Yah, not after the potted meat texture for sure! Was thinking maybe just long enough to bring it up to 140 internal (maybe 4-6 hrs?) before hitting the smoker with it, kindly like the reverse sear method.
So with the two hour boiling scenario is end result rather dry like pastrami or is it still juicy?
So with the two hour boiling scenario is end result rather dry like pastrami or is it still juicy?
As you say, cooking is an experiment and I am sure as the day I was born there are better ways, but this is how far I've got to.
Gonna try Gimps version first exactly the way he does it ……will report back (probably do it on Sunday) it’ll be with factory corned beef though.
Bob, what temp are you going to set the Sous Vide to? I was doing 135F for 36 hrs. I think 24 would have been fine with a 2 hr smoke at 170F.
Moist and flaky. Not juicy moist, but dry moist without being chewy.
Cal, is that for about 4.5KG (10#) brisket? That is my estimate by the ratio.
Moist and flaky. Not juicy moist, but dry moist without being chewy.
Cal, is that for about 4.5KG (10#) brisket? That is my estimate by the ratio.
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If I ever lose all my teeth, I know how to process meat so I can still enjoy the flavor if not the texture.
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Well considering I’ve never sous vide’d anything before figured I’d try your two hour boil method first……it just seemed to me like it might be a good place to try it out. I’m not set up for cold smoking either.
The picture of what you brought to your event looked quite moist/tender…….your method is most inline with what I know works.
The picture of what you brought to your event looked quite moist/tender…….your method is most inline with what I know works.
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Yes, plus or minus. What I sometimes do is brine the flat and use the tip for something else like grinding or stewing.
Bob, No need to be hesitant about immersion cooking. It has to be the most forgiving style of cooking and there is so much on the net about it, that it's really hard to go wrong.
One ting about the long Sous Vide, if I ever loose all my teeth, I have figured out how to cook so I can still eat meat that has a great flavor and soft texture.
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Okay, here goes...
I just harvested my first "vanilla" chili and also that Trinidad Moruga Scorpion or whatever else it could be.
The unknown chili variant had a very nice paprica flavour and a decently spicy but easily tolerable heat. Much better than anything from a store, not quite as good as the Black Pearl as that is just a touch more "fruity".
I sliced open the Trinidad Moruga Scorpion, and I'm instantly hit with a very intense fruit scent, so much it's just crazy. My wife thought it smelled like some kind of soap, I thought it smelled like a kind of watermelon candy the kids bought once. Surprised that there where no seeds.
Poked my digit to the sliced fruit and had a lick, it's very fruity, tastes exactly like that watermelon candy mentioned previously, quite hot but tolerable, my wife became completely incapacitated after the same.
My wife had made some Rendang only with lamb instead of beef, while she where shedding some tears and testing the limits of her vocabulary I went to put half of the fruit on my spoon, the kids and missus brought protests and objections to the table upon seeing this.
I put it in my mouth and chewed thoroughly, I immediately start hiccuping profusely like someone flipped a switch to activate "insane hiccup mode", the fruityness is extremely intense. Yes it's spicy as heck, but that was expected. It's like they took a large crate of watermelon, distilled the flavour compounds, and mixed it with capsaicin in half a tiny chili.
Then the heat hits, and it was *much more than more than enough* but not unexpectedly so. I went for a walk to look around the garden to take my mind somewhere else, and that worked quite well actually, made the entire experience feel just slightly shy of torture.
After feeling like I started to get a grip on the situation I went inside, not feeling too bad I wanted to take a shower after the sweating, went in the bathroom feeling pretty ok. My body suddenly decided to throw up, and it was so strange, like there was some kind of overload protection kicking in.
Felt just fine afterwards, had my shower and all is well.
Proceeded to eat my very tasty (previously untouched) Rendang dinner with no further ill effects.
I prefer Habanero, this chili was just so intensely fruity that I really do not know how to explain it. Habanero is enough, I do not know if it's possible to put this significantly spicier chili in anything useful like a sauce, but I will try...
