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UPDATE
when I did this cook there were 2 chops in the bag. One I seared and that’s the one I talked about in this post. The other I just put into the fridge. Tonight I took it out and reheated it in my air frier at 350 for 5 minutes. it was still too cool for my taste, so I gave it another 3...
I made my own :-) I took the temp controller off my mini that controlled the fan and plugged my camping hot plate into it. Set my extra instant pot on top of in and bought a $6 aquarium circulating pump from Amazon. Works like a champ! Us DIYers rule!
Keith - I’ve read this twice and have it bookmarked. I’m ready to accept that meat cooked below FDA recommended temps are safe (perhaps safer?) that FDA recommendations. But I’m still struggling to make sense of the time/temp effect on outcome. I understand it in terms of pasteurization...
Thanks for the tip! There were 2 chops on on top of each other when they were frozen, that why I used Bear's timing for a 2" chop. Was that wrong? I still have more of those chops in the freezer. Next time I’ll slip them and try it your way.
My first attempt was chicken breasts. They weren’t bad, but were a bit dry and and a little chewy. My second attempt was eye or round steaks. They were so dry I cut them into chunks and stuck them into the freezer to use in my next batch of pressure cooked stew.
I'm really just wanting to...
Thank you for the advice. But I didn’t sear them for 5 minutes. I only seared them until they got the seared coloration. I did, however, put them in the freezer for 5 minutes before searing them.
Brining is a good suggestion, and I’ll try that next time. 😃
I’ve been reading a lot and watching a lot of videos on SV. I getting the concept of pasteurization , and that temp affect doneness and time affects tenderness. But my problems so far has been too dry. What controls juiciness?
My 3rd attempt at sv and still waiting to have good results. This time a did two 1" pork chops. I used Bear's guide, 135* for 3.5 hours, only mine were frozen so I added another hour. Also, Bear's chops were 2" think, mine were only 1", but they were stacked on top of each other so I didn’t...