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Soygen

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can you even eat at a steakhouse anymore?
I can't make or get the dry-aged steaks like some of the best steak restaurants, so while I love my Anova, there are steak places that are still superior to anything I've ever made at home.
 

opiate82

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Yea once you guys sous vide yourself the perfect steak (you'll even bust a nut knowing you can do it with $4/lb chuck/flank steak), can you even eat at a steakhouse anymore?
Actually, when I head out to a fancy restaurant/steakhouse I rarely order a steak anymore just for that reason. I try to find something on the menu I have never had and/or can't easily prepare on my own.
 

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I can't make or get the dry-aged steaks like some of the best steak restaurants, so while I love my Anova, there are steak places that are still superior to anything I've ever made at home.
Yeah, dry-aging seems to be the biggest difference. I don't have the patience to do it myself at home(nor do I trust myself not to screw it up) nor do I want to pay top-dollar for a dry-aged steak from a butcher. Some of those higher-end steakhouses that have dry-aged steaks for 21 or 30 days or whatever are damn, damn tasty.
 

Lanx

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yea dry age is whole different animal, but you have to make an event out of it, Peter Luggars is 50bucks a ribeye? idk, it's been 10 years.
 

Soygen

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Peter Luger's is around 130 for the porterhouse for 2.


EDIT: Sorry, wrong cut. It's the porterhouse that's 130ish.
 

lurkingdirk

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No way I'm starting with duck. Maybe pork tenderloin, maybe steak. But if I do a duck, it's going to be a whole duck, and it's going to be after I perfect my techniques.
 

opiate82

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No way I'm starting with duck. Maybe pork tenderloin, maybe steak. But if I do a duck, it's going to be a whole duck, and it's going to be after I perfect my techniques.
I don't think you want to sous-vide a whole duck at once. I know for other poultry it isn't recommended but I haven't seen anything specifically related to duck.
 

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I would do pork tenderloin or a fish that is normally a bitch to cook like halibut.
 

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My pork tenderloin came out pretty much perfect. I do at least one a week, so I considered myself pretty pro at doing them anyway, but even then the doneness was uneven through the tenderloin. With sous vide the whole thing was perfect. And now that I have the torch it will be much easier to sear.

One thing to watch out for, I already have corrosion on mine, on the water temperature probe. Anova has something on their site saying it is normal, but seriously, like 50ish hours of use and it is already doing this. The thing on their site says that it will discolor and then stop.
 

Soygen

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I had that corrosion after one use. I just make sure I dry and wipe the probe down after every use.
 

lurkingdirk

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I just make sure I dry and wipe the probe down after every use.
Isn't that true of everything you wet dip?

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But seriously? I have hella hard water, like shit's ridiculous even with a softener. Is this going to be a short lived appliance because water issues? Corrosion showing up after one use does not fill me with moist, deliciously cooked expectations.
 

Gravy

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I'm doing a test run of the Anova right now since I really didn't have anything ready to go tonight. I'm surprised at how fast the water heats.

I also have super hard water, and no water softener. I'm wondering if I shouldn't buy distilled.
 

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48 hour boneless Costco short-ribs @ 140 degrees then blasted with a Map torch. They were absolutely amazing and the texture was perfect (phone pictures do not do it justice as the inside was nice and pink).

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Short Ribs Time and Temp | Recipe | ChefStepsis where I got the "recipe".
 

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I'm doing a test run of the Anova right now since I really didn't have anything ready to go tonight. I'm surprised at how fast the water heats.

I also have super hard water, and no water softener. I'm wondering if I shouldn't buy distilled.
For the bath? As long as the ziplock's sealed you could sous vide it in piss. Don't bother!

Although I wouldn't recommend it in piss, either. I had a hamburger that got a bunch of water in the bag once because I zipped it poorly. It looked grey and nasty but it still tasted amazing; avoid it if you can, though.