# What was the first thing you cooked?
**URL:** https://community.anovaculinary.com/t/what-was-the-first-thing-you-cooked/472
**Category:** First Cook Essentials
**Created:** [May 15, 2015, 2:49pm UTC](https://community.anovaculinary.com/t/what-was-the-first-thing-you-cooked/472 "2015-05-15T14:49:58Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
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### Author:  [@phdoty](https://community.anovaculinary.com/u/phdoty)
#### Post date: [May 15, 2015, 2:49pm UTC](https://community.anovaculinary.com/t/what-was-the-first-thing-you-cooked/472/1 "2015-05-15T14:49:58Z")
I just got my cooker and plan to use it for the first time this weekend. What is a good recipe/item to start with? I thought about chicken or steak, but I wanted to put it to the community and see what you all started with?
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### Author:  [@john.jcb](https://community.anovaculinary.com/u/john.jcb)
#### Post date: [May 15, 2015, 4:10pm UTC](https://community.anovaculinary.com/t/what-was-the-first-thing-you-cooked/472/2 "2015-05-15T16:10:02Z")
My first meal I believe was a pork tenderloin. I salt and peppered it and added a pat of butter to the bag. I went with 138° for about 2 hours. It was then dried it and seasoned it with a little more sea salt and freshly ground pepper. My first tenderloin was seared with a torch. At first I was cautious not to overcook while searing but if you use a really hot pan it is not an issue.
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### Author:  [@Gus](https://community.anovaculinary.com/u/Gus)
#### Post date: [May 19, 2015, 2:51am UTC](https://community.anovaculinary.com/t/what-was-the-first-thing-you-cooked/472/3 "2015-05-19T02:51:26Z")
Being the person I am, I wanted to do a full meal, so… I grabbed some green beans, tossed them in a bag with a pat of butter - at 185F for an hour then placed the bag in an ice bath to cool. Then (not knowing if it’s the right thing or not) I wanted to cool my bath down for some Hake fillets I had - so I tossed in some Ice cubes until I got it below my target temp of 132F. All I did with the hake was to salt and pepper, seal and place in my pot - along with my Green Beans… 30 minutes later and a sear in my pan - dinner served. My wife who is a nurse has a schedule that makes it difficult for creating dishes that I am ‘proud’ to serve - let me tell you - our new Anova will change how we eat for the better. We enjoyed our first meal - discussing how to creatively add to the dish for the next time. We love our APC!
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### Author:  [@ChefKyleSwanbeck](https://community.anovaculinary.com/u/ChefKyleSwanbeck)
#### Post date: [May 26, 2015, 5:39pm UTC](https://community.anovaculinary.com/t/what-was-the-first-thing-you-cooked/472/4 "2015-05-26T17:39:18Z")
My first use of my cooker was an adventurous one. I went with something that was a long cook time and did 72 hour short ribs. I was already really familiar with the cooking method so I wanted to put it to the extreme test and was so happy with the results. But one of my current favorite things to cook is a simple pork tenderloin.
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### Author:  [@cjbomb](https://community.anovaculinary.com/u/cjbomb)
#### Post date: [May 31, 2015, 1:17am UTC](https://community.anovaculinary.com/t/what-was-the-first-thing-you-cooked/472/5 "2015-05-31T01:17:58Z")
Eggs in the shell.
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### Author:  [@john.jcb](https://community.anovaculinary.com/u/john.jcb)
#### Post date: [May 31, 2015, 2:28pm UTC](https://community.anovaculinary.com/t/what-was-the-first-thing-you-cooked/472/6 "2015-05-31T14:28:25Z")
@cjbomb This has become a weekend staple. I normally put 2 or three eggs on a piece of toast with a few slices of bacon or a suasage patty on the side. Salt, freshly ground pepper and a little hot sauce and my day is off to a good start.
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### Author:  [@elangomatt](https://community.anovaculinary.com/u/elangomatt)
#### Post date: [May 31, 2015, 10:08pm UTC](https://community.anovaculinary.com/t/what-was-the-first-thing-you-cooked/472/7 "2015-05-31T22:08:52Z")
> @cjbomb said:
> Eggs in the shell.
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> What is the temp/time that you’re using for that? It looks pretty great assuming the yolk is not cooked through.
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### Author:  [@john.jcb](https://community.anovaculinary.com/u/john.jcb)
#### Post date: [June 1, 2015, 12:40pm UTC](https://community.anovaculinary.com/t/what-was-the-first-thing-you-cooked/472/8 "2015-06-01T12:40:09Z")
I cook my poached eggs at 167 °F (75 °C) for 15 minutes. I then crack the shell and slide the egg into a small bowl and remove it with a spoon leaving almost all of any loose white behind. I get farm fresh jumbo eggs, smaller eggs cook a bit less. With my eggs I am surprised about 20% of the time with a double yolk. A little sea salt and freshly cracked pepper and you have a real treat.
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### Author:  [@William\_Lundy](https://community.anovaculinary.com/u/William_Lundy)
#### Post date: [June 1, 2015, 4:04pm UTC](https://community.anovaculinary.com/t/what-was-the-first-thing-you-cooked/472/9 "2015-06-01T16:04:11Z")
Bone-in chicken breasts were my first project. [Adventures in Sous-Vide | Rhubarb Chronicles](https://rhubarbchronicles.wordpress.com/2015/01/17/adventures-in-sous-vide/)
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### Author:  [@mamashack](https://community.anovaculinary.com/u/mamashack)
#### Post date: [June 1, 2015, 6:08pm UTC](https://community.anovaculinary.com/t/what-was-the-first-thing-you-cooked/472/10 "2015-06-01T18:08:03Z")
the first thing I did was spend a few days perfecting my eggs
[The Yum Yum Factor: A Journey to My Perfect Sous Vide Egg - Goal #1 CHECK!](http://theyumyumfactor.blogspot.ca/2015/03/a-journey-to-my-perfect-sous-vide-egg.html)
the egg thing was one of the main reasons I wanted to get into sous vide
Since then, I have been perfecting each protein and other than a handful of recipes that are specifically for the sous vide, I have been concentrating on temp/times and am going to start experimenting with vegetables this summer.
