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    SV Boneless/Skinless Chicken Breasts

    The wife comes home a couple of days ago with four boneless/skinless chicken breasts from Albertsons. They were on sale for $1.27/lb, so she violated the unwritten rule that I buy all the meat. They were fresh, but varied in weight by as much as half-a-pound. When I asked her why she didn't get all about the same size/weight, she replied, "I just thought the butcher would know to do that." Wrong!

    Anyway, I normally cook B/S chicken breasts by seasoning/searing in a ribbed cast iron skillet and throwing the skillet in the oven until they all (same size, duh) come up to temp... done! Since these varied greatly in thickness and weight, I didn't want to be watching the thinner one to pull it out, yadda, yadda, yadda. Sous Vide to the rescue.

    I put each in a bag with a sprig of Rosemary, 3/4 Tblsp olive oil, 1/4 tsp of garlic powder, and 1/4 tsp black pepper.
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    Into the SV @146 degrees for two hours. (146 deg gives the degree of doneness that she likes, and the extra hour was just to ensure all were tender.)

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    I threw them in an ice bath for ten minutes so they wouldn't cook any more when searing. Then outta the bags; a heavy dose of blackened seasoning; and on the gasser with Grill Grates for finish.

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    I cut the thinnest one just to check. It was tender and juicier than shows in this picture...

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    That's my story and I'm sticking to it. LOL

    #2
    Looks good! What blackening seasoning do you use? How do you get your captions on the photos like that? What sous vide machine do you use?

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      #3
      Thunder77, I use this stuff all the time...

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      My hobby is taking pictures of the sun, so I have PhotoShop for processing them. I just stick the iPhone pic in there and add the caption.

      I have the Anova 900 Watt model with WIFI. I don't use the WIFI, but the non-WIFI model is only 800 Watts.

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      • Thunder77
        Thunder77 commented
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        Thanks for the info!

      • Notavegan
        Notavegan commented
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        As of to-day, I am new owner of cast iron griddle. Long list of items I want to blacken...

      #4
      Beautiful!

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        #5
        I think SV is just about the only way to get juicy breasts. Rotisserie works too, but then you have the whole bird.

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        • Atalanta
          Atalanta commented
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          I must concur. Chicken breasts were hit or miss, now they're always a hit. Love the Anovo and searching for a second 1st gen.

        #6
        Lowjiber Where did you get the cooking tub?

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        • tbob4
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          Yes - good question. I have a really high volume pot but a tub with a lid would be ideal. Lowjiber, did you create the cut-out in it or was it designed that way?

        #7
        Looks great. I can't imagine eating chicken breasts any other way now...

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          #8
          tbob4 and Northside Brian, here's what I did...

          Buy this (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000R8JOUC/?tag=amazi0a8-20) and buy this (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000VAUFD6/?tag=amazi0a8-20). Take a sharpie and draw an outline of your circulator in the lid and cut a hole out. Don't pay $50-$100 for one that someone has pre-cut for you. I really don't think it needs to be gasketing or leak tight. I've done several 24 to 36 hr cooks without problems from evaporative losses.

          I only use this setup for long cooks 8+ hours. Anything less than that I don't really worry about a cover as long as the temp is below 155F. Most everything else I just use a pot and for big cooks I use a cooler. If it gets above 155F I will just cover it with saran wrap to prevent evaporative losses and prevent evaporative cooling to insulate the water.
          Last edited by fuzzydaddy; February 16, 2017, 11:56 AM. Reason: Added AR code to Amazon links

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          • tbob4
            tbob4 commented
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            Thanks!

          • fuzzydaddy
            fuzzydaddy commented
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            Thanks for the links! I have that tub. I have a couple of pieces of thin plastic I notched with scissors that I lay on top and add a little plastic wrap around the Anova or Joule.

          • Atalanta
            Atalanta commented
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            I did the same thing (so I could re-claim my pressure cooker pot!). Got them from the local restaurant supply place - got two lids, one I cut and one I didn't so I could store the Anovo, mat, etc. when not in use. Haven't had it "not in use" enough to pack everything in it.

          #9
          Originally posted by Northside Brian View Post
          Lowjiber Where did you get the cooking tub?
          I ordered it from Amazon. Here's the brand/part number...

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          The lid is sold separately because they are cut out for your particular brand of cooker. Here's my data for the Anova...

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            #10
            Great cook! Beautifully finished! Thanks for sharing.

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