Smoke => SousVide => Fz for later , or , the reverse ?

[rotuts]

ive been doing off and on smoking for some time .

 

outdoor w a pellet container on a closed Weber  ( cold )  and the same w the Weber ' Cooking '

 

these days , I have an InDoorSmoker  

 

https://forums.egullet.org/topic/167917-cooking-with-a-countertop-indoor-smoker/#comment-2412421

 

 

and am an big fan of SousVide , for many variations.

 

My Question :

 

any reliable information of evaluating the results :

 

1 )   LowTempSmoke ( for me IDS , 85 F , 3 hours w turning )  then SV for the appropriate time for the item InThebag    : fowl : 142F , 8 hrs

 

1 )  juts do the same thing in reverse SV the fowl , the ( saving those Jus'es )  IDS for 3 hours .  rebag , Fz.

 

 

Id really like to know if there are notable taste differences , between the two .

 

thank you.

 

 

 

[gfweb]

I do smoke then SV and am happy with it.  I think we all discussed this yrs ago and were evenly split.

[YvetteMT]

I brought it up on the SV thread last year i believe with a wild turkey breast.  I ended up doing smoke then SV. Id do it the same way again but smoke for far longer.  No idea how or why but it seemed the smoke flavor nearly disappeared  (Im a long time smoker and usually get it right but was fairly disappointed in the lack of smoke on the first breast and have been ignoring the second in the freezer because of it)

[rotuts]

good points .  thank you .

 

Ill continue w Smoke , then SV  , as its wasier that way 

 

the CkDrums are  dry out of the S&S pack , and the SV bags stay sealed , and pasteurized .

[KennethT]

51 minutes ago, YvetteMT said:

I brought it up on the SV thread last year i believe with a wild turkey breast.  I ended up doing smoke then SV. Id do it the same way again but smoke for far longer.  No idea how or why but it seemed the smoke flavor nearly disappeared  (Im a long time smoker and usually get it right but was fairly disappointed in the lack of smoke on the first breast and have been ignoring the second in the freezer because of it)

I find that some of the smoke leaches through the bag and into the water.  Even still, I still do a smoke --> SV; post SV, I don't think the smoke sticks well because the surface is so wet, unless you were to dry it with a fan or something to form a pellicle just before, but that's an extra step and a pita.