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lurkingdirk_sl said:
Won't the regular ziploc break down in that heat?
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No.

Sous-vide is like $20-30 for a PID, some minor wiring, and an aquarium bubbler if you want to be fancy. Total cost for something equivalent to a $5k machine is something less than $75. Don't go buy one, it isn't worth it. Try it with a cooler first to see if you actually like it. Vacuum sealing isn't needed at all.
 
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Neph_sl said:
You don't need to vacuum sealer unless you're doing a marinade. Use a regular ziplock, leave the corner open, lower it in slowly. The heat differential will push the majority of the air out, then seal it once it's almost in.
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Excellent. Well, maybe next week.

I did make some excellent molasses cookies today.
 
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I like my ghetto sous vide setup. I need a smaller cooler though. It's kinda ignant having my bigass camping cooler sitting on the counter just for one steak.

I should find a little six pack cooler of sorts.
 
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Adebisi_sl said:
I like my ghetto sous vide setup. I need a smaller cooler though. It's kinda ignant having my bigass camping cooler sitting on the counter just for one steak.

I should find a little six pack cooler of sorts.
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You should trademark it and start mass production tomorrow, you will be able to fund pantheon by yourself.
Also get the right url now while available... ghetto-s-vide.com
 
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mures_sl said:
First time looking in this thread and saw a tortilla chip discussion a couple of pages back. I picked up a kind of tortilla chip from the store the other month that I hadn't seen before called Xochitl (pronounced so-cheel) and holy fuck they are the most amazing tortilla chips I've ever had.
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I saw these at our local grocery this past weekend, and they were $4.99 for a regular sized bag. Five dollars for corn chips. Nope.
 
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Cooking with children:

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Bought a whole beef tenderloin and cut it up for steaks today. Great price, it was Choice, and $6.99/lb.

I cut 10 nice fat steaks, approx. 1 1/2", a few were butterflied big boys. Breakdown was $2.80 per steak. Noice.
 
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A serious foodie would have bought an entire side of beef then spent a few weekends converting an old 16cf freezer into a custom sous vide machine so that they could cook the entire side at once
 
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Man, the carnitas recipe from the OP is great, but the flavors are a lot more subtle than I thought they'd be (on the meat itself, not the salsas).
 
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Want a quick easy dessert? Try this pineapple cake recipe, it's very most and dense. Delicious, but not for the diabetic.

Very Easy

2 Eggs
2 C. Sugar
2 C. Flour
2 tsp. Baking Soda
#2 Can of Crushed pineapple - 20 ounces or 2 1/2 cups, roughly
1/2 cup chopped pecans (optional)
1 Tbl. Vanilla

Mix all that shit up, pour it in a 9x13 pan, bake for 40 minutes at 350. Top will be dark.

You can frost this with a cream cheese icing, but it's very good plain, in my opinion.
 
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Erronius_sl said:
A serious foodie would have bought an entire side of beef then spent a few weekends converting an old 16cf freezer into a custom sous vide machine so that they could cook the entire side at once
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Can confirm. I'm using my neighbor's pool for a makeshift sous vide this weekend. Just gonna toss a live cow in there for a couple days.
 
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