Everything rdw said, plus the following: Steaks: http://www.seriouseats.com/2015/06/food-lab-complete-guide-to-sous-vide-steak.html http://www.seriouseats.com/

Everything rdw said, plus the following: Steaks: http://www.seriouseats.com/2015/06/food-lab-complete-guide-to-sous-vide-steak.html http://www.seriouseats.com/2015/06/food-lab-complete-guide-t... Chicken: http://www.seriouseats.com/2015/07/the-food-lab-complete-guide-to-sous-vide-chicken-breast.html http://www.seriouseats.com/2015/07/the-food-lab-complete-gui... The older versions of these articles were what sold me a few years ago. (He keeps updating them as new technology/research comes out.)