Gothamist: Country Restaurant Draws Fire from DOH for Sous Vide

Jerky

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 01:27:03 -0500

The funny thing is, if they had the meat stored in the refrigerator in ziplocs, DOH wouldn't have said anything, despite the similar risk. The whole botulism things is total BS....botulism is NOT going to breed in a refrigerator, especially in meat that is being stored for probably no more than a week. DOH should know that. Please, DOH, illuminate me as to a SINGLE PERSON in the entire USA that has gotten ill from this technique???? Oh, sorry, there are none. But how many people have gotten salmonella recently from fresh fruit....over a 1000!!

Spiritof76

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 18:08:16 -0500

[2] It makes plenty of sense. The city has regulations regarding sous vide cooking. A restaurant must have heavily documented procedures before they can practice it. It's very clear in the article. That's why they don't want just anyone buying a cheap machine and trying to do it in any restaurant. The official never say Cafe at Country did that, he was just explaining that Country wasn't following the regulations and they can't make exceptions. I've been doing something similar for almost 20 years at home. I've used turkey roasting bags in my crockpot, squeezing out most of the air before tying it. This was for laziness (no need to clean the pot afterward), but it also helps preserve flavors. Nowadays companies actually sell slow cooker bags.

PBRK

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 14:05:45 -0500

Stuart Alexander is turning in his grave right now.

skowen

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 13:30:11 -0500

That quote from the Health Official makes absolutely no sense. What does Country restaurant have to do with people buying vacuum machines because of what they see on TV?

Spiritof76

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 13:15:51 -0500

So... that's why they shut down a top chef's three star restaurant. No, they shut down the restaurant because they had a bunch of other violations as well. Said so very early in the article. Rodent droppings, a fly in wine, etc. I can't quote it right now because the Times website is having major problems.