What's The Best Way To Slow Cook Something? (Instant Pot vs. Crock Pot vs. Sous Vide)
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- Опубліковано 3 чер 2024
- It’s cold as balls here in Chicago which can only mean one thing: I’m craving something slow cooked. But when I reached for my Crock-Pot I found myself hesitating. Is this the best way for me to get tender, unctuous pork? Would a Sous Vide work better? Should I get an Instant Pot? Well today on the channel I aim to find out once and for all: which method of slow cooking yields the best result? Let’s get (slow) cookin' bbs! 🤘🏼 Adam
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TIMESTAMPS…
Intro (0:00)
Preparing the Meats (0:45)
Crockpot (2:33)
Instant Pot (4:29)
Dutch Oven (6:17)
Sous Vide (8:20)
Results (9:58)
Blind Taste Test (11:20)
My Conclusion (14:00)
Taco Time (16:43)
Thanks for Watching! (18:11)
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Two observations I'd like to share:
1. You used the Crockpot on the high setting. That isn't necessarily representative of what the crock pot can do. If you blast food at high heat for that long, it shouldn't be surprising that it turned out dry. But if you had done the same at the low setting, it might have turned out better than what you got. To be fair, you should have tested the crockpot on the low setting. Comparing a Crockpot on high to a sous vide machine that never got hotter than 154˚F is not exactly a fair comparison. The Crockpot's low setting would have a temperature in the approximate range of the sous vide machine.
2. the Sous Vide one didn't have a bunch of broth in the bag. This would seem to me to be the reason why the pork turned out more "porky". The flavors were concentrated, rather than diluted with broth. In the ones where the pork was cooked in broth, the flavor likely went into the broth, leaving you with pork stock that has all the flavor.
You said you pushed the slow cook setting on the insta pot, but you clearly pressure cooked it. I have that Instapot.. it does not pressurize when in the Slow Cook setting. also Insta pots take way longer when using the Slow Cook setting than an actual Crock Pot. You have to have used the Pressure Cook setting...
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you should do a video strictly on sous vide! techniques, favorite meats, how to determine cooking temp and time! id love to use mine more often, because im not gonna lie, 12 hr days at work a lot of the times im throwing some stuff in the crockpot... thanks for the great work man!
Oooh, that could be fun. Thanks homie.
@@AdamWittI second this. I have one and have never used it, help me out 😂
I also second this. I'd much rather watch your crash course than.... google the answer. truly. sous vide for beginners plzzz
Personally, I don't use my instant pot or crock pot anymore for 1 reason. No evaporation. Whatever sauce/gravy/jus/juice ends up not evaporating or concentrating, so I'd have to do it after the fact anyway. At this point if I want a pot roast, I chuck it in the oven in a dutch oven with the lid cracked and just leave it in there for 3 hours. Totally understand people still using them, as they're super convenient.
That's an excellent point, sir.
For the instant pot, is there no pressure valve that u can leave open when it slow cooks? For the slow cooker can u not just leave the lid open with a crack?
@@Lettuce-and-Tomatoes
For the pressure cooker to be used as a slow cooker you should use the glass lid it came with not the pressure cooker lid.
Many people make this mistake because they don't read the manual. I use it to make stews which also makes an excellent gravy.
Same here. I noticed it the most with beans, the broth at the end in both cases tastes watery and unpleasant compared to just cooking them on the stove.
I pretty much only use the instant pot in the summer when I want to slow cook something but don't want to heat up the apartment.
Sous Vide!!!!! It's how I do some steaks and ribs..But my favorite for pork shoulder will always be on a charcoal smoker
Your crockpot will sear protein if you set it to high, cover it and let it get up to temperature for approximately 20 - 30 minutes. I sear chuck roasts pieces for chili like this. Those suckers get a lot hotter that you may think for such a lightweight, inexpensive appliance.
With regards to the juiciness issue you mentioned at the end of the video, I get great results with my chuck roast that’s ultimately cut into 1/2” cubes by checking it every 20 to 30 minutes after a few hours. I have an original Anova One immersion circulator and two Anova Precision Pros and they are great, but my trusty’s old Crock Pot definitely beats them on certain things. And no, I do not work for Crock Pot.
