Self-Starters Eat Up This Slow-Cooking Technique
"Sous vide cooking was once the province of chefs at fancy restaurants and home cooks willing to shell out 
close to $1,000 for a water oven. Now, do-it-yourselfers are making their own, inexpensive sous vide cooking rigs."
"With sous vide cooking, meat, fish or vegetables are placed in sealed plastic bags and cooked at relatively low temperatures for long periods of time — like 48 hours or so. The juices are saved, and foods don't get overcooked."
"People who cook at home with sous vide setups tend to rave about their steaks."