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Sous Vide Cooking: Essential Gear
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items After cooking sous vide for many years, I've refined this list of essential gear that yields perfect results every time.
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Must-have Equipment
Best Cookbooks
My Sous Vide Recipes
My Blog Posts & Videos
Must-have Equipment
Sous vide is cooking at a constant temperature, under pressure. Seal your food in a vacuum bag and cook it with this essential equipment, for perfect results.
I've tried several different immersion circulators for sous vide cooking. This one is by far the best: well-made, reliable, accurate.
Anova Precision Cooker/Immersion Circulator
You can use a pot, but it's better to have a purpose-made basin like this, with a lid, to help maintain the perfect cooking temperature
Sous Vide Containers - Anova Culinary
This is a crucial piece of equipment for sous vide cooking, and can also be used to make food last longer in the fridge or freezer. Vacuum seal your uncooked food, then cook it sous vide.
Food Vacuum Sealers | FoodSaver®
I've used many different vacuum sealer bags. These are the best: heavy duty, various sizes or rolls, with reference lines for cutting your own.
OutOfAir: Vacuum Sealer Bags & Rolls for Food Savers
This is a great alternative to the Anova immersion circulator. I used both for years. This “oven's” reservoir holds the water at a constant temperature.
SousVide Supreme Water Oven
By far the best kitchen gadget I ever bought (and I have them all). I use this clever, simple device to fill vacuum bags for sous vide and food storage, and zip-close bags to marinate foods.
Baggy Opener - Hands-Free Holder - Jokari
Best Cookbooks
These books – with great recipes – cover everything you need to know about sous vide cooking.
Super-chef Thomas Keller pioneered sous vide cooking in the U.S. His book contains great recipes and recommended temperatures for many types of food.
Under Pressure: Cooking Sous Vide
Skip the beginners' books because cooking sous vide is EASY. Go straight to this one, which covers everything.
Sous Vide at Home: Modern Technique for Perfect Cooking
My Sous Vide Recipes
These sous vide recipes from my YouTube channel will get you started.
Pork chops can be hard to cook to perfect doneness. Sous vide solves this problem. By placing the vacuum-sealed pork in a water bath set to 140 F, the pork will cook to that temperature, no more, no less.
Lesson 96: Pork Chop Sous Vide with Sweet Potato Mashers
This combo of the fish’s crispy surface, creamy sous vide interior, and the slightly spicy colorful sauce makes an impressive and tasty presentation.
Sous Vide & Pan-seared Chilean Sea Bass with Nobu-ish Red ...
My Blog Posts & Videos
These resources will make you a vacuum sealing and sous vide expert
Imagine cooking your favorite steak or chicken breasts with perfect precision every time. That’s what sous vide cooking can do for you. This guide will walk you through the technique, the gear you need, and the tips for fantastic results.
Mastering Sous Vide Cooking: Techniques, Equipment, and Tips for Gourmet Results
Vacuum sealing is essential for sous vide. It's also one of the best ways to keep food fresher longer. Let’s dive into how vacuum sealing works, what tools you need, and how to do it right.
Ultimate Guide to Vacuum Sealing Food: Tips, Techniques, and Tools
I've been vacuum sealing food for a long time, for food preservation and sous vide cooking. This video shows everything you need to know about vacuum sealing, including equipment needed and tips.
Bonus Lesson: Vacuum Sealing 1 - YouTube