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Re: Electric Pressure Cooker
« Reply #60 on: May 17, 2019, 09:49:31 AM »

Sorry for dredging up this old(ish) thread, but I'm curious if LSJ is still happy with the Sous Vide capabilities of the Instant Pot?    I'm looking to buy one and if so, I will step up to the Ultra model because I've been interested in trying Sous Vide.

I don't really use it very much, or haven't used it much since I last posted about it here.   But overall, I don't see any problem with using the Instant Pot 'Ultra'  to do basic Sous Vide.  Your only real limitations as far as I know, are the size of the instant pot and what you can fit in it, and the fact that the water does not circulate.  Neither of these things are a problem for me, and since I do sous vide so infrequently, I think utilizing the Instant Pot Ultra to do it, works well for me.
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Re: Electric Pressure Cooker
« Reply #61 on: May 17, 2019, 12:34:41 PM »

Thanks for the info.   Any particular reason you stopped using it for Sous Vide, or using it less anyway?    Undesirable results, too much work/planning ahead, etc?
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Re: Electric Pressure Cooker
« Reply #62 on: May 20, 2019, 07:58:45 AM »

Well, for starters, my wife won't eat anything that's been heated in plastic and she doesn't really like it if I do, nor if I get my daughter to eat it.  So, you know happy wife, happy life.

Having said that,  I was plenty happy with the results I got.   However there is a little planning that is a bit of a deterrent and even if my wife didn't have the issues with plastic.  I'm generally not unhappy with the food I cook other ways,  so at some point it's like do I really need to cook a steak Sous Vide, when I can enjoy one 99% as much when it only takes me 9 minutes to cook , vs several hours?

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Re: Electric Pressure Cooker
« Reply #63 on: May 20, 2019, 12:53:14 PM »

Bingo!


...so at some point it's like do I really need to cook a steak Sous Vide, when I can enjoy one 99% as much when it only takes me 9 minutes to cook , vs several hours?
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Re: Electric Pressure Cooker
« Reply #64 on: May 20, 2019, 09:14:57 PM »

Well, for starters, my wife won't eat anything that's been heated in plastic and she doesn't really like it if I do, nor if I get my daughter to eat it.  So, you know happy wife, happy life.

Having said that,  I was plenty happy with the results I got.   However there is a little planning that is a bit of a deterrent and even if my wife didn't have the issues with plastic.  I'm generally not unhappy with the food I cook other ways,  so at some point it's like do I really need to cook a steak Sous Vide, when I can enjoy one 99% as much when it only takes me 9 minutes to cook , vs several hours?

Thanks for the info.    I actually ended up buying the Instant Pot Sous Vide circulator late last week because I saw a good sale price, plus I had a 25% off coupon so ended up getting it for about $55 which seemed like it was a sign to give it a try.     I made pork loin over the weekend, and it was truly a game changer for me and pork, have never really been a fan but it was really tender and juicy.    Tonight I made steaks, and I have to agree with your assessment, it made a marginal difference, the finished product was very good, but I eat my steak on the rarer side of medium/rare so I’m not sure the effort is worth it. 
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Re: Electric Pressure Cooker
« Reply #65 on: May 21, 2019, 10:06:08 AM »

Now, if I'm careful, I can make a extremely good pork loin just on the pellet grill... but yes, I agree, that probably the best use for Sous Vide, is on bigger hunks of meat where, overcooking is too easy to do on most other methods.   

 If you haven't, a great way to do things , is to smoke the pork loin first, just for a short period if time at relatively low temperature, then either cool it down just enough to vacuum seal it , and then finish it Sous Vide .... or smoke first for short time, then cool it fully, vacuum seal  it , and sous vide on another day.


  But yeah, I would say the best reason I could think of to do Sous Vide, is on something like roasts, pork loins, boneless chicken breasts, etc...  with pork and chicken being the most value, because they are so easy to overcook using normal methods. Beef tends to be so forgiving, that I can usually manage to cook it without too much need for Sous Vide.

  Believe it or not, veggies are also GREAT when done sous vide, you don't loose any flavor to them soaking in boiling water, etc...
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Re: Electric Pressure Cooker
« Reply #66 on: May 21, 2019, 12:30:11 PM »

>I made pork loin over the weekend, and it
>was truly a game changer for me and pork,

I agree. I've been making those a lot lately. They're so tender and juicy, you can cut a 1" slice with a fork.

>Tonight I made steaks, and I have to agree with your assessment,
> it made a marginal difference, the finished product was very good,

One of the main reasons I like it for steaks is convenience. I can steak out a whole strip loin, season, bag and freeze. Then go right from the freezer into the bath. One thing I find helps a lot, is to drop the bags in ice water for a few minutes after SV, before searing. Then you can get a really good crust while keeping it pink completely through.
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Re: Electric Pressure Cooker
« Reply #67 on: May 21, 2019, 02:13:58 PM »

>I made pork loin over the weekend, and it
>was truly a game changer for me and pork,

I agree. I've been making those a lot lately. They're so tender and juicy, you can cut a 1" slice with a fork.

>Tonight I made steaks, and I have to agree with your assessment,
> it made a marginal difference, the finished product was very good,

One of the main reasons I like it for steaks is convenience. I can steak out a whole strip loin, season, bag and freeze. Then go right from the freezer into the bath. One thing I find helps a lot, is to drop the bags in ice water for a few minutes after SV, before searing. Then you can get a really good crust while keeping it pink completely through.

Thanks for the tip on the steak, I’m going to try that.   
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Re: Electric Pressure Cooker
« Reply #68 on: May 21, 2019, 04:25:04 PM »

I use mine for different things but one of my favorite is raw shrimp,  some butter and seasoning of choice along with garlic powder 135/30 to 45 minutes depending on the size. a pound or 2 of them dumped in a big bowl and dinner is served.
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Re: Electric Pressure Cooker
« Reply #69 on: May 22, 2019, 08:06:30 AM »

I use mine for different things but one of my favorite is raw shrimp,  some butter and seasoning of choice along with garlic powder 135/30 to 45 minutes depending on the size. a pound or 2 of them dumped in a big bowl and dinner is served.

How much longer, in your estimation, if they were frozen?

What seasoning do you prefer?
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Re: Electric Pressure Cooker
« Reply #70 on: May 22, 2019, 08:26:38 PM »

I use mine for different things but one of my favorite is raw shrimp,  some butter and seasoning of choice along with garlic powder 135/30 to 45 minutes depending on the size. a pound or 2 of them dumped in a big bowl and dinner is served.

How much longer, in your estimation, if they were frozen?

What seasoning do you prefer?

I would think another 15 to 20 minutes if frozen if that, I have never done them that way always thawed out. Sometimes I do the Old Bay, I have done cajun, used some of my rib rub, my brisket type of rub I mix up.
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