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Asparagus with Integrity

Although what sous vide cooking does for meat, poultry, or fish is the stuff of legend, elevating the ordinary to the sublime, you might be surprised at what it can do for a humble vegetable. One of the benefits of sous vide cooking is that it amplifies the natural flavors in foods, so beets taste beetier and carrots more like carrots. This gentle and precise method brings out the best in whatever goes in the bag. Another bonus of this technique is the ability to fully cook vegetables without turning them to mush. The result is not so much a … Read More

SousVide Supreme Vacuum Sealer: Operation so simple a kid can do it!

At SousVide Supreme, our philosophy is that making great food should not be difficult or require hours and hours of your time. In fact, it’s our goal to make the entire culinary experience easy, convenient, and foolproof–something so simple anyone who can push a button can do it! We’re proud that our simple technique is inspiring cooks in all shapes and sizes, from young to old, novice to professional to explore the delights of sous vide cooking! Take a look as aspiring young chef Tyler Whitman demonstrates the push-button simplicity of vacuum sealing. If Tyler can do it, so can … Read More

Sous Vide Turkey: Once you’ve gone sack, you’ll never go back!

There is nothing more the centerpiece of a traditional American holiday meal than roast turkey with all the trimmings. I recall in my childhood, my grandmother rising at 4 am to begin the preparations for our Thanksgiving or Christmas feast. Roasting the big bird for these special meals holds an almost sacred place in our family’s traditions and I have dutifully followed the footsteps of my fore bearers every year. This one being no exception, except that this year we received two birds. My husband and son played in an annual golf tournament the week before Thanksgiving, called (appropriately enough) the Turkey Shoot, for which participation each of them received a nice turkey. We were having a larger than usual crowd at our table for Thanksgiving dinner, so I decided to cook both of them. I would roast one turkey the traditional way and prepare its twin brother in my SousVide Supreme.

It would be a turkey throw down! Read More