The Hot Pepper said:
That explains it. Cool.
Another question. Since 40-140 is the unsafe zone for food how does a long sous-vide at 129 degrees work? Don't you risk getting sick?
Lots of stuff here.
First is the anti-pork asshats. If I'm not mistaken, there hasn't been a case of trichinosis in 40+ years (but it IS nasty) ...
If I'm not mistaken, I believe the new temp for all whole cuts of steak AND pork is 145F ...
Even in the case of chicken, the old adage isn't exactly right. Till the juices runs clear is true, but the meat can be pink. Pink left behind in the chicken MEAT is the same as in everything else, it's myoglobin (?sp) ...
145F is an incomplete metric, though ...
Seconds at 160F = minutes at 145F = hours at 135F ... you are either killing bugs at a rate/min, or allowing them to multiply at a rate/min ...
There are 72 and 96 hour sous vide rib recipes ...
The more dangerous time is after the water bath, when it's decreasing temperature AND IN A VACUUM ... because that makes botulism ...
If you want to keep sous vide stuff, you are to put it in an ice bath to cool it quickly, and then pop it in the freezer or fridge to store ...
Happy to discuss ... love the experimentation ...
PS - If sous vide didn't make good meat, do you think I'd keep popping steaks in there? (considering I have like a half-dozen ways I could cook it) ... it's good shit. It's also not something you can appreciate from appearance alone. The slimy dull appearance of food out of the bath is definitely outputting ... enter the Searzall =)