Sous vide cooking

Just in case this is new to you (as it was to me) - Sous vide is a method of cooking proteins - basically you put said protein in a vacuum sealed bag and  submerge it to a controlled temperature water bath to cook it -

Cooks meats TO PERFECTION - amazingly moist and tender cuts, that you then sear on the grill or in a pan.  It is a great alternative to traditional grilling, which many of us can't tolerate anymore. 

I got one of these gadgets as a Christmas gift (though I have heard of people putting together their own)

Anyway, just wanted to get that out there while I was thinking of it.  If you are looking for some new cooking methods (an especially if you are missing grilled stuff) - check it out -

Wow, never heard of it, thanks!

I've watched "Iron Chef America" and I've seen chefs cooking different things in the same way. ( I think it's the same thing, maybe. ) I always thought it was so cool! 

Thanks for the info!! 

And now you can even get immersion circulators that just clip onto any vessel you've already got, which makes sous vide so much easier and more convenient that the countertop models which are the size of deep fat fryers!  

http://www.nomiku.com - This one is especially cool, but there are others in the same vein out there. 

Now this, I like! I've rejected the idea of an immersion circulator in the past just because I didn't have room in my kitchen/storage for something so large. The Nomiku looks great, though. Thanks for the link!

You're welcome!  I've felt the same way, so I'm happy that there are alternatives now. :)

I love it when you talk French Pathchic! LOL  I will have to look into that it sound like a good way to cook meat.  I hate eating shoe leather!

So you put the meat in a plastic bag and heat it?  That is a big ole no for me.  Plastic leeches all sorts of icky crap into food.  I stay far away from that. 

Why can't you grill your food anymore?  I grill chicken all the time with no issues.

The material of the bag is not important so you're free to find something that meets your needs.  For example, FoodSaver bags are BPA-free, so they may work for you depending on what you're trying to avoid.

You use food-grade plastic bags - not a Ziploc, silly, :)

Grilled food comes out too tough for me, pouch doesn't like it one bit -

Of course maybe it's just that I suck at grilling...