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Visual Chart Resources for Sous Vide Cooking

There are a fantastic series of charts posted by Dave Arnold of The French Culinary Institute in New York, which are available for download, in addition to an in depth look at low temperature Sous Vide cooking for all those not familiar with the technique. This is a valuable resource, especially to those food lovers that want a visual reference point for learning. This link will take you to the Cooking Issues site, where there’s a wealth of information ranging from what steaks look like after cooked sous vide at various temperatures, to USDA food safety charts.

High Tech (Easter) Eggs

Easter is this weekend and all eyes will be on the egg – which is one of the coolest foods you can cook sous vide. The egg is full of complex proteins which firm up at different temperatures, so because of the precise temperature control you get with sous vide, you can create textures you just can’t replicate with any other technique. You can even set the yolk before the whites – some calls this a “reverse boiled egg” – for an amazing thick custard-like middle, with velvety whites on the outside. Scrambled, soft boiled, dipping in toast – with … Read More

Sous Vide Beef Tenderloin with Chef Dario Schicke

Chef Dario Schicke, owner of Dario’s Brasserie in Omaha, NE, demonstrates and gives his opinion about sous vide cooking while using the SousVide Supreme to www.GastronomicFightClub.com. Check out this video of Dario preparing a sous vide beef tenderloin. Looks amazing! Dario’s Video Link

Eggs Scrambled in the French Manner

Apart from slaving over a hot bain Marie, stirring constantly for twenty minutes or more, there simply used to be no other way to produce scrambled eggs in the French style.  You know the ones I mean–those with the delicate consistency of a velvety custard.  And that kind of hands-on time commitment meant that for all but the most dedicated cook, these fabulous eggs were a treat to be had on special weekends. All that changed with the arrival of the SousVide Supreme.  Now it’s something so easy and foolproof that anyone can do it…for one or two or ten.  … Read More