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Sous Vide NYT Strips

Posted on 6/20/19 at 9:15 am
Posted by Scoobahdoo
Member since Feb 2013
346 posts
Posted on 6/20/19 at 9:15 am
Bought some NY strips on sale the other day. I sous vide then at 120° for 14 hours, then a quick sear in a cast iron pan. They were tough as a piece of plywood...does anyone know what the hell happened? Was my temp too low for that cut of meat? Any thoughts?
Posted by TH03
Mogadishu
Member since Dec 2008
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Posted on 6/20/19 at 9:18 am to
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120° for 14 hours


Well that's excessive.

I've never had issues with 120 for 1 hour tops then a sear.
Posted by Buckeye06
Member since Dec 2007
23128 posts
Posted on 6/20/19 at 9:28 am to
quote:

Bought some NY strips on sale the other day. I sous vide then at 120° for 14 hours, then a quick sear in a cast iron pan.


Well you went about 3X the max you probably should have gone in the sous vide. Additionally, did you buy 1.5'' steaks or thicker?

I am completely of the mind that if I have 2+ people eating a steak I'm just getting a thicker steak not 2 or more steaks.
Posted by Rouge
Floston Paradise
Member since Oct 2004
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Posted on 6/20/19 at 9:28 am to
Cook them for 2 hours next time
Posted by BMoney
Baton Rouge
Member since Jan 2005
16277 posts
Posted on 6/20/19 at 9:31 am to
14 hours? Holy hell. Subtract 12 from that next time.

Did prime NY strips last week. 1:45 at 125 then a quick sear on the grill.

Posted by Salmon
On the trails
Member since Feb 2008
83585 posts
Posted on 6/20/19 at 9:32 am to
14 hours for a strip?!

I do an hour or 2 at most for strips.
Posted by way_south
Member since Jul 2017
815 posts
Posted on 6/20/19 at 9:33 am to
Wow, cooked a long time. There was a comparison of sous vide cook times that I watched at some point but I can't find it now. There's more info here than you'll need, but the folks at serious eats put out some good info.

LINK
Posted by link
Member since Feb 2009
19867 posts
Posted on 6/20/19 at 9:33 am to
Only 14 hours? Good steak takes time. Keep it in there until the collagen has a chance to melt away and leave buttery soft meat.

Maybe next time don't try to take short cuts, and your steak will turn out better.
Posted by Scoobahdoo
Member since Feb 2013
346 posts
Posted on 6/20/19 at 10:05 am to
Damn...that looks good! I royally messed up those steaks! I’ve learned my lesson the hard way!
Posted by papz
Austin, TX
Member since Jul 2008
9330 posts
Posted on 6/20/19 at 10:17 am to
You sure it was tough after 14 hours? That doesn't add up.

After 14 hours I would think that I'd have to make a gravy and have it over rice or a debris po-boy.
Posted by Cap Crunch
Fire Alleva
Member since Dec 2010
54189 posts
Posted on 6/20/19 at 10:27 am to
I never go more than 12 hours when I'm cooking New York Times strips
Posted by Carson123987
Middle Court at the Rec
Member since Jul 2011
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Posted on 6/20/19 at 10:44 am to
124 for 3 hours
sear
Posted by Donka Doo Balls
Member since Aug 2016
128 posts
Posted on 6/20/19 at 11:26 am to
I’m not sure how the steak turned out tough. I’ve once mistakenly cooked a back strap for 6 hours and shite had the texture of cat food.
Posted by TastyJibblets
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Member since Jun 2018
665 posts
Posted on 6/20/19 at 12:19 pm to
quote:

sous vide then at 120° for 14 hours

No you didn't
Posted by busbeepbeep
When will then be now?
Member since Jan 2004
18353 posts
Posted on 6/20/19 at 12:25 pm to
I do 1-3 hours (depending on my schedule) at 129F for NY Strip then 1 minute per side.

This post was edited on 6/20/19 at 12:25 pm
Posted by BigDropper
Member since Jul 2009
7638 posts
Posted on 6/20/19 at 9:39 pm to
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sous vide... 14 hours

clever troll!
Posted by Degas
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Member since Jul 2010
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Posted on 6/21/19 at 4:06 am to
132 for 2 hours

...and yours shouldn't have been tough after 14 hours, it should have been approaching mush, unless you cooked it too long during the sear.
This post was edited on 6/21/19 at 4:10 am
Posted by al_cajun
Baton Rouge
Member since Mar 2017
2442 posts
Posted on 6/21/19 at 8:54 am to
quote:

I’m not sure how the steak turned out tough. I’ve once mistakenly cooked a back strap for 6 hours and shite had the texture of cat food.

Did the same thing experimenting one time with a steak and went for 24 hours. It was terrible, felt like I was eating mush.
Posted by Janky
Team Primo
Member since Jun 2011
35957 posts
Posted on 6/21/19 at 1:05 pm to
Did a bone in strip last night. 125* for 2 hours then sear.


This post was edited on 6/21/19 at 1:10 pm
Posted by Lester Earl
Member since Nov 2003
278498 posts
Posted on 6/21/19 at 1:24 pm to
Where’d you buy the meat from?

Sounds like shite meat. Then again I hate strips all together
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