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Hi Y'all.
I finally got the opportunity to try out the Johnson Controller for Sous Vide cooking. I had some sirloin steaks in the freezer from a side of beef I bought a while back. This must have been a young steer cuz they were lean & real tough. I tried a number of times to grill them and they were not fun to eat. Not shoe leather tough, but too chewy to enjoy. So why not use them for a test of the crock pot/controller combo?
Here they are seasoned up with some T Dust and John Henry's Pecan rub. Good combo
In to the water bath @ 132 for 10 hrs.
Some nice looking gray steaks, YUM
Threw them on the big Bahanga for a quick reverse sear.
Juicy and Med rare. Hard to tell form this shot, but they were tender, pink & very juicy.
We did a simple meal of Garlic mashed potatoes and some mixed veggies. Since my surgery, my appetite has been down, so half a steak was just right.
The po boy Sous Vide system is looking like a success. The crock pot set on high with the controller kept the temps stable to 1 degree and the results were excellent. Obviously a crock pot is a little small for large cuts of meat, so I'll look for a 2nd hand roaster oven. Next time I'll try a tougher cut for longer to see how that works out. I've got some Round steaks that will be a good test for this system, but so far, so good!
I finally got the opportunity to try out the Johnson Controller for Sous Vide cooking. I had some sirloin steaks in the freezer from a side of beef I bought a while back. This must have been a young steer cuz they were lean & real tough. I tried a number of times to grill them and they were not fun to eat. Not shoe leather tough, but too chewy to enjoy. So why not use them for a test of the crock pot/controller combo?
Here they are seasoned up with some T Dust and John Henry's Pecan rub. Good combo
In to the water bath @ 132 for 10 hrs.
Some nice looking gray steaks, YUM
Threw them on the big Bahanga for a quick reverse sear.
Juicy and Med rare. Hard to tell form this shot, but they were tender, pink & very juicy.
We did a simple meal of Garlic mashed potatoes and some mixed veggies. Since my surgery, my appetite has been down, so half a steak was just right.
The po boy Sous Vide system is looking like a success. The crock pot set on high with the controller kept the temps stable to 1 degree and the results were excellent. Obviously a crock pot is a little small for large cuts of meat, so I'll look for a 2nd hand roaster oven. Next time I'll try a tougher cut for longer to see how that works out. I've got some Round steaks that will be a good test for this system, but so far, so good!
PCa Sucks - But I WILL, No DID beat this!! 
Yeah, the crock pot limits the size of the cook, butt gets you there and a good start. A bigger vessel does help. 
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