Contents 1 Meta-Bits 2 Goal 3 Theory 4 Method 5 Safety 5.1 Clostridium botulinum 6 Resources 6.1 Materials 6.2 Know-How

Meta-Bits

Who

punkin

Date

2010

Comment

This document is a very messy, poorly edited, and unreliable work-in-progress.

Goal

To build a thermal immersion circulator, with which one may cook tasty food. Poison-free would be nice as well.

Theory

Method

Safety

Clostridium botulinum

(Read me)

Resources

Materials

• Temperature controllers are available from Auber Instruments, Ranco ETC, and Fresh Meals Solutions
• FoodSaver, and other vacuum sealer systems, are available from most major department stores, Costco, Canadian Tire, and occasionally XS Cargo

Know-How

• A Practical Guide to Sous Vide Cooking looks comprehensive
• The French Culinary Institute is working on a Primer. For now, they offer this brain-dump with fancy charts
• Eric J. Wilhelm talks a little about his home-brew setup in his Beef Ribs Cooked En Sous Vide Instructable
• Any excuse to buy another Thomas Keller book