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Texibus posted:Is there a decent vaccum with re-sealable bags Kenji swears by Oliso. Texibus posted:What vaccum sealer is worth getting under 100 bucks? Or is perfectly fine to just use ziplocks It's perfectly fine to use ziplocs, but a vacuum sealer is worth it. (I just saw that costco has the Oliso at $100, which is new: http://www.costco.com/Oliso%C2%AE-Pro-1000-Vacuum-Food-Sealer-Starter-Kit-.product.100069508.html) I have and use a cousin of https://www.amazon.com/FoodSaver-FM2000-FFP-Vacuum-Sealing-Starter/dp/B01D5TMBE0 but that seems to be a model without a roll-holder and cutter, which can be a bit inconvenient. Costco still sometimes has a sub-100 model with roll storage and a cutter. Basically, any foodsaver is going to be fine for bags (premade and roll), but (a) an accessory port and house is really useful to have and (b) roll storage and a cutter save you space, time, fiddling, etc. (here's a foodsaver with both @90 https://www.amazon.com/FoodSaver-FM2100-000-Vacuum-Sealing-System/dp/B00OPIYH3O) Test Pattern fucked around with this message at 18:01 on Dec 8, 2016 |
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BraveUlysses posted:Food saver v2222 model is great and cheap for basic sealing. Been using mine for 6 years and it was $24. That's what I use, bought it refurbished for 20 bucks. I had to buy replacement gaskets for it after about 5-6 years of use, they were like 10 dollars on amazon.
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Texibus posted:What vaccum sealer is worth getting under 100 bucks? Or is perfectly fine to just use ziplocks Ziplocks are no bueno for longer cooks (24+hrs) I'd rather have the peace of mind that my 48 hr cook wasn't ruined by the bag delaminating at hour 38
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# ? Dec 8, 2016 22:36 |
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Test Pattern posted:(a) an accessory port and house is really useful to have What do you use yours for? I've never done anything with mine.
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# ? Dec 8, 2016 22:44 |
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Subjunctive posted:What do you use yours for? I've never done anything with mine. I made Chefsteps' lemon curd sous vide, and then used the canning jars / vacuum jars on my foodsaver to suck out the bubbles. It was way more convenient than endlessly tapping the bowl on the counter for hours.
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# ? Dec 8, 2016 22:52 |
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Sucking the air out of mason jars with the adapter is kinda cool, but I don't actually do it very often.
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# ? Dec 8, 2016 22:56 |
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taqueso posted:Sucking the air out of mason jars with the adapter is kinda cool, but I don't actually do it very often. I put all my spices into mason jars and vacuum them, I get several years of life out of spices that would normally only be good for 1 I also vacuum all my teas, stuff that would only be good for 6 months keeps its aroma for over a year 2 liter mason jars are good for saving food that would get crushed in a bag, salads stay good for a week instead of a couple days, cut vegetables can stay good for 2-3 weeks. I should try what happens to cut apples
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# ? Dec 8, 2016 23:08 |
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I have no idea how I would vacuum a jar with my accessory nozzle thing. Hmm!
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# ? Dec 8, 2016 23:12 |
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It's a "hat" you put over the disc part of the lid: https://www.amazon.com/FoodSaver-T03-0023-01-Wide-Mouth-Jar-Sealer/dp/B00005TN7H
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# ? Dec 8, 2016 23:20 |
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Well holy cow. Steve Yun: you reseal your spices after every use?
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Subjunctive posted:Well holy cow. Steve Yun: you reseal your spices after every use? Sometimes I'll have a spice I forgot I bought, and vacuuming gives me an extra safety period where it'll be good longer in case I forget to use it. Steve Yun fucked around with this message at 00:50 on Dec 9, 2016 |
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Subjunctive posted:What do you use yours for? I've never done anything with mine. Yun and others covered it above: the mason jar vacuum hat is amazing for spices and sous vide custards etc. I recommend the wide-mouth and buying a dozen half-pint wide mouths. I actually have to buy a second dozen because I wanted to make quiches and discovered only 3 are not in current use for spices, teas, or chemicals.
