Equipment Reviews: Sous Vide Machines
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Sous vide cooking is easy, if you have the right immersion circulator. We compared the speed, accuracy, ease of use, and cooking results of several new models …
The new anova sounds like a swarm of mosquitos. Its such a horrid frequency that you'll swear you're still hearing it after you've left the room (and loud enough that you actually might). If you write them on the issue, they send you a copy paste about how their new motor is more powerful and compact. Dodge it if you plan on longer cooks.
Let’s add display-less/ app-only models to the list of bad recommendations from ATK – a list that includes $200 fry pans from All Clad. As much as I love making their recipes and enjoy their recommendations, this boggles my mind.
I think your platform is big enough to address the elephant in the room … YouTube keeps unsubscribing your channel! At this point no one cares if it's personal or impersonal! I don't want to have to subscribe to your channel every video!
I have come to an opinion that I don’t ever believe their reviews…. I believe they are sponsored reviews … most of the stuff they recommend get terrible reviews if you check out other resources
Most wasteful way of cooking ever designed ….why?… non-existent heat insulation, meaning you will spend the next x Hours heating the food as well as anything else that surrounds the container (I.e. air)…. you will be forced to use one-way plastic to hold the food … for what? For having the same result as if you spent a little more time doing the actual cooking instead of delegating it to what is nothing more than a heating waterpump with a timer.
I use mine so much that I keep a Rubbermaid container with an anova top and my anova all connected and sitting on my counter. A vacuum sealer is a must, too. Vacuum sealed meat will last in your freezer practically forever. Batch vacuuming gives you a lot of ready to heat food.
What were the parameters, let's pick everything that the Joule excels at and use that. An app should be a feature not a requirement. And I don't trust anyone that says "go for the polycarbonate over the stainless steel."
Rare miss from you guys – the Joule has no manual controls, cmon now.
you picked the same piece of crap you chose the last time. I've had two of the Joule and nether of them work anymore.
Aren’t we supposed to be getting away from single use plastics ?
Sous Vide is nonsense if you're a hobby cook, even an enthusiastic one. You need that dedicated (i.e. uni-tasker) machine and a shitload of plastic bags. Leave this silly, environmentally questionable technique to restaurants!
Please, don't do pulled pork in sous vide…! that looks … not so good. 😨
ATK never met a Breville device they didn't like. Why is that?
I bought one of the first batch of Sous Vide Supreme machines to arrive here in England (I think the first batch was just 50 machines). I've been using it regularly for over a decade. When it was about 9 years old, the seal at the top started to leak slightly, so I emailed them to ask where I could get a new gasket. They came back very quickly and said, "Don't worry, send it to our agent in Ireland, and we'll replace the gasket for free".
Now, THAT was impressive customer service for a 9-year-old machine!
And of course, the SVS is silent and does not require an App to make it work. I think it will still be working fine in 25 years.
I use a modded insulated cool box to sous vide for longer cooks like pulled pork saving energy and for shorter cooks i got genric clear polycarbonate clear sous vide container from amazon.Thanks you for the video, take care, God bless one and all.
And yet the winner can’t be used without an app. Mine might be half the price but I don’t need a couple hundred dollar phone or tablet.
Pity their top choice also requires you to have a smart phone or tablet in the kitchen (Additional cost) and can't be used without the device. I guess they get a kickback from Chef Steps. That's the equivalent of saying "This pan is great – but you need to buy this specific new burner for it" without mentioning in the review that the pan is worthless without the burner.
My Joule has been going strong 5+ years! Will gladly replace it with the new ones once this one dyes. Also just bought the Nesco Deluxe a few months back and it works great, happy it’s your pick too!
Emeril sous vide cooker. $75 on Amazon. Has been flawless for me for 7 years now. 👍🏼
Why not look at the instant pot's that offer sous vide? While they may not be perfect without a circulating pump, having one less kitchen appliance is a major advantage.
Anyone ever checked eventual plastic migration to the food using that cooking technique?
It's insane to spend $200 on a gadget that relies on a company maintaining their app for it to keep working. Physical controls are a must
Is it safe to cook food in plastic?
You're top model has no physical controls. One of the SV circulators I have is the Mellow, which also can only be controlled by app.
There are times when that turned out to be a real pain, as I didn't always have my phone handy when I wanted to change settings, or another family member who didn't have the app needed to change settings.
And I don't know if this one works the same, but it turned out that controlling the Mellow runs through the Mellow company server, so when they had money problems they disabled app features until I started paying a subscription, which as far as I'm concerned turned the thing into a boat anchor. Not to mention they were tracking everything I did with it.
I think this video is incorrectly titled, should be sous vide circulators. Sous vide machines would include other types of machines, like Anova's combi-oven, the Anova Precision Oven.
My Anova stopped sensing temperature so it would continue heating the water until I turn it off. I found an article that suggests replacing something on the circuit board that was damaged from steam. I haven’t had time to try fixing it, so I don’t know if it works.
I have loved the joule for years. I was one of the first to sign up and I have had 2 for years. I REALLY enjoy them… but I have one problem. If you leave them in water, or don't use them for too long, the metal around the motor seems to oxidize and cause the motor to bind. They recommend that you run it through a Clean cycle which is basically running it in a water/white vinegar solution. This helps but not as much as I'd like. I've yet to hear about a better way to clean it, but if you guys have one, or if you guys return to this in a year or two of wear and find out the best way to deal with it I would LOVE to know how.
I have always thought the idea of cooking in plastic is gross, so I never used the sous vide machine I have.
Anybody have any suggestions?
This is very dangerous. Warming up plastic chemicals will be absorb by the food you eat causing long term consecuences. Be aware people.
Since the Joule only operates with an app…. Is Breville collecting data on users?
I've owned Anova and Joule models for years now. The Joule is, hands down, the most frustrating kitchen device I own.
On the plus side, it does heat quickly, and it is precise, but as several others have commented, you are at the mercy of the app and whether or not it is functioning properly, if you have connection, etc. Redundancy on the device itself is a must have, which the Joule lacks, if you want a reliable cook.
I am a lover of most things Breville, but there is a lot that can be done here to improve the Joule and I am shocked that ATK gave it their top spot.
I have an Anova and we Anova fans are mad it didn’t even made it second place lol
Anova all day errday! Joule is like the Apple of Sous vides. Looks good, but not great in practice.
Just manually set the temperature on the anova, and time it without the need for an app.
What is with all the “Joule you HAVE TO USE AN APP! 😭 but my Anovo is perfect!” Comments. The fact all of them hit the exact same points just slightly different wording makes you think they have been paid for commenting or something 🤔. That or they have joined a cult.
I can't stand gadgets that require an app to work. Sure they work now, but if I upgrade my phone in a year or two, will it become a brick?
I have the Anova and it works wonderfully for me. I don’t know what this is with the 5 minute increments, because mine I can adjust it to the minute on the machine as well as with the app. While the winner you can only use the app for the time and temp, which is why I didn’t like it. Anova worked so well for me I’ve given one several times as a gift and they all loved it.
The biggest problem with app-based devices is that you're now entirely reliant on the fact that the company in question is willing to give the resources to keep the app updated because if the app breaks in any way or becomes incompatible with futuer versions of whatever OS you're on then suddenly you'll have a paperweight rather than a useful device. While I think apps are great as an additional component to a device, if it becomes the only way of using it then you're running the huge risk of never being able to use it again the second the app ceases to work.
Love my joule. Never had any issues. I had an ANOVA before but it could not hold a temperature.
I have been seriously considering getting a sous vide machine, so this was very helpful to me. Thanks much!