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Major rule about cooking meat turns out to be wrong

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Re: Major rule about cooking meat turns out to be wrong

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Sous Vide taught me resting meet was a farce. There's zero rest time when cooking that way, and it causes the meat, especially steak, to come out perfect every single time. There's a reason why it's pretty much banned in most cooking competitions.

What cooking competitions ban sous-vide/low-temp cooking?

Re: Major rule about cooking meat turns out to be wrong

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This is just a long ad for the predictive thermometer that every two-bit YouTube cook is pedalling at the moment.

No it isn't, and everyone is talking about those thermometers (there's a couple competing ones, all of them are leave-in, liquid and oven-safe, and have an array of sensors instead of just one) because they rule a lot and because Chris Young is a pretty outstanding presenter.

Re: Major rule about cooking meat turns out to be wrong

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Sous Vide taught me resting meet was a farce. There's zero rest time when cooking that way, and it causes the meat, especially steak, to come out perfect every single time. There's a reason why it's pretty much banned in most cooking competitions.

> There's a reason why it's pretty much banned in most cooking competitions.

In what competitions is it banned? There’s a lot more to an award winning plate than just a perfectly cooked steak.

If you mean those TV shows, then I would speculate it has more to do with being slow and boring to watch.

Re: Major rule about cooking meat turns out to be wrong

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

Note that a major point in this article is a pretty serious team of cooks (the Meathead folks are competition BBQ people) arguing against resting (but cooking in such a way that resting doesn't matter).

The resting hysteria in low and slow BBQ has gotten out of control. Many BBQ YouTubers now promote overnight resting, I've even seen some suggesting a two day rest. I'm glad to see some sanity returning.

Hold up, the Meathead thing wasn't about low-and-slow. For brisket and shoulder, Meathead wants you to rest for an hour in an insulated container.

Re: Major rule about cooking meat turns out to be wrong

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Just a random tip: When I rest meat I put it on a mesh and keep it in the oven set to 50 degrees Celsius. That have given me pretty good results I feel and then you can finish off whatever else you want to do after cooking the meat (like vegetables or sauce from the same pan).

Re: Major rule about cooking meat turns out to be wrong

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post #51

Sous Vide taught me resting meet was a farce. There's zero rest time when cooking that way, and it causes the meat, especially steak, to come out perfect every single time. There's a reason why it's pretty much banned in most cooking competitions.

What cooking competitions ban sous-vide/low-temp cooking?

Pretty much all rib cooking competitions ban it.

Re: Major rule about cooking meat turns out to be wrong

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post #51

Earlier quoted context omitted.

What cooking competitions ban sous-vide/low-temp cooking?

Pretty much all rib cooking competitions ban it.

I would be shocked if you could win a rib competition with sous vide ribs. I've done them a bunch of times. They're fine. They're not revelatory.

Re: Major rule about cooking meat turns out to be wrong

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post #57

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Pretty much all rib cooking competitions ban it.

I would be shocked if you could win a rib competition with sous vide ribs. I've done them a bunch of times. They're fine. They're not revelatory.

I mean it's not unheard of: https://kbindependent.org/2023/04/17/after-sous-vide-controv...

Re: Major rule about cooking meat turns out to be wrong

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post #51

Earlier quoted context omitted.

What cooking competitions ban sous-vide/low-temp cooking?

Pretty much all rib cooking competitions ban it.

Weird. Most cooking is about temperature control. Funny thing to ban the technique which is so effective.

Re: Major rule about cooking meat turns out to be wrong

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post #51

Sous Vide taught me resting meet was a farce. There's zero rest time when cooking that way, and it causes the meat, especially steak, to come out perfect every single time. There's a reason why it's pretty much banned in most cooking competitions.

What cooking competitions ban sous-vide/low-temp cooking?

I've also heard that sous-vide is typically banned in BBQ competitions. A quick google search did find some examples to support it:

https://www.texoassociation.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/O...

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