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Sous vide vs oil poaching

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#1 ·
I've noticed that traditional confit recipes use a lot of salt, while modern sous vide ones use much less. But what about other spices? I have a confit recipe that has a dry rub cure in advance of the confit oil bath. Any thoughts on how to scale this down for sous vide use?
 
#2 ·
I think you could get a starting point estimate by the reduction of fat. Use that same ratio of reduction to the seasoning. Then maybe add back for the sous vide loss. At least I find I have to overseason sousvide for what is lost to the rendered juices in sous vide.
 
#3 ·
But the reduction in fat is colossal! I mean, if you do 3-4 duck legs the old way, it takes about 4 cups of duck fat, sometimes more, depending on your pan and your duck legs. If you do it in an immersion circulator, you just need a couple of tablespoons.
 
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