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Gotta wonder why a papaya needs a protease most active at temperatures incompatible with life.

Perhaps SV is not the way to go with papain treated beef. http://www.cmbe.engr.uga.edu/engr4510/assign/Handouts/Ch%203%20A3%20papain%20specs%20CBS.pdf says that... The optimal PAPAIN-CLARASE activity temperature is 55-65°C but the enzyme is as well active at room temperature (+/-20°C). The enzyme shows high activity above 65°C to 85°C but inactivation begins at such temperatures Cooking at SV temps is right in the enzyme's sweet spot...esp for 2 days.

If you cure your own beef you aren't dependent on the papain-treated meat. That would be my choice. Buy when cheap and corn to order

That would eliminate a lot of famous chefs. Tried to find a list of CMCs and failed, but I did see the process for certification and the (presumably true) fact that there are only 68 CMCs in the US. I would bet that none of the TC stalwarts are CMCs

Exactly. I also use Wondra for shaking straight into pan gravy to thicken it. No lumps if you whisk and no sheen to the gravy like you get with a starch slurry.

My memory of what M&C tastes like is never matched by a current dish. I'm beginning to suspect that M&C was actually never as good as I remember it to be.

Indeed. Looks like a 1/4 sheet pan will just fit. The prepared meals will never make it, I think.

If you cook it conventionally it would be tough and dry. But cooked SV for a couple days at the right temp its moist and tender. Bavette is flap. Costco has it in the States

Chuck, top round, bavette, filet tips. Bavette is so little that I cure it as I'm SVing it. The other cuts I use a rub for several days depending on thickness. Lately I've done mostly flank steak because I like it for slicing for sandwiches

@Shelby I have to agree with you on pork chops. I had given up on them until I discovered sous vide. Yours look quite amazing. I do CB in the SV. Comes out great. You can make CB with much cheaper cuts that way.

At Costco the other day. They have cases of Maruchan ramen packages for $8. 24 to a case. That's nearly free!

Yes, it would.

Celery , peas, lima beans, and beans in general are on the no-fly list

If it were after lunch, I'd say deviled eggs and roasted veg. Or a dip. or Nachos. Before lunch? Pastry and coffee

Those cereal boxes spell road trips in the station wagon...single-slice-of-cheese-on-white-bread lunches...sputnik looking down at me... Good times (except for the food).

The little combi remains an alluring temptation, just wish it were bigger. I've gone so far as to fondle the InstaPot, but have yet to be drawn to it.

Too low a temp. Without checking a table, I'd say 140 or 145 for 24 to 48 hrs. Might be too low a temp even then. Bottom round needs some time and temp.

Big debate about the sweetness of cornbread as well as its cakeiness. The better recipes, in my view minimize flour and sugar. One needs a little of both of course, but the end product should be a little crumbly and definitely not springy like a cake...and not very sweet. Rather than cheese my favorite addition is diced pickled jalapeno. Maybe cheese on top.

Oh wow.

saute pan

Maybe somebody who he likes should PM him and find out.

'Under what conditions is it possible is the point'....but not whether it is a viable idea? Same thing no? Why can't you say that after doing diligent research you came up with several flaws that would probably doom the restaurant? That would make you sound intelligent.

Campanelle never looks like a bell to me. Dish looks great though.

No, I think this is a really bad idea, It is not realistic to think that the old bay flank steak guy is going to be multiplied many times a night every day. And there are the practical problems well- outlined above. And if you sell it as replicating a favorite dish you will disappoint. Even if really exact recipes are available (which mostly they aren't) it probably won't come out the same because of all the little things a cook does with a dish they make all the time that aren't in a recipe. Exactly how brown should the onions be?

LOL. I've never seen such unanimity on eGullet. Must be a really bad idea.