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Offline Ka Honu

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Sous Vide Impatience (Porterhouse experiment)
« Reply #-1 on: January 09, 2014, 07:31:18 PM »
I've been waiting to try this sous vide thing - preordered a Sansaire Sous Vide Immersion Circulator several months ago but it's not shipping until February. I finally needed some more immediate gratification so I heated up my trusty Crockpot to the "Warm" setting and was able to tone it down a few degrees (to about 135°) by taking off the lid. In went the vac-sealed porterhouse for a two-hour bath monitered by the (fastest and most reliable) RED Thermapen.

It came out looking really ugly (as expected)…



A quick sear in my faithful cast iron skillet (oil-butter mix) and it looked much better…



Sliced, it was perfect!



Taste and degree of doneness were excellent (especially for a jury-rigged system) and I don't think I've ever had a more tender steak. God only knows what will happen when I get the real thing and use it on the dry-aged ribeyes waiting in the freezer.
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Re: Sous Vide Impatience (Porterhouse experiment)
« on: January 09, 2014, 07:40:39 PM »
I am impressed. Why two hours and not shorter or longer?
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Re: Sous Vide Impatience (Porterhouse experiment)
« Reply #1 on: January 09, 2014, 07:49:26 PM »
the Sous Vide thing has temps and times as a standard from what I can tell. Look here for more info

http://www.sousvidesupreme.com/en-us/sousvide_cookingtemperatures.htm
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« Reply #2 on: January 09, 2014, 07:50:51 PM »
Lookin good Turtle!
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Re: Sous Vide Impatience (Porterhouse experiment)
« Reply #3 on: January 09, 2014, 07:58:35 PM »
Oh ya.  Perfect
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Re: Sous Vide Impatience (Porterhouse experiment)
« Reply #4 on: January 09, 2014, 08:02:51 PM »
Nice job with your makeshift setup ;)

Turtle your going to enjoy your Sansaire! I have made quite a few great Sous Vide meals but my absolute favorite is the 72 hour Short Ribs 8)



And a ultra tender medium rare dry aged rib eye that did not look all that great but tasted phenomenal...



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Re: Sous Vide Impatience (Porterhouse experiment)
« Reply #5 on: January 09, 2014, 08:27:47 PM »
Looks tasty for here ;D
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Re: Sous Vide Impatience (Porterhouse experiment)
« Reply #6 on: January 09, 2014, 08:37:38 PM »
Nice, that looks mighty tasty! And good job taming your impatience!
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Re: Sous Vide Impatience (Porterhouse experiment)
« Reply #7 on: January 09, 2014, 09:11:55 PM »
Turtle, Sometime back I read an article about exactly what you just did and the fella said it was great.  Now, I know he wasn't lyin'.  Dee
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Re: Sous Vide Impatience (Porterhouse experiment)
« Reply #8 on: January 10, 2014, 02:34:04 AM »
I'd eat it.  :D
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Re: Sous Vide Impatience (Porterhouse experiment)
« Reply #9 on: January 10, 2014, 03:58:06 AM »
Looks real tasty Turtle!
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Re: Sous Vide Impatience (Porterhouse experiment)
« Reply #10 on: January 10, 2014, 08:16:57 AM »
WTG turtle..now I'm gonna have to relook into this again. At our house I always get the bone. Looks chewable to me, but ya could have a left a lil more on it.  Pam   ☆´¯`•.¸¸. ི 
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Re: Sous Vide Impatience (Porterhouse experiment)
« Reply #11 on: January 10, 2014, 08:24:47 AM »
Might just have to try your "crock pot" sous vide version.  Sounds interesting.

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Re: Sous Vide Impatience (Porterhouse experiment)
« Reply #12 on: January 10, 2014, 08:38:39 AM »
I can see using this method on tougher cuts of meat.. was there any benefit using a tender cut like a porterhouse?
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Re: Sous Vide Impatience (Porterhouse experiment)
« Reply #13 on: January 10, 2014, 09:45:06 AM »
Quote from: Scallywag on January 10, 2014, 08:38:39 AM
I can see using this method on tougher cuts of meat..

Hmmm... now that's a good question/thought.
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