# Have you tried 137F for ribeye?? Reddit says it's all the rage

**URL:** <https://community.anovaculinary.com/t/have-you-tried-137f-for-ribeye-reddit-says-its-all-the-rage/29225>\
**Category:** Anova Precision® Cooker\
**Created:** [August 26, 2021, 2:22pm UTC](https://community.anovaculinary.com/t/have-you-tried-137f-for-ribeye-reddit-says-its-all-the-rage/29225 "2021-08-26T14:22:43Z")\
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**Author:** ![anovaculinary](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/community.anovaculinary.com/anovaculinary/32/7315_2.png) [@anovaculinary](https://community.anovaculinary.com/u/anovaculinary)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 2021, 2:22pm UTC](https://community.anovaculinary.com/t/have-you-tried-137f-for-ribeye-reddit-says-its-all-the-rage/29225/1 "2021-08-26T14:22:43Z")

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> **[r/sousvide - Cult of 137 Praise Be](https://www.reddit.com/r/sousvide/comments/pa3rlr/cult_of_137_praise_be/)**
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> 54 votes and 10 comments so far on Reddit

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**Author:** ![anovaculinary](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/community.anovaculinary.com/anovaculinary/32/7315_2.png) [@anovaculinary](https://community.anovaculinary.com/u/anovaculinary)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 2021, 4:29pm UTC](https://community.anovaculinary.com/t/have-you-tried-137f-for-ribeye-reddit-says-its-all-the-rage/29225/2 "2021-08-26T16:29:20Z")

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**Author:** ![sein06231](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/839c29/32.png) [@sein06231](https://community.anovaculinary.com/u/sein06231)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 2021, 8:03pm UTC](https://community.anovaculinary.com/t/have-you-tried-137f-for-ribeye-reddit-says-its-all-the-rage/29225/3 "2021-08-26T20:03:08Z")

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It depends on grade of rib-eye. I do 130F on premium.  
Alex

A heartfelt reply from Alex & Sue

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**Author:** ![chatnoir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ecd19e/32.png) [@chatnoir](https://community.anovaculinary.com/u/chatnoir)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 2021, 8:16pm UTC](https://community.anovaculinary.com/t/have-you-tried-137f-for-ribeye-reddit-says-its-all-the-rage/29225/4 "2021-08-26T20:16:26Z")

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Hold on there Anova. _Chacque a son goute_.  
Shouldn’t doneness be a matter of personal choice?

Do you really want to rely on reddit as a resource for your culinary recommendations? When i see _cult_ on a social media site i either leave ASAP or grow sceptical. I wouldn’t use reddit for investment advice either, although many do.

Strike One. Meat will only stick to insufficiently heated cast iron, fatty or not.  
Strike Two. Mid rare is not _bloody_, it’s juicy.

However, that’s tasty looking meat. It’s hard to go far wrong buying quality and cooking at any reasonable cooking temperature.

Thanks for sharing.

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**Author:** ![anovaculinary](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/community.anovaculinary.com/anovaculinary/32/7315_2.png) [@anovaculinary](https://community.anovaculinary.com/u/anovaculinary)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 2021, 8:23pm UTC](https://community.anovaculinary.com/t/have-you-tried-137f-for-ribeye-reddit-says-its-all-the-rage/29225/5 "2021-08-26T20:23:02Z")

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Oh, doneness is always a personal preference! You are exactly right about strikes one and two. Glad we get 3! 🙂

On a serious note, thanks for hanging out here and helping folks out! MUCH appreciated it.

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**Post date:** [August 27, 2021, 4:23am UTC](https://community.anovaculinary.com/t/have-you-tried-137f-for-ribeye-reddit-says-its-all-the-rage/29225/6 "2021-08-27T04:23:38Z")

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Honestly, I don’t waste money on expensive cuts like Ribeye anymore… And keep in mind, Ribeyes used to be my favorite cut !  
But shortly after I started doing SV, I discovered I could make cheap, tougher cuts, as tender as I wanted. My favorite cut now is Petite Sirloin (Picanha) which I get from $2.98-$5.98 a lb. Lately the regular price has been about $4.49.

Oh and my preferred temp for my Petite Sirloins is 135F. I’d probably do the same… Or maybe 133F for Ribeyes… If someone were handing out ribeyes…

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**Author:** ![anovaculinary](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/community.anovaculinary.com/anovaculinary/32/7315_2.png) [@anovaculinary](https://community.anovaculinary.com/u/anovaculinary)\
**Post date:** [August 27, 2021, 1:56pm UTC](https://community.anovaculinary.com/t/have-you-tried-137f-for-ribeye-reddit-says-its-all-the-rage/29225/7 "2021-08-27T13:56:05Z")

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You know the real tricks!

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**Post date:** [August 27, 2021, 2:49pm UTC](https://community.anovaculinary.com/t/have-you-tried-137f-for-ribeye-reddit-says-its-all-the-rage/29225/8 "2021-08-27T14:49:17Z")

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We have not had a ribeye in a long time. Lately pork and chicken have been on our menu. I am thinking about short ribs for the weekend, however.
