Gravy's Cooking Thread
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My in-laws had one for the first time and were fascinated by the process. It was rarer to look at than they are used to but they understood the reason for that. They polished their plates clean.
They also had my sous vide turkey and declared it the juiciest and best they have had in their life. That is a lot of turkey to be compared against.
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Ok wife got me a Sousvide supreme for Christmas. Should I keep this or get an annova? I definitely want something I can do a whole chicken in, he'll maybe a Turkey one day. Will use sous vide for mainly steaks, fish, and chicken. Guide me sous vide experts!
Yeah the Anova isn't limited as much by the size of the meat etc.
More meat that can fit? Put it on a bigger pot.
More meat that can fit? Put it on a bigger pot.
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you can use any vacuum sealer. I personally prefer using the machine to the water displacement method
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To be fair, the Anova has a "fixed" volume as well. It's just a decent amount and obviously more versatile since you can use different shaped containers. The Precision(which is what I think most have here?) is 4 - 5 gallons.
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Anyone use their broiler for cooking things like burgers and steaks during the cold months? We have an electric stove, so the burners don't really get hot enough to do a quick sear, but the broiler can. Problems are clean up(we'll line the pan with foil now) and smoking fat that fills up the kitchen with nasty smells. Using a broiler pan doesn't really help because it's the fat on the top that's burning, not the stuff below.
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Broiling steaks works very well. I used to give mine a quick pan sear and then finish in the broiler before I got the Anova but even when I didn't pan sear them first they came out nicely. Just make sure you put the rack all the way at the top just under the broiler.
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Is your electric stove weak? My old electric did sears just fine. Just make sure you get that cast iron action and the thing will absorb all that electric heat into the pan.
I should note that I switched to gas last month, so now I have to cook with a constant erection.
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It might be weak. Pan never seems to rebound after searing the first side decently, no matter how high I turn it. We have an enameled dutch oven, will give that a try, though not a lot of surface area for fitting steaks.
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This will sound dumb...but use 2 pans. Get both hot as shit, sear one side in one pan and then flip to other side in the other pan.
You're right, once you sear one side if you flip the steak in the same spot it isn't NEARLY as hot, and doesn't sear as well because your steak was just laying there soaking up that heat.
You're right, once you sear one side if you flip the steak in the same spot it isn't NEARLY as hot, and doesn't sear as well because your steak was just laying there soaking up that heat.
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I just want to say that I made this last night and my life is now better.
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