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36. Two words. Sous Vide

Sun Dec 9, 2012, 04:32 PM

Dec 2012

If you like medium rare beef, Sous Vide can give you a perfectly safe, perfectly cooked medium rare steak. Beef placed in a vacuum sealed or even ziplock bag, heated at 130 degrees for at least 2 hours is safely cooked, without being turned into into an inedible brick. Longer cooking times can give tougher cuts the tenderness of more expensive beef. All it needs after cooking is a quick sear to give it some browning

I have a Chuck Roast going at about 26 hours at 130 degrees. Should be nice and tender for supper and it will be still pink in the center.

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Big Beef: Beef’s raw edges [View all] KansDem Dec 2012 OP

jeez arely staircase Dec 2012 #1

I know Aerows Dec 2012 #2

Their steaks are very good proud2BlibKansan Dec 2012 #11

I've had good steaks there too. Inspired Dec 2012 #13

that'd be the Ostrich PatrynXX Dec 2012 #21

bison, to me, arely staircase Dec 2012 #31

Never had an ostrich burger Aerows Dec 2012 #48

Do the world a favor and stop eating beef altogether. nm rhett o rick Dec 2012 #44

not likely to happen arely staircase Dec 2012 #45

Yeah, but there's no reason not to say it, anyway. ronnie624 Dec 2012 #62

I was fooling my self Sienna86 Dec 2012 #3

Chick Peas anyone? alfredo Dec 2012 #4

I love chick peas! Hummus -- YUMMMY! 1monster Dec 2012 #20

There's an Armenian soup with beef, chick peas, and paprika. It's really good. alfredo Dec 2012 #38

Recipe, please? 1monster Dec 2012 #46

I made the recipe a decade ago and I can't remember where alfredo Dec 2012 #47

I stopped years ago eating at those places with machine formed steak.... Historic NY Dec 2012 #5

How do you know though? Inspired Dec 2012 #12

more ford pintos. nt patrice Dec 2012 #6

I never heard of mechanical tenderizing of steaks either. Nothing like consumers intentinally byeya Dec 2012 #7

the stores i go to does this inhouse madrchsod Dec 2012 #9

It's especially problematic because meat itself is sterile Recursion Dec 2012 #30

another trick the food industry does is.... madrchsod Dec 2012 #8

I rarely eat beef in restaurants any more proud2BlibKansan Dec 2012 #10

I agree KansDem Dec 2012 #14

Had a hamburger for the first time in years just last week. proud2BlibKansan Dec 2012 #16

Stopped eating at Applebee years ago. fasttense Dec 2012 #15

That was a guy who owns Applebees franchises in one state - NY. proud2BlibKansan Dec 2012 #17

Steak is the LAST thing I'd order at any restaurant. TahitiNut Dec 2012 #18

The fact is if you are going to eat meat you should have it cooked so no pink is showing still_one Dec 2012 #19

which is sad arely staircase Dec 2012 #32

Two words. Sous Vide Thor_MN Dec 2012 #36

Oooo Aerows Dec 2012 #51

Oh wow... Can't believe I didn't mention heated in a water bath... Thor_MN Dec 2012 #61

I hadn't heard about that method of cooking Aerows Dec 2012 #63

K&R ReRe Dec 2012 #22

Jesus Christ Almighty! Odin2005 Dec 2012 #23

I don't eat animal products any more. leftyladyfrommo Dec 2012 #24

Bravo! flvegan Dec 2012 #34

Two Michael Pollan books I recommend. "The Omnivore's Dilemma" and "In Defense of Food." alfredo Dec 2012 #39

This message was self-deleted by its author guyton Dec 2012 #25

Oh my that just killed my steak love. underthematrix Dec 2012 #26

I like beef still mooing and moving. undeterred Dec 2012 #27

If you look carefully at the menu, I'm sure you will find a disclaimer that states... reACTIONary Dec 2012 #28

As I understand it drm604 Dec 2012 #29

I'm all for irradiating the meat... reACTIONary Dec 2012 #41

+1 for irradiation! (NT) reACTIONary Dec 2012 #42

The FDA only inspects 1% of food imports AldoLeopold Dec 2012 #33

I did not know about this process. Thanks for posting. Ash_F Dec 2012 #35

Environmental reasons to avoid beef also... rwsanders Dec 2012 #37

Standing downwind from a feedlot is enough to turn you vegetarian. alfredo Dec 2012 #40

"Say hello to mechanically separated chicken"... TeeYiYi Dec 2012 #43

Nasty Marrah_G Dec 2012 #50

You know that is a mixture of True and False information right? snooper2 Dec 2012 #55

Mostly true... TeeYiYi Dec 2012 #57

and the fact that they don't just "grind up the whole carcass" snooper2 Dec 2012 #58

Oh yep, you're right. I kinda skimmed the first read through... TeeYiYi Dec 2012 #59

Geez, that's scary Marrah_G Dec 2012 #49

I grill my steaks at home. In_The_Wind Dec 2012 #52

And here I assumed that steak was safe to eat medium or TwilightGardener Dec 2012 #53

Why would you want to comsume something that might be dangerous for your health? nolabels Dec 2012 #54

Any food or beverage, including water, is potentially dangerous to health slackmaster Dec 2012 #56

Applebee's steaks have an odd texture to me sylvi Dec 2012 #60