Who is using a Sous vide?

Now that was something that my dad did on a little Coleman camping stove when I was little. He'd make the bacon first and then fry the eggs and potatoes in the grease.

Always delicious and you always left thirsty.

 

For cowboy coffee?

 

When we were kids, my mom would make bacon and eggs every now and then on a weekend. We'd fight to sop up the bacon grease with our (already buttered, mind you!) toast. Good Lord, it's a miracle we didn't need quadruple bypass surgery at 8 years old!

T

 

I am going to do my best Darth imitation and do a tri tip. I'm thinking 135 for 3 hours in the water. I haven't decided yet whether I'll blast it on my grill or do it in a cast iron skillet. I am leaning toward searing it on the grill just a couple inches above hot coals. Thoughts??



Mark

 

Nothing beats a cast iron for the crust. I've had good luck with the grill but it's hard to top the skillet method.

Plus, you can go full Darth and start a grease fire.

 

Go Full Darth!

That'd make a good bumper sticker! [emoji3]

T

 

Hmmm, I do has some excellent homemade bacon I could use to start one hell of a fire....



Mark

 

Wow, that went well. No grease fire, but that really worked well for nice beef sandwiches. Seared the meat over coals; probably about 1/2 inch above the coals. Next time I'll use the cast iron.



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Looks great!! Nice work.

 

Thanks. For minimal effort, that was a great way to feed a bunch of people.


Mark

 

Nice but.................................................... 9.9, since you opted against grease fire.

 

Mark

 

Love this thing. Tossing a knob of butter with a couple cloves of garlic into the cast iron, flipping every 30 sec or so, and basting the other side is excellent (credit to seriouseats.com for that one)
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Another day, another perfect tri-tip. 133/3 hr, pan sear..... I tried to start a fire though!
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Nice! I have another one that I'll probably do next weekend. That color is PERFECT.



Mark

 

Grazie. I really think the extra hour helped a lot.

 

Bought the Anova, Foodsaver, and a container last night. Can't wait to get all of it!

 

Congrats! You'll love it!

 

+1. I've been working too much to have time to use it lately but this won't last for too long. By the end of March or so things will slow down. I still have a chunk of prime rib and some prime New Yorks in freezer I need to cook up. I am hankerin for some good sou vide beef.

 

Nice...and thank you. Your post reminded me to take a tri tip out of the freezer this morning.



Mark

 

Did a couple filets last night:
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Looks perfect!! Nice touch with the bacon in the green beans too, that's a match made in heaven.

 

Tri tip.




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Thanks! Yes, I fry up the bacon and cook the beans in the grease. I toss a cup or so of water in and put a lid on to help steam the beans so they're not too greasy.

Looks great! How did you sear it?

 

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