Smoke vs Sous Vide

[SmokinTrojan]

Dueling chefs: My sister did a turkey for 25 yesterday sous vide to keep it moist. After water cook she browned the skin in the oven.  I smoked a 13# turkey last weekend (235F/6.0hr/apple) and wrapped it in foil and placed in fridge for the week. Took it out an hour before TG dinner, carved, and sprinkled some drippings/water mix over the turkey slices in a chaffing dish.  Put the smoked turkey in the oven 200F for 20 min.
No comparison between moist/smoked turkey and kinda dry SVTurkey! The smoked flavor obviously worked because the pan was clean to bring home.

 

[DivotMaker]

Ha!  Congrats on the victory, Bob!  You just can't beat a turkey out of an SI!  Even cooled and reheated, it's going to beat boiled any day of the week, and twice on Sunday!  ;D ;D 8)

 

[bigfoot21075]

Hmmm that just means she sousvide it incorrectly. As wonderful as the Smokinit makes food, a accurate Sousvide and good method (read the correct temps and not what you have to cook to using other methods) is impossible to beat for moisture. Sousvide is difficult to master and there is a lot of bad info out there but it is a GREAT tool.

That said, you will never get any real smoke flavor with a Sousvide and you have to take additional steps if you want any browning at all.

 

[DivotMaker]

That said, you will never get any real smoke flavor with a Sousvide and you have to take additional steps if you want any browning at all.

Not to disparage sous vide at all, Big - just emphasizing your point!  If a turkey I do in the SI (with smoke flavor) was any more moist, I would have to have a drip pan!  No need for all those extra steps, when we have the right tool for the job!

 

[bigfoot21075]

There is no doubt I would prefer a smokinit Turkey over the Sousvide! Sousvide makes the best boneless skinless chicken breast ever, it does a fantastic job with Lobster Tails and can do amazing things with eggs and makes a PERFECT Steak EVERY TIME where all you have to do is toss it on a nuclear hot grill or pan to get a sear - but that is its wheel house, not Yummy smoked food! I did try Sousvide for ribs, I was not impressed for example. They came out very "McRib like".

 

[DivotMaker]

Maybe Mickey will start offering the "McRib Vide!"  lol!