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re: Sous Vide help

Posted on 12/4/17 at 8:04 pm to
Posted by GeauxldMember
Member since Nov 2003
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Posted on 12/4/17 at 8:04 pm to
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ous Vide help by TH03 Weird. Kenji shows at 140 you can go 1.5 to 4 hours. At 150 1 to 4 hours. So 142 should be fine in that 2 hour cook.


Exactly what I followed. It could have just been a tough-arse piece. I’ll give it another try and report out.
Posted by TH03
Mogadishu
Member since Dec 2008
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Posted on 12/4/17 at 8:08 pm to
Chicken is actually one I have done with my anova yet.
Posted by liuyaming
Baton Rouge, LA
Member since May 2008
3413 posts
Posted on 12/4/17 at 9:24 pm to
LINK

This article was recommended on this board when I first got my sous vide. Pretty in depth on the science behind sous vide chicken breast. They also have other good recipes and scientific research on sous vide. You should check out the sous vide egg article.
Posted by Degas
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Posted on 12/4/17 at 11:25 pm to
As others have said, drop into an 50-50 ice-water bath for an hour to plunge the temp. Never put anything hot right into the fridge.

Also, to the person who cut their hand, welcome to the club. My fate was a cucumber. Someone here suggested using a guard, but you just can't when slicing a cuke.

Also be it known that it's a mandoline (not a mandolin, unless you're playing a lute) and in my opinion perhaps the most dangerous kitchen gadget there is. You don't merely get cut by them, they actually shave off a portion of your flesh and skin. Yes, I've been there. I will not use my mandoline again until I purchase a cut resistant glove.
Posted by GRTiger
On a roof eating alligator pie
Member since Dec 2008
71840 posts
Posted on 12/4/17 at 11:29 pm to
Thanks for all the help. My phone died at the hospital so I missed the ice bath tip, but we actually got out fairly quickly and the steaks had only been in the fridge about 30 minutes. Took them out and just went straight to the sear as they were still pretty warm. Came out great. Consider me a sous vide convert.
Posted by Martini
Near Athens
Member since Mar 2005
49696 posts
Posted on 12/4/17 at 11:56 pm to
I ordered the joule so I guess I should pay attention.

And I waffle cut my thumb on a mandoline once. Looked like a big deep tic tac toe and hurt for 2 weeks. Makes me weak just remembering it.
Posted by Degas
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Member since Jul 2010
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Posted on 12/5/17 at 12:14 am to
Mine was an emergency room visit.
Posted by Janky
Team Primo
Member since Jun 2011
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Posted on 12/5/17 at 11:16 am to
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My wife sliced her fingers open on the mandolin right as I was dropping them in


quote:

Trying to think of ways to salvage them.


I like where your head is at.

Chicken breast are on of my absolute favorites to sous vide.

As for the rubbery chicken. Were they fresh or frozen. If frozen did you completely defrost them?
Posted by LSUBoo
Knoxville, TN
Member since Mar 2006
104468 posts
Posted on 12/5/17 at 11:33 am to
I've had good results with chicken breasts, cut up chicken fajita-style, and skin-on chicken thighs.

Super juicy and tender.
Posted by GeauxldMember
Member since Nov 2003
5755 posts
Posted on 12/5/17 at 12:18 pm to
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Were they fresh or frozen. If frozen did you completely defrost them?


Previously frozen, but fully thawed.
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