Sous Vide cooking, What are the Pros and Cons?

[JDW]

My wife has been in the hospital for the last 6 months and I have been doing most of the cooking for the last year. I recently bought my self a do-all pot, air fryer, insta-pot, crock pot and a Sous Vide all in one. I have some interesting things that I can do with it.

What brand did you get if I can ask

 

[JDW]

They.make great tater tots, "fried" mozzarella sticks, fresh fries etc.

Ive heard garlic bread and frozen meatballs are good in there too

 

[jdh5484]

air fryer is a game changer for potatoes and chicken wings!

Yeppers. My goto for quick wings.

 

[jdh5484]

Ive heard garlic bread and frozen meatballs are good in there too

Also good for reheating homemade biscuits!

 

[grengadgy]

What brand did you get if I can ask

Walking through Wally World and on the spur of the moment I bought a "Emeril Lagasse" Pressure AirFryer Plus.

 

[grengadgy]

Yogurt Maker also....

 

[grengadgy]

Immersion circulator.

I have an Anova.

Don’t use it enough.


Alex.

I'm debating an Immersion circulator. Tying up my do-all pot for so long is hard.

 

[AlexDaGator]

I'm debating an Immersion circulator. Tying up my do-all pot for so long is hard.

That's the advantage of an immersion circulator. You can use different sizes and shapes of containers to suit your purposes for that particular meal. Plus, it doesn't take up much room when you aren't using it.


Alex.

 

[grengadgy]

This is my latest lunch go-to for my air fryer.....

 

[grengadgy]

That's the advantage of an immersion circulator. You can use different sizes and shapes of containers to suit your purposes for that particular meal. Plus, it doesn't take up much room when you aren't using it.


Alex.

Do you see any advantage of having one with wifi or bluetooth?

 

[AlexDaGator]

Do you see any advantage of having one with wifi or bluetooth?

Not really,


Alex.

 

[CDGator]

After reviewing the considerable amount of research that’s been done, we believe the answer is: It’s safe. Although some types of plastic have been found to release undesirable chemicals into food, especially under high heat or acidic conditions, the bags that we use for sous vide cooking are not among those plastics.

High-density polyethylene, low-density polyethylene, and polypropylene are considered the safest plastics. Many name-brand plastic bags are made with polyethylene and polypropylene. These types of plastic are resistant to the sub-boiling temperatures involved in sous vide cooking, and they are also considered safe in and of themselves: Even if you cut up and ate a polyethylene bag, there’s no toxicity risk.

interesting. Certainly good to know that I can eat the bag and be ok.

 

[grengadgy]

interesting. Certainly good to know that I can eat the bag and be ok.

You can cook Sous Vide in glass containers.

 

[CDGator]

My wife has been in the hospital for the last 6 months and I have been doing most of the cooking for the last year. I recently bought my self a do-all pot, air fryer, insta-pot, crock pot and a Sous Vide all in one. I have some interesting things that I can do with it.

Missed this post earlier. I’m sorry to hear that and anything you can do to make your life easier is definitely better.

 

[cover2]

Damn. How’d we wind up down this road?

Yeah I’ve had a problem with the meat being too soft for my liking...

Just having a little sport here :). Seriously, I’ve seen them use the sous vide on some of the cooking shows and the meat always looks...well, pretty flaccid. I don’t know that I’ve ever had anything prepared this way. Seems like the seasoning / marinade would have to carry it or have a good sauce for it. Whatever meat we’re having, I’d rather grill (after a good soak), cook it on the flattop, or broil it.

Instapots were mentioned and my daughter and wife use them for rice. It’s pretty easy, but the rice is always gummy, so that discourages me from trying anything else.

I have had chicken and potatoes in an air fryer that were good, but taste-wise I’d still rather have them prepared traditionally. If time is a factor, I’d just as soon make a sandwich, but us old guys can be more traditional I guess. Still, some of your comments are making me rethink the air fryer.

 

[jdh5484]

interesting. Certainly good to know that I can eat the bag and be

This is my latest lunch go-to for my air fryer.....

Are those jalapeños? Coleslaw and hotdogs?

 

[JDW]

I don’t like rice in a rice cooker...I have to cook it in a pan...and yes meat is meant to be grilled or seared...I hate it in the oven too for whatever reason

 

[grengadgy]

Are those jalapeños? Coleslaw and hotdogs?

Those are Candied Jalapeños {Cowboy Candy) and since I started making they go on all my sandwiches, HDs & HBs. Even eat them on my chicken and rice. Plus coleslaw (with juice from Cowboy Candy] hot dogs with mustard. 6 minutes in air fryer for dogs , 2 minutes for toasted buns, yum yum

 

[jdh5484]

Those are Candied Jalapeños {Cowboy Candy) and since I started making they go on all my sandwiches, HDs & HBs. Even eat them on my chicken and rice. Plus coleslaw (with juice from Cowboy Candy] hot dogs with mustard. 6 minutes in air fryer for dogs , 2 minutes for toasted buns, yum yum

That has potential.

 

[crosscreekcooter]

One concern that I had about sous vide is the thought of cooking in plastic. Trying to become more aware of not heating things in the microwave in plastic too. We still use ziploc bags and plastic water bottles but always wondered if there was an issue with plastic leaching chemicals. You can drive yourself crazy going overboard with those questions and concerns. Just a thought.

I'm with you on the plastics in a micfrowave thing-all my life I have cooked (or warmed) food in just aout anything plastic but the last few years have tried to use microwave safe cookware (of course most of that stuff comes from Chi-nah so it's probably leaching out lead) or a paper plate or paer towel (7 minute baked potato).
@SC Gator works in the plastics industry he would e a good sourc