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The language of food, science, and critical thinking with J. Kenji López-Alt

Inquiring Minds

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The Reverse Searing on the Stake

The reverse sear idea came to Kenji when he was working at a restaurant in Clio, Greece. He used sous vide machines and borrowed his dad's lab equipment to learn how it worked. His inspiration for adapting that technique from adapting a pan-seared steak recipe also came from the experience of finishing directly from a restaurant. "I don't want to take credit for having invented that because there were people doing it before I did"

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