I just harvested my first "vanilla" chili and also that Trinidad Moruga Scorpion or whatever else it could be.
The unknown chili variant had a very nice paprica flavour and a decently spicy but easily tolerable heat. Much better than anything from a store, not quite as good as the Black Pearl as that is just a touch more "fruity".
I sliced open the Trinidad Moruga Scorpion, and I'm instantly hit with a very intense fruit scent, so much it's just crazy. My wife thought it smelled like some kind of soap, I thought it smelled like a kind of watermelon candy the kids bought once. Surprised that there where no seeds.
Poked my digit to the sliced fruit and had a lick, it's very fruity, tastes exactly like that watermelon candy mentioned previously, quite hot but tolerable, my wife became completely incapacitated after the same.
My wife had made some Rendang only with lamb instead of beef, while she where shedding some tears and testing the limits of her vocabulary I went to put half of the fruit on my spoon, the kids and missus brought protests and objections to the table upon seeing this.
I put it in my mouth and chewed thoroughly, I immediately start hiccuping profusely like someone flipped a switch to activate "insane hiccup mode", the fruityness is extremely intense. Yes it's spicy as heck, but that was expected. It's like they took a large crate of watermelon, distilled the flavour compounds, and mixed it with capsaicin in half a tiny chili.
Then the heat hits, and it was *much more than more than enough* but not unexpectedly so. I went for a walk to look around the garden to take my mind somewhere else, and that worked quite well actually, made the entire experience feel just slightly shy of torture.
After feeling like I started to get a grip on the situation I went inside, not feeling too bad I wanted to take a shower after the sweating, went in the bathroom feeling pretty ok. My body suddenly decided to throw up, and it was so strange, like there was some kind of overload protection kicking in.
Felt just fine afterwards, had my shower and all is well.
Proceeded to eat my very tasty (previously untouched) Rendang dinner with no further ill effects.
I prefer Habanero, this chili was just so intensely fruity that I really do not know how to explain it. Habanero is enough, I do not know if it's possible to put this significantly spicier chili in anything useful like a sauce, but I will try...
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I no longer have a need or desire to punish myself like that. A sliver tells me more than enough. Half a pepper can be pretty mean to you. Glad you survived it.
Habanero is my go-to pepper when it’s unique flavor works with whatever I’m making.
Any hotter and I’ll tap out for sure. I like to get a bag of them when they are available, run them through a food processor with a touch of vinegar, salt, and then freeze it. The small container lasts for many months with a chip taken out here and there.
Today we’re heading to a picnic with some family members, and was requested to bring my usual fruit salad, with orange zest, always gets finished.
Any hotter and I’ll tap out for sure. I like to get a bag of them when they are available, run them through a food processor with a touch of vinegar, salt, and then freeze it. The small container lasts for many months with a chip taken out here and there.
Today we’re heading to a picnic with some family members, and was requested to bring my usual fruit salad, with orange zest, always gets finished.
Well I picked up my corned beef to make gimps smoked pastrami with intentions of doing it today but we’re getting 20-30 gusts from outer bands of Ida so no smoking today!
Feel bad for New Orleans…..150 mph sustained at landfall 😱
Feel bad for New Orleans…..150 mph sustained at landfall 😱
Yes, sad for those caught up in it but hopefully the result will be minimal. Keep us abreast of your smoking. Not a lot happening around here these days. Nothing to show you guys anyways.
Indeed...
You know what they say, curiousity killed the ...... erhhhh... Norwegian bloke that was wondering about spicy chilies.
Yeah, completely agree, Habaneros taste like *******' vanilla sauce compared to that thing.
Really trying to think hard what I can mix it with, can't throw away the plant and the fruits waiting to ripen... Assorted sounds great, there's some different peppers I can mix it with, but I seriously hope that fruityness can be pegged down like 15 notches.