Can a crock pot be used for the sous vide bath if the food has been appropriately vacuum sealed?

Answer 1

I would advise against this. The whole point of a sous vide method of cooking is getting moist, perfectly cooked food by vacuum sealing it in a sous vide bag and then cooking it in a water bath with precisely controlled temperatures for optimal results. You just don't have that kind of control with a crock pot, I doubt you could even approximate it.

I would think you would have better results putting a vacuum packed bag of food in a saucepan of simmering or boiling water on the stove, and using a digital thermometer in the water to guide you to manually adjust the height of the stove burner.

Answer 2

I wouldn't try it, if I were you. For one thing, I don't know what will happen to the plastic vacuum sealed bag in a crock pot, it might melt, it might release chemicals, you have no idea. Equally importantly, the benefit of cooking sous vide is precisely controlled cooking temperatures to elicit perfectly cooked meat. You can't control temperatures precisely in a crock pot, you can't even control them approximately.

Answer 3

Yes, it is very easy to cook steak in a crock pot. You can add soups or veggies.