I have had amazing results with meatballs : this is my favourite
[The Yum Yum Factor: Sous Vide Chicken Souvlaki Meatballs](http://theyumyumfactor.blogspot.ca/2015/04/sous-vide-chicken-souvlaki-meatballs.html)
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### Author:  [@john.jcb](https://community.anovaculinary.com/u/john.jcb)
#### Post date: [June 1, 2015, 6:44pm UTC](https://community.anovaculinary.com/t/what-was-the-first-thing-you-cooked/472/11 "2015-06-01T18:44:32Z")
@mamashack I do my eggs the exact way you describe. Mine are jumbo local farm eggs and I go to 15 to get the same result. THe meatballs look great as well.
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### Author:  [@M\_HAND](https://community.anovaculinary.com/u/M_HAND)
#### Post date: [June 2, 2015, 2:23am UTC](https://community.anovaculinary.com/t/what-was-the-first-thing-you-cooked/472/12 "2015-06-02T02:23:51Z")
The very first thing I made, with my ANOVA ONE, was YOGURT.
I have had trouble holding the culture, at a constant 110 degrees F, but the ANOVA was rock steady, for the whole 8 hours.
The longest process I’ve done is a pork butt, for 48 hours. It was melt in your mouth delicious!
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### Author:  [@dave\_w](https://community.anovaculinary.com/u/dave_w)
#### Post date: [June 7, 2015, 7:36pm UTC](https://community.anovaculinary.com/t/what-was-the-first-thing-you-cooked/472/13 "2015-06-07T19:36:26Z")
Today is day 1-
Poached eggs this morning- whites a little runnier than I like, so will have to experiment. Then I put in some baby redskins in bacon fat, when they were done I quick cooled them and put in fridge, will brown in frying pan before dinner. Then (now in) are 2 pork tenderloins in Garlic sage and bacon fat, will pan sear before serving.
Let's see how this goes...
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### Author:  [@dave\_w](https://community.anovaculinary.com/u/dave_w)
#### Post date: [June 7, 2015, 10:22pm UTC](https://community.anovaculinary.com/t/what-was-the-first-thing-you-cooked/472/14 "2015-06-07T22:22:04Z")
The potatoes were done perfectly, will season a little more heavily next time (This will be a perfect method for cooking potatoes for potato salad). The pork tenderloin was delicious, just a blush of pink, moist, almost succulent. (I seasoned it with garlic powder, sage, ground pepper and a little salt, then put a couple tablespoons of rendered bacon fat in the bag before sealing 141 for 3 hours) Will make some excellent cold sandwiches.
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### Author:  [@Jeffh](https://community.anovaculinary.com/u/Jeffh)
#### Post date: [June 20, 2015, 6:18pm UTC](https://community.anovaculinary.com/t/what-was-the-first-thing-you-cooked/472/15 "2015-06-20T18:18:21Z")
The day my Anova arrived I cooked salmon. Delish!
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### Author:  [@Ginny\_Chan](https://community.anovaculinary.com/u/Ginny_Chan)
#### Post date: [June 25, 2015, 10:13am UTC](https://community.anovaculinary.com/t/what-was-the-first-thing-you-cooked/472/16 "2015-06-25T10:13:48Z")
I am having fun with my Anova. The first thing I made was a Chinese Braised Pork Belly in Soya Sauce. I was initially unable to set the temperature and time on the tool itself so I found another pork belly recipe on the Android app and used that settings for that dish…not at the temperature/time I want but it did work. Here is my yummy pork belly.
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### Author:  [@john.jcb](https://community.anovaculinary.com/u/john.jcb)
#### Post date: [June 25, 2015, 12:37pm UTC](https://community.anovaculinary.com/t/what-was-the-first-thing-you-cooked/472/17 "2015-06-25T12:37:47Z")
@Ginny Chan That looks delicious. Was it melt in the mouth tender? I have been meaning to cook a pork belly for a long time this may just inspire me to go buy a nice meaty one.
Browse through the community posts and you will find a lot of tips and recipes as well as some great pictures.
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### Author:  [@Bill](https://community.anovaculinary.com/u/Bill)
#### Post date: [June 25, 2015, 4:59pm UTC](https://community.anovaculinary.com/t/what-was-the-first-thing-you-cooked/472/18 "2015-06-25T16:59:10Z")
That pork belly DOES look delicious, wowow.
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### Author:  [@GabisDaddi](https://community.anovaculinary.com/u/GabisDaddi)
#### Post date: [June 26, 2015, 12:20am UTC](https://community.anovaculinary.com/t/what-was-the-first-thing-you-cooked/472/19 "2015-06-26T00:20:54Z")
The first thing I that I made was a fresh chicken breast. I added butter and sliced cremini mushrooms, and ate it from the bag, no finishing. I’ve been cooking for about forty years. This was **THE** (pronounced ‘thee’) juiciest chicken that I’ve ever eaten. Period. Then I made it a second and third time. If I never cooking anything in it besides chicken breast it was worth the money.
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### Author:  [@Bill](https://community.anovaculinary.com/u/Bill)
#### Post date: [June 26, 2015, 7:01pm UTC](https://community.anovaculinary.com/t/what-was-the-first-thing-you-cooked/472/20 "2015-06-26T19:01:49Z")
Yeah chicken is a star when you cook it with the PC 🙂 Probably one of my favorite options!
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