OT - boring marital debate

Hans61

The Mrs. and I had the below disagreement:

I had just started my sous vide cook before my mom came over to eat with us, when she arrived she had brought a food saver sealed frozen loaf of banana bread. (Nice of her right?) I was like, "throw it in the bath" to thaw it, my wife was opposed, saying, "you don't mix bread with raw meat."

We ended up microwaving, but the topic randomly came up the next day, and she told me to poll you guys, so who was right?

HeavyG

She does realize that both items were in sealed bags yes?

WeberWho

How else are you going to get banana bread flavored meat?

Hans61

HeavyG said:

She does realize that both items were in sealed bags yes?

Yeah, I told her that a few times :-) 

JethroVA

For this to be a problem there would need to be two faults.  A leak in your meat bag and a leak in your bread bag.  Then the bacteria would have to survive  the journey through the hot water from one to the other.   I would have voted your way but would then be living on Lackanookie Island all week. 

Legume

Food safety guy says:  any answer you get is only going to be anecdotal.  and stupid.  Temperature is all that matters.  200 degrees for the meat and 140 for the bread.  If it was from your MiL, 200 for the bread.  and always practice safe SV, wrap your meat!

StillH2OEgger

Is it safe to say she also doesn't care for you keeping live bait in your beer fridge?

gdenby

Even if there was not a good seal, the soggy bread would have been OK if the meat had been at 130F for as little as 45 min., assuming it was not ground meat, then maybe more like an hour.

lousubcap

There is a difference between being right and survival.  I will trust your judgement here to make the correct call.  Venus and Mars for sure.  

SoCalTim

The wife is ALWAYS right. Happy Wife = Happy Life!

DoubleEgger

When you microwave, everyone loses. 

DoubleEgger

Also, I don't see dry aging meat anytime in your future. 

Canugghead

swmbo 

Hans61

DoubleEgger said:

Also, I don't see dry aging meat anytime in your future. 

She actually let me do that in the garage overflow fridge! 

Hans61

@DoubleEgger I posted in @JustineCaseyFeldown's pro tip thread :-)

Ladeback69

Couldn't you have just filled the sink with hot water and put the bread in there?  I can't see it taken that long to thaw that way and the wife can't be upset unless there was a small hole in the bag.

gmac

I assume it was sealed but not vacuumed?  I saw some vac packed banana muffins. Did not go well. 
So then you wouldn't entirely know if it was sealed or not if its not holding a vacuum?

Hans61

gmac said:

I assume it was sealed but not vacuumed?  I saw some vac packed banana muffins. Did not go well. 
So then you wouldn't entirely know if it was sealed or not if its not holding a vacuum?

The bread was partially vacuumed and sealed. The meat was vac sealed completely 

YukonRon

As I understand matrimonial bliss....You have only two responses to make; "Yes", and the next is really tricky and only for seasoned pros; "Yes, dear". Say it like you mean it.
You are welcome.

SmokeyPitt

If the bread stayed in with the meat for at least an hour or so then the water would be pasteurized, so even if both bags leaked it shouldn't get anyone sick. However, if it was only partially vacuumed then it would been a pita to keep the bread submerged anyway. I prolly would have just used the microwave.  

JohnInCarolina

As a good friend reminded me recently, more often than not, the wife is usually right.

Even when she isn't.  

JustineCaseyFeldown

my trick to heat up a tuna fish sandwich is to keep it under my armpit during the day.

putting it in a plastic bag would be even better i suppose.

RedSkip

@Hans61

I had a similar disagreement with my wife yesterday...  I used a rolling pin to level out some ground chicken for a pizza crust i was trying out.  Between the pin and the chicken was a large layer of parchment paper.  

She snapped on me when i tossed the rolling pin back in the drawer after rolling it across the parchment paper, and the pin never touched the chicken.

fishlessman

how did you get into this argument with the wife it was your mother that brought over frozen bread, who does that

Botch

SoCalTim said:

The wife is ALWAYS right. Happy Wife = Happy Life!

That was my answer, and I'm a career bachelor.  

JRWhitee

You have heard the saying "Win the battle, Lose the War" haven't you?

Fred19Flintstone

JRWhitee said:

You have heard the saying "Win the battle, Lose the War" haven't you?

I like "pick your battles".  If you find yourself slipping into a bad situation, ask yourself "Is this the hill I'm willing to die on?"

This is the sum total of 25 years of marriage experience talking.

jeroldharter

Obviously your wife is wrong and the correct answer is to agree with her.

caliking

You sound like you haven't been married for long. Every married man knows that you can either be happy, or right. But not both.

You're also completely missing an opportunity to get another SV unit. " To do raw meat separately, dear."

Hans61

caliking said:

You sound like you haven't been married for long. Every married man knows that you can either be happy, or right. But not both.

You're also completely missing an opportunity to get another SV unit. " To do raw meat separately, dear."

8 years, remember it was her idea for me to post this..... she thought she was right and that I'd listen to you guys :-)

Hans61

I agree with what's been said thanks everyone!