HOW TO MAKE A SOUS VIDE TANK FOR SNACK STICKS
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lkrfletcher I highly recommend this setup.
I found a CPVC slip coupling that with a small amount of inside sanding fit my sous vide unit perfectly.
Made the hole in the Coleman stacker and glued in the CPVC insert on both sides, very stable
Has worked beyond expectation for 2 plus years
It’s a lot faster to target temp and holds the temperature really well -
glen
Question Glen. How big is the tube on your sous vide or better yet what was the inside diameter of your coupler. My sous vide is 2 1/4 diameter and I am having the hardest time finding a cpvc that big.sbtech I temporarily have no access to my unit, it’s on loan.
2 possibilities:-
Find a coupling as close as possible but larger, if your sous vide unit is fairly close and will not fall through you are good to go
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If you have to use a smaller coupling try to get a “repair” coupling (no center stop). It needs to be pretty close in size because hand sanding with very coarse paper takes a while.
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Cut the hole the size of your unit and fill the void, if any between the lid structure with foam which is what a lot of folks do
You will be so well insulated a little leakage won’t hurt
Good luck
Give a man a fish and he eats for a day
Teach a man to fish and he drinks beer for a lifetime -
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sbtech I temporarily have no access to my unit, it’s on loan.
2 possibilities:-
Find a coupling as close as possible but larger, if your sous vide unit is fairly close and will not fall through you are good to go
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If you have to use a smaller coupling try to get a “repair” coupling (no center stop). It needs to be pretty close in size because hand sanding with very coarse paper takes a while.
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Cut the hole the size of your unit and fill the void, if any between the lid structure with foam which is what a lot of folks do
You will be so well insulated a little leakage won’t hurt
Good luck
glen Thanks Glen. I am getting excited to try the sous vide method. I was discourage with the amount of time using the smoker. It became a 2 day project. One day prep and stuffing and the next day start the smoker at 5am and maybe finish by 7pm.
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glen Thanks Glen. I am getting excited to try the sous vide method. I was discourage with the amount of time using the smoker. It became a 2 day project. One day prep and stuffing and the next day start the smoker at 5am and maybe finish by 7pm.
sbtech
You wont want to go back after your trial.Life is a Garden - Dig it.
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sbtech
You wont want to go back after your trial. -
sbtech I temporarily have no access to my unit, it’s on loan.
2 possibilities:-
Find a coupling as close as possible but larger, if your sous vide unit is fairly close and will not fall through you are good to go
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If you have to use a smaller coupling try to get a “repair” coupling (no center stop). It needs to be pretty close in size because hand sanding with very coarse paper takes a while.
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Cut the hole the size of your unit and fill the void, if any between the lid structure with foam which is what a lot of folks do
You will be so well insulated a little leakage won’t hurt
Good luck
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lkrfletcher I bet!!!
sbtech - Let us know how it goes and send some pics.
Life is a Garden - Dig it.
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twilliams you definitely will love the investment!!! It’s like a grinder…can’t live without it once you use it! Lol
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sbtech I didn’t but probably a good idea My PVC did tighten up slightly on the first 170 F cook
Maybe I am getting by since I almost never go higher than 150 -
glen said in HOW TO MAKE A SOUS VIDE TANK FOR SNACK STICKS:
Try a chuck roast for 24 hrs. @ 135 F
Just me thinking out loud here, but holding a raw cut of meat for 24 hours in the danger zone sounds ill advised to me.
Danger zone being between 40 F and 140 F for longer than 4 hours, where food pathogens can grow.
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sbtech I didn’t but probably a good idea My PVC did tighten up slightly on the first 170 F cook
Maybe I am getting by since I almost never go higher than 150glen I finally found one but it was very expensive. It says guaranteed to 200 degrees F. It is a one time buy for a great cause and a permanent cooking equipment because now my wife is using it everyday even though it was my idea and of course thanks to y’all for all the info on sous vide. Will post when done.
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I have the same cooler but instead of a hole, I cut a “U” shape in the middle of the long side. Makes it easy to remove the top to check on the contents.
One of the best kitchen tools I have ever purchased. -
processhead
Chuck is a a just a tough steak
Sous vide steak instructions
Very Rare to Rare: 120°F (49°C) to 128°F (53°C), 1 to 2 1/2 hours. Medium-rare: 129°F (54°C) to 134°F (57°C), 1 to 4 hours (2 1/2 hours for temperatures under 130°F/57°C). Medium: 135°F (57°C) to 144°F (62°C), 1 to 4 hours.We can do this because with solid meat cuts pathogens are at the surface and the temperature exposure on the meat surface reaches the same temp as the water nearly instantly
The chart below shows the pathogen danger zone where pathogens are growing fastest and when rates of growth start to subside.
Then you enter the time based kill zone and since even the interior of the meat is rapidly taken into the time based kill zone in which 135 F meat is pasteurized in slightly over 33 minutes which is less time than a quality medium steaks recommended cook time
After that the extended time to tenderize the chuck roast and it will not cook above the medium stage.
If you go to 140 the kill time reduces to 11.5 minutes
I always say Do What You are comfortable with!
Pink pork is now the rage but I can’t bring myself to want to eat it! -
markg Another great idea. I wish you were about 10 minutes earlier. I would not have spent $30 for a coupler. LOL
sbtech Yeah, I am probably guilty of overkill LOL
Where I cut my hole in the corner and I can lift the lid -
glen said in HOW TO MAKE A SOUS VIDE TANK FOR SNACK STICKS:
Try a chuck roast for 24 hrs. @ 135 F
Just me thinking out loud here, but holding a raw cut of meat for 24 hours in the danger zone sounds ill advised to me.
Danger zone being between 40 F and 140 F for longer than 4 hours, where food pathogens can grow.
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For those interested Baldwin, a Prof. PHD in math and a registered Chef does a great job of explaining Meat Science and Sous Vide. 40+ pages and videos on the hows and whys. His book is out of print, but there is much more on this site than in his book. Be sure to scroll page down for the meat of his presentations. There is even a scripted power point on the art of SV and pathogens. Hold your nose thru the math
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processhead there is no danger zone in sous vide due to the length of time it is held at a minimum of 130 it is pasturized
markg said in HOW TO MAKE A SOUS VIDE TANK FOR SNACK STICKS:
processhead there is no danger zone in sous vide due to the length of time it is held at a minimum of 130 it is pasturized
Thanks for the explanation. I would agree that the risks are pretty much nil with the process as described.
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Has anyone ever tried doing a similar process like a reverse sear with smoking? Do you think if you sous vide cooked the bologna or whatever you were doing, then put it in the smoker, even a cold smoke that it would absorb any smoke?
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as of late I use an induction burner that you can regulate temperature for all my sous vid cooking
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