Let's Talk BBQ
Other Cooking Equipment => Other cooking Eqipment => SOUS VIDE COOKING => Topic started by: LostArrow on June 05, 2014, 04:56:02 PM
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Some of the negatives I hear about this method .
Takes too long!
Prep is too hard!
Your going to cook that for 24 hours???
Too expensive!
Well the sous-vide method lends itself to mass production easily. The prep time on 4 packs of seasoned salmon or scallops with butter in food saver packs is little more than 1.
Get home fill crock pot with hot water , throw in a pack of frozen seafood or a scallops & in 45 min of no work or watching its ready to sear!
Steaks are the same! Fix several bags of seasoned steaks , freeze , throw in one when you get home & sear an hour later!
For long cooks with a tough piece of meat it's like a crockpot , throw in in the night before or in the morning & it's ready when you get home!
As far as cost Muebe turned me on to the dorkfood $99 cooker & I've spent a lot more on worse cooking gadgets ::)
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Some of the negatives I hear about this method .
Takes too long!
Prep is too hard!
Your going to cook that for 24 hours???
Too expensive!
Well the sous-vide method lends itself to mass production easily. The prep time on 4 packs of seasoned salmon or scallops with butter in food saver packs is little more than 1.
Get home fill crock pot with hot water , throw in a pack of frozen seafood or a scallops & in 45 min of no work or watching its ready to sear!
Steaks are the same! Fix several bags of seasoned steaks , freeze , throw in one when you get home & sear an hour later!
For long cooks it's like a crockpot , throw in in the night before or in the morning & it's ready when you get home!
As far as cost Muebe turned me on to the dorkfood $99 cooker & I've spent a lot more on worse cooking gadgets ::)
Same here..... ;D
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All good points. I spent $199 on my Anova and yes I've spent WAY more on other things like the boat, RV, Harley, guns & ammo, beer, and other cooking devices. ;)
Yes planning an SV cook is more like planning a cook in the crockpot or a low and slow smoke in the smoker. Plan ahead!!!
The SV gives me time to get other things done while it does the cooking for me. I can put dinner in the SV bath either in the morning or the middle of the day, set it and forget it until dinner time.
The cost of the SV will pay for itself by using less expensive cuts of meat that will turn out as tender as the more expensive cuts.
It can be done indoors, when your favorite outdoor cooker is buried under 3 feet of snow.
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Some of the negatives I hear about this method .
Takes too long!
Prep is too hard!
Your going to cook that for 24 hours???
Too expensive!
Well the sous-vide method lends itself to mass production easily. The prep time on 4 packs of seasoned salmon or scallops with butter in food saver packs is little more than 1.
Get home fill crock pot with hot water , throw in a pack of frozen seafood or a scallops & in 45 min of no work or watching its ready to sear!
Steaks are the same! Fix several bags of seasoned steaks , freeze , throw in one when you get home & sear an hour later!
For long cooks with a tough piece of meat it's like a crockpot , throw in in the night before or in the morning & it's ready when you get home!
As far as cost Muebe turned me on to the dorkfood $99 cooker & I've spent a lot more on worse cooking gadgets ::)
Well, I guess you answered most if not all of my concerns... now, just got to get it past SWMBO!
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Im sold 100%
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Love my Dorkfood DSV! It is the best bang for the buck in Sous Vide cooking IMHO.
As LA said it is easy to manage the Sous Vide cooks. And it is so forgiving on time.
Also when I made those 72 hour short ribs my life did not stop until they were finished. I actually did make other meals as the DSV silently prepared my meal a few days later ;)
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Some of the negatives I hear about this method .
Takes too long!
Prep is too hard!
Your going to cook that for 24 hours???
Too expensive!
Well the sous-vide method lends itself to mass production easily. The prep time on 4 packs of seasoned salmon or scallops with butter in food saver packs is little more than 1.
Get home fill crock pot with hot water , throw in a pack of frozen seafood or a scallops & in 45 min of no work or watching its ready to sear!
Steaks are the same! Fix several bags of seasoned steaks , freeze , throw in one when you get home & sear an hour later!
For long cooks with a tough piece of meat it's like a crockpot , throw in in the night before or in the morning & it's ready when you get home!
As far as cost Muebe turned me on to the dorkfood $99 cooker & I've spent a lot more on worse cooking gadgets ::)
Well, I guess you answered most if not all of my concerns... now, just got to get it past SWMBO!
David, if you didn't catch this post
I'm using an electric roaster for the SV with the Dorkfood controller
I'll end up spending $120 for the setup :)
http://www.letstalkbbq.com/index.php?topic=9521.msg127962#msg127962
I did miss it. Thanks for the reminder!
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DORKfood is that food for DORKS?
OK back to my corner
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Chris some of the richest and successful people in this country are Dorks!
