Sous Vide, who's doing it?

[dj_rice]

The bun to meat ratio is terrible

[ThePenIsMightier]

This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote

The bun to meat ratio is terrible

Is this thread about Christy Mack?

[Strider]

Never could bring myself to keep a Vacmaster in the kitchen or bring my food to the basement or garage to vacuum seal it, so I just ordered one of these


https://ca.anovaculinary.com/product...sealer-120v-ca

more details on the American site
https://anovaculinary.com/anova-prec...vacuum-sealer/

[The_Penguin]

Niiiice!

[ExtraSlow]

[JfuckinC]

you guys are mental lol, my $60 amazon vaccum sealer works great! sealed a pile o costco meats last night....

[Strider]

This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote

pic

For the same price, a chamber sealer is way more versatile and doesn't need ridged/dimpled bags

This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote

you guys are mental lol, my $60 amazon vaccum sealer works great! sealed a pile o costco meats last night....

I've got a $50 foodsaver that works great too, but a chamber is next level.

[ExtraSlow]

For the record, Cabela's puts thier sealers on sale twice a year for about 50% off. I had a cheap sealer, and when it broke a bought a good one.

[killramos]

My main issue with my current sealer is it takes up a lot of space the other 364.9 days a year I am not using it.

Neither of these seems to fix that problem.

[ExtraSlow]

I get unnatural satisfaction from my sealer. I have many things less worthy of storage than that.

I also use it 2-3 times a month.

[Brent.ff]

I’ve been cheap AF and have managed ~6 years with ziplock bags and sous vide 2-3 times a week (shrimp tonight, chicken thighs on Monday). Always look at the foodsavers at Costco but pretty rare that it would be required

[JordanEG6]

This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote

I’ve been cheap AF and have managed ~6 years with ziplock bags and sous vide 2-3 times a week (shrimp tonight, chicken thighs on Monday). Always look at the foodsavers at Costco but pretty rare that it would be required

Same here. I've been using our sous vide devices for over 6 years and freezer bags seem to suffice. Recently did a 6lb 'smoked' brisket in the water bath using a giant freezer bag and it turned out great.

[JfuckinC]

Realistically i only switched so i could freeze costco meat or else i'd prob be ziplocin still too haha

[ExtraSlow]

Yeah I use vac sealer for bulk meat pretty often.

[Brent.ff]

This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote

Realistically i only switched so i could freeze costco meat or else i'd prob be ziplocin still too haha

I get mine from costo. Season, ziplock, cook a few weeks later.

[ercchry]

Anyone praising ziplock either has never experienced the difference, or is justifying being cheap

[killramos]

I typically vac seal big batches, 20-30 bags at least.

No fucking way I am touching the immersion method and ziplocks for that. Let alone the fact that vax sealing is demonstrateably superior.

Trust me your time is worth more than the cents a bag you are saving. Hopefully so is the quality of your meat.

[Brent.ff]

This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote

Anyone praising ziplock either has never experienced the difference, or is justifying being cheap

Whats the difference when it comes to cooking results? My dad has a vac sealer and dont think it makes a demonstrable difference to bagging it. I do agree that it would make a difference for the freeze process.

Next time i'm at costco and they have the sealer on sale i'll prob spring for it.

[ercchry]

You ever cook anything for over 12hrs? You ever have a ziplock not seal and water gets in? You ever do any cooks above 160F (like corn) and the bag almost melts?

But yes freezing is major. So satisfying pulling a already seasoned meal out of the deep freeze from when you did a big prep 6 months ago and just plopping it into the bath knowing it’s going to taste perfect, no freezer burn, no bag failures

[BigDL]

I agree its great for buying bulk at Costco, usually I buy the whole pork loin for some cheap meals. The other nice bonus is the peace of mind on long cooks that it won't fail like a ziplock can and could ruin a multi day cook.