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All Things Considered => General Discussion--Food Related => Topic started by: Bar-B-Lew on June 08, 2019, 05:40:20 PM

Title: Smoke and Sous Vide Rib Roasts
Post by: Bar-B-Lew on June 08, 2019, 05:40:20 PM
So, after I was done cooking 12 quarter # burgers and about 8# of different styles of sausage on the MAK at 250° today, I decided to throw $110 worth of rib roasts onto the MAK straight out of the freezer with no rub on them.  I just checked them at about two hours and the center was still frozen.  Will check again in 90 minutes.  My plan is to take off the grill at some point, throw in the fridge, vac seal tomorrow, and then sous vide at 135°.  Throw back in the fridge, and then probably slice on Monday or Tuesday into thin slices.  Vac seal about 1# packages for roast beef sandwiches.

I only use my smokers a few times a month during the April-November time frame and like to cook a lot of meat in a day and then vac seal to eat at later dates.  Works out great as I work from home and can get out a few packages to eat during the week.

I will update the thread along the journey as this cook will take several days.

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Title: Re: Smoke and Sous Vide Rib Roasts
Post by: pmillen on June 08, 2019, 08:01:37 PM
I think I see the bones.

That's where the name Standing Rib Roast comes from.  You're cooking them standing on the bones.  The original intent was to keep the meat from the grease in the bottom of the pan.
Title: Re: Smoke and Sous Vide Rib Roasts
Post by: Bar-B-Lew on June 11, 2019, 07:02:14 PM
I put them in the fridge uncovered on Saturday night and just got around to cutting off the bone and vac sealing them tonight.  I just put them back in the fridge.  They almost look a bit dry aged.  I will sous vide at 135° this week for about 6-8 hours. Here is how they looked.  And, I got to try out my new vac sealer.  Worked better than my Food Saver one.  It is the 12" Pro Series from Cabela's that I got on sale for $100 last week.

I was going to put some spices on before I vac sealed, but I forgot about that part of the plan.  These will be old school style as they have had nothing on them but smoke.

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Title: Re: Smoke and Sous Vide Rib Roasts
Post by: yorkdude on June 11, 2019, 07:05:21 PM
Those look like they will make awesome french dip, nicely done.
Title: Re: Smoke and Sous Vide Rib Roasts
Post by: cookingjnj on June 11, 2019, 07:29:48 PM
These will be old school style as they have had nothing on them but smoke.

I can't see how a good prime rib roast slice with nothing on them but smoke could ever be a bad thing!  Maybe a little SPOG after coming out of the sous vide pouch will be good to go?  I say that as a non-sous vide expert of course.
Title: Re: Smoke and Sous Vide Rib Roasts
Post by: Bar-B-Lew on June 12, 2019, 09:59:53 AM
Load the meat, fill with hot water, put on the lid, stick in the Anova, plug it in, set temp and time on the app, and walk away.

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Title: Re: Smoke and Sous Vide Rib Roasts
Post by: Ralphie on June 12, 2019, 10:19:34 AM
This has been fun to follow.

What does the "06:00" represent on the app?

I like the tub contraption.  I assume you modified it into a sous vide vessel?
Title: Re: Smoke and Sous Vide Rib Roasts
Post by: Bar-B-Lew on June 12, 2019, 10:43:46 AM
The 6:00 is the timer.  I set it to run for 6 hours.  A few minutes after I started it up with some hot water out of the faucet, I received a message from the app telling me it hit the set temp of 135° and was now going to start the timer.

I cut a hole in the lid with a hole saw so that the Anovo fits in with out the need for the collar around it with the clamp that you would use to clamp to a container.  It is great for this size of food.  Probably not good for a whole brisket and maybe not even for more than one rack of ribs.  Not sure a pork shoulder would fit either without taking out the bone and slicing in half sorta like I did for these roasts.  I bought a cap to put over the hole when not in use.
Title: Re: Smoke and Sous Vide Rib Roasts
Post by: Bar-B-Lew on June 12, 2019, 04:27:26 PM
The Anova app on my phone told me my meal was ready as the 6 hours had elapsed so I pulled the meat from the water, put in a pan, and put into the fridge to cool.  Will get sliced in the next few days.

