Eli5: What’s so special about sous vide cooking that can’t be done via other cooking methods?

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Eli5: What’s so special about sous vide cooking that can’t be done via other cooking methods?

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Answer 1

It just keeps things at the correct temp without overcooking. Anyone with experience cooking steak will be able to make it right either way. The reason restaurants do it is so they can get a steak out in 10 minutes instead of searing for 2, oven for 10, rest for 10.