Welcome to the EGGhead Forum - a great place to visit and packed with tips and EGGspert advice! You can also join the conversation and get more information and amazing kamado recipes by following Big Green Egg to Experience our World of Flavor™ at:
Facebook  |  Twitter  |  Instagram  |  Pinterest  |  Youtube  |  Vimeo
Share your photos by tagging us and using the hashtag #BigGreenEgg.

Want to see how the EGG is made? Click to Watch

Sous Vide Maiden Voyage

Options
cazzy
cazzy Posts: 9,136
in EggHead Forum
Tonight is the night!  Got some chicken breast going and I'm eager to see what all the fuss is about!   :D

image
Just a hack that makes some $hitty BBQ....
· Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

Comments

  • double
    double Posts: 1,214
    Options
    As Cen-tex said a whilst back you will never want chicken any other way.
    Lynnwood WA
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • cazzy
    cazzy Posts: 9,136
    Options
    I imagine resting is still necessary after searing, right?
    Just a hack that makes some $hitty BBQ....
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • The Cen-Tex Smoker
    The Cen-Tex Smoker Posts: 22,961
    Options
    cazzy said:
    I imagine resting is still necessary after searing, right?

    not so much but it can't hurt
    Keepin' It Weird in The ATX FBTX
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • double
    double Posts: 1,214
    Options
    After the pork chops were done tonight an I saw your post it inspired me to fire up the sidekic again, wife is going away tomorrow with the kids to her sisters for a few days so I'm sending them off with some chicken breasts for tomorrow night. Also just realized it means I have 4 nights of bachelor cooking with my sidekic and egg! Damn and no alcohol ...
    Lynnwood WA
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • cazzy
    cazzy Posts: 9,136
    Options
    I'm trying to like it more than I am. I'm not a texture guy but the texture just seems weird to me
    Just a hack that makes some $hitty BBQ....
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • double
    double Posts: 1,214
    Options
    How long did you cook at what temp?
    My wife seriously freaks at textures she loved the chicken. I did 145 for 3 hrs. Quick sear.
    Lynnwood WA
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • The Cen-Tex Smoker
    The Cen-Tex Smoker Posts: 22,961
    Options
    cazzy said:
    I'm trying to like it more than I am. I'm not a texture guy but the texture just seems weird to me

    just take a breath. do a chicken breast on the egg and do one SV and see which one is better
    Keepin' It Weird in The ATX FBTX
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • cazzy
    cazzy Posts: 9,136
    Options
    double said:

    How long did you cook at what temp?
    My wife seriously freaks at textures she loved the chicken. I did 145 for 3 hrs. Quick sear.

    147 for about 90 minutes.

    Just a hack that makes some $hitty BBQ....
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • cazzy
    cazzy Posts: 9,136
    Options
    The Cen-Tex Smoker said:


    cazzy said:

    I'm trying to like it more than I am. I'm not a texture guy but the texture just seems weird to me




    just take a breath. do a chicken breast on the egg and do one SV and see which one is better

    It's my 1st attempt and 1st time I've eaten anything via SV. I'll figure it out!

    Just a hack that makes some $hitty BBQ....
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • rustypotts
    rustypotts Posts: 265
    Options
    Wow......My unit should be in this week.  Maybe it is best that I won't be too over confident.
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • cazzy
    cazzy Posts: 9,136
    Options
    rustypotts said:

    Wow......My unit should be in this week.  Maybe it is best that I won't be too over confident.

    It's not that I didn't like it, just wasn't the texture I expected. I don't consider it a bad cook and it probably had to be out of this world to overcome the gloom that this Vikings game has put me in.
    Just a hack that makes some $hitty BBQ....
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • GrannyX4
    GrannyX4 Posts: 1,491
    edited January 2013
    Options
    While we were in Yellow Stone all the food was sous vide. Elk, salmon, lamb was cooked to a medium rare and had a different texture. It wasn't offensive just different but I didn't have any poultry. Was it over cooked a little?
    Every day is a bonus day and every meal is a banquet in Winter Springs, Fl !
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • cazzy
    cazzy Posts: 9,136
    Options
    GrannyX4 said:

    While we were in Yellow Stone all the food was sous vide. Elk, salmon, lamb was cooked to a medium rare and had a different texture. It wasn't offensive just different but I didn't have and poultry. Was it over cooked a little?

    Not at all! It was super juicy and you could tell it was cooked very delicately.

    Just a hack that makes some $hitty BBQ....
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • The Cen-Tex Smoker
    The Cen-Tex Smoker Posts: 22,961
    Options
    cazzy said:
    How long did you cook at what temp? My wife seriously freaks at textures she loved the chicken. I did 145 for 3 hrs. Quick sear.
    147 for about 90 minutes.

    how did you finish?
    Keepin' It Weird in The ATX FBTX
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • cazzy
    cazzy Posts: 9,136
    Options
    The Cen-Tex Smoker said:


    cazzy said:

    double said:

    How long did you cook at what temp?
    My wife seriously freaks at textures she loved the chicken. I did 145 for 3 hrs. Quick sear.

    147 for about 90 minutes.





    how did you finish?

    Pan sear.
    Just a hack that makes some $hitty BBQ....
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • The Cen-Tex Smoker
    The Cen-Tex Smoker Posts: 22,961
    Options
    cazzy said:
    cazzy said:
    How long did you cook at what temp? My wife seriously freaks at textures she loved the chicken. I did 145 for 3 hrs. Quick sear.
    147 for about 90 minutes.

    how did you finish?
    Pan sear.

    ok. try a side by side next time.
    Keepin' It Weird in The ATX FBTX
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • cazzy
    cazzy Posts: 9,136
    Options
    The Cen-Tex Smoker said:
    cazzy said:
    cazzy said:
    How long did you cook at what temp? My wife seriously freaks at textures she loved the chicken. I did 145 for 3 hrs. Quick sear.
    147 for about 90 minutes.

    how did you finish?
    Pan sear.

    ok. try a side by side next time.
    Aight, i'll try that.
    Just a hack that makes some $hitty BBQ....
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • cazzy
    cazzy Posts: 9,136
    Options
    Oh, so you know it happened.  

    image
    Just a hack that makes some $hitty BBQ....
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • GrannyX4
    GrannyX4 Posts: 1,491
    edited January 2013
    Options
    Cazzy, it looks wonderful.
    Every day is a bonus day and every meal is a banquet in Winter Springs, Fl !
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

Categories