The cookery thread

[Nick Soapdish]

46 minutes ago, Chest Rockwell said:

I would love to try this sous vide steak everyone keeps going on about. No way is make it myself though, as I'm trying to cut beef out of my diet mostly, so there's no point getting all the equipment.

You can sous vide anything really. All you need is a Immersion Circulator and a large pot. I bought the sous vide balls but that's optional

[Chest Rockwell]

Oh cool. I didn't realise you could just plonk that thing in any pot. I've never really looked into it. In that case it wouldn't take up that much more room in the kitchen and may be viable....

 

[Onyx2]

Serious Eats are the definitive guide to the subject. That carrot recipe is just superb.

[Nick Soapdish]

1 hour ago, Chest Rockwell said:

Oh cool. I didn't realise you could just plonk that thing in any pot. I've never really looked into it. In that case it wouldn't take up that much more room in the kitchen and may be viable....

 

Cooking a Sirloin in there at the moment (not essential but a vacuum sealer is also a good investment. I buy in bulk so it's used for that and sous vide)

https://ibb.co/iEWXma

 

*sorry photo isn't uploading at the moment 

Edited August 15, 2017 by Nick Soapdish

[Chest Rockwell]

I have a vacuum sealer anyway for all the meat curing and sausage making I've been doing, so that's no issue!

[Onyx2]

As we happen to be discussing this: here's the steaks I did tonight. As part of a campaign with Aldi I've tried their rump, sirloin and rib-eye respectively. 

Sous vide gives you that perfect pinkness on the inside. A quick turn in the pan gives that wonderful crust.

I was surprised how good the sirloin was. I'm a rib-eye guy, but this Aldi sirloin was buttery and grassy. Really good!

[Thunderplex]

So you'd reccomend Aldi steaks then.  Never really bought meat from there.

[Nick Soapdish]

1 hour ago, Thunderplex said:

So you'd reccomend Aldi steaks then.  Never really bought meat from there.

Lidl and Aldi both do good meat. However I have a decent butcher who is often a similar price so normally buy from there or Costco

[Onyx2]

9 hours ago, Thunderplex said:

So you'd reccomend Aldi steaks then.  Never really bought meat from there.

I would yeah. I skip over sirloin usually, I'm either going for the strong flavour of rump (plus it's cheap) or the all-rounder of rib-eye but this sirloin was fantastic. 

I would add the rump and rib-eye was from their premium range, whereas sirloin was from their standard line. Their meat farms have excellent provenance too. 

[Thunderplex]

4 hours ago, Onyx2 said:

I would yeah. I skip over sirloin usually, I'm either going for the strong flavour of rump (plus it's cheap) or the all-rounder of rib-eye but this sirloin was fantastic. 

I would add the rump and rib-eye was from their premium range, whereas sirloin was from their standard line. Their meat farms have excellent provenance too. 

I'll have to give it a go then.

Just changed from the flip once school of thought to the flip once a minute.  One hell of a difference.

[Onyx2]

26 minutes ago, Thunderplex said:

Just changed from the flip once school of thought to the flip once a minute.  One hell of a difference.

Constant flipping is great. Works even better with burgers because of their loose structure, the heat stays consistent.

[Thunderplex]

Onyx you rascal, you've got me in the buying mood.  Can you reccomend a reasonably priced Sous Vide gadget?

[SiMania]

I use the ANOVA. Easy to setup and use. 

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B00UKPBXM4/ref=mp_s_a_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1503004402&sr=8-2&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_FMwebp_QL65&keywords=anova+sous+vide&dpPl=1&dpID=316nksqwHWL&ref=plSrch

[SiMania]

        

 

http://sousvideresources.com

[Nick Soapdish]

This is my one https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B01LYS24J3/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1503014465&sr=8-1&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_QL65&keywords=wancle+sous+vide&dpPl=1&dpID=41M7499P9cL&ref=plSrch