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Title: Re: Smoke and Sous Vide Rib Roasts
Post by: Ralphie on June 12, 2019, 07:55:13 PM
Nice. Do you use a deli slicer?
Title: Re: Smoke and Sous Vide Rib Roasts
Post by: Bar-B-Lew on June 12, 2019, 08:00:49 PM
Yeah, my Dad has a big Berkel deli slicer.  I will give him some of the meat to slice it for me.
Title: Re: Smoke and Sous Vide Rib Roasts
Post by: Bar-B-Lew on June 16, 2019, 04:00:37 PM
Stopped by my Dad's for Father's Day and had him slice up the roasts and gave him a few pounds.  I will have a few sandwiches this week.

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Title: Re: Smoke and Sous Vide Rib Roasts
Post by: Bar-B-Lew on June 17, 2019, 02:03:14 PM
Yeah, I think the Cabela's has a better suction for the vacuum than the Food Saver I have too.  I'm glad I bought it and thought it was a great price.  I think it is on sale thru 7/6.
Title: Re: Smoke and Sous Vide Rib Roasts
Post by: Bar-B-Lew on June 17, 2019, 05:56:43 PM
I'm sure there are much better ways to warm up this meat (i.e. au jus), but I was in a hurry for lunch so into the microwave for one minute.  Boy, it was tender.  I do need to find some horseradish hotter than Ingelhoffer Extra Hot though.  Even with as much as I put on the sandwich I didn't feel any nostril burn.  And, this meat tasted great without any rub on it.

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Title: Re: Smoke and Sous Vide Rib Roasts
Post by: Ralphie on June 17, 2019, 06:59:37 PM
I’m jealous.

Try grating your own horseradish if you can buy it in your area.  I’ve never done it.
Title: Re: Smoke and Sous Vide Rib Roasts
Post by: Bar-B-Lew on June 17, 2019, 07:09:29 PM
I’m jealous.

Try grating your own horseradish if you can buy it in your area.  I’ve never done it.

Maybe I should through some hot sauce in the jar with the horseradish ;D
Title: Re: Smoke and Sous Vide Rib Roasts
Post by: Kristin Meredith on June 17, 2019, 08:14:53 PM
Try wasabi instead  of horseradish -- or mix some in.
Title: Re: Smoke and Sous Vide Rib Roasts
Post by: Smokeitup on June 23, 2019, 03:24:09 AM
Bar-B-Lew

I have the same cooler for SV.  Have you done a 160 deg. or higher cook in that cooler?  I destroyed a smaller Igloo cooler @165 deg.

Thanx

-Rick
Title: Re: Smoke and Sous Vide Rib Roasts
Post by: Bar-B-Lew on June 23, 2019, 07:30:42 AM
Bar-B-Lew

I have the same cooler for SV.  Have you done a 160 deg. or higher cook in that cooler?  I destroyed a smaller Igloo cooler @165 deg.

Thanx

-Rick

I have not.  Not sure I see the need to cook at that high of temperature.
Title: Re: Smoke and Sous Vide Rib Roasts
Post by: Bobitis on June 23, 2019, 05:43:39 PM
Try wasabi instead  of horseradish -- or mix some in.

^this was my 1st thought^
Title: Re: Smoke and Sous Vide Rib Roasts
Post by: Smokeitup on June 24, 2019, 04:13:25 AM



I have not.  Not sure I see the need to cook at that high of temperature.

Chicken cooks @ 165, scrambled eggs and egg bites are done @ 172.  Hard boiled eggs are also ~170 but I don't bother SV for them.
Title: Re: Smoke and Sous Vide Rib Roasts
Post by: Bar-B-Lew on June 24, 2019, 11:54:38 AM



I have not.  Not sure I see the need to cook at that high of temperature.

Chicken cooks @ 165, scrambled eggs and egg bites are done @ 172.  Hard boiled eggs are also ~170 but I don't bother SV for them.

