Adventures in Sous Vide!
Posted by Joseph Wilson in And All of the Rest
So tonight I've decided to get serious about the whole sous-vide thing at home. What is sous-vide you ask? Well basically you take a air tight plastic bag, fill it with whatever you're making, and then cook it in a water bath at a very precise temp, like beef at 130 degrees. Although I'd love to be able to afford the polyscience Thermal Circulator, I've decided that the ole' crock pot will have to do for now. I'm still trying to figure out what to cook but I've narrowed it down either beef or pork, (if you can consider that narrowed down at all!)
So why cook this way? First off, its freakin' awesome. Secondly, this method allows anyone to cook anything to a desired temperature without fear of burning or under cooking it. Finally, its an amazing way to seal in specific marinades/juices because there is no where else for them to go.
I'll definitely try to get some recipe together and post some pics or video on how it goes!
