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On Wednesday, March 23, 2016 at 11:16:55 PM UTC-10, Ophelia wrote:
> "dsi1" <dsi> wrote in message
> ...
> > On Wednesday, March 23, 2016 at 3:44:58 PM UTC-10, sf wrote:
> >> On Wed, 23 Mar 2016 11:13:34 -0700 (PDT), dsi1 <dsim>
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >> > On Wednesday, March 23, 2016 at 7:27:09 AM UTC-10, sf wrote:
> >> > > My corned beef is in the hot tub! It's set at 180F and will be there
> >> > > for 10ish hours. I plan to finish it in the oven with a brown sugar
> >> > > &
> >> > > mustard glaze (because both hubby and I love it that way). I'll save
> >> > > the juices to cook the carrots and potatoes in and roast the cabbage
> >> > > (which I prefer over boiled). Now I have to check my refrigerator
> >> > > for
> >> > > horseradish and buy some if I need it.
> >> > >
> >> > > --
> >> > >
> >> > > sf
> >> >
> >> > What's good about slow cooking corned beef is that the cooking liquid
> >> > doesn't get all scummy and disgusting with particles. This makes it
> >> > ever so much nicer.
> >>
> >> No idea. This gift was a complete surprise. I've never even toyed
> >> with the thought of owning one, so I'm on a learning curve. I chose
> >> corned beef for two reasons: I didn't have it on the 17th and it comes
> >> in a vacuum sealed bag. I didn't have any use for a Food Saver up to
> >> this point, so I don't have one. Serious Eats seems to think cooking
> >> a corned beef via sous vide is fine. I'm looking forward to cooking
> >> tough pieces of meat in the sous vide and having them come out like
> >> prime.
> >>
> >> Getting ready to take it out of the hot tub to finish in the oven. I
> >> will put the juices from the bag in water to boil my carrots and
> >> potato. I need to do that, because they won't taste right if I don't.
> >>
> >> --
> >>
> >> sf

> >
> > Good luck with this new cooker. I think you really have to experiment a
> > lot to get a grasp on how different cuts react with this water bath
> > cooking.

>
> It's good fun to play with and you can get some superb results I love to
> experiment so it gives me more options.
>
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