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    Time & Temp Guide

    Our goal here at Sous Vide Ways is to make cooking sous vide easy, so we created a foolproof guide that will help you decide the ideal time and temperature for anything you are dropping in the bath.

    This time and temperature guide is the product of years of extensive testing, and will take the guesswork out of cooking sous vide. Simply select a temperature based on your desired doneness, then determine the length of the cook based on the type or cut of the food you are cooking.

    Now get ready to impress your family, guests and even yourself when you are cranking out juicy steaks, tender chicken, flawless eggs, and so on, every single time.

    Jump To: Beef, Lamb & Game; Poultry; Pork; Fish & Seafood; Eggs


    Beef, Lamb & Game

    sous vide ribeye steak medium rare marbling with salt

    Temperature

    DonenessRangeOur Favorite
    Medium-Rare126 – 135F / 52 – 57C131F / 55C
    Medium136 – 145F / 57.5C – 62.5C140F / 60C
    Medium Well146 – 155F / 63 – 68C149F / 65C

    Time

    CutRangeOur Favorite
    Steak (NY Strip, Rib Eye, Sirloin)1 to 2 hours1 ½ hours
    Roast (Prime Rib, Tri Tip, Rib Roast)6 to 14 hours8 hours
    Tough Cuts (Chuck, Brisket, Short Ribs)12 to 48 hours24 hours

    Recipes

    New York Strip, Rib Eye Steak, Short Ribs, Tri Tip, Prime Rib, Chuck Roast, Corned Beef, Rack of Lamb, Lamb Burger


    Poultry

    sous vide chicken with herbed butter sauce

    Temperature

    DonenessRangeOur Favorite
    Tender and Soft (White Meat Only)140 – 149F / 60 – 65C140F / 60C
    Tender and Stringy (White Meat Only)150 – 159F / 65.5C – 70.5C150F / 65.5C
    Firm and Juicy (White and Dark Meat)160 – 167F / 71 – 75C165F / 74C

    Time

    CutRangeOur Favorite
    White Meat (Breasts and Wings)1 to 3 hours1 ½ hours
    Dark Meat (Thighs and Drumstick)2 to 4 hours3 hours

    Recipes

    Chicken Breast, Whole Turkey, Shredded Chicken, Chicken Thigh


    Pork

    sous vide pork chops sliced

    Temperature

    DonenessRangeOur Favorite
    Medium Rare134 – 140F / 56.5 – 60C136F / 57.5C
    Medium141 – 150F / 60.5C – 65.5C145F / 62.5C
    Medium Well151 – 158F / 66 – 70C154F / 67.5C

    Time

    CutRangeOur Favorite
    Chops (Bone-in and Boneless)1 to 3 hours1 ½ hours
    Roast (Pork Loin Roast)3 to 6 hours6 hours
    Tough Cuts (Pork Belly, Ribs, Shoulder)8 to 24 hours24 hours

    Recipes

    Baby Back Ribs, Pork Chops, Pork Tenderloin, Pork Roast, Pork Belly


    Fish & Seafood

    sous vide salmon with ginger miso glaze macro photo

    Temperature

    DonenessRangeOur Favorite
    Tender and Soft104 – 114F / 40 – 45.5C110F / 43.5C
    Flaky115 – 122F / 46C – 50C120F / 49C
    Firm123 – 131F / 50.5 – 55C126F / 52.5C

    Time

    TypeRangeOur Favorite
    Fish (Salmon, Halibut and Tuna)30 minutes to 1 hour45 minutes
    Shell Fish (Lobster, Scallops and Shrimp)20 to 45 minutes30 minutes

    Recipes

    Salmon, Lobster, Shrimp, Swordfish, Ling Cod (White Fish)


    Eggs

    perfect sous vide poached egg in a bed of shakshuka

     

    Temperature

    DonenessRangeOur Favorite
    Soft Boiled140 – 144F / 60 – 62C140F / 60C
    Poached145 – 149F / 62.5C – 65C145F / 62.5C
    Hard Boiled150 – 165F / 65.5 – 74C160F / 71C

    Time

    45 minutes will give you the desired doneness for all the different egg types listed above. Chefsteps also created a great visual tool to determine your favorite time and temperature for eggs. Check it out here.

    Recipes

    Poached Egg Avocado Toast, Egg Bite, Shakshuka, “Slut” by Eggslut Copycat

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