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Test Pattern posted:I actually have to buy a second dozen because I wanted to make quiches and discovered only 3 are not in current use for spices, teas, or chemicals. That's clever he vacuums spices, teas and.... wait a second... what?
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# ? Dec 9, 2016 16:05 |
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For dissolving hookers.
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# ? Dec 9, 2016 16:07 |
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seems a waste when you can sous vide and eat them
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# ? Dec 9, 2016 16:14 |
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Probably stuff like transglutaminase and xanthan gum?
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# ? Dec 9, 2016 16:23 |
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Methylcellulose F50!
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# ? Dec 9, 2016 16:25 |
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Years ago I bought some small ball mason jars and was surprised that the lid came in two pieces and I was afraid to use it, so they've been hanging out in my garage for years. I have since looked them up and found out they're for canning and the lids have little rubbery rings on it for sealing I guess? Are those the kind of jars you would need to suck the air out of? And are those lids reusable? (I feel like the little seal will wear out eventually)
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# ? Dec 9, 2016 16:26 |
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There's a refurbished FoodSaver FM2000 with a hose and a handful of bags for $39 here. Same company as Meh (and also full disclosure I work for them.)
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cyxx posted:Are those the kind of jars you would need to suck the air out of? And are those lids reusable? (I feel like the little seal will wear out eventually) The seal becomes unusable after a few cannings, but it's the heat that does most of the damage, so if you're just vacuuming they last a while. They are pretty cheap to replace though (and you can get non-split lids also in plastic or metal).
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Steve Yun posted:It only takes 10 seconds. Yeah, I store my sealer awkwardly out of the way, but I have enough space that I don't really have to. Test Pattern posted:I recommend the wide-mouth and buying a dozen half-pint wide mouths. I have many more spices than that, but I *think* a half-pint will fit in my drawer so that's OK. Where did you get yours? Amazon and walmart aren't giving me online shopping love in this area.
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Subjunctive posted:Yeah, I store my sealer awkwardly out of the way, but I have enough space that I don't really have to. I grab mine where is most convenient. Sometimes the hardware store (like True Value or whatever), other times Target and the like.
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What is a good meal to sous vide for some vegetarians?
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# ? Dec 11, 2016 18:14 |
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I can't think of any vegetable that's difficult to cook well so I don't know why I would bother SV'ing veggies.
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# ? Dec 11, 2016 21:07 |
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I'm imagining tofu curry or something indian would work pretty well. I am basically just trying to show off the thing tbh.
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# ? Dec 11, 2016 21:15 |
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Carrots and asparagus are the only veggies I've done. It's neat but not worth the effort or the bag.
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# ? Dec 11, 2016 21:16 |
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If they're vegetarians and not vegans, maybe crème brulé?
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# ? Dec 12, 2016 00:03 |
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Does anyone have a porchetta recipe that isn't Kenji's pork belly version? I told my mom about the turchetta I did for Christmas and she asked if I'd be willing to bring my circulator up with my for Christmas and make a porchetta version. I'm not sure I want to go all pork belly though. I've seen people do pork belly wrapped around a pork loin which sounds like it could be a good option. Has anyone done something like that?
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I'm doing a vizzled lamb joint for one of the Christmas day meats. There'll be 8 people and a Turkey, and Ham. but we'll need leftovers for Boxing Day too, so I want to get the biggest cut I can cook. Is there any size where I can no longer safely cook, requiring me to cut the joint in half and do two smaller joints? I'm a bit worried about either not cooking the thing fully, or having to cook it so long the outside is mush. And while I'm asking, which joint is going to cook the best? I can get[]url] a breast, leg, saddle or shoulder (all either rolled or not). [url=http://www.seriouseats.com/recipes/2016/10/sous-vide-leg-of-lamb-mint-cumin-black-mustard-recipe.html]Kenji's rolled leg recipe only mentions times, not sizes.
