So not a vegan aka +0p$#!+: April 2011

Please go F ^ < k yourself. No not really, but really.

I am taking about your Toasted Seaweed Snack. The stuff is great and not bad to try at 99 cents a pack, but thats how they get you started. Sucker you in on the cheap price, but then you are addicted, you started off buying 1 or 2 packs, for a week, but now you need to have them at least twice a day. $15 bucks a week for a snack, well that is just too much money these days. Then you have an epiphany and remember that the packaging says made in Korea, and you think "this stuff must be really popular in Korea" if Trader Joe's is selling it. Then you remember the kick ass Korean supermarket in Daly City, the one with the super delicious restaurant next to the deli dept, Kuje. Yes, Kuje, I bet they have the addictive Toasted Seaweed snack, and yes they do! And they sell it in a multi pack! 10 packs for $3.99!!!!!!!!!!!! Yes, snack habit can continue at a 60% discount! So TJ's I may come back for some cheap wine, but I will never come back and buy your over priced Toasted Seaweed Snack!

So while in the experimental honeymoon of having my new sous vide water oven, I decided to take my favorite meat to the task. Glorious rich & flavorful Pork Butt! Before I tell you how incredibly tender and juicy it, we will go over the boring details of how I prepped them. Made 3 different tastes, one in a basic BBQ rub with a little liquid smoke, one in a dried herb garlic and onion rub, and one with a teriyaki-ish garlic ginger dry rub and then brushed on a little soy sauce. Placed in the the water and let is slowly cook for 13 hours.

So this morning I woke up took the bags out of their overnight bath, cooled the Herb/Garlic and teriyaki ones in ice baths to enjoy at a later date. I ripped open the BBQ bag and it was so tender moist juicy and had a lot of deliciousness to it. But it wasn't perfect, it was pretty good, but could have benefited from a little brine before hand, but better under salted than over salted. Luckily enough for me I had a little Maldon Salt on hand, turning my overnight experiment into a tasty breakfast.