Just sayin ;)
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Sorry I tried to make a joke in someone elses post won't happen again
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Sorry I tried to make a joke in someone elses post won't happen again
That was tongue in cheek. I was only kidding. I knew you were joking too Chris.
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Chris some of the richest and successful people in this country are Dorks!
Just sayin ;)
Makes me wish I was a Dork. :P
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Sorry I tried to make a joke in someone elses post won't happen again
That was tongue in cheek. I was only kidding. I knew you were joking too Chris.
Mrs spuds just remarked today,am I a DORK now? You betcha! ;D And we plan on getting a heckuva lot DORKIER.
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Sorry I tried to make a joke in someone elses post won't happen again
That was tongue in cheek. I was only kidding. I knew you were joking too Chris.
Mrs spuds just remarked today,am I a DORK now? You betcha! ;D And we plan on getting a heckuva lot DORKIER.
The older we get the DORKIER we get.....life is goooooooood when it's DORKIER. :P
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My impression is that the majority of you sous vide folks really like the DorkFood device. Has anyone tried this one? http://www.surlatable.com/product/PRO-1541135/?affsrcid=AFF0001&CA_6C15C=120120820000092772
Although twice the price of the DorkFoods, it seems more versatile and also circulates the water. You've won me over to the idea, now I need to choose the device... I would appreciate your thoughts and comments.
Thank you!
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Or this one... http://www.amazon.com/Anova-Sous-Immersion-Circulator-Black/dp/B00GT753W8/ref=sr_1_1?s=appliances&ie=UTF8&qid=1402069943&sr=1-1&keywords=sansaire
Dang, now I am getting excited... ;D ;) ;D
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I have looked at all of them on the market, but came back tot eh Dork Foods - because of robust build, capacity ( will handle higher wattage ) and - it does not sit in the water. Long term - no matter what...sitting an electric appliance in the water is....well - a "mitigable risk" that I can avoid. ;)
And - the versatility of having a tiny water pump - or aquarium air pump , w/ silicone air line tubing and ceramic air stone means I can use the Dorkfoods unit for whatever I want - in any configuration container.
It is not as elegant in appearance. But I have yet to find a food item that can tell the difference ;) :D
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Or this one... http://www.amazon.com/Anova-Sous-Immersion-Circulator-Black/dp/B00GT753W8/ref=sr_1_1?s=appliances&ie=UTF8&qid=1402069943&sr=1-1&keywords=sansaire
Dang, now I am getting excited... ;D ;) ;D
The Anova is the model I have and I'm very pleased with it. One slim unit that attaches to just about any size pot or container, it can be used for small or large capacity SV cooking. I have used mine on 10qt and 24qt stock pots so far and it has worked well. Easy to use touch screen control that can set the cooking time up 99hrs 59min, or it can be left on to run until it is turned off, and temperature control settings, user selectable between F and C, in a wide variety of temperature ranges.
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Or this one... http://www.amazon.com/Anova-Sous-Immersion-Circulator-Black/dp/B00GT753W8/ref=sr_1_1?s=appliances&ie=UTF8&qid=1402069943&sr=1-1&keywords=sansaire
Dang, now I am getting excited... ;D ;) ;D
Second generation anova available soon.
Able to monitor & control with smart phone & cheaper also $170
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Or this one... http://www.amazon.com/Anova-Sous-Immersion-Circulator-Black/dp/B00GT753W8/ref=sr_1_1?s=appliances&ie=UTF8&qid=1402069943&sr=1-1&keywords=sansaire
Dang, now I am getting excited... ;D ;) ;D
Second generation anova available soon.
Able to monitor & control with smart phone & cheaper also $170
Thanks for the heads up!
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Or this one... http://www.amazon.com/Anova-Sous-Immersion-Circulator-Black/dp/B00GT753W8/ref=sr_1_1?s=appliances&ie=UTF8&qid=1402069943&sr=1-1&keywords=sansaire
Dang, now I am getting excited... ;D ;) ;D
Second generation anova available soon.
Able to monitor & control with smart phone & cheaper also $170
Thanks for the heads up!
Those units will be available around Sep/Oct 2014.
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I win ;)
cheap electric roaster with the Dorkfood controller ;)
;D ;D ;D
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Certainly can't argue with the price !
I bought my PolyScience SV ~ 3 years ago now, and have never regretted it. My wife is a stickler for a perfectly (according to her) cooked fillet, and for as skeptical as she was when I bought it ...... she doesn't want it cooked any other way ..... serious
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Certainly can't argue with the price !
I bought my PolyScience SV ~ 3 years ago now, and have never regretted it. My wife is a stickler for a perfectly (according to her) cooked fillet, and for as skeptical as she was when I bought it ...... she doesn't want it cooked any other way ..... serious
Sous Vide is like heroin, you try it once you're hooked for life. ;)