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Sous Vide vs. Reverse Sear...

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  • Tex_77T Offline
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    Tex_77
    Team Blue Power User Traeger Primo Grills PK Grills Canning Sous Vide Community Moderator
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    Here is a steak I cooked sous vide last night. I seasoned it with Oakridge BBQ Carne Crosta Steakhouse Rub, then vacuumed sealed it, and put it in the sous vide at 123 for about an hour. After that I took them out and put a coating of mayonnaise on them, then seared them off in a cast iron pan on the stove, and hit them with some finishing salt. The results speak for themselves.
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    Isaiah 5:22 Woe to those who are heroes at drinking wine and champions at mixing drinks

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    • Tex_77T Tex_77

      Here is a steak I cooked sous vide last night. I seasoned it with Oakridge BBQ Carne Crosta Steakhouse Rub, then vacuumed sealed it, and put it in the sous vide at 123 for about an hour. After that I took them out and put a coating of mayonnaise on them, then seared them off in a cast iron pan on the stove, and hit them with some finishing salt. The results speak for themselves.
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      Tex_77 Oh my! That looks perfectly crusty! I’ll have to try the mayo technique!

      Better Living Through BBQ!

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        Tex_77 That looks awesome! Do you have an instagram or twitter account you want me to link these to when I repost them on walton’s social media? Have you tried their Smoky Chili Lime? It is seriously good on so many things, it goes particularly good with another of my favorites Soluble Pa’s Black Bull!

        Get more help with your processing questions and learn more about processing meat by subscribing to our waltonsinc.com youtube page at https://wltns.link/waltonstv I am a Gorilla, love yourself

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        • JonathonJ Jonathon

          Tex_77 That looks awesome! Do you have an instagram or twitter account you want me to link these to when I repost them on walton’s social media? Have you tried their Smoky Chili Lime? It is seriously good on so many things, it goes particularly good with another of my favorites Soluble Pa’s Black Bull!

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          Team Blue Power User Traeger Primo Grills PK Grills Canning Sous Vide Community Moderator
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          Jonathon I have not used their Chili Lime seasoning, but I do have several Chili Lime seasonings, the one I can remember off the top of my head is Kosmos Wing Dust Chili Lime seasoning.

          Isaiah 5:22 Woe to those who are heroes at drinking wine and champions at mixing drinks

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          • Joe HellJ Joe Hell

            Tonight I made another Chuck Eye and a filet of catfish using the Sous Vide. This time I used a blackening seasoning and finished both in a smoking hot pan of clarified butter and fresh thyme. The pan gave the steak a great crust. This particular cut wasn’t the greatest but it still managed to be a decent steak although it was pretty fatty. The fish was crusty and perfectly flaky. I ended up making fish tacos with a horseradish slaw, avocado and cotija cheese.

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            I picked up some Snake River Farms Wagyu Sirloin today. I will do one cut using reverse sear and the other will be sous vide and both will be finished on the Weber kettle. I’m excited about these cuts!

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            Better Living Through BBQ!

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            • Joe HellJ Joe Hell

              I picked up some Snake River Farms Wagyu Sirloin today. I will do one cut using reverse sear and the other will be sous vide and both will be finished on the Weber kettle. I’m excited about these cuts!

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              Joe Hell
              Have never seen Wagyu around my area. Looks like a good price. Good luck!

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              • PapaSopP PapaSop

                Joe Hell
                Have never seen Wagyu around my area. Looks like a good price. Good luck!

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                PapaSop I’ve eaten but never purchased Wagyu prior to day because it is normally prohibitively expensive. They have a couple different grades of Wagyu on the website that range in price from $32-$40/lb… I’m not sure what grade I have but at $11.99/lb. it was too good a deal to pass up.

                Better Living Through BBQ!

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                • Joe HellJ Joe Hell

                  PapaSop I’ve eaten but never purchased Wagyu prior to day because it is normally prohibitively expensive. They have a couple different grades of Wagyu on the website that range in price from $32-$40/lb… I’m not sure what grade I have but at $11.99/lb. it was too good a deal to pass up.

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                  Joe Hell
                  I see you’re online. Question, I plan on injecting that butt with the Pa’s. Can I do it tonight and smoke tomorrow or better to inject in the morning?

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                  • PapaSopP PapaSop

                    Joe Hell
                    I see you’re online. Question, I plan on injecting that butt with the Pa’s. Can I do it tonight and smoke tomorrow or better to inject in the morning?

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                    #46

                    PapaSop I asked Jonathon that very question on my Pa’s Black Bull thread. He said there are no issues and you could even hold it up to 3 days! I used the same injection for my roast beef and it was excellent! I also used the Garlic & Pepper jerky seasoning…soooo tasty!

