Comments on: Coming Soon: Sous-Vide and Low-Temp Primer http://www.cookingissues.com/2010/02/02/coming-soon-sous-vide-and-low-temp-primer/ The French Culinary Institute's Tech'N Stuff Blog Mon, 17 Oct 2011 18:22:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: matt http://www.cookingissues.com/2010/02/02/coming-soon-sous-vide-and-low-temp-primer/#comment-3175 matt Sun, 21 Feb 2010 18:17:16 +0000 http://www.cookingissues.com/?p=3304#comment-3175 Charles- i just ordered and received the $150 temperature controller. works well and very sturdy, but all should be warned that some crock pots are finicky and don't like restricting electricity. i think a rice cooker is next along with a scale to the tenth of a gram- working on a 'toad in the hole' with a sous vide egg on one side of the toast and a molecular gastronomy bacon ravioli on the other side. Charles- i just ordered and received the $150 temperature controller. works well and very sturdy, but all should be warned that some crock pots are finicky and don’t like restricting electricity. i think a rice cooker is next along with a scale to the tenth of a gram- working on a ‘toad in the hole’ with a sous vide egg on one side of the toast and a molecular gastronomy bacon ravioli on the other side.

]]> By: Eugene http://www.cookingissues.com/2010/02/02/coming-soon-sous-vide-and-low-temp-primer/#comment-3174 Eugene Thu, 18 Feb 2010 09:00:51 +0000 http://www.cookingissues.com/?p=3304#comment-3174 Hie, Thank you so much guys. This is a very informative and useful post!! Awesome. Keep up the great work. Always love this site. Hie,
Thank you so much guys. This is a very informative and useful post!! Awesome. Keep up the great work. Always love this site.

]]> By: Charles Cates http://www.cookingissues.com/2010/02/02/coming-soon-sous-vide-and-low-temp-primer/#comment-3173 Charles Cates Thu, 18 Feb 2010 03:21:20 +0000 http://www.cookingissues.com/?p=3304#comment-3173 Thanks for the link, Matt! I have several crock pots and rice cooker as well as a Foodsaver vacuum. I've seen an acurate temperature controller for about $150 you can use on a crockpot as well. The aquariuim bubbler is a good idea. Thanks for the link, Matt! I have several crock pots and rice cooker as well as a Foodsaver vacuum. I’ve seen an acurate temperature controller for about $150 you can use on a crockpot as well. The aquariuim bubbler is a good idea.

]]> By: Pete Johnson http://www.cookingissues.com/2010/02/02/coming-soon-sous-vide-and-low-temp-primer/#comment-3171 Pete Johnson Sun, 14 Feb 2010 20:34:55 +0000 http://www.cookingissues.com/?p=3304#comment-3171 Great job on the charts and thanks for the very thorough research! Great job on the charts and thanks for the very thorough research!

]]> By: Dave A http://www.cookingissues.com/2010/02/02/coming-soon-sous-vide-and-low-temp-primer/#comment-3170 Dave A Sat, 13 Feb 2010 03:15:01 +0000 http://www.cookingissues.com/?p=3304#comment-3170 Hi Suji, Jeff tells me everything is going well. 1. You can cook meats in sauce in the circulator, but the sauce needs to be over-reduced first. 2. Anything can be used but the more aromatic herbs should be scaled back and shouldn't be allowed to physically touch the meat. Hi Suji,
Jeff tells me everything is going well.
1. You can cook meats in sauce in the circulator, but the sauce needs to be over-reduced first.
2. Anything can be used but the more aromatic herbs should be scaled back and shouldn’t be allowed to physically touch the meat.

]]> By: Chef Simon http://www.cookingissues.com/2010/02/02/coming-soon-sous-vide-and-low-temp-primer/#comment-3168 Chef Simon Thu, 11 Feb 2010 16:34:14 +0000 http://www.cookingissues.com/?p=3304#comment-3168 Nice, Thanks for your work. bs Nice, Thanks for your work.
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]]> By: Suji http://www.cookingissues.com/2010/02/02/coming-soon-sous-vide-and-low-temp-primer/#comment-3167 Suji Thu, 11 Feb 2010 13:34:03 +0000 http://www.cookingissues.com/?p=3304#comment-3167 Hello Dave, It's been a long time! This is great! We've been trying SV cooking these days in Korea. But can't get much information here.. question: 1. do you not recomend cooking meats in sauce in circulator? 2. are there any herbs or seasonings that I shouldn't use for SV cooking? Can't wait to go back to school and take your classes. Please say hello to everyone! Thank you! Suji Hello Dave,
It’s been a long time! This is great! We’ve been trying SV cooking these days in Korea. But can’t get much information here..

question:
1. do you not recomend cooking meats in sauce in circulator?
2. are there any herbs or seasonings that I shouldn’t use for SV cooking?

Can’t wait to go back to school and take your classes. Please say hello to everyone!

Thank you!
Suji

]]> By: Dave A http://www.cookingissues.com/2010/02/02/coming-soon-sous-vide-and-low-temp-primer/#comment-3166 Dave A Tue, 09 Feb 2010 23:52:24 +0000 http://www.cookingissues.com/?p=3304#comment-3166 Hi Mary, Essentially, the sous-vide magic (It should be called the low-temp magic becasue it has nothing to do with vacuums) is just a temperature controller with a thermocouple attached. It isn't actually 1800 watts, it has a relay that can handle 1800 watts (from your rice cooker, etc). This unit does not have a circulating pump, which I would recommend. You could jury-rig your own pump. I have built rigs like this in the past. 159 bucks is a good price for a thermocouple, relay, pid contoller bundle. You'd have a tough time making it cheaper yourself. While you could definitly create a workable system this way, nothing beats the ease-of use of a circulator. Remember that because you are providing the heater, you are limited in this setup to things like soup warmers, crock pots, rice cookers, etc. Hi Mary,
Essentially, the sous-vide magic (It should be called the low-temp magic becasue it has nothing to do with vacuums) is just a temperature controller with a thermocouple attached. It isn’t actually 1800 watts, it has a relay that can handle 1800 watts (from your rice cooker, etc). This unit does not have a circulating pump, which I would recommend. You could jury-rig your own pump. I have built rigs like this in the past. 159 bucks is a good price for a thermocouple, relay, pid contoller bundle. You’d have a tough time making it cheaper yourself. While you could definitly create a workable system this way, nothing beats the ease-of use of a circulator. Remember that because you are providing the heater, you are limited in this setup to things like soup warmers, crock pots, rice cookers, etc.

]]> By: Dave A http://www.cookingissues.com/2010/02/02/coming-soon-sous-vide-and-low-temp-primer/#comment-3165 Dave A Tue, 09 Feb 2010 23:43:49 +0000 http://www.cookingissues.com/?p=3304#comment-3165 Will try Vice. That might be a separate post. Will try Vice. That might be a separate post.

]]> By: Dave A http://www.cookingissues.com/2010/02/02/coming-soon-sous-vide-and-low-temp-primer/#comment-3164 Dave A Tue, 09 Feb 2010 23:43:07 +0000 http://www.cookingissues.com/?p=3304#comment-3164 Thank you. Thank you.

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