On 11/9/2010 7:56 AM, James Silverton wrote:
> Serene wrote on Tue, 09 Nov 2010 07:52:10 -0800:
>
>> On 11/09/2010 02:54 AM, Curt Nelson wrote:
>>> To :
>>>
>>> Thanks for asking my opinion on sous vide. I started out
>>> writing a quick blurb, but it soon turned into more of an
>>> actual subject, so I bumped it up to pole position.
>
>> Thank you so much for doing so. My geek partner is starting to
>> make noises about wiring up a sous vide rig, so I forwarded it
>> to him.
>
> Would a crock pot with a very low setting and Food-Saver vacuum bags
> work for "sous-vide"?The combination would be a lot cheaper than the
> rigs I've seen advertised.
Yes, you can use a Crock Pot, but you have to pay very close attention
to the temperature, which can be a PITA.
I use a Sous Vide Magic PID temperature controller with a rice cooker.
If you go that route with a Crock Pot, because the heat comes from all
around instead of just from the bottom like a rice cooker, the water
won't convection flow as much as it should, so you would likely have to
use an aquarium pump to circulate the water.
That being said, I use a rice cooker and just this last weekend borrowed
a fish tank pump from a friend and it kept the temperature unbelievably
stable, like within 0.2°.
I'm sold on them now, so I picked one up on eBay for $18.
Hasta,
Curt Nelson