Can you feed your dog fresh foods that have been cooked sous vide without having to become their private pet chef? It’s true. It’s here. And in many cases, it doesn’t even require a trip to the store.
Let’s dive into the emerging market of sous vide pet food and the equipment that makes the departure from traditional kibble possible.
Sous vide dog food is often portion-sized servings of fresh ingredients that have been vacuum sealed in air-tight plastic pouches and then cooked in those pouches over low heat for a long period of time.today.
Sous vide makes it virtually impossible to overcook or burn foods which dramatically increases yields. The cooking method also produces more flavorful foods without the use of added ingredients and fats as it locks in the food’s natural juices.
High-temperature cooking methods often kill or dramatically reduce the nutrients present in meats and vegetables. By lowering the cooking temperature, the sous vide cooking method ensures that foods retain as much of their nutritional value as possible and that those nutrients are more bioavailable by retaining freshness even in cooked products.
Sous vide cooking can be largely unmonitored by human labor, and foods cooked sous vide can be cooked, chilled, stored, and rethermalized in the same package (for specific applications) creating substantial cost savings.
The beauty of sous vide cooking is that whether you’re cooking a meal for the Queen or your dog Quincy – the mechanics are the same. Sous vide requires specialized plastic packaging, vacuum sealing, a cook tank with proper temperature probes and controls, and appropriate chilling equipment.
DC Norris is proud to offer a variety of sous vide cook tank capacities when it comes to fully automated sous vide cooking
All DC Norris sous vide cook tanks are controlled through a full-color HMI and can be integrated with DC Norris’s food safety, recipe control, and data recording software solutions Recipe Manager and Virtual Chart Recorder.