Name: The Modern Kitchen with Avishar Barua: Sous Vide 101
Start: 2025-03-24T18:00:00-04:00
End: 2025-03-24T20:00:00-04:00
Location: Mitchell Hall

The Modern Kitchen with Avishar Barua: Sous Vide 101

This class goes beyond just dropping food in bags and setting temperatures – we'll explore how sous vide can become your secret weapon
About this Event

Step into a world where precision meets practicality, where the mystery of perfectly cooked proteins transforms into a reliable reality. In this hands-on exploration of sous vide cooking, we'll demystify the technique that has revolutionized professional kitchens and show you how it can transform your Tuesday night dinner into a restaurant-worthy experience. Whether you're intimidated by cooking steak to the perfect temperature or tired of desperately watching chicken breasts to prevent them from drying out, sous vide offers a pathway to consistently delicious results with surprisingly little active effort.
This class goes beyond just dropping food in bags and setting temperatures – we'll explore how sous vide can become your secret weapon for everything from meal prep to dinner party magic. Learn how to infuse flavors while you cook, understand the science behind perfect edge-to-edge doneness, and discover how this technique can free you from the anxiety of overcooking while opening doors to textures you never thought possible at home. From achieving that impossibly tender 48-hour short rib to maintaining the vibrant color and nutrition of vegetables, you'll leave understanding how to harness temperature control to make your everyday cooking more consistent, delicious, and surprisingly more spontaneous. Join me in embracing the tool that bridges the gap between professional precision and home kitchen reality. Learn how to infuse flavors while you cook, understand the science behind perfect edge-to-edge doneness, and discover how this technique can free you from the anxiety of overcooking while opening doors to textures you never thought possible at home. From achieving that impossibly tender 48-hour short rib to maintaining the vibrant color and nutrition of vegetables, you'll leave understanding how to harness temperature control to make your everyday cooking more consistent, delicious, and surprisingly more spontaneous. Join me in embracing the tool that bridges the gap between professional precision and home kitchen reality.