Smoked Sous Vide Cheese Curd Burger

[chefman316]

100% ground short rib cheese curd burger, 15 min on the Rec Tec pellet smoker at 180°F, then about 1-1/2 in 134°F sous vide bath, finished with cast iron sear with avocado oil.

 

[landarc]

Looks great, did the cheese curds hold up?

 

[chefman316]

Looks great, did the cheese curds hold up?

Some of the curds that were close to the outside of the patty melted a bit in the bag before the sear, but there was plenty in the patty still.

There is also a nice texture and flavor when some cheese oozed out in the cast iron pan...crunchy cheese is a winner.

 

[Jason TQ]

Dang!! :clap2:

 

[IAMBREWNQUE]

Looks delicious!!!

 

[PaSmoker]

NICE...did it pick up "smoke" from 15 minutes on the pellet?

 

[MisterChrister]

That's crazy good looking!

 

[chefman316]

NICE...did it pick up "smoke" from 15 minutes on the pellet?

It sure does. Especially at a temp of 180°F there is plenty of smoke, and it seems to intensify a bit in the sous vide bag as well.

 

[Ribeye Republic]

Now that's a tasty burger.

Nice work.

 

[Ron_L]

Hmmm... My invitation must have gotten lost in the mail

That looks great! I haven't tried a sous vide burger yet. How did it compare to a burger that was grilled or reverse sear?

 

[chefman316]

Hmmm... My invitation must have gotten lost in the mail

That looks great! I haven't tried a sous vide burger yet. How did it compare to a burger that was grilled or reverse sear?

Somewhat similar to a reverse sear burger but since your temp is so accurate, you can see in the picture you get beautiful pink all the way though. It may be a little deceptive as it looks VERY rare, but since we cooked it at around 135°F, its actually more medium/medium rare all the way through.

 

[cmohr74]

Putting it on the list, my teammate just sent a pic of his Sous Vide burgers last night...it's a sign for my next meal. That is after my summer picnic with Santa. Thanks for the idea.

 

[Enrico Brandizzi]

Dang! That is a gorgeous burger!

 

[MisterChrister]

Now that's a tasty burger.

Nice work.

[ame]https://youtu.be/ecc0nbg9m-8[/ame]

 

[DUBBAGA]

McDamn :thumb:

 

[Stingerhook]

Damn that looks good!

 

[chefman316]

Thanks guys!