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Alright so details. (Note: I can get on SSA at work again! No more "malware" issues) 1.5" Prime NY Strip; just over 16oz Salt and Pepper just before bagging. Vacuumed Sealed in FoodSaver setup Sous Vide (Monoprice Version) at 130°F (60°C). I did 130°F because the steak has good marbling. I like the texture at around that temperature. Also, while I've gotten my wife to prefer her steaks waayyyyyy less cooked, she still prefers that medium spectrum. Finished on cast iron. Cast iron was in oven at 525°F (273°C) then put on electric burner at highest setting. I seared in Olive Oil (not EVOO, regular OO is more processed and has a higher smoke temp) and finished with some butter on a lower setting. Notes: Texture was spot on inside (hello sous vide). The outside could have been better browned and seasoned. I took it off as soon as I got the browning with the butter. In retrospect I would have left it on longer with out the butter to get some more natural browning. Actually, if it wasn't raining non-stop for the past couple of weeks I would have finished on the egg with the grate practically on top of the coals. It was a really fun first real attempt at sous vide. It couldn't be easier to use. I think I can really get the wife on board because she can pull something out of the freezer and drop it in. I'm exited to try all kinds of things. Bone in skinned chicken breast is high on the list. Some sort of smoked meat is on the list. I am currently converting a cooler I used to hate into a souse vide cooler (more pics later).

First steak on the Souse Vide. details after pictures.

Have my test boxes all but ready also!!!!

Speaker porn Sunday!!

If you look close you will see and SSA evil 6.5 and tweeter.

Had to get my shit together and look a little professional. That blue car is dirty as hell. If you look close you will see.

RIP Siegfried Linkwitz

Put the Flex to work today. First time doing a heavy cut to a polish, then applied sealer. This is my niece's first car and it has 194k miles on it so there was some needed paint correction. There are lots of paint chips, but it turned out very nice.

My Son trying to be a camera dude ... Note to self ... Get that damn front bumper valance back on this truck !!!