My first sous vide

[africanmeat]

Got back yesterday from my trip to the US .
what a trip all my plans gone  to .... i had to improvise all the time .but i managed to see Cliff and the family for a football game and the rain started .canceled my trip to LA and left to south Africa via London  direct from Vegas .
but  i got me a present . " ANOVA Sous Vide "
my first try was a steak . rib eye and a sirloin . the rib eye as is and the sirloin with a mix of butter , salt , black pepper , garlic powder.
my wife likes her meat dead and i like it medium .
so we compromise and i sat the heat at 140f . left it in the water and gone shopping .
4 hours later i put it on a hot grill for few seconds .
the meat was soft and juicy just a bit overdone for me my wife loved it .
any advice and suggestion will be appreciated so much to learn ,O Boy .
thanks guys .














Just out of the Sous Vide



Of the grill



A bit well done for me but good for my wife (i am happy )

[TMB]

Looks really good.  Not to sure Kimmie  would go for sous vide cooking

[muebe]

Looks great to me Ahron!

[HighOnSmoke]

Looks delicious to me Ahron!

[Hub]

I'm sneaking up on this method one "bite" at a time  .  Thanks for posting your experience.

Hub

[MoHuka]

Hi Ahron,

My wife likes hers alive and I like mine medium alive so what I do is set Anova for 120 and take mine out of the tub first and throw in on the grill then throw hers on after a few minutes so they are finished at the same time..works well for us

[sliding_billy]

Looks delicious.

[CDN Smoker]

Maybe this will become our northern folks winter BBQ

Looks real good 

[hikerman]

Very nice first cook Ahron!  I over-cooked hamburgers my first time. It was operator error. Each time it's easier and it seems once we get comfortable we are able to add our own unique touches to tweak the outcome! Have fun learning my friend!

[pz]

Looks great!  MoHuka's method works well for us as well.  I like mine almost blue 

I've the same unit - did you experience much water loss?  I have always put a sheet of aluminum foil over the pot which virtually eliminates evaporation.

[Las Vegan Cajun]

Great looking steaks, you nailed it on your first try, nicely done.

[TecCrash]

Looks Wonderfull!!   I'm trying to talk Teresa into but she is putting me off.... B'Day and Christmas coming up

[africanmeat]

Hi Ahron,

My wife likes hers alive and I like mine medium alive so what I do is set Anova for 120 and take mine out of the tub first and throw in on the grill then throw hers on after a few minutes so they are finished at the same time..works well for us

Thanks .
so let me understand it right .
i can put my wife steak first at 150f cook it for 2 hours drop the temp (with ice) to 130f  and put my steak in for 2 hours .
the low temp Will not spoil my wife steak as it a lower temp .
PZ. thanks it is a great ideai will make cover for the pot .

[MoHuka]

Hi Ahron,

My wife likes hers alive and I like mine medium alive so what I do is set Anova for 120 and take mine out of the tub first and throw in on the grill then throw hers on after a few minutes so they are finished at the same time..works well for us

Hi Ahron,

If you like yours medium and she likes hers medium-well or well...set the Sous Vide for 130.  When time in SV is up take hers out and throw on the grill and finish to doneness for her.  A couple of minutes before that point throw yours on for a quick sear.  Both will be done at same time and the way you both like them...


Thanks .
so let me understand it right .
i can put my wife steak first at 150f cook it for 2 hours drop the temp (with ice) to 130f  and put my steak in for 2 hours .
the low temp Will not spoil my wife steak as it a lower temp .
PZ. thanks it is a great ideai will make cover for the pot .

[Scallywag]

Steak looks great! I'm really thinking of buying one of those units.