Celebrating the Fourth of July with Porterhouse Steaks cooked Sous Vide

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emuleman

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I thought I would celebrate the Fourth of July with some nice and big Porterhouse Steaks.  Of course I had to use my Sous Vide cooker, as this would guarantee that they would be perfectly cooked.









Of course I also had to make a video, which will show without a doubt that I did in fact make these steaks of the Fourth of July.

 
 
We had a porterhouse just last night as well. Just did it in a cast iron skillet as the weather wasn't cooperating. It didn't look as good as yours, that's for sure!
Thanks for a great tutorial and another great video!
I really need an immersion circulator.
 
Looks neat.. good too.. I'm wondering how the fat and marbeling in a steak would effect it when using that method. Does the fat get a chance to really break down the same as at higher temps? Your cooking to 130 say? Fat is all broke down at that temp?
 
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Looks neat.. good too.. I'm wondering how the fat and marbeling in a steak would effect it when using that method. Does the fat get a chance to really break down the same as at higher temps? Your cooking to 130 say? Fat is all broke down at that temp?
Fat begins to melt and render at around 130-140 degrees, but it takes time, sometimes days if you are cooking a big piece of meat, like pork shoulder or beef brisket sous vide at a lower temperature than you would normally cook at.  The speed of the process will increase as the temperature get higher.

Below is a very informative link about cooking steaks sous vide at different temperatures and times.  Hope that helps answer your question.

http://www.seriouseats.com/2015/06/food-lab-complete-guide-to-sous-vide-steak.html
 
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