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Questions about food safety and technique for cooking sous vide.

Sous Vide is a method of cooking food in an airtight sealed bag for a very long time. The bag sits in a water bath with accurately determined temperature which is much lower than normally used for cooking. The temperature of the water bath is generally the same as the target temperature of the food. The aim is to maintain the integrity and flavor of the food, as well as provide novel results by using fine temperature control.

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Way to Prevent Rusting Racks?

I'm using metal racks with sous-vide cooking to help keep the packets separate, and they're rusting on me. The racks are mostly chrome plated (or maybe nickle). Is there a waterproof paint or coating that I could apply to a non-rusted rack that…
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How to Sous Vide Chicken Wings?

Please refer to: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VrKHgNXsTYU. I'd like to mimic the process, but replace the pressure cooker step with a sous vide instead. What's the lowest possible temperature and shortest amount of time I can use the sous vide…
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Can I fill my sous vide container completely full?

I am cooking a brisket in a 12l container right now. It is packed absolutely full right now. Water covers everything, but pieces are pressed against the sides and against each other. Is this ok?
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sous-vide prepared food seems cold

I've recently been experimenting with sous-vide cooking. The results have been good, except that I find that the food can sometimes seem unpleasantly cold. Obviously I tried reducing the time between removing from the water and eating but this…
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How long to cook pork chops sous vide?

I'm asking because there seems to be huge variations in cooking times depending on the source. The recipe book that came with the sous vide machine I bought says 134 degrees for a minimum of 4 hours and up to 8 hours, but I've seen reputable…
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Sous vide - add liquid or no in the bag?

I'm the proud owner of a new-fangled sous vide instrument. So far, I've seen mixed statements about adding extra liquid (brine or some other concoction of my choosing) to the bag. When grilling, I'm a dry rub man. But I wanted to try a marinade and…
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How to set up the sous vide bath for guineafowl breasts?

I have a hard time finding hints on how to sous-vide guineafowl breasts properly. Traditionally in an 140-165°C oven they’re really hard to get right. Some of the few recipes i’ve found place them in a bath of ~65-70°C for some 30-120minutes. This…
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New to sous vide and not having any luck

Tried a pork loin that had been well marinated. Cooked it at 140 for 3 hours. Was very tender and did not have any character and no taste of marinade. Next try was chicken tenders. Cooked at 140 for almost 2 hours. Used it for Orange Chicken. It was…
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What has a cooler got to do with sous-vide cooking?

Kindly explain paragraph 3. I can't see link between this device for sous-vide cooking and coolers? What does unmatched versatility mean here? This is the Chefsteps Joule sous-vide cooker
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Can I use sous vide instead of pressure cooking

In a recipe, I have to pressure cook vegetables in mason jars in duck fat. I don't have a pressure cooker but I do have an Anova Sous Vide Immersion Heater - can I use that instead? Any other factors I should be considering, or alternate methods to…
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Does anyone know how to make a Sous Vide style cooking vessel?

The last year I was in culinary school (2014) my chef instructor was really excited about culinology and the new innovations that were emerging and becoming to be utilized more often in the industry, like for example Sous Vide cooking or "under…
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Sous Vide Interrupted

I'm trying to cook beef short-ribs sous-vide at 140° for 72 hours. Imagine my shock this morning when I went into the kitchen and found the machine had turned itself off! It could not have been for long because the temp had only dropped to 80° so…
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What temperature should "simmer" be for candying fruit?

I want to make Candied fruit more efficiently, and all the recipes I have found say basically "bring simple syrup to a boil, then lower to simmer with the fruit/peel in until translucent" So my question is: What temperature should the syrup be…
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Can I pre-cook chicken in a sous vide bath while cooking something else?

Let's say I'm in the middle of a 72-hour 135F sous vide recipe, and I want to cook some chicken thighs for dinner for tonight. Does it make sense to put the chicken in the bath at 135 for my normal chicken sous vide time, then finish them using a…
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How Long Can I Store Seasoned, Vacuum Sealed Chicken

I'm trying to optimize making food for the week and one of the things I want to do is season chicken breast with salt/pepper/herbs/etc in advance and vacuum seal them individually so I can just drop them into a sous vide water bath and cook them on…
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