> be me, vacuum chamber enthusiast
> get a bunch of McD's burgers, big brain time
> vacuum seal those bad boys, air = enemy
> fast forward, craving hits
> whip out sous vide machine, it's science time
> gently thaw burgers in warm water bath
> feels like a chef, minus the hat
> perfect thaw, no microwave massacre
> burgers still juicy, flavor level 100
> saved time and cash, McD's trip avoided
> sitting back, enjoying gourmet fast food
> mfw I've hacked the fast-food system
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I feel like this could be improved. When there's some kind of sale, order like 20 burgers with all the buns on the side. Vacuum seal all the burgers, then freeze the buns and vacuum seal them once they're fully frozen (to avoid deformation). To serve, thaw a bun overnight (still in the bag to keep it from oxidizing), then sous vide your patty and reassemble the burger. The final product would probably be indistinguishable from a fresh burger from McD's
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this is definitely the way. id remove the buns to thaw tho. the game is just mostly avoiding freezer burn.
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they'd get all stale unless you were actively checking to see when they fully thawed, though. Condensation might also ruin them
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they wont take long enough to thaw where they'll get stale, it'd probably only take like an hour or so room temp. cover with a towel and that'll probably be fine for condensation.
i'll try next time and we'll see
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That's too much work, just pop that puppy in the toaster for 30-60 seconds to liven it up a bit
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you gotta seal the buns for long storage. i bought this burger like a week ago. and its sittin in the freezer so its gotta thaw out.
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both of you make me lose hope in humanity, something I didn't think could be even further lost this late into the day.
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if you had a vacuum chamber, you would understand
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My problem isn't that you did this. It's that you thought this was enough. Like that's it?
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hmm... tbh I don't want to even ask you to try anything I had in mind because I don't know how safe any of this is, and given your obvious display of insanity I'm not gonna risk suggesting anything
..........but, hypothetically, what would happen if you did fried chicken o.o
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i'll probably give it a try if i get some fried chicken (and theres left overs). i'm experimenting with anything i can think of that theres left overs of. so far i have:
cooked steak (normie tier)
2 sushi rolls (sus)
curry and rice [sep sealed bags] (sealing rice is sus)
i'll post trip reports for every experiment
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Curious, do u fill it with co2 prior to sealing?
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the breading would end up soggy and gross
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sous vide until its at a nice temp, then throw it in air fryer for a few minutes, might work
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It's fine if you reheat in the oven.
But if you're doing all that you might as well just buy some frozen nuggies
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what did I do?? frick off
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