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Cooking
Sous Vide Cooking Chart
Food
Recommended
Thickness
Expected
Doneness
Cooking
Temperature*
Minimum
Cooking
Time*
Maximum
Cooking
Time*
Beef and Lamb
Tender Cuts:
Tenderloin,
cutlets, sirloin,
rib-eye, rump,
T-bone, chops
2–5 cm / ½”–2”
Rare
50°C / 122°F
1 hour
4 hours
Medium-rare
54°C / 129°F
1.5 hours
4 hours
Tougher Cuts:
Blade, chuck,
shoulder,
shanks, game
meats
4–6 cm /
1½”–2½”
Medium
60°C / 140°F
1.5 hours
4 hours
Medium-well
63°C / 145°F
1.5 hours
4 hours
Poultry
Chicken Breast
3–5 cm / 1”–2”
Soft and Juicy
63°C / 145°F
1.5 hours
4 hours
Traditionally
firm
69°C / 155°F
1 hour
4 hours
Chicken Thigh
3–5 cm / 1”–2”
Juicy and
tender
74°C / 165°F
1 hour
4 hours
Off-the-bone
tender
74°C / 165°F
4 hours
8 hours
Chicken Leg
5–7 cm / 2”–3”
Juicy and
Tender
74°C / 165°F
2 hours
7 hours
Duck Breast
3–5 cm / 1”–2”
Soft and Juicy
64°C / 146°F
2 hours
4 hours
Pork
Belly
3–6 cm /
1”–2½”
Traditionally
firm
82°C / 180°F
10 hours
22 hours
Ribs
2–3 cm /
½”–1½”
Off-the-bone
tender
59°C / 138°F
10 hours
22 hours
Chops
2–4 cm / ½”–2”
Pink and juicy
57°C / 135°F
1 hour
4 hours
White
throughout
and juicy
64°C / 147°F
1 hour
4 hours