sous vide
Speech parts
1. sous vide - Noun
2. sous vide - Verb
3. sous vide - Adverb
Meaning
sous vide
Alternative form of sous-vide
sous vide (not comparable)
Alternative form of sous-vide
sous-vide (not comparable)
In the manner of heating in an airtight bag for an extended period of time at relatively low, but tightly controlled temperature.
She cooked the steak sous-vide.
(uncountable) A method of cooking in which food is heated in airtight bags for an extended period of time at relatively low, but tightly controlled temperatures, in order to maintain the integrity of ingredients.
(countable) A cooker designed to facilitate this method of cooking.
sous-vide (third-person singular simple present sous-vides, present participle sous-viding, simple past and past participle sous-vided)
To cook using this method.
Alternative names
sous-vide
Examples
It's only through association with the equipment used to cook (vacuum-sealed) foods that the term sous-vide eggs has stuck, despite the fact that there is no vacuum involved in their preparation.
Meater is the sous-vide of meat thermometers, and its only $69.
Some cooking shows are incredible and entertaining to watch, but leave the sous-vide machine for the TV.
There are a lot of reasons to remove all the air from a plastic bag, whether you're sealing food for freezer storage, sous-vide cooking, or a marinade.