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1) It is fun and feels nice / is appreciated to make food for friends and family. 2) I ballpark what I might want when grocery shopping but generally make seri
by Leon 12y ago
1) It is fun and feels nice / is appreciated to make food for friends and family.
2) I ballpark what I might want when grocery shopping but generally make serious plans for a meal for several people.
3) Sous vide chicken is currently popular. Grilling and smoking meats is the second most popular food prep I do, with baking or pan-frying fish a third.
4) No but I stay away from red meats, pork, and carbs because I feel better not eating them (so chicken fish and vegetables are most of the menu with some grains).
5) I'll agree with others - cooking is a fun event for friends to participate in.
- jerhinesmith 12y agoWhat do you use to cook sous vide at home? Do you have an actual appliance? Or do you use one of the "improvised hacks" I've seen on blogs, etc. ("improvised hacks" is not meant to be derogatory, by the way -- just couldn't think of how else to describe them)
- Leon 12y agoI use the Sansair device - it seems pretty solid and is very easy to use. I'm not sure how much I'd trust a hack I would do that involves water and electricity, but others who work with hardware more I think would have no problem. The device is incredibly dumb, it's really just a circulator, heating element, and a decent voltage regulator with a thermometer and some basic logic gates to raise or lower the voltage when the temperature is closer or further away from the target.