Complete with equipment tips and cooking tricks, our guides to sous vide cooking will teach you how to dial into the precision and convenience of this restaurant-caliber cooking technique at home.

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Closeup of the bottom of an immersion circulator, a spoon, and a binder clip.
How to Keep Sous Vide Bags Submerged
Three sous vide machines on a kitchen countertop.
We Tested 22 Sous Vide Machines (Immersion Circulators)—Here Are Our Favorites
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The Best Ways to Cook Steak, Explained
Dipping a piece of sous vide lobster into melted butter
How to Cook Sous Vide Lobster | The Food Lab
Four shrimp cooked sous vide With Garlic, Sherry, and Smoked Paprika, lined up in a row in their juices.
How to Cook Juicy Sous Vide Shrimp
A peanut butter sous vide steak searing in a cast iron skillet.
We Cooked Steaks Coated in Peanut Butter Sous Vide So You Don't Have To
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Cook Your Meat in a Beer Cooler: The World's Best (and Cheapest) Sous Vide Hack
A sous vide bath covered in ping pong balls.
Why You Should Add Ping-Pong Balls to Your Sous Vide Bath
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Video: How To Cook Steak In A Cooler With The Food Lab
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Serious Eats and The Food Lab Have Teamed Up With Anova to Bring You the Best Sous Vide Guides On the Planet
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BraveTart's Ultimate Guide to Sous Vide Desserts
A round white porcelain plate holding multi-colored sous vide glazed carrots. The plate is on a dark blue textured surface and there is a small white bowl holding chopped parsley in the top left corner of the image.
28 Sous Vide Recipes for Perfectly Cooked Meals, Every Time
A single jar of vanilla extract
How to Make Homemade Vanilla Extract
Sliced sous vide turkey breast with crisp skin cracklings and gravy on a white plate.
Sous Vide Turkey Breast With Crispy Skin
A round white porcelain plate holding multi-colored sous vide glazed carrots. The plate is on a dark blue textured surface and there is a small white bowl holding chopped parsley in the top left corner of the image.
Sous Vide Glazed Carrots Recipe
Sliced seared sous vide duck breast on a white plate with sauce and sautéed greens.
Sous Vide Duck Breast
Sous vide lamb leg sliced up topped with chimichurri sauce
Sous Vide Leg of Lamb With Mint, Cumin, and Black Mustard Recipe
Two confit duck legs, cooked sous vide and then seared, on a white plate set on a wooden tabletop with a gray napkin and glass of water on the side.
Sous Vide Duck Confit Recipe
Small cobs of sous vide-cooked corn with a chunk of butter on the side.
Sous Vide Corn on the Cob
A rack of lamb cooked sous vide and sliced into individual portions, all fanned out on a wooden cutting board with a pile of salt and sprigs of fresh herbs all around.
Sous Vide Rack of Lamb Recipe
7 Sous Vide Recipes for Perfectly Cooked Chicken, Duck, and Turkey
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Toasted Cream
Shingled slices of deep-fried turchetta
Deep-Fried Sous Vide Turkey Porchetta (Turchetta) Recipe
perfect slow-cooked lamb racks arranged standing up on platter
Perfect Slow-Cooked Rack of Lamb for the Grill or the Stovetop Recipe
Asparagus with Bacon-Hazelnut Vinaigrette and Slow-Cooked Egg Recipe
Overhead view of avocado and chicken salad on a green triangle patterned backdrop
Chicken Salad With Avocado, Corn, and Miso Dressing
Closeup of sliced sous vide leg of lamb with black olives served on a white plate.
Sous Vide Leg of Lamb With Black Olives Recipe
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Punch Up Sous Vide Leg of Lamb With Briny Black Olives | The Food Lab
Medium rare steak halved on a cutting board
Sous Vide Steaks
Cooked, sliced sous vide brisket on a cutting board with thinly sliced onions and pickles.
Sous Vide Smoked Brisket
Sous vide cheeseburger on a sesame bun with tomatoes and lettuce.
Sous Vide Burgers
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Sous Vide: Beef Tenderloin with Lemon-Parsley Butter Recipe
Two sous vide, pan-seared, and torched steaks resting on a rack.
Dry-Aged, Sous Vide, Torched-and-Seared Bone-In Ribeyes (a.k.a. The Ultimate Steak) Recipe
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Sous Vide Tacos de Lengua Recipe
Sous Vide Smoked Beef Chuck Recipe
Sous vide Buffalo chicken wings on a blue plate with cup of blue cheese dressing and celery sticks on the side.
Sous Vide Buffalo Chicken Wings Recipe
A plate with sliced sous vide chicken breast with a lemon wedge and fresh herbs.
Sous Vide Chicken Breast
A Crispy Sous-Vide Chicken Thigh on a plate with a pan sauce.
Crispy Sous Vide Chicken Thighs With Mustard-Wine Pan Sauce Recipe
Side view of chicken salad sandwich.
The Best Classic Chicken Salad Sandwich
A mound of Sichuan chicken salad garnished with scallions and black sesame on a plate with chopsticks.
Bang Bang Ji Si (Hot and Numbing Sichuan Chicken Salad)
Overhead view of ultimate chicken soup served in a white bowl with bright yellow trim. Fresh dill and lemon wedges are nearby.
The Ultimate Chicken Noodle Soup Recipe
Overhead off egg bites on a scalloped platter with coffee, smaller plates and gold forks to the side
These Make-Ahead Bacon and Cheese Egg Bites Will Energize Your Mornings
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Sous Vide Egg and Mashed Potato Breakfast Jars Recipe
White Rice with Slow-Cooked Egg and Furikake Recipe
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Modernist Eats: Sous Vide Egg Souffle
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Sous-Vide Soft-Poached Eggs Recipe
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Sous-Vide Soft-Boiled Eggs Recipe
Sliced sous vide pork tenderloin cooked medium rare and seared to form browned exterior.
Sous Vide Pork Tenderloin
A photo of a pile of Sous Vide Barbecue Pork Ribs on a cutting board
Sous Vide Barbecue Pork Ribs Recipe
Sous vide bone-in pork chop, sliced, on a cutting board.
Sous Vide Pork Chops
A plate of sous vide pulled pork with slaw, pickle slices, and a bun.
Sous Vide Barbecue Pulled Pork Shoulder Recipe
Overhead photograph showing sous vide pork carnitas on corn tortillas topped with salsa verde and cilantro, with lime wedges on the side.
Sous Vide Carnitas for Tacos (Crispy Mexican-Style Pulled Pork) Recipe
Overnight Sous Vide Bacon Recipe
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Sous Vide Sausages Recipe
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Sous Vide Pork Shoulder Chashu Recipe
Sous vide pork belly steamed buns with lettuce and pickles
Sous Vide Pork Belly Buns With Mayonnaise and Quick-Pickled Cucumbers
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11 Sous Vide Pork Recipes for Tender, Juicier Meat
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Sous Vide City Ham With Balsamic Brown Sugar Glaze Recipe