# Momlady

**URL:** https://community.anovaculinary.com/t/momlady/725
**Category:** Anova Precision® Cooker
**Created:** [February 16, 2016, 10:22pm UTC](https://community.anovaculinary.com/t/momlady/725 "2016-02-16T22:22:18Z")
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### Author: ![momlady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a6a055/32.png) [@momlady](https://community.anovaculinary.com/u/momlady)
#### Post date: [February 16, 2016, 10:22pm UTC](https://community.anovaculinary.com/t/momlady/725/1 "2016-02-16T22:22:18Z")

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Do any changes in either temperature or cooking times need to be made when cooking at higher elevations?

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### Author: ![fischersd](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/community.anovaculinary.com/fischersd/32/5594_2.png) [@fischersd](https://community.anovaculinary.com/u/fischersd)
#### Post date: [February 17, 2016, 2:40pm UTC](https://community.anovaculinary.com/t/momlady/725/2 "2016-02-17T14:40:28Z")

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You know, I was thinking that your cooking time may need to be prolonged - not the temperature, as that’s a constant, but the density of water at higher elevations is less, due to the reduced atmospheric pressure (also causing it to have a lower boiling point).

  

Turns out your question was already asked over on Modernist Cooking in May: &nbsp;[http://www.modernistcookingmadeeasy.com/how-to/sous-vide-for-high-altitude](http://www.modernistcookingmadeeasy.com/how-to/sous-vide-for-high-altitude) &nbsp; and answered by one of their members that sous vide in Colorado. &nbsp;Their answer was no, you really don’t need to make any alterations. &nbsp;It’s probable that the reduction in the density of the water isn’t enough to affect the cooking time (especially for longer cooks, where you have a considerably greater margin for error) 🙂

  

One caveat though - if you need to do your cook at a temperature that actually is your local boiling point (or above it), that would definitely affect your cooking time. &nbsp;(if that were the case, I’d likely look at an alternate means to preparing that item).

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### Author: ![momlady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a6a055/32.png) [@momlady](https://community.anovaculinary.com/u/momlady)
#### Post date: [February 23, 2016, 10:11pm UTC](https://community.anovaculinary.com/t/momlady/725/3 "2016-02-23T22:11:17Z")

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Thank you very much! I truly appreciate your thoughtful, thorough response.&nbsp;