where do you buy your meat?

[sevans105]

actually I'm an hour south of St James. I'm down in Fairmont near the Iowa border. And you are always welcome down here....planned party or not.

Sous vide is for tons of stuff. I use that process regularly for chicken breasts, pork chops, seafood, anything that benefits from precise temperature control. I don't use it all the time but I do use it a couple times a week. Do a bit of google searching and you'll find a ton of resources. being very specific with the temperature is critical though. you are cooking things just enough, but generally not sterilizing, so pay attention and make sure your temperatures arent too low for too long

[FUEL]

Originally Posted by sevans105

actually I'm an hour south of St James. I'm down in Fairmont near the Iowa border. And you are always welcome down here....planned party or not.

Sous vide is for tons of stuff. I use that process regularly for chicken breasts, pork chops, seafood, anything that benefits from precise temperature control. I don't use it all the time but I do use it a couple times a week. Do a bit of google searching and you'll find a ton of resources. being very specific with the temperature is critical though. you are cooking things just enough, but generally not sterilizing, so pay attention and make sure your temperatures arent too low for too long

Hey now, be careful what you post as one day you might just find a 6'3" 255lb white guy with a travel humi under one arm and his weiner dog under the other a tap tap tapping at your chamber door.

[Felixcigar]

Whole Foods or The Fresh Market: excellent meat, and it helps when you make friends with the butcher.

[mosesbotbol]

I like Costco beef but it really needs time to set up. It's too bloody; I like it after 2-3 days of paper towel "dry aging" for most thick cuts.

[Mr.Weeee]

I go to the local butcher shop

[sevans105]

James, if you head this way and don't stop, then I'll be upset. You and your weiner dog are welcome. Ilk feed you both and we'll light some things on fire.

[Chainsaw13]

Anyone interested in finding local farmers that raise pastured, grass fed meats of all sorts and veggies, check out localharvest.org.

[tupacboy]

ok noob quieston... whats a PID?

[Chainsaw13]

Originally Posted by tupacboy

ok noob quieston... whats a PID?

A proportional-integral-derivative controller (PID controller) is a generic control loop feedback mechanism (controller) widely used in industrial control systems. A PID controller calculates an "error" value as the difference between a measured process variable and a desired setpoint. The controller attempts to minimize the error by adjusting the process control inputs.

In the case of a sous-vide system, it would regulate the temp. I built one for my electric smoker that does the same thing. Works great.

[mosesbotbol]

Originally Posted by Chainsaw13

In the case of a sous-vide system, it would regulate the temp. I built one for my electric smoker that does the same thing. Works great.

A buddy of mine spent 1K on a PID for sous-vide. It keeps a temp like no buddy's business. Serious stuff.

[Chainsaw13]

Originally Posted by mosesbotbol

A buddy of mine spent 1K on a PID for sous-vide. It keeps a temp like no buddy's business. Serious stuff.

For that much, it should. But I"m guessing he's using it for more than home cooking.

[sevans105]

Originally Posted by mosesbotbol

A buddy of mine spent 1K on a PID for sous-vide. It keeps a temp like no buddy's business. Serious stuff.

Dude, that's crazy. I mean, yeah you could spend that much for insane levels of precision, but why? I got mine off of e Bay for 39 with shipping. It keeps it plenty precise for my needs.

[tupacboy]

Originally Posted by Chainsaw13

A proportional-integral-derivative controller (PID controller) is a generic control loop feedback mechanism (controller) widely used in industrial control systems. A PID controller calculates an "error" value as the difference between a measured process variable and a desired setpoint. The controller attempts to minimize the error by adjusting the process control inputs.

In the case of a sous-vide system, it would regulate the temp. I built one for my electric smoker that does the same thing. Works great.

nice... which electric smoker do you have?

[Chainsaw13]

Originally Posted by tupacboy

nice... which electric smoker do you have?

Bradley 4 rack stainless.

[OLS]

Originally Posted by Chainsaw13

A proportional-integral-derivative controller (PID controller) is a generic control loop feedback mechanism (controller) widely used in industrial control systems. A PID controller calculates an "error" value as the difference between a measured process variable and a desired setpoint. The controller attempts to minimize the error by adjusting the process control inputs

NO, REALLY....what's a PID?

[markem]

Originally Posted by OLS

NO, REALLY....what's a PID?

It's a device for interatively calculating an offset to set point with the desired effect of continually minimizing differential measurements.

[OLS]

Originally Posted by markem

It's a device for interatively calculating an offset to set point with the desired effect of continually minimizing differential measurements.

No really.....what is it?

[maninblack]

Fareway Grocery Stores. Amazing selection and prices.

[jdakine]

Living in Hawaii is great, but when it comes to buying good beef, we are very limited. The local beef has gotten better over the years, but it does depend on what you are planning to cook.

Costco does carry a good selection of beef and now offers Prime in a few different cuts. When Whole Foods first opened on Maui a few years ago, they brought in Prime and we would pay through the nose for it.

At the end of the day, eat what you like, buy what you like and enjoy the good times.

[The Poet]

Buy meat? Who the hell can afford to buy meat!