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Not so much a size as a thickness. Generally they say to not let any part of it be more than 4 inches in diameter (or to put it another way, heat should never have to travel more than 2 inches to get to any inner part of the meat). A cylinder of meat that's 9 inches long is okay as long as no section of it has a girth thicker than 4 inches. A sphere of meat that's 5 inches thick by comparison would not be safe because its core would be farther than 2 inches away from hot water (it might be safe but that's the rule of thumb I've read and generally stuck by) Edit: if you have a smartphone, I suggest you download the Sous Vide Dash app. Douglas Baldwin was one of the early pioneers of sous vide cooking and he did a butt-ton of tests and measurements so that you can input the type of meat, the cut, the thickness and the doneness you want and it'll calculate how long you need to cook it and how long it'll take to pasteurize the core. Steve Yun fucked around with this message at 11:22 on Dec 12, 2016 |
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I did sous vide italian sausage for the first time this weekend, a couple hours from frozen at 155, then seared. The texture was quite visually different from sausages that have been poached and seared or boiled or whatever, but the flavor and juiciness were magnificent. 10/10 will puddle again.
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Anne Whateley posted:Probably stuff like transglutaminase and xanthan gum? ding ding ding Subjunctive posted:I have many more spices than that, but I *think* a half-pint will fit in my drawer so that's OK. Where did you get yours? Amazon and walmart aren't giving me online shopping love in this area. Amazon if I need a dozen (https://www.amazon.com/Jarden-Home-Brands-Mouth-Canning/dp/B0000BYD0F), but my local home/kitchen store usually has them for about $1.89 a piece. I actually just bought four because I'm bringing mini creme brulees to a NYE party. I find the lids last a dozen vacuum cycles at least -- I've lost more to bending when I open them, but even a sub-boiling bath shortens that. Luckily, packs of lids are dirt cheap. Test Pattern fucked around with this message at 23:27 on Dec 12, 2016 |
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Sadly, amazon.ca doesn't carry those, and getting them shipped from the US is silly. Happily, I found some at my hardware store.
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I tried to make a chuck roast and failed horribly. I put it in at 135 degrees and took it out after a day, at which point I realized it got some significant lactobacillus activity (i.e. was green). I think it affected the flavor as well for sure, and I also realized that a day was not long enough at that temperature. I put it in for another day. It tastes like rear end. Takeaway question: do you guys do something to sanitize the surface of your meat before a very look SV session? Briefly boil it? Sear?
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Glottis posted:I tried to make a chuck roast and failed horribly. I put it in at 135 degrees and took it out after a day, at which point I realized it got some significant lactobacillus activity (i.e. was green). I think it affected the flavor as well for sure, and I also realized that a day was not long enough at that temperature. I put it in for another day. It tastes like rear end. The surface is the first thing to get cooked and made safe, so it was probably something else (maybe it was contaminated inside, maybe it took too long for the core to get up to temp, etc)
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Glottis posted:significant lactobacillus activity (i.e. was green). I think it affected the flavor as well for sure Am I understanding that your reaction to green meat was to taste it?
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# ? Dec 13, 2016 02:45 |
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Yeah I'm curious about this. Did you take any photos?
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# ? Dec 13, 2016 02:56 |
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Look buddy just because you don't like green eggs and ham
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# ? Dec 13, 2016 03:03 |
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Stop right there with your placebo flavor talk
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Glottis posted:I tried to make a chuck roast and failed horribly. I put it in at 135 degrees and took it out after a day, at which point I realized it got some significant lactobacillus activity (i.e. was green). I think it affected the flavor as well for sure, and I also realized that a day was not long enough at that temperature. I put it in for another day. It tastes like rear end. You should search the sous vide subreddit because you aren't the first to have that issue. But yeah apparently at that low temperature with a long cook time you should have s Dtopped it in boiling water pre circulating it
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