: franksolich on September 27, 2013, 03:00:51 PM
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http://www.democraticunderground.com/1018487722
Oh my.
Oh my God.
What the fu--dge is sous vide?
flamin lib (5,186 posts) Fri Sep 27, 2013, 11:04 AM
My ANOVA sous vide circulator arrived!
http://anova.myshopify.com/
A bit larger than I expected at 2 5/8 diameter x 15 tall, but still small enough to store in the kitchen. Precalibrated to +- .01 C which is way overkill but the company makes scientific waterbaths and chillers so it's manufactured to that specification. It fits any container at least 7 inches tall so I'm using my 12 quart stock pot but it can be used with ice chests up to 1.5 inches thick. Now I van sous vide roasts or whole poultry if I want! Wonder how long a turkey would take . . .
I've been happy with my Aqua Chef (+- 1 C http://www.aquachef.com/ ) but even though the bath is too small cook more than two chicken breasts it takes up too much counter space so I store it in the garage when not in use and I had to modify it to make it more practical (added insulation, circulation pump etc).
The only thing is that they don't provide shipping confirmation or tracking number unless you ask for it and it takes 7-10 days to ship plus 5 days FedEx time. If you live in Texas you'll pay sales tax because it's manufactured in a Houston suburb (yea!).
Sous vide is becoming my cooking method of choice, partucularly for beef. Cooked beef short ribs at 128 F for 2 1/2 days and they looked/tasted medium rare but were as tender as tenderloin! Chuck steak cooked at 128 F for 12 hours tastes like medium rare ribeye. Because it's vacuum sealed I can prepare steak a day or two in advance and reheat without it tasting "left over". You do have to sear or brown the meat after cooking but that happens extremely fast.
<<<has no idea in the world what the primitive is jibber-jabbering about.
Sentath (1,617 posts) Fri Sep 27, 2013, 01:00 PM
1. Have you found this method to be of any use for Chicken or Fish?
Dad says he is off Beef and Pork long term.
flamin lib (5,186 posts) Fri Sep 27, 2013, 03:22 PM
2. Oh yeah! Chicken breasts are moist and fish is never overdone.
I don't care for shellfish cooked this way but fin fish is easy and pretty quick. Salmon @ 124 F for 20 minutes is perfect to my taste.
Season with your favorite recipe and then seal. I like tarragon and lemon zest.
V*****s are good too. Carrots @ 183 F for 45 minutes are tender-crisp and taste more 'carroty' because there is no flavor leached out into the cooking water. I'm still working on other v*****s to find my perfect temp/time. The good news is that whatever you do it will be EXACTLY the same next time you do it so you can refine the doneness to your taste exactly.
There are apps for your cell phone or android device and I-whatever that give you time and temp recommendations. Google is your friend.
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Ooops, wrong link.
I dunno why I linked to an Amber thread.
Here's the right one:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/115731849
Sorry.
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http://www.democraticunderground.com/1018487722
Oh my.
Oh my God.
What the fu--dge is sous vide?
About $400.
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I wonder if any DUmmy will point out the waste of resources inherent in cooking something with electricity for 2.5 DAYS.
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Sous vide is becoming my cooking method of choice, partucularly for beef. Cooked beef short ribs at 128 F for 2 1/2 days and they looked/tasted medium rare but were as tender as tenderloin! Chuck steak cooked at 128 F for 12 hours tastes like medium rare ribeye. Because it's vacuum sealed I can prepare steak a day or two in advance and reheat without it tasting "left over". You do have to sear or brown the meat after cooking but that happens extremely fast.
Can you say incubator. I knew you could.
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Can you say incubator. I knew you could.
But it's French.
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But it's French.
Good one.
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My ANOVA sous vide circulator arrived!
What?
Sounds like a medical device. Are you diabetic?
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My ANOVA sous vide circulator arrived!
Our new Blu-ray video player has Netflix built in.
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Our new Blu-ray video player has Netflix built in.
:-)
MY Anova sous vide circulator comes with a built in Intergalactic Space Modulator!
(http://imageshack.com/scaled/800x600/823/51jk.jpg)
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About $400.
Long story short. :cheersmate:
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<<<has no idea in the world what the primitive is jibber-jabbering about.
