Re:Ask HN: How can ChatGPT serve 700M users when I can't run...
by _zoltan_ on Friday August 08, 2025 @08:17PM
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90C for sous vide??? You're going to kill any meal at 90.
Re:Ask HN: How can ChatGPT serve 700M users when I can't run...
by Tade0 on Saturday August 09, 2025 @02:39PM
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Make it "up to 90°C". 5th quarter meats are better done in the higher end of sous vide temperatures.
Point being, you can throttle your equipment to the desired temperature and use that energy effectively.
Re:Ask HN: How can ChatGPT serve 700M users when I can't run...
by mewpmewp2 on Friday August 08, 2025 @08:32PM
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How can you bear to eat sous vide though? I've tried it for months and years, and I still find it troublesome. So mushy, nothing enjoy.
Re:Ask HN: How can ChatGPT serve 700M users when I can't run...
by SAI_Peregrinus on Friday August 08, 2025 @09:52PM
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Did you skip searing it after sous vide? Did you sous vide it to the "instantly kill all bacteria" temperature (145°F for steak) thereby overcooking & destroying it, or did you sous vide to a lower temperature (at most 125°F) so that it'd reach a medium-rare 130°F-140°F after searing & carryover cooking during resting? It should have a nice seared crust, and the inside absolutely shouldn't be mushy.
Re:Ask HN: How can ChatGPT serve 700M users when I can't run...
by brookst on Saturday August 09, 2025 @01:04AM
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Please research this. Done right, sous vide is amazing. But it is almost never the only technique used. Just like when you slow roast a prime rib at 200f, you MUST sear to get Maillard reaction and a satisfying texture.
At 90°C you can do sous vide, so basically use that waste heat entirely.
For such temperatures you'd need a CO2 heat pump, which is still expensive. I don't know about gas, as I don't even have a line to my place.