I don't eat eggs and have no interest in sous vide chicken
Title: Re: Smoke and Sous Vide Rib Roasts
Post by: yorkdude on June 24, 2019, 02:44:50 PM
That meat looked phenomenal, I could surely pass on the horseradish, that is something that I never could get myself to eat.
Several years ago we went out to a nice steakhouse and I ordered prime rib, came with the obligatory baked tater etc. I always ask for extra sour cream and out came the plate with 3 containers, they put the horseradish by the meat and the other two were by the potato, I just set aside the H-R one and put both of the others into my baked potato, ruined that instantly. That sealed the deal for me.
Title: Re: Smoke and Sous Vide Rib Roasts
Post by: Bentley on June 24, 2019, 03:48:55 PM
Do you ever freeze the raw and slice for cheese steaks?  Wait, you buy pre sliced stuff at RD?
Title: Re: Smoke and Sous Vide Rib Roasts
Post by: Bar-B-Lew on June 24, 2019, 06:03:00 PM
Do you ever freeze the raw and slice for cheese steaks?  Wait, you buy pre sliced stuff at RD?

I buy the pre sliced from RD.  It is about $3.50/# sliced, portioned with wax paper in between portions.  That prices is too good for me to want to mess with slicing my own.
Title: Re: Smoke and Sous Vide Rib Roasts
Post by: yorkdude on June 24, 2019, 08:19:20 PM
Do you ever freeze the raw and slice for cheese steaks?  Wait, you buy pre sliced stuff at RD?

I buy the pre sliced from RD.  It is about $3.50/# sliced, portioned with wax paper in between portions.  That prices is too good for me to want to mess with slicing my own.
O.K. That is really good looking for that $. We live in a cattle country area, starting to wonder if they ship all the good stuff. Been a few years for us at RD. What would that cost in a chain store.
Title: Re: Smoke and Sous Vide Rib Roasts
Post by: Bar-B-Lew on June 24, 2019, 08:42:00 PM
probably $6-$8 a pound
Title: Re: Smoke and Sous Vide Rib Roasts
Post by: yorkdude on June 24, 2019, 09:27:01 PM
So was this the roast’s you smoked or pre sliced? My $ is on your cook.
Title: Re: Smoke and Sous Vide Rib Roasts
Post by: Bar-B-Lew on June 25, 2019, 08:32:30 AM
The one's that I smoked.
Title: Re: Smoke and Sous Vide Rib Roasts
Post by: Bentley on June 25, 2019, 04:47:50 PM
It is Rib Roast for that price?  It is uncooked?  I gotta make sure I look for that next time and hope it is not just a PA RD thing!  I cant make Cheese Steak, Italian Beef or French Dip for that Price...With any kind of roast prices around here...


Do you ever freeze the raw and slice for cheese steaks?  Wait, you buy pre sliced stuff at RD?

I buy the pre sliced from RD.  It is about $3.50/# sliced, portioned with wax paper in between portions.  That prices is too good for me to want to mess with slicing my own.
Title: Re: Smoke and Sous Vide Rib Roasts
Post by: Bar-B-Lew on June 25, 2019, 06:19:18 PM
Bentley, I am not sure what the cut of beef is that they use.  It is prepackaged in a 10# box.  What I can tell you is that restaurants in Eastern PA are using it to make their cheesesteaks or RD would not be selling it.
Title: Re: Smoke and Sous Vide Rib Roasts
Post by: Bar-B-Lew on February 04, 2020, 06:41:18 PM
I thawed out a package of this meat and made some prime rib cheesesteaks for dinner.  They were ever bit as good as I had hoped they would be.  Fell apart in my mouth.

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Title: Re: Smoke and Sous Vide Rib Roasts
Post by: Bentley on February 04, 2020, 06:45:27 PM
Forgot to look for this last time, dang it!
Title: Re: Smoke and Sous Vide Rib Roasts
Post by: Bar-B-Lew on February 04, 2020, 06:51:38 PM
Forgot to look for this last time, dang it!

My sandwiches were from my smoked and sous vide rib roast not the RD cheese steak meat
Title: Re: Smoke and Sous Vide Rib Roasts
Post by: Bentley on February 04, 2020, 07:18:08 PM
Ohh, OK!