well. i did it. i said fuck it and bought a sous vide cooker earlier this week.
im sad i waited this long.
Anova Culinary | Anova Precision Cooker
I bought this one. why. i have no idea why i chose that one. maybe i liked their reviews on amazon and the fact it has bluetooth so i can nerd out.
I vacuusealed the steaks in ziploc bags (they actually have bags where you buy a pump to suck the air out... works awesome) you can also just use a normal ziploc bag and submerge it slowly to get the air to escape.
i put a lil rub on the steaks and some Worcestershire sauce in the bag while the water preheated... took about 30 minutes or so to get the water from 66* or so to 131*... then i just put the steaks in. and just let em chill in their hot tub for just under two hours- removed from the bags, patted dry and then sauteed in a iron skillet as hot as i could get it with oil, on each side, very quickly.
pics couldn't capture how epic this turned out. so fucking good.
i did four strip steaks like this- not prime- just choice strip steaks. my cousin and I agreed that it was by far one of the most tender steaks we have ever had- it's incredible... and so easy it felt like cheating.
im sad i waited this long.
Anova Culinary | Anova Precision Cooker
I bought this one. why. i have no idea why i chose that one. maybe i liked their reviews on amazon and the fact it has bluetooth so i can nerd out.
I vacuusealed the steaks in ziploc bags (they actually have bags where you buy a pump to suck the air out... works awesome) you can also just use a normal ziploc bag and submerge it slowly to get the air to escape.
i put a lil rub on the steaks and some Worcestershire sauce in the bag while the water preheated... took about 30 minutes or so to get the water from 66* or so to 131*... then i just put the steaks in. and just let em chill in their hot tub for just under two hours- removed from the bags, patted dry and then sauteed in a iron skillet as hot as i could get it with oil, on each side, very quickly.
pics couldn't capture how epic this turned out. so fucking good.
i did four strip steaks like this- not prime- just choice strip steaks. my cousin and I agreed that it was by far one of the most tender steaks we have ever had- it's incredible... and so easy it felt like cheating.