Hey people! Been lurking for a few months and you guys ROCK. Been making some of the best food I’ve ever made with advice from here.
I am traveling 2.5 hours to my parents house tomorrow, I impulsively bought this thinking it would be a fun thing to randomly do for everyone. However, I won’t have the full 24 hours to cook it, and I need to drive there in 12 hours.
My questions:
Can I interrupt the sous vide time for the drive and then put it back in the sous vide once arriving.
Would around 18-20 hours be enough for a decent steak? (With the interrupted drive time)
What recommendations would you suggest for the drive and how to travel with it?
Given all this info, what temp would you suggest?
Thanks!!!
by BrodieFirestone
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Yeah it’ll be fine just make sure to cool and ice bath it and then keep it cold on drive in like ice water.
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I have had interrupted sous vide before. Was doing 2 tri-tips and my stupid Joule broke…for the 3rd time…about 6 hours in. I do low temp long bath. So I had to pop it in the fridge. Next day my new machine came…not Joule…and restarted the cook and finished it. I added a few extra hours just in case. It was as good as normal.
In your case, I would start it earlier since you can’t add to the back end of the cook. Flavor should be fine. Tenderness should also be fine. But I would cook it as long as possible before you leave. Then ice bath and ice chest. Resume cook the moment you ger there. Fill up the bath with hot tap water. Then put your chuck in as soon as you turn it on. I wouldn’t wait for it to come up to temp.
I do my chuck at 134F for 24-30hrs and get this:
https://preview.redd.it/3j5vyq3odgag1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c6969611802cec5ecfa550c16562b1867b72b909
Don’t sous vide it, braise it. Will take 3-4 hours and be just as tender.
Get yourself an Igloo cooler big enough to hold the steak and the hot water. Put both in and seal the lid. It should stay stable temp wise for the drive. Don’t forget to take your sous vide with you.