Experience with Sous Vide?
I'm interested in possibly getting a Sous Vide immersion cooker and was wondering if anyone owned one. I seem to see universal praise, but I was wondering how easy it is to use and what other people's experiences were with it. Does it require a long time to cook? I'm looking at
this model currently.
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Cook time varies with what you're cooking and how large it is; eggs take 30-40 minutes, typical burgers take 1-2 hours, steaks can take anywhere from one hour to twelve hours, depending on how thick it is and what you want to do with it. I don't know if that counts as "a long time" but it's not the right tool if you're in a hurry. Also, keep in mind that access to a grill or cast-iron pan is still required to sear meat afterwards.
I don't personally use it to make vegetables (which go fast) nor larger cuts of meats that take more than, say, 4 hours. But plenty of people do.
Bottom line is that it's a great kitchen tool if you have the money and like kitchen tools.
Or a kitchen torch, if you're some kind of pyro sous vide fanatic.
While some people use torches, the kitchen kind really doesn't throw enough flame to sear a reasonable steak consistently, IMHO. The people who use actual industrial torches have the right idea if no grill or pan is available.
I was paged here based on this comment
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Thank you and good night.
Bah! Do it right: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B002LH46N2/
Also the Searzall is such a cool toy and I want one, but definitely not taking the place of a solid cast iron.
Where it really shines is tougher cuts of meat where you can cook them to medium rare with long cooks, medium rare 36hr flank steak is amazing. Also, scrambled eggs that are silky smooth that usually require a lot of low heat time and constant stirring on the stove top.