Make 100 easy, perfectly cooked meals using today's hot appliance: the sous vide! As affordable sous vide machines become widely available, an appliance once used only in fine-dining restaurants or on competitive cooking shows has entered home cooks' kitchens. Using a vacuum-sealed bag and temperature-controlled, circulating water, it cooks food gradually, making it easy, foolproof, and convenient for weeknight cooking. This comprehensive but compact introduction teaches you everything you need to know about sous vide preparation, including cooking times, and provides 100 inspired recipes for meat, poultry, seafood, vegetables, and desserts that go beyond the basics.

It Takes Guts is more than a cookbook: it's about education and understanding that the way we eat is important. Our choices matter, and we should seek to know why a particular food is beneficial for us, the ecosystem, and the animals, and how our food choices fit into the larger food industry and community in which we are a part. Through interviews with experts, more than a few hilarious and thoughtful anecdotes, and of course, delicious recipes, you'll learn the cultural, environmental, and health benefits of adding a little 'variety meat' to your diet.