What Are You Eating Right Now?

[oober]

Perfect steak sous vide...

16oz 4 hrs at 130-138 depending on if you like it rare, or medium rare.. If you like medium or more well done, don't waste your time with sous vide. If the pot is big enough you can do multiple steaks.

I put a sprig of thyme and pepper steak. Do not salt before sous vide. It will change the steak overall and IMO I salt just before I sear.

I always sear in a cast iron skillet at it's highest temp with a pat of butter, salt and another sprig of thyme. 1 minute on each side and you will have a perfect steak.

Of course let rest for 5 -10 min before cutting. It's tough to wait, but juices will redistribute as the muscle relaxes and when you cut it, you won't have all the juices dumping out on the plate..

 

[HeHateMe]

Of all people, I'm most disappointed in you.

It's literally technology. I've heard back my judging these pellet smoker nerds all these years for similar reasons. I will restore your faith in me when I move and build a wood fired smokehouse but I stand by the sous vide 4 lots of stuff...

 

[Hawkeye OG]

Sous vide is homo millennial cooking. Cook it the right fucking way you chodes.

The person who introduced me to it is almost a boomer!

Just did sous vide pork chops, sauteed asparagus and onions and air fried a chopped sweet potato

 

[Penny Traitor]

Golden Grahams

(No weird cooking devices required)

 

[Hawkeye OG]

Golden Grahams

(No weird cooking devices required)

Not very keto friendly, Vu

 

[HeHateMe]

The person who introduced me to it is almost a boomer!

Just did sous vide pork chops, sauteed asparagus and onions and air fried a chopped sweet potato

Almost a boomer lol I h8 u

 

[Penny Traitor]

Not very keto friendly, Vu

Those Keto peeps are crazy. Carbs are literally all the best things in life.

 

[MDB111™]

lol, google Gustavus Adolphus

enlightening!
sidenote, my steaks were amazing last night. sous vide for the win Gus!

 

[Warrior Spirit]

I just ate sardines for the first time ever. Not bad. Kinda tastes the same as canned tuna fish. Getting my omega 3s, healthy fats and killing it on keto!!

 

[MDB111™]

I just ate sardines for the first time ever. Not bad. Kinda tastes the same as canned tuna fish. Getting my omega 3s, healthy fats and killing it on keto!!

go brush your teeth you smelly bastard

 

[Warrior Spirit]

go brush your teeth you smelly bastard

I should, right?

 

[didshereallysaythat]

Anyone have/use an instant pot?

We got one as a gift and have not taken it out of the box yet. People are saying they are great. The wife wants to return it since we already have a crock pot and she uses her rice cooker and the pan for most of her meals anyway. I can't cook pretty much at all. Is it as easy as finding recipes on line that any dummy can use?

 

[nvanprooyen]

Anyone have/use an instant pot?

We got one as a gift and have not taken it out of the box yet. People are saying they are great. The wife wants to return it since we already have a crock pot and she uses her rice cooker and the pan for most of her meals anyway. I can't cook pretty much at all. Is it as easy as finding recipes on line that any dummy can use?

Yeah. I have a thread about it somewhere here. I'll dig it up. Here's my take after a few months of use:

- It definitely speeds certain shit up.

- One of the big advantages is less dishes used. For example, you could use the saute feature to brown chicken thighs before cooking the whole recipe in the instant pot. But, I'm usually after a better end result so I'd rather do that shit in a cast iron pan even if it means a little more clean up if i can get a better sear. It does an ok job, but it could definitely be better using other methods. But you said you don't really cook, so this might not matter for you.

- It is amazing for hard boiled eggs. Which I use it at least once a week for.

- Still need to experiment a whole lot more before I have a final verdict. Made some country ribs in it a few weeks ago and they came out really good given the cook time. Finished off in the oven under the broiler to give it some texture. I've got like 10 more recipes I want to try before I have a better sense of what it's good / not good at.

Edit, here's that thread

http://www.chicitysports.com/forum/showthread.php/100873-Instant-Pot

 

[didshereallysaythat]

Yeah. I have a thread about it somewhere here. I'll dig it up. Here's my take after a few months of use:

- It definitely speeds certain shit up.

- One of the big advantages is less dishes used. For example, you could use the saute feature to brown chicken thighs before cooking the whole recipe in the instant pot. But, I'm usually after a better end result so I'd rather do that shit in a cast iron pan even if it means a little more clean up if i can get a better sear. It does an ok job, but it could definitely be better using other methods. But you said you don't really cook, so this might not matter for you.

