# finish before cook?

**URL:** <https://community.anovaculinary.com/t/finish-before-cook/14448>\
**Category:** Anova Precision® Cooker\
**Created:** [May 7, 2018, 8:23pm UTC](https://community.anovaculinary.com/t/finish-before-cook/14448 "2018-05-07T20:23:16Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![papabiss](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/community.anovaculinary.com/papabiss/32/3388_2.png) [@papabiss](https://community.anovaculinary.com/u/papabiss)\
**Post date:** [May 7, 2018, 8:23pm UTC](https://community.anovaculinary.com/t/finish-before-cook/14448/1 "2018-05-07T20:23:17Z")

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Has anyone tried to “finish” chicken breasts on the grill over high heat before sous vide?

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**Author:** ![Ember](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/community.anovaculinary.com/ember/32/729_2.png) [@Ember](https://community.anovaculinary.com/u/Ember)\
**Post date:** [May 7, 2018, 8:29pm UTC](https://community.anovaculinary.com/t/finish-before-cook/14448/2 "2018-05-07T20:29:04Z")

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Nope. Is there a particular reason why you’d wish to pre-sear rather than post?

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**Author:** ![AlyssaWOAH](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/community.anovaculinary.com/alyssawoah/32/2946_2.png) [@AlyssaWOAH](https://community.anovaculinary.com/u/AlyssaWOAH)\
**Post date:** [May 7, 2018, 11:29pm UTC](https://community.anovaculinary.com/t/finish-before-cook/14448/3 "2018-05-07T23:29:37Z")

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I have not, but like @Ember, I am interested in why you would would like to do that.

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**Author:** ![princesspea](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/community.anovaculinary.com/princesspea/32/1635_2.png) [@princesspea](https://community.anovaculinary.com/u/princesspea)\
**Post date:** [May 9, 2018, 2:00am UTC](https://community.anovaculinary.com/t/finish-before-cook/14448/4 "2018-05-09T02:00:07Z")

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i have heard of searing beef before, sous-vide, and then sear again to finish. not chicken though.