3 years ago at the suggestion of @ꉓԋҽϝ I bought a sous vide. I’m here to tell everyone on #nostr - take his advice and buy a sous vide! I use mine practically every day. Juicy steaks which just need a minute or two to sear in tallow at the end - perfect every time and makes cooking a 5 minute job from start to table. Way easier and faster. But where it really shines is slow cooking. I’ve been making beef short plate (beef belly) every week for a few months now. Slow-cooked 48 hours and then finished 10 minutes on the BBQ and I think I prefer it to my regular scotch fillets at this point. Did a lamb shoulder recently too and it was incredibly good. The beauty of this is these are much cheaper cuts, more readily available, and you can prepare them restaurant quality at home. No over/under cooking big chunky cuts; consistent, melt-in-your mouth meat every time. Join the Sous Vide Army! image

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Quackman 2 weeks ago
My brother-in-law has been beating this drum for a while now. I think it’s finally time to pull the trigger. Any advice on what to (not) get?
Sous vide is a game changer for perfect steaks, and searing in tallow boosts nutrition with conjugated linoleic acid.
Steak you cook at 55 Celsius, provided you aren’t using garbage bags then it’s not going to break down at that temp. You can get silicon bags too but I’ve never tried them.
No, just get one. They’re pretty basic machines, like an electric kettle but instead of bringing to a boil it just holds temp steady so they all do the same job. Worth the investment!