# Precooking for weekly meal prep

**URL:** <https://community.anovaculinary.com/t/precooking-for-weekly-meal-prep/7568>\
**Category:** Anova Precision® Cooker\
**Created:** [June 11, 2017, 7:17pm UTC](https://community.anovaculinary.com/t/precooking-for-weekly-meal-prep/7568 "2017-06-11T19:17:35Z")\
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**Author:** ![DidiDyna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/df788c/32.png) [@DidiDyna](https://community.anovaculinary.com/u/DidiDyna)\
**Post date:** [June 11, 2017, 7:17pm UTC](https://community.anovaculinary.com/t/precooking-for-weekly-meal-prep/7568/1 "2017-06-11T19:17:35Z")

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Im new to Sous Vide. Has anyone precooked several steaks ahead of time to grill or finish later in the week? Would this defeat the purpose all together?

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**Author:** ![papertroll](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/community.anovaculinary.com/papertroll/32/475_2.png) [@papertroll](https://community.anovaculinary.com/u/papertroll)\
**Post date:** [June 11, 2017, 7:46pm UTC](https://community.anovaculinary.com/t/precooking-for-weekly-meal-prep/7568/2 "2017-06-11T19:46:44Z")

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I have precooked several steaks, then put them in a ice bath, and stored them in the fridge while still in the cooking bag.  
Then its only a matter of reheating , drying them and doing the finishing steps.  
I think they turned out reasonably good but by the time I reheat them and finish them , it seems like I am not saving that much time.

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**Author:** ![DidiDyna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/df788c/32.png) [@DidiDyna](https://community.anovaculinary.com/u/DidiDyna)\
**Post date:** [June 11, 2017, 8:17pm UTC](https://community.anovaculinary.com/t/precooking-for-weekly-meal-prep/7568/3 "2017-06-11T20:17:48Z")

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thanks for the response…very helpful

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**Author:** ![papertroll](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/community.anovaculinary.com/papertroll/32/475_2.png) [@papertroll](https://community.anovaculinary.com/u/papertroll)\
**Post date:** [June 11, 2017, 9:51pm UTC](https://community.anovaculinary.com/t/precooking-for-weekly-meal-prep/7568/4 "2017-06-11T21:51:49Z")

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You’re welcome !  
For weekly meal prep I have found that the eggbites ([Sous Vide Egg Bites: Bacon & Gruyere](https://recipes.anovaculinary.com/recipe/sous-vide-egg-bites-bacon-gruyere)) work extremely well for breakfast , I cook up a batch on Sunday night and they can easily last all week.  
In fact at one point I left a jar in the fridge at work for over a month and a half , and when I opened it to toss it , it still seemed ok .  
Also because they look rather odd, it seems like the lunch thieves pass over them time and time again.