Forum Thermomix
Questions Doubts and Requests => Tips and Tricks => Topic started by: JuliaBalbilla on December 01, 2011, 01:48:46 pm
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I quite like the idea of trying some sous vide cookery. Has anyone ever used their TM as a mini water bath and if so, what were the results?
JB
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How funny, I had a customer ask me if it could be used for that just on Monday. I'm watching with interest to hear the verdict ...
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I had a friend who went on some course or other organised by TMX UK and it covered sous vide cooking. She promised to send me info. but never did.
It may be worth contacting Thermomix UK Office to see if they have any info
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i've been wondering the same... however have thought you cannot use Thermie for sous vide cooking because of the spinning blades. if the blades can be stopped...then something can sit in it in peace....
would love to hear some advice on how thermie can be used for sous vide cookery!!
Phil.
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i've been wondering the same... however have thought you cannot use Thermie for sous vide cooking because of the spinning blades. if the blades can be stopped...then something can sit in it in peace....
would love to hear some advice on how thermie can be used for sous vide cookery!!
Phil.
You can use it if you put the inner basket in correctly and the vac packs of food in the basket. However, it uses a lot more power than a slow cooker rigged with a thermostat and it also means for the very extended time required for sous vide cooking, you can't use it for anything else.
In my opinion it is like using a precision instrument to pound nails.
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Thanks for all your replies. I have telephoned TMX UK as Katya suggested and the answer is yes, using reverse blades, speed spoon. Apparently there is no need to use the basket. This came from Janie who writes the UK TMX books. Andie, thanks for the suggestion re slow cookers, but I wouldn't have a clue how to fit a thermostat :(
So are we all going to start sous vide-ing? I'll certainly be on the look out for some recipes ;D
JB
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The "thermostat" is just a box that you plug the slow cooker into and then plug the unit into the outlet. Reducing the amount of power reduces the temp. There are hundreds of DIY sous vide setups on the web.
I simply can't see taking the TMX out of action for such an extended period of time when there are other items that need to be processed or cooked. Even with the way I use it, which is not near as much as most on this forum do, I want it ready to go when I need it and quickly cleaned and ready to do something else.
The minimum time to cook chicken, cut into serving pieces, is 63 minutes at 165 degrees F. Denser meats take much longer.
This site (http://www.cookingsousvide.com/info/what-is-sous-vide-cooking?ref=from_left_side_nav) has a lot of general information.
Frankly, I've been served foods cooked sous vide and they just don't appeal to me. Perhaps it is because I like more "rustic" foods but I like the texture and flavor of foods cooked in traditional ways. But that's just my opinion.
I was offered a Sous Vide Supreme and much as I like gadgets and appliances, turned it down because I don't want it.
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Hi Andie
Oh I see what you mean now re thermostat. I thought it involved something very technical! I can also see your point about taking the TMX out of action for such a long time. As a vegetarian I have never eaten any sous vide meat or fish so I cannot comment on the flavour, texture etc, but its is something I would like to do simply because I haven't done it before :-)
One thing I was hoping to do was a small amount of spiced beef which is one of the few traditional things I like to make for Christmas. I don't have a vacuum sealer but our butcher will vacuum pack it for us. Thanks for the link, I have signed up for their newsletter.
JB
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Just revisiting this topic as I've been reading a bit about sous vide cookery. Having just purchased a Vaccum Sealing machine, I thought I'd look into it.
Sous vide steak doesn't take long at all, depending on the thickness of the steak and temp that you cook it at. a 1cm deep steak will be ready in 25 minutes. It than can be seared on the stove top or BBQ.
You can also sous vide steak from frozen! There's also an iPhone (and Android) app (http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/sous-vide/id388460050?mt=8) out for gauging times for sous vide cooking.
Might just look into it when I have some time.