A box came in the mail and in it was another box:
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Opened it and found this:
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So I dragged out the oven roaster.
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Filled it with hot water, plugged it into the controller plug, plugged that into the wall, set the numbers on the controller and.....nothing. The roaster didn't light up. So I unplugged it from the controller and and plugged it into the wall -- the roaster lit up so it worked. Plugged it and the controller back together and nothing on the roaster. Then I noticed that the temp on the controller was rising. So I figured it didn't turn on the roaster because the temp was still rising as it was acclimating to the water temp. Sure enough in a little bit it turned on the roaster. When it got to temp I put in the short ribs.
Since I was in a hurry I decided not to pre-sear. I seasoned them with some salt, pepper, and Way out West. Vac sealed and into the pool.
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Now I have to go make some sausage for Tommie's cook-out tomorrow. I'll be back in two days with the results.
That looks like its going to be fun
You can sear the meat after it is finish. I always sear my sous vide after taking it out of the water bath. For beef, I sear it in a very hot cast iron pan that has butter and crushed garlic. It only takes seconds on each side, and the heat from the pan will only cook the meat from 1/16" 1/8" deep from the surface.