Presto multi cooker sous vide- clarification?
I read Marc-André LaFortune's post about using the Presto multi cooker as a secondary sous vide machine.
I'm interested in doing this but it would appear to me that the machine is not accurate enough without modification to hold the pot to +/- .7 F. Do you do this by monitoring temperature with a thermometer and switching it on and off, or with a PID controller like others have used?
Best Answer
The standard hack is to use a PID controller. IF you google, you will find many articles detailing exactly how, such as this detailed one from Over Engineered.
There are now also a couple of vendors of moderately low cost circulators intended specifically for this application such as Sansair that you insert into a pot or cooler. They are new to the market, so there are some early adopter issues being reported, but the idea is quite elegant.
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Can you sous vide in a Multicooker?
Technically, yes, you can. While most modern sous vide machines incorporate some form of water circulation, it isn't 100% necessary to achieve similiar sous vide results in your LUX LCD multi-cooker. On average, most sous vide recipes call for cooking temperatures between 120F to about 180F.Can a slow cooker be used for sous vide?
Short answer: no, you cannot do sous-vide in a slow cooker without extra equipment or modifications. Sous vide cooking tends to be at moderately low temperatures, well controlled, and for longer periods of time. Crock pots or slow cookers do not precisely control the temperature of the contents of the pot.How do you make a sous vide?
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