r/sousvide

does sous vide make vegetables taste better

ive worked in restaurants before and ive been told sous vide does make vegetables taste better because compared to boiling stuff, sous vide keeps in everything from the veggies instead of leaking things in the veggies out in the water (also being able to put in butter garlic olive oil black pepper tyme etc with the veggies) but ive never used sous vide before but ive been wanting too if it makes my veggies taste better so whats yall experience been (sorry for bad english its not my native)

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u/Federal-Office955 — 5 hours ago

Is there a particular sous vide that is durable and keeps precise temperature?

All the ones I've looked into so far have mixed reviews of premature failure, loud whining noise, not keeping temperature etc.

I'd just be using it for particular types of yogurt (like L-reuteri) that need a fairly consistent temp' of 100F for 36 hours.

Is there one you'd recommend that would work well for this purpose?

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u/Coylethird — 5 hours ago

How did I do?

Dried the meat completely, seasoned, then in the bath at 137° for 2 hours. I dried it again, put it on a rack and popped it in the fridge for a bit (dinner wasn’t until later). The only oil I had on hand was olive so I heated that up until it started lightly smoking and seared on both sides for about 1.5-2 minutes each. It tasted amazing!!! (Sorry for the weird picture I started eating and forgot to snap a pic)

u/Soggy-Coffee659 — 1 day ago

Sous vide food truck

What is everyone's thoughts on this. I have 8 years sous vide experience and I have a half converted 1 ton camper (uhaul). What do you think the demand would be? Any other thoughts..? I literally just thought of this and it seems like a market that isn't yet saturated. I have backup power and a good battery bank along with a 1800 degree flamethrower that I've been doing sous vide for at least 4 years with the flame thrower. Before that it was pan sear. Thoughts?

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u/JungleMouse1 — 1 day ago

Sear before sous vide, but not after

Those that sear their steak before the sous vide: how is the flavor and texture if you were to eat it right after the sous vide, without a final sear?

And how do we feel from a food safety perspective of taking a very cold (34°F) raw steak, seasoning it (or dry brined at 34°F), searing it 60s/side on hot cast-iron, vacuum ceiling, and freezing to sous vide later? Would that even be enough sear for Maillard?

My dilemma: my mom loves steak, hates cooking smell in the house (especially browning/fat), so I was thinking of making her some up like this so she could sous vide on demand…

edit: strike texture part of question. I know it will lose the crust. That was me over thinking if any of the process (freezing seared meat, sv'ing seared meat, i dunno) would make it anything more negative than loss of crust.

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u/Both-Activity6432 — 1 day ago
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Attempted to make pork shoulder Carnitas... Texture great, seasoning needs work

Definitely please with the texture might repurpose it for some bootleg fried rice tomorrow night

u/Sinitar204 — 2 days ago

Is My Joule Dying?

I just turned it on for a 5 hour ribeye cook and the pitch of the motor whine keeps changing from second to second.

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u/ruidh — 1 day ago

Did not think this through

So I am cooking this chuck roast. This is only my second time using Sous Vide and 1st time doing a long cook. Well, I did not plan well, and now my roast will be done(134 for 42 hours) at 7am. Not wanting to eat a roast at 7 am what are my options? Plan so far is to remove the roast at 7 am and put in an ice bath. Once cooled, I will drain the bag, dry the roast and re-vac seal. Then put in the fridge. Then at supper time I will reheat it in the sous vide at 134 for a couple of hours. Then sear and serve. Thought? Suggestions?

u/bullgod1964 — 3 days ago

Target Temperature?

Just got a sous vide and have a question about the final target temp for steaks.

Do I cook in the sous vide to my target temp, or, a few degrees shy and then bring it up in the pan or on the grill?

When I reverse sear on the grill, I cook steaks on the cold side until they reach 125, pull them briefly, turn everything on high, then put them back on and finish over high heat until they hit 137.

Similar for sous vide, or should I sous vide to 137 and then sear?

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u/CJ_Law — 2 days ago

2nd attempt after lurking on here for a bit. Can I sear less to get rid of the grey band?

