http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=236x76813Oh my.
TreasonousBastard Donating Member (1000+ posts) Sun Apr-18-10 12:35 AM
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Anyone tried sous vide cookng? Just got a...
semi-spam from one of the cooking sites I've been known to hang out in advertising a $500 cooker (not including the vacuum sealer you need, but they will gladly sell you if you don't have one). I have no intention of adding this gadget to my overstuffed kitchen, but my curiosity is piqued.
Snooping around a bit, it seems this sort of very slow cooking for a day or two can have its benefits if you watch out for botulism, and I'm curious if anyone has any real experience with it.
Okay, what's "sous vide"?
The primitives think they're so suave and sophisticated, using foreign terms.
Actually, they're pretty stupid.
Warpy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Sun Apr-18-10 01:32 AM
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1. I think I'll pass, thanks and leave the high tech, over tweaked stuff to restaurants.
I'm really a peasant at heart, and prefer to keep things simple.
The temperatures are low but usually high enough to destroy any botulin toxin that is formed during the first day of inadequate cooking, but I'll still pass.
MajorChode Donating Member (1000+ posts) Sun Apr-18-10 01:54 AM
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2. It looks interesting
I have never thought about doing this at home, but it looks like you could build your own cooker much cheaper. I installed a PID on my espresso machine. They aren't that complicated to wire up and program. All you'd need is an immersion heater, a temperature probe, a solid state relay, and a PID. Naturally you'll also need a vaccum sealer like a foodsaver. With the PID, you can control the temperatures to within less than +-1 degree.
Okay, what's a "PID"?
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Actually, they're pretty stupid.
MajorChode Donating Member (1000+ posts) Sun Apr-18-10 02:20 AM
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3. For $159 you can get the controller
It's designed to work with a commercial rice cooker. My guess is it would also work with a cheaper crock pot, but perhaps you wouldn't get the temperature stability required.
http://freshmealssolutions.com/index.php?option=com_vir...