Toufas

Thank you very much. I will give it a try tomorrow. Hopefully my kit will arrive as well Anyone has any experience cooking aubergine/eggplant in sv? I have some nice cheese (manouri) and some tomato sauce from santorini (both from greece) that I would want to use them in a vegetarian dish

I tried today to make kellers marinated tomatoes. I had a very tough time vacpacking the bag with the tomatoes and the syrup, does anyone have any advice while sealing foods with liquid?

Wouldnt that stick to the heating element though?

The problem is that I cant figure out how to clip the waight on the bag.

To be honest I haven't seen it yet with the sous vide kit as its on its way right now, it was just a boiling pot with some vacpacked veggies inside. Maybe the water boiling made them move up as I had it on high. I am using a 18l rubbermaid container http://www.nisbets.co.uk/Rubbermaid-Space-Saver-Container/J875/ProductDetail.raction if someone can suggest a rack. I was actually thinking to buy some marbles or use something I dont really need (like coins?) and double vac pack them in a small bag and make a small pouch of coins and put it inside the bag with the food. Also, vengroff, whats the correct equipment to select in sous vide dash for the 1500w fresh meal solutions kit? http://freshmealssolutions.com/store/products/-SVM%7B47%7DFMM-SousVide-Combo-%252d-Free-Int.-Shipping.html

Would these do as a bag clip or they would squeeze the bags too much? http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B000YJBLRI/ref=pd_lpo_k2_dp_sr_1?pf_rd_p=103612307&pf_rd_s=lpo-top-stripe&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_i=B00004OCK3&pf_rd_m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&pf_rd_r=13YS5R97Y7D6TVNVCKHV I can't put a weight at the bottom because the heating element is there (fresh meal solutions bubbler)

Well one question which seems to come up for me is what do I do in order to stop my bags reaching the top of my waterbath? I have the vac pack machine now, and I am trying to boil some veggies in a pot of water and the bag seems to be floating at the top all the time.

Will their chinatown branch have it? Thanks for the tip though!

my freshmeal solutions kit is on its way. http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B003VZ0PRY/ref=s9_simh_gw_p79_d0_g199_i3?pf_rd_m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&pf_rd_s=center-2&pf_rd_r=0ZD0F7NZ3MZ99PVE6A8J&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=467128533&pf_rd_i=468294 is this a good pump to get? also, can someone recommend me a good vac pack machine? The ones I can find on ebay range from cheap to expensive, I don't mind spending money for something better, but I would rather not. I am cooking dinner for a friendly couple and a girl I like on the 28th. I am going to make keller's marinated tomatoes in syrup, chicken breast, glazed carrots and mashed potato, and for the vegetarian i am making sv aubergine/eggplant finished with manouri cheese in the oven.

Does anyone know where can I find this in london? Wing yip superstore didnt have them

yes but with a steak, we are measuring the thickness on the small side, not how long the steak is.

I have decided to order the freshmealsolutions kit, but since I am in the uk the airpump will not be included. From what I understand any cheap aquarium air pump will be fine and I place the hose under the heating element? Also, can someone recommend a vacuum sealer for home? and on cooking questions now: I have bought the sous vide dash app, and since I ve been seeing this a lot here, I understand that the thickness of what we are cooking is part of the calculation. If I have a whole piece of meat lets say 2-3 kilos the thickness is measured regarding how thick it is. If that piece is a lets say a loin, and I cut chops/steaks out of it, the thickness is measured on the other side now?

but 13 pounds for a kilo is pushing it really far.

Hello, I have tried the beluga lentils from merchant gourmet, and I really really like them. Where can I get them raw? There seems to be a conflict of what they are, wikipedia says they are this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urad_bean but it says "not to be confused with the much smaller true black lentil (Lens culinaris)" which actually links back to the lentils. http://www.foodsubs.com/Lentils.html mentions they are just beluga lentils So what are they and where I could find them online?

Have you considered the Fresh Meals Magic heater/circulator, with the Sous Vide Magic controller? Or just the SVM with a rice cooker or crock pot you already have? Do you mean this: http://freshmealssolutions.com/store/products/220V-SVM%7B47%7DFMM-Sous-Vide-Kit-%28Commercial%29.html ? (I noticed that the non commercial version does not have an air pump, I suppose this is for better circulation?) And I could use the same system with any container/pot? I don't have any rice cooker or crock pot. The price is much better than the one I was actually considering and the review I read was very good. Yes, that's the one. It comes with a Cambro polycarbonite tank, but you could use it with anything. It works best with a tank that is taller than it is wide, and has been used with some monsters -- I think 50 liters or more. For non-commercial use within the US, they recommend the 110 v version with the air pump, but the 220 version will also work -- you might have to find a 220v pump, however, or buy a transformer, or do without the circulation and just rely on convection. Ι am in europe, that's why I linked the 220v one. I think I will go for this one then! Thank you very much.

Have you considered the Fresh Meals Magic heater/circulator, with the Sous Vide Magic controller? Or just the SVM with a rice cooker or crock pot you already have? Do you mean this: http://freshmealssolutions.com/store/products/220V-SVM%7B47%7DFMM-Sous-Vide-Kit-%28Commercial%29.html ? (I noticed that the non commercial version does not have an air pump, I suppose this is for better circulation?) And I could use the same system with any container/pot? I don't have any rice cooker or crock pot. The price is much better than the one I was actually considering and the review I read was very good.

Hello, has anyone had any experience with this: http://www.sousvidetools.com/sous-vide-chef-thermal-circulator ? I would prefer a portable unit that would require less space, and I can't afford the polyscience controller.

This is great thank you. But has anyone had any experience with it? I wouldn't mind saving for something a bit better like the addelice controller.

Hello all. I am thinking into buying some sous vide equipment for my home. Is the sous vide supreme (or the demi) the way to go even now? I would actually like something more similar to the polyscience circulator but the price is not within my reach, and I have found this one: http://www.sousvidetools.com/sous-vide-chef-thermal-circulator I know that its more expensive than the svs, but my kitchen is not that big and I really love the idea that it is portable and I could actually visit my family next time and cook for them with this. What do you think?

i think they have a tapas menu + the whole thing? why don't you give them a call? the dessert bar is a first come first serve thing i think

Is butifarra negra the same like the one I am after?

Unfortunately it's not the one I am after, the one you linked is the one with rice inside it.

Anyone knows any place that sells this online or in london? I am not talking about the simple morcilla, the one I am after looks like a black chorizo, it's meatier and almost has the same texture.

Nothing near me!

Anyone knows a solid shop with a really big selection of both olive oil and vinegars? Or a shop in london would do that wouldnt have crazy prices