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Gravy's Cooking Thread
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Gravy
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Before I gag, I want to make sure we are talking about the same thing.
What done-ness do you call an egg on an Egg McMuffin? And not those weird egg-white ones that Tarrant eats.
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It's these sous-vide crazies. 2 hours to make an egg instead of 5 minutes...4 hours to cook a steak instead of 5-7 minutes of searing on a grill.
I don't see where the 10-20x more time justifies the marginally better(arguably) product
Ichu
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The cooking time is longer, but the time you actually invest in cooking is much less than traditional methods. Tossing 10 eggs in a sous vide and having every egg come out perfect at the same time is a lot easier than trying to fry or poach those eggs. It takes 30 seconds to pack a steak, and 2 minutes to finish it.
I don't count drinking beers and hanging out with my family and friends while my sous vide runs as cooking time. Join us, brother.
I don't count drinking beers and hanging out with my family and friends while my sous vide runs as cooking time. Join us, brother.
Lanx
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Yea, what ppl don't understand about sous vide, is once it's in the bag, which only takes 1minute, unless you're a retard, then it takes 2, it's all set and forget. I mean is it really cool to have a "kiss the chef" apron on while you lord over 10 weeners, 4 steaks, 6 burgers and fighting flare ups, while everyone else is sitting in a lawn chair? throwing a frisbee, having fun?
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I think what the primary argument against doing eggs in the morning like that means you need to get up two hours before you want to eat them to get them going. Which if you are cooking breakfast for 20 people or something is totally worth the time difference (arguably) but for yourself or 2-5 other people, you're looking at like maybe 10-15 minutes combined prep/cooking/cleanup.
Also, the steak argument isn't that great, as you are taking pretty similar amounts of effort if you are cooking 4 steaks of different temperatures. You'll get them to whatever the lowest temp is, and then finish each one for varying amounts of time, meaning you're only saving the 7 minutes (and leaving them in for well over an hour prior) of watching them hit the lowest temperature before playing with them on the grill/in the pan.
For many of the items listed that are being sous vide'd, the process makes sense to a degree. But for doing a couple of eggs or a group of steaks steaks of varying temperatures, the process isn't really good for it. Much like the statements about doing a thin piece of fish such as tilapia in the bath, the time you save is miniscule because the finishing process with a torch is almost enough by itself to cook the fish.
You can probably sous vide literally everything, but some items just don't make sense to do so.
Also, the steak argument isn't that great, as you are taking pretty similar amounts of effort if you are cooking 4 steaks of different temperatures. You'll get them to whatever the lowest temp is, and then finish each one for varying amounts of time, meaning you're only saving the 7 minutes (and leaving them in for well over an hour prior) of watching them hit the lowest temperature before playing with them on the grill/in the pan.
For many of the items listed that are being sous vide'd, the process makes sense to a degree. But for doing a couple of eggs or a group of steaks steaks of varying temperatures, the process isn't really good for it. Much like the statements about doing a thin piece of fish such as tilapia in the bath, the time you save is miniscule because the finishing process with a torch is almost enough by itself to cook the fish.
You can probably sous vide literally everything, but some items just don't make sense to do so.
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Doing some sous vide chicken breasts right now. I have spent a grand total of 2 minutes "cooking" them, going to give them the quickest of sears and be done with lunch for the week. Sure I could have just grilled them but that would have been a pain in the ass and taken a while and been an inferior product.
I am thinking that I will do some country style pork ribs in the sous vide this week. I have =had success with this cut doing a korean style, but I think I will just do this up and slather them in sauce and grill them off real quick when done. Still have that pork butt...
I am thinking that I will do some country style pork ribs in the sous vide this week. I have =had success with this cut doing a korean style, but I think I will just do this up and slather them in sauce and grill them off real quick when done. Still have that pork butt...
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Yeah, fuck well done eaters. Half the time if someone asks for a well done steak I just give them whichever one looks the worst and say "I think this one is more done". If they don't like it then they are welcome to take it back out to the grill and ruin it themselves. The only thing on the planet that I loathe more than a well done eater is a vegetarian.
Nah, the vegetarians are at least leaving the meat for us to eat, well done eaters are taking something delicious and using it to create garbage.