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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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can you make marmalade using sous vide?

Since making marmalade involves cooking fruit and pectin and juices at a particular temperature for a specified amount of time, can you use sous vide to mimic this process and make and can marmalade in this way?
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Can you add seasoning halfway through cooking with sous vide

I plan to cook a brisket for 48+ hours. However I ordered some liquid smoke online and it wont arrive until the next day. I cant wait for it to arrive or I will not have enough time to finish the brisket. Is there any problem with cooking the…
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Does it make sense to vacuume brined meat? Why not sous vide in water directly?

If you wet brine a piece of meat and don't apply anything else to it, why exactly do you need a bag? Why not cook the meat directly in the brine? While it cooks, it can brine some more. Handy, if you are short a couple hours on the brine. I always…
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Is striped bass suited for sous vide?

I have to cook some striped bass tomorrow. It is from frozen, and in fillets with no skin (if it had skin I would pan sear it, but alas it doesn't). I was thinking, season with salt, pepper, and smoked paprika. Then sous vide @ 135, then serve it…
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Can I cook sous vide on a desk?

So would it be possible with some insulation perhaps from home depot to use a sous vide cooker like cheffstep's Joule on a surface like a wooden office desk with a medium to small sized pot or even a round crock pot provided there's enough space…
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Thermo bottle for impromptu sous vide?

I would like to try out sous vide, but I don't want to invest in the gadgets, until I have tried it and decided I want to keep using it. So I have thought about the best way to try it with no budget. Online, one of the method suggested is to use a…
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Why were my sous vide sausages dry?

I cooked some sausages sous vide at about 158F for a few hours. Usually I cook sausage in my pan until it hits an internal temperature of about 155 and it climbs to 165 and they are incredibly juicy. They are 30% fat and I made them myself, so fat…
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Should vacuum sealed food be exposed to air when thawing?

Must food packaged and vacuum sealed be exposed to air while thawing? I seal chicken or fish in a vacuum bag. I freeze the same. I transfer to the refrigerator to thaw with the expectation of cooking sous vide. Should I cut the vacuum bag while…
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Are long brines neccesary for sous vide?

I'm looking at a recipe which calls for two weeks of wet brining followed by 48 hours of sous vide for beef tongue. I've seen similar recipes for other tough cuts of meat such as brisket. It seems to me that if we're going to stick it in a vacuum,…
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Sous Vide chicken for reheating

My understanding is that a lot of the technical knowledge around sous vide was developed in the prepared foods industry by Bruno Goussault of Cuisine Solutions. This makes me wonder whether some of these techniques might be used with a home sous…
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Wouldn’t flash cooling inside a freezer ice cube box be as effective as an ice bath?

I’ve recently cooked marinated flank steak for four hours and placed it directly in the freezer ice cube box. By placing the warm item between ice sheets and allowing full contact on the food, allowing the ice to melt around, wouldn’t this…
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Using sous vide to warm canned vegetables

Has anyone attempted to plunge a can of vegetables into the sous vide bath given it is already vacuum packed? I would, of course, take off the label.
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How long do I sous-vide a 5.5lb veal breast?

How long and at what temperature should I sous-vide a 5.5lb veal breast?
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Is it possible to do slow cook things using a sous vide machine?

My question is the exact opposite of this one. I'm considering getting a sous vide tool like this one. I'm wondering what's preventing me to use it as a slow cooker? Like, would it make sense to use the sous vide thing to circulate water in a…
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Cooking sirloin steaks with Anova sous vide gave me leather tough steaks

I'm new to the Anova sous vide machine and have successfully cooked tenderloin steaks beautifully with the device. The other day I saw nice thick sirloin steaks in the supermarket which I then cooked at the same temperature as the tenderloins but…
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