Read more: The Most Useless Cooking Utensils, According To Chefs Sous vide cooking requires vacuum sealing food in an ...

Sous vide cooking involves putting your food in ... it's time to seal your food in an airtight container. Plastic bags are most commonly used, but Mason jars also work in some situations.

But don't be fooled like I was -- sous vide (pronounced "soo-veed") is very simple: It involves putting food in plastic bags, immersing those bags in water, and then heating the water until the ...