Sous Vide and Modernist Cooking Blog: What is the Best Way to Combine Smoke and Sous Vide - Ask Jason

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Christopher asked Jason: "What are your recommended times and temperatures for smoking and then sous viding a prime rib.

There's been a lot of talk lately about sous viding and smoking.Darrin Wilson runs a great Facebook group called Fire and Water Cooking which covers both smoking and sous vide. I recommend you check out his group if you're looking for some good tips about stuff like this.

But in general, you're trying to combine smoke and sous vide. You're adding flavor through the smoking process and you're tenderizing through the sous vide process. You can either smoke before or after the sous vide cooking; they both have their benefits. I think the pre-smoke infuses it with a little bit more flavor. Where the post-smoke doesn't go quite as deep, but you do have the new smoke on it as you're pulling it out and your finishing it on the grill.

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