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@KennethT's first post of this diving and eating trip is dated July 18th. Read today (July 24) The "return trip" Airline Food starting post is dated July 12th! And I've already reacted to those airline posts. @ElsieD So I'm confused.

@ElsieD, rats!

@KennethT, I can't find your photos on the airline trip home . . .

What a delight your posts are, @KennethT !

@JoNorvelleWalker, recipe has arrowroot in it. I have very little experience with arrowroot. Google does tell me it's a thickener, but not how much cooking it takes to activate, nor if cooked too long whether it will break.

I've posted a question on the Absurdly Stupid Questions thread about how to convert a stovetop recipe to an Anova oven (v 1) recipe where the sauce absolutely must not boil. Advice sought, please.

I'm looking to convert a stovetop medium low recipe to the Anova steam combi oven (v 1). The instructions are to stand around and watch it simmer for a while (tedious) and absolutely not allow the sauce to boil. It's a chicken/salmon recipe which uses yogurt and lemon. How do I approach this issue? Set the Anova to sous vide mode and temp to 200ºF? Put the probe into the sauce set to wail at 205ºF? P.S. I've placed this request here because this topic gets lots of traffic.

@Duvel. Lovely! Could you tell/show us more about the Okonomiyaki dish please. Edited to add: and the yakitori is chicken?

WHAT AN INCREDIBLE BLT ! ! ! GORGEOUS AND YUM. Looks delish. Could you please post the recipe?

@IndyRob, the roast wasn't a perfect texture. I swear that I did not have the roast long in the hot sauté pan (20 seconds a side x 3) but it was a knobbly shape because of the tied string, so I put a heavy bacon press on it. Usually I like my beef more medium than rare, but his had a medium to medium+ texture and was a bit tough or dry. I'm wondering also if the meat was long in the freezer (I hadn't dated the package). No one on eG has suggested a lower temperature for the sous vide. Of note, this was done in the Anova sous vide without being confined to plastic. Many variables to consider for the next attempt! Edited to add: My rub was a failure; it washed off. It had a lot of salt in it, so the jus was not tasty. Herbs and spices would have helped, I think.

Jo, I'm sure you've told this already, but what is a chicken pop and how did you do them? @JoNorvelleWalker

This Saturday we'll be having a Wine Time. Sous vide flank steak is planned as one of the dishes. The flank steak is 1.6 lbs, about 10" - 14" long (it's currently folded). The plan is to marinate for a few days, then sous vide. In the past we've sautéed after the sous vide has finished. Currently, no outdoor barbecue. Suggestions? Recommended time and temperature? @rotuts @gfweb @btbyrd @Okanagancook @ElsieD

@Tropicalsenior, I don't seem to have your banana bread recipe. Provide me with a link, please?

@rotuts. Yes, I didn't like the drippings. Also my rub included quite a lot of salt which "steamed off" in the Anova. Both DH and I had sliced roast for lunch, me in a country style sourdough loaf (Panera) and DH in a tortilla. My roast slices weren't super thin, but they were mighty tasty. I shall have to try this experiment again.

There was no sauce, so it was mildly dry. In the ChefSteps video, the chef browned the roast before the sous vide which I didn't do, so I did the browning at the end. I wasn't sure how to apply a frothed egg white coating on warm meat (would it have cooked it? And then should I have cooked it again?) I didn't like roast drippings. I will make a sandwich today and report on the meat as a leftover. We also had new potatos roasted, served with French butter. And a lovely succotash. The okra was broiled/steamed with @Okanagancook's method. Okra was trimmed and threaded on thin skewers, painted with oil, dusted with spices (in this case Ruth Ann's Muskego Ave Seasoning from Penzeys). 400ºF with 25% steam for 7 minutes a side. Our dinner guest raved at how great was the okra that I found myself telling my memories of various dishes Okanagancook has made and tales she told. Unfortunately this was when I realized that I had forgotten to take a picture of the okra. Sorry.