It wants "raw food" with out it actually being raw.............................I think. :whatever:
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I'm curious: Suppose I said to you "gay primitive from skin's island", and then showed you this picture:
(http://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0187/4306/products/sousvide2_1024x1024_1024x1024.jpeg?324)
What's the first thing that comes to mind?
Kitchen dildo, that's what.
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Fer cripes sake! I'd be eatin' the lid before this foo foo hot plate would give me my dinner!
In my opinion, once beef is thawed or fresh, cook the stuff before it even warms to room temp. Keep this in mind and a "rare" steak is always, a "rare" steak!
Of course if ya just eat "veggie" beef your results may very. The lid will taste better.
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I'm curious: Suppose I said to you "gay primitive from skin's island", and then showed you this picture:
(http://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0187/4306/products/sousvide2_1024x1024_1024x1024.jpeg?324)
What's the first thing that comes to mind?
Kitchen dildo, that's what.
Har!
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Kitchen dildo
:rofl:
At those prices, the only thing getting ****ed is your wallet. The larger cooler-sized ones are four or five hundred and up.
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:rofl:
At those prices, the only thing getting ****ed is your wallet. The larger cooler-sized ones are four or five hundred and up.
Let's not forget one of the pillars of being a primitive: sticking things in inappropriate places.
Mark my words, it won't be long before this thing ends up in somebody's butt in the flamin lib primitive's kitchen, morphing from a sous vide into a sous bidet.
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Think of all the starving pygmies in the Congo that could be fed for the price of one of those. Or the starving bobolinks for that matter.
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Think of all the starving pygmies in the Congo that could be fed for the price of one of those. Or the starving bobolinks for that matter.
Think of the not-so-starving whale in Tucson that could have used some of that money in her paypal account.
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Think of the not-so-starving whale in Tucson that could have used some of that money in her paypal account.
I hope no one pulls any identity theft on the pooooor baby. She just might jump off the roof of the next freebie.
Pretty sure she's inadvertently put enough info on the net for a predator. Or, "lookin' fer luv" mighta done it on purpose.
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Think of the not-so-starving whale in Tucson that could have used some of that money in her paypal account.
They'll fill it with White Light and Healing Vibes.
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I hope no one pulls any identity theft on the pooooor baby. She just might jump off the roof of the next freebie.
Pretty sure she's inadvertently put enough info on the net for a predator. Or, "lookin' fer luv" mighta done it on purpose.
A predator would be the best thing that could happen to Amber. No matter how little the predator cared for her general welfare, it would be more than the concern Amber seems to show for herself.
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Can you say incubator. I knew you could.
If the body raises one's temperature to just over 100F to fight infection, cooking at 128F will absolutely wipe bacteria out. There's not many a microbe that can withstand that, IIRC. CR, could you help me out here?
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If the body raises one's temperature to just over 100F to fight infection, cooking at 128F will absolutely wipe bacteria out. There's not many a microbe that can withstand that, IIRC. CR, could you help me out here?
Quick Duck Duck Go search.
"Bacteria won't multiply in the colder temperatures of a refrigerator or freezer, or at temperatures hotter than 141°F. Where they thrive is between 41°F and 140°F, a region known as the "Food Temperature Danger Zone."
"Temperatures hotter than 165°F kill most bacteria within a few seconds. But to do the job, it's a food's internal temperature that has to reach 165°F,"
I believe it is the White blood cells that are fighting the infection and the rise in core temp is a byproduct of that process.
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I sit corrected, then. It's been a while. The lab I worked in dealt with chemistry, not biology.
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I sit corrected, then. It's been a while. The lab I worked in dealt with chemistry, not biology.
Please don't get me wrong, I believe it is still safe for the DUmmie to eat the food cooked at that temp given that they both feed off their hosts and are probably given a professional courtesy.
In fact I would suggest a few glasses of water straight from the stream, no man made bottled water bulls*it for that DUmmie. Drink it just the way nature intended. :-)
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Please don't get me wrong, I believe it is still safe for the DUmmie to eat the food cooked at that temp given that they both feed off their hosts and are probably given a professional courtesy.
In fact I would suggest a few glasses of water straight from the stream, no man made bottled water bulls*it for that DUmmie. Drink it just the way nature intended. :-)
:lmao: I never drank water at the up town high schools when I was a teenager....I saw what our cows did in the city water source.