                    Better Living Through BBQ!

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                    • Joe HellJ Joe Hell

                      PapaSop I asked Jonathon that very question on my Pa’s Black Bull thread. He said there are no issues and you could even hold it up to 3 days! I used the same injection for my roast beef and it was excellent! I also used the Garlic & Pepper jerky seasoning…soooo tasty!

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                      Joe Hell Very nice. Thanks for quick reply. I’ll inject tonight.

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                        Joe Hell I didnt even log in this weekend! Nice peaceful and relaxing, thanks for helping PapaSop out!

                        Get more help with your processing questions and learn more about processing meat by subscribing to our waltonsinc.com youtube page at https://wltns.link/waltonstv I am a Gorilla, love yourself

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                        • JonathonJ Jonathon

                          Joe Hell I didnt even log in this weekend! Nice peaceful and relaxing, thanks for helping PapaSop out!

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                          Jonathon sometimes you just gotta leave the office…at the office!

                          Better Living Through BBQ!

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                          • JonathonJ Jonathon

                            Joe Hell I didnt even log in this weekend! Nice peaceful and relaxing, thanks for helping PapaSop out!

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                            Jonathon Totally agree with Joe Hell . Sometimes ya gotta just let it go!

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                            • Joe HellJ Joe Hell

                              I picked up some Snake River Farms Wagyu Sirloin today. I will do one cut using reverse sear and the other will be sous vide and both will be finished on the Weber kettle. I’m excited about these cuts!

                              Wagyu.jpg

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                              Joe Hell How’d that Wagyu turn out?

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                              • PapaSopP PapaSop

                                Joe Hell How’d that Wagyu turn out?

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                                PapaSop It was great! Once again I’m going to declare ‘Reverse Sear’ the winner. The caramelization and texture was simply better. I used the salt cure method for about 20 minutes and then vacuum sealed both steaks with pepper and roasted garlic. I held the steak to be reverse seared at room temp while I cooked the Sous Vide steak for about 1 1/2 hours.

                                The top steak in both pictures is the Sous Vide version.

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                                Better Living Through BBQ!

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                                • Joe HellJ Joe Hell

                                  PapaSop It was great! Once again I’m going to declare ‘Reverse Sear’ the winner. The caramelization and texture was simply better. I used the salt cure method for about 20 minutes and then vacuum sealed both steaks with pepper and roasted garlic. I held the steak to be reverse seared at room temp while I cooked the Sous Vide steak for about 1 1/2 hours.

                                  The top steak in both pictures is the Sous Vide version.

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                                  Joe Hell Those look great! I’m right there with you on the reverse sear. It’s what I’ve always done on steaks and will continue to do going forward. May experiment with other things using Sous Vide but not my steaks.

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                                    Joe Hell Those look great! I’m right there with you on the reverse sear. It’s what I’ve always done on steaks and will continue to do going forward. May experiment with other things using Sous Vide but not my steaks.

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                                    PapaSop I’m considering buying one just to make deli meat with. The roast beef was amazing!

                                    Better Living Through BBQ!

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                                      @Joe Hell and PapaSop I am working on Meatgistics University Deli Meat 20(x) and Ive done chicken breast deli meat two different ways, both of them I have finished in the sous vide cooker and have been really happy with the results!

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                                        Joe Hell I wonder if the preference for sous vide steak vs reverse sear has to do with texture preferences or taste preferences? It might surprise some people but I don’t consider myself to have a very sophisticated pallet when it comes to taste but I do have a strong sense of texture. It’s the reason I hate mashed potatoes and cooked mushrooms.

                                        Joe, would you agree that the interior and overall texture of the sous vide steak is more tender?

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                                          Joe Hell I wonder if the preference for sous vide steak vs reverse sear has to do with texture preferences or taste preferences? It might surprise some people but I don’t consider myself to have a very sophisticated pallet when it comes to taste but I do have a strong sense of texture. It’s the reason I hate mashed potatoes and cooked mushrooms.

                                          Joe, would you agree that the interior and overall texture of the sous vide steak is more tender?

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                                          Jonathon I would agree that in most cases the texture has been more tender with Sous Vide vs. Reverse Sear. That said, I tend to lean towards the texture of the latter. Taste wise I think both were so close that we would be splitting hairs though again it’s that caramelization that in my opinion the reverse sear edges out Sous Vide.

                                          I can be picky when it comes to the texture of food. For example…I love the flavor of every member of the melon family but I can’t eat any one of them. Same goes for bananas. I do like mashed potatoes and cooked mushrooms though!

                                          Better Living Through BBQ!

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