130 sous vide for 1:30. Pat dry. 10 mins in fridge. Pat dry again. Cast iron at 550 searing 1 min on each side adding butter and salt. Best tasting filet I’ve made so far. Anything to improve? Thanks for the help.

u/merry_choppins — 3 days ago

Update on my post from yesterday.

So this bison chuck... Holy crap was this amazing. Did 131 for 32 hours and seared for 90 sec per side. Literally was one of the most tender pieces of meat I've had in a long long time. I forgot to season it and it didn't even matter, didn't even need it. Plus I know most don't care but the fat was low and you couldn't even tell (on a weight cut rn). 11/10 would recommend.

u/Critical-Valuable724 — 3 days ago

Smoked / Sous Vide Asian Short Ribs

Short ribs sprinkled in Chinese Five Spice in the smoker for three hours and then in an Asian marinade (Bachan's) in the sous vide for about 26 hours. Post sous vide sear.

I can cook fairly well, but when it comes to smoking, I just can't get it perfect most of the time. This time, so very, very happy for the taste and the bark.

Jasmine rice, kimchi, ginger, and avocado. I've made this before but I can't believe how freaking good it is.

u/Fabulous_Log844 — 3 days ago

Tri-Tip

Try this marinade next time you do a Tri-Tip. It turned out one of the best I've done. I've cooked maybe 40-50 Tri-Tip in the Sous Vide now.

Tri-tip, use:

1/3 cup olive oil

1/4 cup soy sauce

2 tbsp Worcestershire sauce

1 tbsp Dijon or Yellow Mustard

1 tbsp balsamic vinegar

1 tbsp brown sugar

1½ tsp garlic powder

1 tsp onion powder

1 tsp coarse black pepper

1 tsp smoked paprika

1/2 tsp dried rosemary

1/2 tsp dried thyme

1/2 tsp kosher salt

Marinaded 24hrs in the fridge.

8 hours sous vide 129.5°F

4 minutes per side on sear to finish on the grill, (2 minutes, then rotate 90°, flip, then rotate 90°.)

*Forgot to take a picture until afterwards.

u/White_Hammer88 — 3 days ago

Need help SnR brand Tomahawk Steak

Hello! Been trying to practice this not too expensive cut of meat. I tried to sous vide it at 58C for 3 hours, pat it dry, let it rest in the fridge for 15 mins then sear in my cast iron pan.

Some of it has the red color im Looking for, and the main part is quite pale. Is my temp too high? Time was too high? Id ideally like both to be pink and juicy

u/Xikkom — 5 days ago

Looking for an inexpensive sous vide circulator

I started with one of the pre-Electrolux Anova precision cookers.

Other than the flaky connectivity I was satisfied with it since using the manual controls was easier and worked just fine.

Unfortunately it got lost in my move in 2024. I ordered a Monoprice to replace it.

Sadly my Monoprice stopped heating up the last time I tried to use it. No help or support from Monoprice either.

While I wish I could just order the Joule and be done with it, it is rather expensive and I don’t like the idea of an appliance without manual controls.

I’m considering one of the following as a replacement:

  • Anova Mini
  • Anova Nano 2.0
  • Inkbird ISV-101w
  • Anova 2.0

Anyone have experience with the above models? I’m particularly curious about the mini as the price point is really attractive.

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u/ChristopherStefan — 5 days ago
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Possum, 100F, 3 hours

No joeys were harmed in the making. Mods, sorry if this is off topic.

Went on an early AM bike ride and encountered an Opossum which had been hit and killed by a vehicle. Luckily, Mama's babies managed to survive. My local rehab center opened at 10AM and since I had a few hours of waiting I fired up my cooker. Filled a pot snd set it to 100F. Ambient temp in the container was a cozy 95 F.

Inkbird saves the day.

Rehabber said they were probably 2-2.5 months old based on their weight, length, and eyes being opened.

u/Anangrychip — 7 days ago

Should I treat this the same as a beef chuck roast?

I'm so excited to try this. I'm thinking 129 for 24 hours. Anyone have any experience making bison chuck roast?

I don't want to break the rules and have the post removed but not having enough of a description so here is some fluff.

u/Critical-Valuable724 — 5 days ago