OT - What are you doing right now?

Ozzie_Isaac

I was supposed to move to Raleigh-Durham-Carey area 3 seperate times.  For various reasons, each time (spanning 25 years) never happened.  NC has always been a place I have wanted to live.

I am still bummed about that, but for whatever reason the Universe has conspired against me.

alaskanassasin

Thanks @GrateEggspectations I set it at 125

MasterC

129° won't quite get you to medium rare, you want a couple more degrees. 
This was sous vide one and a half hours at 130°

This one 132"

This was 128°

Sorry about the order.
You want to let  your steak rest or better yet chill it before searing. 
Then sear hot over direct heat, almost smoking ci pan or torch it

alaskanassasin

That all looks good @MasterC

MasterC

Most importantly enjoying eating steak

fishlessman

you do know you can put some ice in the nit and drop the sous vide down to 110/112, then sear after it stabilizes at those lower temps. make sure to dry the steak down before the sear or it will take too long. i would prefer the sear on the regular grid direct up around 700 with the dome open with the flames lapping up thru the grid, but thats just me

Legume

agree with masterC - unless you are cutting 1/2” steaks, SV to the temp you want in the middle, then rest/cool it a bit and dry the outside well before searing really f’n hot and use a fat that won’t burn.  try some ghee if you have it

Legume

devastated.

JohnInCarolina

Ozzie_Isaac said:

I was supposed to move to Raleigh-Durham-Carey area 3 seperate times.  For various reasons, each time (spanning 25 years) never happened.  NC has always been a place I have wanted to live.

I am still bummed about that, but for whatever reason the Universe has conspired against me.

The truth is that Asheville is the true gem in NC.  That’s where I’d want to be in the state if I could live anywhere.  

Hook_emHornsfan_74

Legume said:

devastated.

A couple of years back, we had a cold from blow in and I went out to check on everything that night and couldn't find the gasser.  Turned on the pool light and up, the wind blew it into the deep end.  Nothing like pulling out of a pool in December.  

alaskanassasin

Thanks for the advice guys. first sous vide with steaks for me, I am getting a bit nervous, our kitchen freezer is full of odds and ends, the garage freezer is full of chickens and my stand up freezer has 1/2 a beef in it more or less, fish and rando about 90% full, we are butchering hogs on jan 18th so not sure where I am going to go with all that!

alaskanassasin

No effin way I would live in Asheville with all the hippies but I get why you would want to be there @JohnInCarolina.  I would take a spot over looking the New River or the Boone area.

Acn

JohnInCarolina said:

Ozzie_Isaac said:

I was supposed to move to Raleigh-Durham-Carey area 3 seperate times.  For various reasons, each time (spanning 25 years) never happened.  NC has always been a place I have wanted to live.

I am still bummed about that, but for whatever reason the Universe has conspired against me.

The truth is that Asheville is the true gem in NC.  That’s where I’d want to be in the state if I could live anywhere.  

We’ve had people tell us that Cary stands for “Containment Area for Relocated Yankees.”

GrateEggspectations

Ozzie_Isaac said:

I was supposed to move to Raleigh-Durham-Carey area 3 seperate times.  For various reasons, each time (spanning 25 years) never happened.  NC has always been a place I have wanted to live.

I am still bummed about that, but for whatever reason the Universe has conspired against me.

You don’t have to hide your motives here, Ozzie. Pretty plain to see that you didn’t want to live in the same city as @johnincarolina. 

GrateEggspectations

alaskanassasin said:

Thanks for the advice guys. first sous vide with steaks for me, I am getting a bit nervous, our kitchen freezer is full of odds and ends, the garage freezer is full of chickens and my stand up freezer has 1/2 a beef in it more or less, fish and rando about 90% full, we are butchering hogs on jan 18th so not sure where I am going to go with all that!

I suspect you’ll take to SV pretty quickly. Soooo convenient when hosting and not certain when you should be eating. Leaves you a huge window. Have recently been SV’ing a lot of brisket and it’s been incredible. 

JohnInCarolina

alaskanassasin said:

No effin way I would live in Asheville with all the hippies but I get why you would want to be there @JohnInCarolina.  I would take a spot over looking the New River or the Boone area.

Who gives a sh!t about the hippies?  They’re harmless.  The main attraction in Asheville for me is all of the breweries downtown, not to mention many of the restaurants.  All that plus the surrounding mountains makes for a pretty nice place.

JohnInCarolina

Oh no not hippies!  

Ozzie_Isaac

JohnInCarolina said:

Oh no not hippies!  

Damn.  That was not in the brochure.  I told my wife last night that men are weak and easy to sway.  They could probably convince me to listen to some Grateful Dead or Janis Joplin.

Legume

those look like coachella “hippies”

expensive sunglasses and iphones are a tell

Wolfpack

JohnInCarolina said:

John- noticed they opened a Cugino Forno in Durham. Worth a visit-

JohnInCarolina

Legume said:

those look like coachella “hippies”

expensive sunglasses and iphones are a tell

Some things cost more than others…

JohnInCarolina

Wolfpack said:

JohnInCarolina said:

John- noticed they opened a Cugino Forno in Durham. Worth a visit-

We’ve been - it’s pretty good!  We’re actually spoiled with gourmet pizza places here these days.  Toro is our favorite.

Botch

mountains  -  North Carolina

That's cute.  

JohnInCarolina

Botch said:

mountains  -  North Carolina

That's cute.  

It’s all fun and games until the peak snobs show up.  

Elijah

Botch said:

mountains  -  North Carolina

That's cute.  

Flying over the alps. No comparison. 

alaskanassasin

Never saw a mountain that was above tree line

Ozzie_Isaac

JohnInCarolina said:

Botch said:

mountains  -  North Carolina

That's cute.  

It’s all fun and games until the peak snobs show up.  

I have a 9k' peak out my back door, and I know better than to play that game.

JohnInCarolina

alaskanassasin said:

Never saw a mountain that was above tree line

I didn’t think there were any mountains in Ohio.

Botch

alaskanassasin said:

Never saw a mountain that was above tree line

I think I have.  Traveling home from UT to SD, I came up to a canyon roadblock, road construction.  Was told by the flagman that it would be a 4-hour wait, or I could take a logger road for about 90 minutes; he looked at my car and asked "4-wheel drive?"  I said yes, he said, your call.  Gas tank was at 3/4s, but I'd only had this car for a year or so, my first/last new car.  
Went for it.
The logger road started in WY and descended into MT.  Once I got to a certain altitude there were no more trees, very cold, and blasting winds; was second-guessing myself the whole trek.  Finally made my way back down, got onto an eastbound interstate, and relaxed a bit.  
Too soon.
I had to dodge two really bad storms that afternoon, even parked underneath an Interstate overpass at one point.  The second storm started hailing, bad, and I pulled up against a building on the downwind side.  Suddenly the garage door opened, and I was motioned to back in.  LOVE IT!  After the hail passed I handed those wonderful guys a $20 for some pizza, but they wouldn't accept it.    
The trip back home was just as "interesting", but that's for another thread.  

alaskanassasin

@JohnInCarolina I’ve been to the highest point in Ohio and if there wasn’t a sign I would have never know.
   @Botch Montana is beautiful country definitely with mountains, my sil lives in glacier national park, and with the bears and peaks definitely reminds me of home.  I have come to appreciate mountains east of the Mississippi, though ancient and worn to their cores, they were once and should always be recognized as mountains and you should respect elders.