Blue Gartr Meal Time: Bacon optional? Bacon required.

[Zetanio]

Did you thaw in the sous vide at cooking temp for 45 min +30 if frozen?

This is the right move.

[Boyiee]

It sounds like he just got it to room temperature and then seared it which would result in the middle not reaching an edible temp.

That might work with chicken cutlets or something else super thin sliced under the broiler or on stove for a few but not steak.

[Zetanio]

Yeah. If it's vac sealed, drop it in the water frozen and cook it that way. Season after and let it cool down a little. Dry and sear. If you're running at a higher temp (140+) you can add 15 minutes to cooking time to account for the frozen start. 30 minutes if it's below 140 degrees.

[dasva]

Thawed in sous vide but no extra cook time. Cast iron for seering. The goal was to try and have a meal that could be made up quick with most of prep done and see if it would work out. If I was going to spend as much time as you guys are describing don't really see the point of not just starting fresh. Taste and texture was fine but less juicy then the ones I just ate right away

[Zetanio]

Thawed in sous vide but no extra cook time. Cast iron for seering. The goal was to try and have a meal that could be made up quick with most of prep done and see if it would work out. If I was going to spend as much time as you guys are describing don't really see the point of not just starting fresh. Taste and texture was fine but less juicy then the ones I just ate right away

Not really much extra time at all.

[dasva]

Ok fine. Almost no time saved from doing it fresh which sort of defeated the purpose

[Zetanio]

Ok fine. Almost no time saved from doing it fresh which sort of defeated the purpose

I guess? The whole point for me is that it's so convenient to do frozen.

[dasva]

Well by fresh I mean like no pre cook before freeze. But I'll try the half cook on the ones I have left. Though really going really they don't take that long to cook in the first place and have a hard time not eating them after they get done so most the time I'll just cook and eat right away.

[Zetanio]

Oh. I misunderstood completely. I don't precook and freeze ever.

[dasva]

Ah yeah. That was what I was trying to see how it worked. If I could cook ahead of time, freeze so I could later quickly thaw and warm back up and sear. Was a success in the sense I was rather quickly able to make a decent dinner on a night I got home late but failure in how much moisture it lost in the process and texture wasn't quite as good couldn't get it to sear right. probably not doing it again

Edit: anyone try those marinated beef bags from Costco in sous vide. They are pretty cheap and basically ready to throw in it looks like and parents love cooking them on the bbq but not sure how well it will do in sous vide in all that marinade and most the time I look they beef has a ridiculous amount of fat on it which probably why it's cheaper than just buying a similar cut and haven't tried anything with a large fat content in there

[Zetanio]

Tentatively called Bous Vide.

[Tokitoki]

What are we looking at?

[Zetanio]

Vodka - Basil, jalapeno, onion, lemon zest, garlic, black peppercorns. Bloody Mary

Maker's Mark - Apples

I wanted the Maker's to be simple because it's tasty by itself. Didn't wanna add sugar either but the good part is, I can always just add more and put it back in. You can infuse over and over again.

[Tokitoki]

Vodka sounds interesting, but I can't drink it.

Maker's with apple is a neat idea. When the guys get together we usually make a whisky cocktail with some orange, ginger, and whatever else we may deem acceptable.

[Zetanio]

Both came out great. Maker's was delicious and the vodka was SPICY. Great for bloody's.

[Yuri-G]

slow cooker shredded chicken: chicken, rotel, broth, spices


tastes delicious and required almost no effort. what is this devilry and why am I not using it more??

[Zetanio]

slow cooker shredded chicken: chicken, rotel, broth, spices


tastes delicious and required almost no effort. what is this devilry and why am I not using it more??

People think cooking is complicated.

It's not.

[Astylla]

People think cooking is complicated.

It's not.

Fucking truth.


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[Zetanio]

Well, cooking CAN be complicated but 99% of the time it's best when it's not.

[Yuri-G]

not cooking, but I just sliced up an avocado to put it in my burrito and decided on a whim to try it with a bit of salt and pepper first


omgggggggggggg I ate the whole thing that way so good