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My Sous Vide Experiences. (WAS: Hacking your slow cooker forSous Vide)
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. Serene -- http://www.momfoodproject.com |
My Sous Vide Experiences. (WAS: Hacking your slow cooker for Sous Vide)
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. -- James Silverton Potomac, Maryland Email, with obvious alterations: not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not |
My Sous Vide Experiences. (WAS: Hacking your slow cooker forSous Vide)
On 11/09/2010 07:56 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. Yeah, this all started with a crockpot hack (see the thread called Hacking your slow cooker for Sous Vide), but you need to really precisely control the temperature, so you'd need to add in a thermostat thingy (the technical term). Serene -- http://www.momfoodproject.com |
My Sous Vide Experiences. (WAS: Hacking your slow cooker for Sous Vide)
"Serene Vannoy" > wrote in message ... > On 11/09/2010 07:56 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. > > Yeah, this all started with a crockpot hack (see the thread called Hacking > your slow cooker for Sous Vide), but you need to really precisely control > the temperature, so you'd need to add in a thermostat thingy (the > technical term). > > Serene > > And, if you wanted to do something medium rare, 125-130F from edgee to edge in a standing rib roast, you would have to hold the cooking liquid at exactly that temp. for quite a long time. That's what Curt is trying to do in a crockpot. It's fascinating, though a fair amount of work. I'd probably screw up setting up the hardware somewhere along the line. Kent. Kent |
My Sous Vide Experiences. (WAS: Hacking your slow cooker for Sous Vide)
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"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. Well, that's one of the disadvantages of starting a new topic to follow up on an existing active topic. The original topic was in fact about using a slow cooker. I would suggest searching for the other thread and reading it. -- Dan Abel Petaluma, California USA |
My Sous Vide Experiences. (WAS: Hacking your slow cooker forSous Vide)
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 |
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