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@Mike: Sure, for doing serious volume it would be...

2010-11-29T23:42:35.951-05:00

@Mike:

Sure, for doing serious volume it would be awesome to have. But for everyday use, it increases the cost of an already expensive setup. I wrote about the Chef's Touch System Pricing, and the blast chiller costs are almost half of the total unit costs.

For those that say a blast chiller is not necessar...

2010-11-29T23:27:37.939-05:00

For those that say a blast chiller is not necessary, it is necessary when doing any large volume of sous vide.

Let's say you are doing four racks of ribs for instance (or two ducks) you will a very large container (about 16 litres) completely full of ice water (and salt!) to cool it completely. When doing very beef ribs or anything of that nature this sometimes isn't even enough and you need to add more ice. Food safety with something being stored long term is no joke with low temperature cooking and sous vide food due to its high moisture content is always a risk. Of course the best bet when doing sous vide (or any cooking) is open the bag and have a good smell before serving anything: the nose knows!

A blast chiller would have been great and I've wanted one for a long time for other projects (freezing fruits) so this is a feature I definitely would want in an appliance. That said I worry this is a jack of all trades and better be very well put together.

I think the mini blast chiller is a very significa...

2010-09-26T20:02:43.450-04:00

I think the mini blast chiller is a very significant tool in modern kitchen:
1. Right now, not many homes have large capacity ice making facility to chill freshly cooked sous vide pouches for future consumption. This way it can chill it quickly to safe temperature range.
2. With this blast chiller, you can chill down any cooked food for safe refrigerator or freezer storage.
3. You can use it for other chilled dessert or cocktail recipes from hot to chilled state very quickly.

There is no other competitive products in the marketplace!

I think the most interesting bit is the inclusion ...

2010-08-17T21:26:00.539-04:00

I think the most interesting bit is the inclusion of a blast chiller. It seems like a big bet in that it increases the cost significantly, and isn't necessary for sous vide cooking. I wonder if they did some market research and found people really concerned about food poisoning.

Pablo, I agree with your post. Even though this C...

2010-08-17T16:22:23.115-04:00

Pablo,

I agree with your post. Even though this Chef Touch System is a luxurious product, this this another step for sous vide at home. Remember the price of the first microwaves, induction tables...

JF