Consumer Reports – September 2019

Air Fryer

Crispy Corn

These air-fried

cobs are juicy

in 14 minutes

and ready to

soak up garlic-

lime butter.

Sous Vide:

The Kitchen

Water Cure?

Here’s a neat party

trick. You’re hosting

a dinner and, for

a change, you can

join your guests for

cocktails on the patio

instead of prepping

food in a hot kitchen.

What’s your secret?

It’s in the bag—the

sous vide bag.

Sous vide (French

for “under vacuum”)

is a cooking method

in which food is

sealed in a plastic

bag and cooked in

a hot-water bath to a

precise temperature.

The device goes

in the pot along

with the food and

circulates the water

while maintaining a

steady temperature.

That means you

can sous vide a pork

tenderloin for an hour

or so, then quickly

sear it on a grill and

serve. The meat will

be cooked to the

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