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Sous Vide Frozen Cod Ingredients Frozen cod fillets roughly 1.5 inched thick. The ones I had were pre-marinaded in a butter lemon sauce with some herbs (these were specifically from Costco). Instructions Used the Joule to cook them for at 122 degrees for 1.5 hours. Notes 131 degrees will make them even more flaky.

Frozen stuffed burgers at 147 for 60 minutes Ingredients Patties that are frozen and over an inch thick. Instructions Cook them at 147 degree for 60 minutes recipe. Then grill them in a cast iron skillet with butter to add a sear to them. Add toppings of course. Notes Another win for sous vide cooking. Very good final result. Reference Article

Cooking pork chops and finished in bacon grease in cast iron Ingredients Fresh bone-in Pork chops. A pre-made seasoning. Instructions 140 degrees for 1 hour. Cooked bacon in a cast iron skillet. Seared the pork chops in the bacon grease. Notes Tasted extremely good, maybe the bacon grease was the key :) Searing pig in pig!

Plastic Sous Vide Container I personally used a metal pot for a while, but finally broke down and bought one of these to make my setup more efficient. Metal simply transfers heat, so the sous vide machine has to do more heating as a result.

No fighting to keep the bag open while attempting to fill it with food Worth it. Especially, if you are buying in bulk from somewhere like Costco like I do. They fold up to be compact too.

Cast Iron For Searing Bought two cast iron skillets to sear. These both are made by Lodge and heavy. I seasoned them three times at 400 degrees for an hour each time.

Sous Vide Cooker The ChefSteps is the only one I’ve ever owned, so I can’t comment on others. So far, so good though. Performance 1100 watts heating power Temperature accuracy 0.2 °F / 0.1 °C Maximum water temperature 208 °F (98 °C) Maximum bath volume 10+ gallons Article

Two Necessary Apps For Your Phone Download and install: Joule: https://www.chefsteps.com/joule/app Anova: https://anovaculinary.com/app/ Both apps work without the device, so you can read through their recipes and techniques. I own a Joule, but have used both for various recipes.

Ping Pong Balls To Retain Heat Went to the Dollar Tree near my house and bought 8 packages of 6 balls, so I spent $8 plus tax ( $8.80 ) for 48. These trap the water from evaporating on long cooks. Using these has been extremely effective.

Joule Cooker Of course you need one of these! The ChefSteps is the only one I’ve ever owned, so I can’t comment on others. So far, so good though. Performance 1100 watts heating power Temperature accuracy 0.2 °F / 0.1 °C Maximum water temperature 208 °F (98 °C) Maximum bath volume 10+ gallons Article Upright Bag Holder No fighting to keep the bag open while attempting to fill it with food!