You’ve got your sous vide cooker all set up. You’ve set the temperature, and your sous vide bags are ready. Now what? You have to wait for the water to preheat. Or do you? There’s no straight answer for if you can put food in the sous vide water bath while it’s preheating. It matters less for longer cooking times and has more of an impact for shorter cooking times. Whichever you end up choosing, just remember that the cooking time starts when the water is at the target temperature and the sous vide bag is in the water. Read on to learn more. Do You Have to Preheat Water for Sous Vide? Sous vi ..read more

You probably know that sous vide is the best way to cook steak to perfection. The combination of precise temperature control, sealed-in moisture, and simple, hands-off cooking makes sous vide a steak-lovers favorite. But sometimes you don’t want steak for one. Sometimes you need to make steak for a pair, for your whole family, or far a big group of friends. So can you sous vide multiple steaks at once and still cook them to perfection? How many sous vide steaks can you make at a time? Can You Sous Vide More Than One Steak at a Time? Yes, you can sous vide multiple steaks. In fact, the number ..read more

How often do you end up with leftovers after crafting delicious meals with your sous vide machine? Since you made them with your sous vide cooker, have you ever wondered how you should reheat your leftovers you’ve kept in the fridge without sacrificing the quality results you got with the sous vide method? Should you use your sous vide machine again? Can you use the oven or microwave? So, how are sous vide foods reheated, you ask? You can reheat with the sous vide method, but you can also use a microwave (it’ll just make your meal less succulent). Read on to find out more about the techniques ..read more

If you’re a meat eater, chances are you enjoy a good steak. One of the best characteristics of steak is that it can be prepared in numerous distinct ways, depending on the effect you want to achieve. Grilling is probably the most popular method. However, other cooking methods such as sous vide will also provide an excellent result: more evenly cooked, delicious, and juicy meat. The most apparent difference between these two is the absence of direct heat in sous vide, but it isn’t the only one. This article sheds light on the sous vide steak vs. grilled steak debate and discusses their similari ..read more

Have you recently purchased a sous vide immersion circulator or maybe decided that it’s your preferred type of sous vide cooker? Are you now trying to figure out which container to get so you can get started with sous vide cooking at home? There are a lot of options out there for containers you can use for sous vide cooking, and it can definitely be overwhelming. But no need to worry, because I’ve done the research for you and have highlighted 4 types of containers you can use for sous vide cooking below. What Kinds of Containers Can Be Used for Water Baths for Sous Vide Cooking? One thing I ..read more

For those of you who cook with sous vide machines, have you noticed all of those juices leftover in the bag once you’ve finished cooking? Do you take the meat out of the bag and throw the rest of the contents down the drain? Well here I’ll explain what those juices are, and how you can actually use them to take your dishes to the next level! The main lesson here being, making sauce from sous vide juices leftover in the bag. In addition to a pan sauce, you can also make gravy, a stock, stir fry sauce, or use the juices for basting. What Are Sous Vide Juices, and Where Do They Come From? Sous v ..read more

You already know that you can cook foods with sous vide, but did you know you can defrost with sous vide as well? In fact, a sous vide cooker is one of the best ways to defrost frozen foods and can make your frozen foods perfectly prepared in no time. Let’s learn more about using sous vide to defrost food. Problems With Defrosting Food the Regular Way While the exact problems with traditional defrosting methods depend on the kind of food, here is a brief description of what typically happens during defrosting and why it can be hard on food. During the defrosting process, foods usually thaw un ..read more

If you’re a fellow BBQ lover, you know that the weather and our work routine don’t always let us enjoy our favorite meats smoked on a grill. But there is a solution. You can experiment by cooking sous vide with liquid smoke. If you’re wondering how to do that, I’m here to turn you into a sous vide liquid smoke pro. Using liquid smoke with sous vide is just as easy as with any other cooking method. It can be poured into the vacuum bag or applied directly to the food. However, certain tips can help you to achieve the best flavor. Read on to find them out. What Is Liquid Smoke? Liquid smoke is o ..read more

Some sous vide recipes require extremely lengthy cooking times of over 24 hours. This inevitably leads to water evaporation in the pot. Lower water levels, in turn, may lead to your food not being fully submerged in water. So, the question arises – how do you deal with sous vide evaporation? There are a few ways to deal with your water evaporating when a long sous vide session is called for. These methods include using plastic instead of metal containers, putting a lid on the sous vide machine (which, in all reality, it should already have), using vacuum sealed sous vide bags, and more. In thi ..read more