I wanted to dive into something that I see a lot of people do wrong when they're trying to sear their food after they've sous vided it...and that's forgetting to dry it off.
They wonder why they always smoke out their apartments and still don't get the sear they were hoping for. Drying off the sous vided food is such a critical component of getting a great crust on their food. The biggest goal you're trying to accomplish when you're searing your food after sous vide is to keep it as quick and as hot as possible.