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Amy
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Post subject: Sous Vide...ah me...  Posted: Thu Dec 09, 2010 6:11 pm |
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We are now cooking about half our menu at the restaurant sous vide. I'm in lust.
And, it doesn't make it any easier that WS is selling the Polyscience circulator for $800. It's exactly the same circulator we use at work (we have three of them), and the quality of the product is totally amazing.
My big drawback in all of this is the vacuum process. I've got an ancient FoodSaver which I know cannot tolerate liquid well. I'd binge for the circulator if I thought I could buy a decent (value priced) vacuum sealer which could handle liquid. The one we bought at the restaurant cost $$$, and, it's footprint is huge.
Thoughts?
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Paul Kierstead
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Post subject: Re: Sous Vide...ah me... Posted: Thu Dec 09, 2010 9:08 pm |
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Nope. It is a tough problem; I too am stuck in foodsaver hell. I really want a chamber vacuum, but the cheapest seems to be about $675 if your lucky. They say buy used, but around here the only one in recent times was $12,000 ....
One sort of solution that I use is to put the liquids in frozen ... i.e. not liquid.
Quite a few people seem to have success using the submerged zip-lock method, which appears to get 'enough' air out.
But I'm still eyeing those chamber vacuums .... clearly one could probably be made for $300 or $400 in sufficient quantity if a market could be found.
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TheFuzzy
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Post subject: Re: Sous Vide...ah me... Posted: Thu Dec 09, 2010 10:58 pm |
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Amy, Paul,
I take it the problem is liquid inside the vac-pac, rather than liquid outside it?
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Amy
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Post subject: Re: Sous Vide...ah me... Posted: Fri Dec 10, 2010 6:15 am |
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@Josh, that's exactly the problem. You cannot get a good seal from a Foodsaver with liquid in the bag. @Paul...freezing is an interesting idea!
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Kathy's Pete
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Post subject: Re: Sous Vide...ah me... Posted: Fri Dec 10, 2010 12:46 pm |
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Amy: Ruhlman is giving away a Polyscience cirulator to someone who posts a comment in his blog post... Other than to say I have some success with the manual seal button with moist meats I can't give you much help with sealing Foodsaver bags. Pete
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Amy
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Post subject: Re: Sous Vide...ah me... Posted: Fri Dec 10, 2010 2:46 pm |
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Kathy's Pete wrote: Amy: Ruhlman is giving away a Polyscience cirulator to someone who posts a comment in his blog post... Other than to say I have some success with the manual seal button with moist meats I can't give you much help with sealing Foodsaver bags. Pete Thanks Pete! I've gone the old-fashioned route though...the Polyscience circulator is officially the "only thing I want" on my Christmas list. And, I've asked Santa to deliver it early because we are driving to Chicago for Christmas (this just planned because of family-related reasons), and that means I'll be doing all of the cooking for lots and lots of people. Sous vide prime rib (or something along those lines) sounds just about right for Christmas dinner. The rest of you should enter! Amy
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Amy
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Post subject: Re: Sous Vide...ah me... Posted: Sat Dec 11, 2010 9:57 am |
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Santa is so sweet...my unit arrives on Wednesday!
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Darcie
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Post subject: Re: Sous Vide...ah me... Posted: Sat Dec 11, 2010 4:41 pm |
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Congrats, Amy! I entered the contest, so wish me luck!
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Amy
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Post subject: Re: Sous Vide...ah me... Posted: Sat Dec 11, 2010 10:34 pm |
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KSyrahSyrah
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Post subject: Re: Sous Vide...ah me... Posted: Sun Dec 12, 2010 2:06 pm |
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