another sous vide experiment

[cosmiccowboy]

Slaughtered a big grass fed steer last month and got a ton of meat to use up...got a big group of guys coming to the ranch this weekend for guns/poker/bbq and I'm going to sous vide and then smoke a couple of big beef roasts. I coated them with huy fong chili garlic sauce and am currently soaking them at 131F for 30 hours (medium rare all the way through)...I will refrigerate them and then this weekend unbag them and add dry rub to the chili garlic paste and put on the smoker low and slow to bring them back up to 131 and get a good crust and smoke ring...

I'll keep you guys posted on how it turns out...

[LFD2037]

Idk wth is going on in that pic but sure looks above my pay grade!

[Split Arrow]

Awesome, can't wait to see how it turns out.

[Dirtymike]

Need more pics

[pblaetz]

I lost my directions to the ranch? Can you send them again.

Keep the pictures coming, especially the feast!

[C.Read]

Slaughtered a big grass fed steer last month and got a ton of meat to use up...got a big group of guys coming to the ranch this weekend for guns/poker/bbq and I'm going to sous vide and then smoke a couple of big beef roasts. I coated them with huy fong chili garlic sauce and am currently soaking them at 131F for 30 hours (medium rare all the way through)...I will refrigerate them and then this weekend unbag them and add dry rub to the chili garlic paste and put on the smoker low and slow to bring them back up to 131 and get a good crust and smoke ring...

I'll keep you guys posted on how it turns out...

You kin to MacGyver? That contraption looks confusing!

But the steaks sound like they will turn out good!

[cosmiccowboy]

Idk wth is going on in that pic but sure looks above my pay grade!

LOL it's a redneck sous vide setup that I built for about $100 that pretty much does the same thing that the $2500 pro jobs do. It's got a "smart" temp controller that will control the temperature to within 1/10 of a degree. I've got it set to 55C (131F) for a perfect medium rare. Should turn a cheap piece of meat (I'm cooking two pikes peak roasts) into "almost" prime rib.

[tkuehn5410]

I'd love to see the DIY on that! I've got a digital 6 quart which is great for about 2 steaks but nothing bigger...

[cosmiccowboy]

You kin to MacGyver? That contraption looks confusing!

But the steaks sound like they will turn out good!

Basically it is a low voltage "smart" temperature controller which is wired to a contactor that makes/breaks 120V power to the plug...I can then plug whatever heat source I want into the temperature controlled plug. This is my "medium size' cook using a electric roaster I got for $10 on sale at Thanksgiving at HEB. On big cooks I have gone as big as a 120 quart ice chest and used a 120V electric cattle trough heater for the heat source.

[TUCO]

What time is it set to detonate?

Does this process tenderize the meat somehow Jack?

[cosmiccowboy]

I'd love to see the DIY on that! I've got a digital 6 quart which is great for about 2 steaks but nothing bigger...

Here it is...http://discussions.texasbowhunter.co...ure+controller

[Split Arrow]

I'd love to see the DIY on that! I've got a digital 6 quart which is great for about 2 steaks but nothing bigger...

x2, that looks awesome!

[txsteele]

Are you kidding!?!?!?!

That will be incredible!

Please keep the pics coming

[cosmiccowboy]

Here's the smoker I will finish them on Saturday...



Here is the build on it..

http://discussions.texasbowhunter.co...y+finished+pit

[cosmiccowboy]

What time is it set to detonate?

Does this process tenderize the meat somehow Jack?

Of yeah...fork tender. When I do my steaks for 70 minutes and then flash sear them on hot mesquite coals you can literally cut them with your fork. That's how all the upper scale steak houses cook theirs.