Top Sous Vide Recipe/Ideas?

I use a storage container with a lid that has a slot for the sous vide machine

Steaks are the obvious choice. Surprisingly good results with chicken breast as well. Lobster is also good. Would recommend double sealing if you're dealing with anything that has shells or bones. I occasionally use it to make my own yogurt as well.

Get some mini mason jars and fill them with a crème brûlée base. Sous vide at 176 for 2-3 hours and you will have crème brûlée with a perfect consistency. Very easy to do.

You can also make mini cheesecakes. Place you graham cracker crumble in the bottom of the mason jar and bake as you would for a normal cheesecake. Pour on your cheesecake filling on top and then sous vide at the same temp and time. They come out very well

Thank all of y’all for the recommendations. Will have to grab a container.

I use a 3 gallon stock pot, one less thing to take up cabinet space.

You can pasteurize using sous vide, allowing you to cook boneless skinless chicken breast to 145F instead of 165F. The first time you do it you'll be blown away by how good chicken breast can be. Highly recommend.

Do some salmon to 120F, chill it, dry it off, then sear back to serving temp. You won't get a better cut of fish in any restaurant.

Kenji has all the good info on sous vide.

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Also, do y’all use a pot or bought a large plastic quart container?

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Cheap igloo ice chest with a hole cut out of the top that the sous vide slides into. Have yet to find a better method for long cooks, no evaporation loss and holds temp extremely well.

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Most interesting use for sous vide is cuts that require a long and slow cook

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I do baby back ribs for 24hrs after a light cold smoke on the grill. Then I cut them to individual bones, batter, and deep fry them.

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mason jar and bake as you would for a normal cheesecake

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Isn't it kind of dangerous to put mason jars in the oven?