Do you ever worry about plastic when you sous vide? Are there methods that don't involve the plastic food bags?
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For steaks I do a reverse sear instead of sous vide. Slightly less error proof but better coloring and char on the outside.
I'm not really that fancy at all when it comes to steaks... 😅
Lol it sounds fancy but it's honestly the easiest method. Pop it in the oven and go do something else for a while. Come back and sear it in a hot pan for just a couple minutes on each side and you're done.
It's honestly easier and better more consistant results than firing up the grill.
When it comes to sous vide, you don't get quite as nice of a crust but results are similar.
Yes
That's why I never got into sous vide
I'm kinda glad I'm not the only one thinking about this kind of thing.
yeah. I'm always surprised this doesn't come up more often. Heat
+ plastic just doesn't seem like a good idea. I use silicone bags for some food storage but even those I probably wouldn't use with heat. I'm betting there will be a headline in a few years: "compounds in food-grade silicone are now tied to ...."
I'm interested in an airfryer but am concerned about teflon and whatever else is in those things.
Now that is something that I have looked into and you can find all-stainless models so there's no microplastics tornado covering your food. I would never use a plastic-bodied air fryer. The air temps in those are certainly worse than sous vide.
oh, thank you! we're going from a completely outdoor kitchen (propane camp stove) to a small building that we will have just plastered (and that has electricity!), and I'm not keen on splashing grease all over the new plaster. Airfryer seemed like a good option. Very glad to know that there are stainless steel options 🙏
I have always wonderedisf there is a way to use and animal product as a substitute for the bag, like a stomach or something