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Looks just like rare done meat to me, or am I missing something?

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I remember Mark Leavy posting about sous vide cooking in your all-in-one-cooker thread. I'm intrigued.

My ex used to cook everything in a rice cooker, though not in vacuum sealed bags. Everything came out amazingly delicious. I am unable to replicate what she did.

dualstow wrote: My ex used to cook everything in a rice cooker, though not in vacuum sealed bags. Everything came out amazingly delicious. I am unable to replicate what she did.

I would guess the key is not to boil it.

I tried this in the Instant Pot today with the blackened/charred Saute setting to heat the water.  Since the vacuum sealed steak was frozen, I doubled the soaking time.  Bad idea.  It came out well done and not particularly good.

The key thing that makes a sous vide work great for meat is the conversion of the collagen to gelatin.

Cheap cuts of meat like brisket and shank and beef cheeks are full of gristly tendons and things.  With a sous vide, you can cook them at a nice medium rare temperature for hours and hours - never getting over 132 degrees.  This is usually too low of a temperature to break down the collagen if you are cooking on the stove, but over time it works - and instead of a chewy piece of meat, you get a delicious silky piece of medium rare beef with all of the tough bits turned into a delicious gelatin.  Basically the same effect as a proper slow smoked brisket (but not quite as tasty, and easier for non pros to accomplish).

Make sure to hit it with your kitchen torch after you take it out of the bag and dry it off.  A little crust and the Maillard reaction makes it smell, look and taste delightful.

If you already have a great cut of meat like a nice rib-eye, don't bother with the sous-vide.  Just let it sit on the counter until it comes to room temp and then quickly sear both sides in a super hot frying pan.