On 11/28/2016 8:31 PM, dsi1 wrote:
> On Monday, November 28, 2016 at 3:29:38 PM UTC-10, Sqwerts wrote:
>> On 11/28/2016 2:31 PM, Ophelia wrote:
>>> "Sqwerts" wrote in message news >>>
>>> On 11/28/2016 1:40 PM, dsi1 wrote:
>>>> On 11/28/2016 5:46 AM, Sqwerts wrote:
>>>>> On 11/28/2016 1:28 AM, isw wrote:
>>>>>> In article >,
>>>>>> Sqwerts > wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On 11/27/2016 11:45 AM, dsi1 wrote:
>>>>>>>> On Sunday, November 27, 2016 at 8:30:07 AM UTC-10, Sqwerts wrote:
>>>>>>>>> On 11/27/2016 11:24 AM, dsi1 wrote:
>>>>>>>>>> I consider it pretty revolutionary - at least on at the restaurant
>>>>>>>>>> level.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> I wonder how many are already using it?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Good question. My guess is that there are too many benefits for this
>>>>>>>> not to
>>>>>>>> be universally utilized by the food service industry.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> http://allfoodbusiness.com/articles/...ur-restaurant/
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> YOU have convinced ME.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I am going to order a sous vide machine today.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Really.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Google on "Kenji sous vide" for a wealth of really good info.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Isaac
>>>>>>
>>>>> TY, I held off on my order because I had not done all my research.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Well for one thing, you don't need no fancy-schmancy appliance to do
>>>> this. All you need is some water, a thermometer, and a pot that can keep
>>>> that water at a reasonably stable temperature. I can use my rice cooker
>>>> on the warm setting, or a slow cooker, or just a pot on my induction
>>>> range, which is able to keep the water up to temp with some precision. I
>>>> cannot say if you can do this with a gas or regular electric range.
>>>
>>> They make a lot of immersion units that one can use in any pot.
>>>
>>> I think that the price on this stand alone unit is pretty attractive:
>>>
>>> https://www.amazon.com/Gourmia-Tempe...ords=sous+vide
>>>
>>>
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>>> ===================
>>>
>>> That is pretty much like mine. You can get quite a lot in. I do and
>>> freeze it.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>> I'm really looking forward to this, call it an early X-mas present ;-)
>
> Merry Christmas!

TY!
>
> The Chinese are well versed with the concept of double cooking, sometimes they triple cooked a dish.
> Deep-frying, braising, and steaming. The idea never quite caught on with Westerners, who want to stick with a
> single cooking method at all times. It's time we got a little more sophisticated and logical in our cooking. Yay!
>
You are so right.

The best Asian stir fry dishes are those in which the veggies are
fast-blanched before the fry - coloration is intense, texture is out of
this world.

Hooray for multiple cooking methods.