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10/15/2015 3:19:15 PM EDT
I did my first Sous Vide yesterday and it just tasted like boiled meat.
Everyone that tried it said it was bad. I did a Flat Iron steak at 138 for about 4 hours. Cut it in half and one has some rosemary and salt and pepper and the other has some other spices in separate vacuum sealed bags. I seared them on the BGE for about 60 second a side and they were still bad.  My wife was pissed as that cut of meat usually turns out great when its just on the Egg.  
I'm hesitant to do anything else because I don't want to ruin anything else.  Any ideas?
10/16/2015 12:29:39 AM EDT
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I did my first Sous Vide yesterday and it just tasted like boiled meat.

Everyone that tried it said it was bad. I did a Flat Iron steak at 138 for about 4 hours. Cut it in half and one has some rosemary and salt and pepper and the other has some other spices in separate vacuum sealed bags. I seared them on the BGE for about 60 second a side and they were still bad.  My wife was pissed as that cut of meat usually turns out great when its just on the Egg.  

I'm hesitant to do anything else because I don't want to ruin anything else.  Any ideas?
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cook it to 115 deg before you sear it on the egg. it was probably medium well at least and no one likes that

 
10/16/2015 9:37:46 AM EDT
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cook it to 115 deg before you sear it on the egg. it was probably medium well at least and no one likes that  
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I did my first Sous Vide yesterday and it just tasted like boiled meat.
Everyone that tried it said it was bad. I did a Flat Iron steak at 138 for about 4 hours. Cut it in half and one has some rosemary and salt and pepper and the other has some other spices in separate vacuum sealed bags. I seared them on the BGE for about 60 second a side and they were still bad.  My wife was pissed as that cut of meat usually turns out great when its just on the Egg.  
I'm hesitant to do anything else because I don't want to ruin anything else.  Any ideas?
cook it to 115 deg before you sear it on the egg. it was probably medium well at least and no one likes that  


Agreed. Medium well is terrible.  I guess everything I read said to take it to 135 for medium rare.
10/16/2015 9:45:15 AM EDT
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Sous vide at 118 for at least four hours. Get your BGE forge-welding hot, toss on the lowest possible grate, leave the cap open, and get a really good crust on it.
10/16/2015 10:05:07 AM EDT
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Sous vide at 118 for at least four hours. Get your BGE forge-welding hot, toss on the lowest possible grate, leave the cap open, and get a really good crust on it.
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Any suggested spices or just salt and pepper?
10/16/2015 1:38:45 PM EDT
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Read through this.

Let us know if you have any questions, once you're done.
10/17/2015 3:08:07 PM EDT
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Just fucking grill it.... Sous Vide is silly if your trying to cook a dry heat steak.
10/17/2015 3:22:07 PM EDT
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Just fucking grill it.... Sous Vide is silly if your trying to cook a dry heat steak.
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Yep. Dry ageing is the way to go for tender.