- It is amazing for hard boiled eggs. Which I use it at least once a week for.

- Still need to experiment a whole lot more before I have a final verdict. Made some country ribs in it a few weeks ago and they came out really good given the cook time. Finished off in the oven under the broiler to give it some texture. I've got like 10 more recipes I want to try before I have a better sense of what it's good / not good at.

Edit, here's that thread

http://www.chicitysports.com/forum/showthread.php/100873-Instant-Pot

Thanks for the info. I really might be the worst cook in the history of the world. I remember we tried one of those cooking classes at Sur La Table and people were literally laughing at me because of how bad I was at chopping an onion. I was the last to finish each step too lol.

I will give it a shot, maybe I can learn something.

 

[nvanprooyen]

Thanks for the info. I really might be the worst cook in the history of the world. I remember we tried one of those cooking classes at Sur La Table and people were literally laughing at me because of how bad I was at chopping an onion. I was the last to finish each step too lol.

I will give it a shot, maybe I can learn something.

Chopping an onion is easy...

1 - Make sure your knife is really sharp
2 - Cut off the end of the onion, not on the root ball side of it.
3 - Slice it in half
4 - Peel off the top layer
5 - Put the flat sliced side down on the cutting board so you have a stable base to work from
6 - Make a series of horizontal cuts across the onion, from the bottom to the top. Don't cut all the way back. You want it to stay together.
7 - Make some vertical cuts from left to right. Again, don't cut all the way to the back.
8 - Grab the onion with your hand. Tuck your fingertips back.
9 - Use the front of your fingers as a guide for the knife.
10 - Chop down and slowly slide your fingers back as you move towards the root ball.

I'm probably making it sound more complicated than it is. But once you do it a few times, you will be able to chop the shit out of an onion very quickly.

 

[Hawkeye OG]

Chopping an onion is easy...

1 - Make sure your knife is really sharp
2 - Cut off the end of the onion, not on the root ball side of it.
3 - Slice it in half
4 - Peel off the top layer
5 - Put the flat sliced side down on the cutting board so you have a stable base to work from
6 - Make a series of horizontal cuts across the onion, from the bottom to the top. Don't cut all the way back. You want it to stay together.
7 - Make some vertical cuts from left to right. Again, don't cut all the way to the back.
8 - Grab the onion with your hand. Tuck your fingertips back.
9 - Use the front of your fingers as a guide for the knife.
10 - Chop down and slowly slide your fingers back as you move towards the root ball.

I'm probably making it sound more complicated than it is. But once you do it a few times, you will be able to chop the shit out of an onion very quickly.

Lol it really is simple. I used to just randomly just chop them up and I'd get all sorts of different sizes and shit and one day I thought there has to be a better way. After a quick 2 minute video on youtube, I became an expert onion chopper! The key is definitely using the root ball to help hold it together.

 

[TL1961]

Those Keto peeps are crazy. Carbs are literally all the best things in life.

So...faced with the choice of steak or potato, you want the potato?

OK. I'll take that steak.

 

[Xuder O'Clam]

nvan's #1 step is probably the one most fail at to start.

 

[TL1961]

Chopping an onion is easy...

1 - Make sure your knife is really sharp
2 - Cut off the end of the onion, not on the root ball side of it.
3 - Slice it in half
4 - Peel off the top layer
5 - Put the flat sliced side down on the cutting board so you have a stable base to work from
6 - Make a series of horizontal cuts across the onion, from the bottom to the top. Don't cut all the way back. You want it to stay together.
7 - Make some vertical cuts from left to right. Again, don't cut all the way to the back.
8 - Grab the onion with your hand. Tuck your fingertips back.
9 - Use the front of your fingers as a guide for the knife.
10 - Chop down and slowly slide your fingers back as you move towards the root ball.

I'm probably making it sound more complicated than it is. But once you do it a few times, you will be able to chop the shit out of an onion very quickly.

I get what you're trying to say, as I do this. But your wording makes it confusing. Putting the flat side down and cutting "from bottom to top" is confusing.

Leaving the root ball on, and cutting it in half is not clear. You'd have a root ball only on one of two pieces.

 

[Xuder O'Clam]

I get what you're trying to say, as I do this. But your wording makes it confusing. Putting the flat side down and cutting "from bottom to top" is confusing.

Leaving the root ball on, and cutting it in half is not clear. You'd have a root ball only on one of two pieces.

No, you'd have half a root ball on both pieces, still holding it all together. nvan needs to make you a vid.