Cooking Sous Vide

Appears in
Professional Cooking

By Wayne Gisslen

Published 2014

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A new technology that has had a rapid growth in popularity among the world’s top chefs is sous vide (soo veed) cooking. French for “under vacuum,” the term is applied to cooking foods that have been vacuum-sealed in plastic bags.

In simplest terms, this food preparation technique is a two-step process:
  1. Vacuum-pack the food item, plus any seasonings or marinades, in an appropriate plastic bag.
  2. Cook the food item, while in the bag, at a constant low temperature, usually in a special water bath.