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JoNorvelleWalker

JoNorvelleWalker

40 minutes ago, Kim Shook said:

Another question related to this.  When I cooked my latest steak sous vide, I noticed that the bag was not tight to the steak like when I had sucked it (family nickname for vacuum).  It didn't occur to me that I shouldn't go ahead, so I did, weighting it down with a heavy bowl.  Have I screwed my Anova?  Did I circulate beef juice all through it?  

 

As long as the bag was sealed it should be fine.  Dave Arnold advocates not pulling a hard vacuum for steaks because he found it was a detriment to flavor.  If your bag was leaking beef juice you certainly should smell it.

 

 

Edit:  unless of course you are infected.

 

 

JoNorvelleWalker

JoNorvelleWalker

40 minutes ago, Kim Shook said:

Another question related to this.  When I cooked my latest steak sous vide, I noticed that the bag was not tight to the steak like when I had sucked it (family nickname for vacuum).  It didn't occur to me that I shouldn't go ahead, so I did, weighting it down with a heavy bowl.  Have I screwed my Anova?  Did I circulate beef juice all through it?  

 

As long as the bag was sealed it should be fine.  Dave Arnold advocates not pulling a hard vacuum for steaks because he found it was a detriment to flavor.  If your bag was leaking beef juice you certainly should smell it.

 

JoNorvelleWalker

JoNorvelleWalker

37 minutes ago, Kim Shook said:

Another question related to this.  When I cooked my latest steak sous vide, I noticed that the bag was not tight to the steak like when I had sucked it (family nickname for vacuum).  It didn't occur to me that I shouldn't go ahead, so I did, weighting it down with a heavy bowl.  Have I screwed my Anova?  Did I circulate beef juice all through it?  

 

As long as the bag was sealed it should be fine.  Dave Arnold advocates not pulling a hard vacuum for steaks because he found it was a detriment to flavor.  If your bag was leaking beef juice you certainly should smell it.

 

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