Sous Vide For The People
So, Sous vide (water bath) is the stuff of Great British Menu, high end fancy dining places and pretentious Masterchef contestants right? Well that's what I thought until I saw a product from Anova that means you can achieve the same results but at a fraction of the price
Basically it's this sous vide stick that will accurately control the temperature of the water , which is what's it all about. You can clamp it to a large saucepan or in my case a cheap storage box from B&Q
Now, I said it's affordable but that really depends on your budget, the anova is around £90 but for a hobbiest cook like myself I was willing to pay that price. You don't necessarily need a vacuum sealer, you can use a ziplock bag and squeeze the air out yourself but the vacuum sealer makes it a lot easier and you can use it for bagging up stuff for the Freezer . Vacuum sealers are around £50 on Amazon. Which makes the total outlay £140
Is it worth it? In my view is yes. If you're into cooking and what to try new things. So far i've used it for short ribs, steak, Lamb and pork .. the stuff that comes out is meltingly tender, even the toughest cuts. The beauty of this is , because it's in a bag it loses no flavour and you can just leave it sitting there cooking away and not have to worry about it. I've also used it for whole pears in white wine and vanilla and that came out amazing , just tastes of intensified Pear
I used it at the weekend just gone, took some beef short ribs, applied a rub, bagged them up , put them in the water bath for 48hrs, then finished them on the BBQ and applied a BBQ glaze (Ketchup, Soy, Worcestershire sauce, sugar and 150 Ml from a can of coke) . First time I tried a 2 day cook I was thinking what a faff but really you can just forget about it, just check before you go to bed or out that the water level is topped up
Oh and I apologise for what might be the most Middle Class Post ever on GOT
