I saw your post this morning about cooking steaks using the 'Sous Vide' method. I surfed around a bit and found this,
So I'm trying it tonight. There's fillet steak 'cooking' in a beer cooler in my kitchen right now.
Pics and verdict to follow.
Bullet points:
bought a piece of fillet steak
sealed it in plastic bag
poached it in 54 degree water for 3 hours
cut into portions
seared in very hot pan for 2 mins
rest for 2 mins
serve
eat
The water temp was checked every 20 or so minutes and regulated with very hot water. The temp fluctuated from 53 to 55 celsius over the cooking time.
I wanted to try this method of cooking 'on the cheap' to see if the results were as good as they looked online. Then maybe I'd invest in better kit (PID, Sous Vide machine etc).
The cooler keeping warm next to the Aga
The meat floating in it's bath.
Steak after 3 hours
Portioned, seared and rested.
Crap photo of the end result