The Dirty Secret of ‘Secret Family Recipes’

Re:The Dirty Secret of ‘Secret Family Recipes’ by wincy on Wednesday March 07, 2018 @05:33AM (#16535505)

Kenji López-Alt alt has a really good book too called Food Lab, taught me all about sous vide in a cooler (which led me down the road to making steaks that are better than you get at a restaurant every single night).

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Re:The Dirty Secret of ‘Secret Family Recipes’ by Afton on Wednesday March 07, 2018 @09:47AM (#16536702)

Agreed, that book is great. I keep pushing off getting a real sous vide setup because the cooler is 'good enough'.

Last year I went to a fancy steak house in Las Vegas, and my thought was that I prefer my own steak. I was surprised, since I assume that restaurants have access to better cuts and can age it better. I mean, it was a fine steak, but I preferred my own.

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Re:The Dirty Secret of ‘Secret Family Recipes’ by wil421 on Wednesday March 07, 2018 @12:08PM (#16537803)

I have been a firm believer in my own steaks for a number of years since I got my Big Green Egg. Picked up a sous vide circulator in January and it is AMAZING!

I highly recommend the ChefSteps Joule.

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Re:The Dirty Secret of ‘Secret Family Recipes’ by Afton on Wednesday March 07, 2018 @12:30PM (#16538005)

I have a BGE as well! I got the steel plate-setter for searing and it's incredible. But TBH, I often just use a skillet and our stovetop for finishing.

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