“Overall I’ve been enjoying the pod. The beef cheeks episode had me champing at the bit waiting for the hosts to talk about confit. Basting the cheeks with butter is a good idea and talking about chamber moisture is right in the mark, but I really think beef cheeks cannot be cooked in a dry environment. I’ve done a similar method with the lean cut of a brisket where you sous vide it to tenderness and then chill it down and put in the refrigerator then some time later 1-3 days I’ll reheat the brisket by smoking it for 2 hours with charcoal and wood chunks and it gets a smoke ring. Sous vide cooking doesn’t seem to interrupt smoke penetration nor nitrate deposits for a bark.
These episodes have been great to listen to while commuting and get my brain thinking about how to diversify my own meals. As an omnivore I really enjoyed the “eat more vegetables” episode as I fill my fridge with grilled steaks.. “oh, I should probably eat these with kimchi at least”.”
Vienna, VA Listener via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
05/30/24