Ha, my crockpot has been sitting in an out-of-the-way, otherwise unused kitchen cabinet, for so long I wouldn't have been able to describe where it was off-hand, but, sheer coincidence, I just happened to open that cabinet today to remind myself if there was anything in it, so, I spot the crockpot, and later on see you testing slow-cooking options. Your description of the crockpot as a cooking utensil of it's time was spot on (though I did use it back in the day). If you cook on low, how much different is that from sous vide?
I use a Dutch oven and a crock pot for a lot of the same things, sometimes pork, but often for a nice chuck roast. I love using the Dutch oven, but in the summer its just too damn hot to have the oven on for hours so I'll use the crock pot then.
I use my instant pot several times a month (mostly for rice), but we've switched to our nice Dutch oven for a lot of slow cooking. It seems to just taste better.
There's just something magical about a classic braise in a dutchy.
@@AdamWitt one thing I only make in our instant pot is from scratch ramen. I Frankenstein'd the recipe from various slow cooker recipes before the pandemic and the pressure really breaks down the meat and bones the way I like in so much less time than the Dutch oven is capable.
Had me thinking the I-pot was legit making R2D2 noises for a bit 😅
Lolol
Mexican Carnitas is one of my all time favorite protein. It’s so so yummy and tasty 😋
Yeah...can't really argue with that sous vide results. You could see the fat distribution...glistening...unctuous...I mean, yeah. Newer sub to your channel, but man, I love every video I've watched so far!
I am the proud owner of 2, yes 2, “crock pots”. 😉
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Adam, this was incredibly helpful! Thank you so much for doing this and posting this video. I wasn't even considering the Sous Vide, I was considering the Instant Pot, but now I want to go with the Soud Vide.
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I just bought a sous vide so looking forward to testing it out
They're a lot of fun.
i choose the crock pot and dutch oven, you cant make a pot of chili, creamy chicken/noodles, bean soup etc in souse vide, the instapot i found to be intimidating with the settings. ive have my insta for a feeew years used it 3 times, my crock pot ive been using them for over 30 years, not the same one of course, but i know how to make a LOT of tasty food in them.
Actually, you totally can. But I see your point - dutch oven is my choice for soups/chili for sure.
You shouldn't have quick released the pressure cooker.
🙌🏽🤟🏽 informative 👌🏼 thank you brother.
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Take a tip from America's Test Kitchen & cover the top of the crockpot with heavy duty foil, then the lid.
I'd rather just reach for a dutchy or circulator. But that seems like a good idea.
Hmmm idk about this one bud, did they all finish at the same time? Did you dial in all the recipes?
I just got done eating a ribeye cooked in my sous vide at work.
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I love my Instant Pot and my sous vide.
I have the instant pot duo crisp + airfryer. It has a sous vide function on it, but i have never used it. Do you think you could do a comparison of your sous vide bath and the instant pot sous vide function?
It actually does work, you don't need to use the lid, cover it with something loose like plastic wrap. If you have a thermometer you can just check temps to double check. The difference is that a true sous vide is more even because it has a little fan thing to mix/circulate the water.
@@taccosnachos I have checked mine with a calibrated thermometer and the temperature was about 2 degrees Celsius less than the selected value of the instant pot. Chicken breast is just crazy good in it.
I don't know why Adam finds it overcomplicated, I find it supereasy and fast.
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Adam …. I love you bro, but … you can’t say “insta pot”. It’s Instant Pot. Don’t be scared of it! I use mine frequently.
Instapot, instagram, potato, patoto. I like pressure cookers, it's just a little too R2 for me. Call me old fashioned. Lol.
@@AdamWitt I made a sous vide pork shoulder the other day and we made tacos! It was great. The meat had a really great texture.
That ain’t what my moms pressure cooker looked like. 🤓
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The sous vide version probably tastes "porkier" because you didn't use chicken stock like in the others.
Perhaps, also because it braised in it's own juices and flavor didn't disperse into the braising liquid.
all of your knives are upside down :)
I prefer to have the blade facing up because you know... a rainstorm of knife handles seems safer than blades.
It's frightening you cooked in a insta pot not knowing what you're doing? You should have cooked in high pressure about 35 minutes not releasing steam for 10. Total cook time 45 minutes. I've tried all of these methods also and the insta pot blows them all away in flavor, tenderness, convenience etc.
I'll take more effort vs contaminating my food even more than it is already by putting it in a plastic bag. It's just not safe to heat food in plastic or plastic bags.
You messed up your own test -- everyone knows that you should never use a slow cooker on high... That is there for emergencies only.