What the heck is sous-vide anyway? Sous-vide cooking is simply using temperature-controlled water to heat food bagged in plastic to a very specific temperature. This used to require expensive, ...

I spend a lot of my free time cooking. Not only is it such a calming activity, it's also really satisfying to cook an amazing meal at home for less than a fast food combo. One of my favorite cooking ...

Remember the amazing, melt-in-your-mouth steak you had at that restaurant on vacation? Chances are, it was cooked sous-vide. A method of slowly cooking vacuum-packed food in a low-temperature water ...

This is because when you decide to use the sous vide method, you're cooking your food very, very slowly at a constant temperature. The water is pre-heated to a set temperature, giving you more control ...

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John Carlsen has more than a decade of experience testing and reviewing home tech products, with a major focus on smart home security. He earned his BS in journalism from Utah Valley University. In ...