Y'all might remember a while back when I posted the story of how I made tri-tip for 100 guests using just one little Joule. A few readers at that time mentioned, gently and fairly, that my extraordinary claim required extraordinary proof.
Well, last week I got another crack at it.
Once again I tossed 40 pounds of meat into a big tub of water (no need to take them out of their Costco packages-- though this time I didn't have time to peel off the stickers, so I crammed each ~3.5 pound package into a gallon bag to protect Joule's motor from sticker glue), set my Joule to 128, and let them all just float around in there doing their thing. After 5 hours, plus 20 minutes of rest, I unpackaged them and finished each one on a super hot grill for a minute per side.
Guests are still talking about how perfect the steak was!
So, finally, here's proof that that our little Joule is not too shabby. Not too shabby at all.
