What is Sous Vide? How Can the Home Cook Use the Sous Vide Technique?

Sous vide [soo VEED] is a cooking method that uses precise temperature control to achieve perfect results, every time.
On a stovetop, in an oven, or on a grill, you’re cooking with temperatures that are much higher than you ever want your food to reach. As a result, if you turn your back for a moment too long, your steak can overshoot perfection and end up as a tough, gray mess. And, even if you do achieve a medium-rare interior, the high heat environment of traditional cooking creates bands of overcooked areas around the outside of your food.

By contrast, sous vide uses relatively low temperatures to achieve perfect, repeatable results that you just can’t replicate through any other method. Foods are cooked evenly from edge to edge, to exactly the doneness you want. And, because foods won’t overcook while they hang out in the water bath, dinner is ready when you are.

I'll be discussing how it works, its applications for home use, comparing brands, and the home DIY sous vide options. To get the equipment to make your own sous vide for less, I've gathered the components here http://astore.amazon.com/gonzogourm-20