help Leaky hot tub

2Fategghead

:ohmy: I have been baking potato's now for 45 min. and hot tubing two bonein ribeyes.

I was checking the steaks in the new ziplock gallon bag and keeping an eye on the temp 120* when I noticed the bag must have had pin holes in it because the bag had about a half a cup of water in there. I took the steakes out on paper towels top and bottom at room temp.
They were in the tub about 15 min.

I plan to sear them in about ten minuites.

Do you think they will be ok? :ohmy:
Tim

Crimsongator

yes

2Fategghead

that was fast gene, thanks, tim :unsure:

Little Steven

Tim,

They will be ok but 120* is on the high side of hot tubbing. I cook my steak to 120 hot tub to 100.

Steve

Richard Fl

I have had the same problem with beef, poultry and pork over the years. I have bromine/bromide in my hot tub usually 102F. I just take them out, rinse and proceed.

2Fategghead

Ok Steve, Thanks

RRP

the water is no problem as long as it was hot and clean, but just 15 minutes of hot tubbing even in 120 water won't give you a true test of the hot tubbing benefits - in fact with not even putting them on for another 10 minutes the heat will be lost besides. May I suggest next time to shoot for 60 minutes in the tub with 100 degree water though that 100 is when I change and it goes back up to 120 tap.

2Fategghead

Maybe I should make myself clear. I post-ed this post in a hurry.

I started my potato's and put my steaks in a zip lock bag in 120* water on the stove top. for about 15 min.

I have my heater turned down to 88* on the hot tub. Tim

2Fategghead

Ok RRP, Thanks

Eggsakley

Why do you have Bromine and Bromide in your Hot Tub? Just curious These are the same reagents used to digest Mercury for Toxicitity testing. Be careful not to expose that solution to any acidic fluids as the vapors can be quite irritating to the eyes and lungs.

Ricklesss

I've read some of the old archives about this hot tubing method to get a better handle on it.
All I found were specific questions, or specific troubles, and stories about how much folks like it. (etc.)
My question is, "Is there a good write up on how it works, the benefits, and how to do it"?
I guess, like the Etrex (that's not spelled right!)
method...Just a great "How to" in other words...
I'd like to try it, but at this point, I'm just a bit confused!
Thanks everybody!
RicklesssssssS in Oregon

RRP

not sure about any write ups about it but basically it is bringing your steak's internal temperature up without fire prior to egging them. In my case I like rare to medium rare steaks and many times I would overcook them on the sear, but have cool, dark blueish red centers on thick steaks. Anymore I hot tub in a sealed bag in a bowl for 1 hour and then use my egg to sear for just a few short minutes and have perfect steaks every time.

Richard Fl

I place some tablets in the water and yes, I know about the gas it omits. Thanks for the warning.

Unknown

I don't understand why anyone would put meat in a soup of bacteria and skin flakes and soap scum. thing what gets on the bag andhow it could cross contaminate you're beef. my advise is to Trex or just put your steak in hot water in a bowl on the counter. if you wouldnt want to drink the hotub water why put your meat in it even in a bag.

2Fategghead

Thanks all. It's nice to know you have someone around to help out when I need it! Tim

I did post this with pic's upove here.

Hoss

Google "sous vide".Same thing,just a simple version done in a home kitchen.

Eggsakley

Very well sir. Just wanted to be sure you were safe.

Unknown

they are similar, but have different purposes.

Cook's Illustrated did a lengthy write up but the way it is done here the idea is merely to warm the steak so that cooking it to medium rare doesn't require overcooking the outer quarter of an inch all the way around

K

Little Steven

Whoa man!

Why so eggcited? Hot tub refers to the method,,,not neccessarily the technique. I do it in a pasta pot with 100* water in the sink with the rest of the sink filled with tap water. I usually use vacuum seal bags pressing the manual seal button before the steak, roast, chop or lamb rack flattens out. Great results for many years.

Unknown

I think he means a real hot tub like some folks do.

Hoss

O.K. Still similar in therory.IMO.

Hoss

Hey Steven,MAMA don't always know best! :laugh:

Unknown

A few photographs last year showed people soaking their plastic bags of steak in a real hot tub.

And he mentioned that the water from his tub got in the bag.

You go right ahead and drink the hot tub water. But I know what the kids today do in them hot tubs