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Great picks.. Other on line reviews for both top picked sous vide machines are fantastic.. I was wondering though, for those us with Smaller kitchens and less storage space has there been a review done on multi cookers with the sous vide feature? I'd love to get into sous vide cooking. But the last thing I need is another kitchen gadget taking up real estate in my kitchen cabinets.. I do currently have an Instant Pot multi cooker. It's been Great.. it's replaced my slow cooker, my pressure cooker, my rice cooker etc. It's saved my a lot of time and storage space. The one I have is a little old and I'm thinking about upgrading to one with a larger capacity that offers the sous vide feature… I'd be interested in you take on those and the best option available. I'm likely going with another Instant Pot. But I know other brands offer that feature as well so open to suggestions!
For an accuracy test the measuring should have used PT100 or PT1000. thermocouples are not near as accurate as an RTD sensor.
Pairing a cooker with WiFi or a smartphone? I am a mid-aged person and significantly dislike all the bells and smarts manufacturers put in common appliances. The more an appliance is smart, the more can go wrong with it, look at smart washing machines and dryers.
Always the best info. And Hello!
I like how they did not talk about the best model in this line up at all. This is basically an #AD.
💯Great value for the money. Got this for my son and MyBest.Kitchen he made a 3 lb beef tenderloin for Christmas dinner. Best filet I've had outside a top end steakhouse. So good, I bought 2 for myself.
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I cant believe anybody would buy into this stupid concept. Attended dinner party of host trying out the system. Everyone wanted their steaks or (proteins as you call it) prepared differently. It Could not be done. Flavorless, no smokey flavor protein. The sides dishes were mushed and flavorless. The whole dinner took hours. Who wants to prepare food this way? Who has time?
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This is like the bread maker fad. After a while you found them at the thrift shop or in the trash.
Not a chance I would buy a product with no built in controls. Companies go out of business, apps disappear or get obsoleted with new OS versions on your tablet or phone, then never get updated, etc., rendering your expensive sous vide cooker useless.
$249 on Amazon today.
Just a 40% price increase after the ATK report.
The Joule is for gadget fans not someone who is working in a kitchen doing a bunch of meal prep and courses. I do not want to be messing around with my mobile phone when I am busy on prep or cooking. I actually use an Anova Pro and like the simplicity and scroll wheel and that I can see what is happening at a glance on the display.
Wow. Creating more plastic waste AND using extra water. This is upsetting, so wasteful. Outrageously indulgent and using extra resources. Sheesh.
The joules as of today is up to $249!
March 5, 2022
$250
The ATK app now has Yedi as winner for recommended best value. Joule is still top winner but is $249; Yedi is $98
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Not much of a review. Only talked about two machines and left the rest out. As for the Joule, why should I need to pick up my cell phone to use this? In other words, I need an additional piece of equipment to operate a separate piece of equipment. No thank you, I don't want to go after my cell phone to use this. Also, monitoring while away will not do anything for needing to add more if water level is too low.
Great value for the money. Got this for my son and MyBest.Kitchen he made a 3 lb beef tenderloin for Christmas dinner. Best filet I've had outside a top end steakhouse. So good, I bought 2 for myself.
I have the Joules and I like it, I can’t say I love it because this machine will not allow me to set the temp below 68F for defrosting to only circulate water. This review was incomplete.
We purchased the AN500 and the smaller Anova 750W Nano model in late November of 2019. 27 months later, they both have failed within a few weeks of each other.
Within the first year, the AN500 became loose such that it had to be handled carefully, with both hands, to keep it together. Otherwise, it worked very well and we were very pleased and impressed with the precision and ease of use. But shortly after the Nano failed, the AN500 had the impeller come loose from the motor shaft. It would heat but not circulate water.
I was able to take the impeller off the Nano that failed and use it on the AN500. But, now there is an occasional noise like a failing bearing and/or the impeller rubbing on its housing. So, I am not going to take the time and trouble to try to repair it, due to the way the Nano failed.
The Nano had a factory tape over the middle joint and it held together well. But one day, I noticed water violently boiling around the Nona. At first, I thought maybe one of the bags got too close and the water pumping against it was splashing out of the tub. But then I realized all the water in the tub was at or near boiling point. It fouled up a large Porter House steak and breached the seal on one or two of the other bags.
Got the Anova Bluetooth / Wifi model back when there weren’t too many others. Works fine, great app. These things aren’t that complicated.
4:40 So you can turn it on from work across town after the meat has been sitting in a plastic bag in a bowl of water at room temperature for about 8 hours.
Not very smart.
Got the joule over the holidays. Finally started putting it use. Only two 8 hour uses so far. No issues pairing with my phone. Sound is not bad when it's on.
Really good review! Thanks!
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reviewed Brands winner and winner but failed to steer us away from losers?
Liked this video I am thinking about buying one of these
It’s been a year since this test. I thought the joule sounded good. But after reviews from 2021, the reviews are not so great. There seems to be WiFi issues and/or mechanical issues. There are companies that are not honoring warranty issues as well.
Great video I’m buying one soon
I've owned both the Joule and the Anova. I absolutely hated the Joule. The Bluetooth sync took too long and had to be done everytime you wanted to turn on or off the device or change the temperature. The app also drained the phone battery at an alarming rate. Something you may not realize is that the Joule phones home with your usage of the Joule. This is the first time that I've completely disagreed with your recommendation.
Hooray for joule
The Joule is Breville which is very expensive… $350.00 here in Canada…
The same two machines come out on top in most reviews but I want to know the 3rd, 4th and 5th ranked machines, their model and how fast they got to the programmed temperature. Is it necessary to get 1000+ watts.. they are more expensive… how long do the 770 watt machines take to heat up? Nice review though. Thanks.
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I love my Ambiano immersion cooker that I got 2 years ago from Aldi for about $50. I saw them on sale later for $15. None of the bluetooth-wifi hocus pocus but it puts out 750 watts and gets the job done.
Joule rocks, it is not so much starting your dinner remotely as it is the ease of use. I never use it other than locally. The best feature of the app is the ease of selecting the proper time and temperature.
I wasted $179 (I really don't remember what I paid for it.) on that fat white stick that I can't get to sinc with my phone. I hate it, really hate it!
my wifi is down, now i cant cook. ???
That one you said had the most difficulty? The one that cracked the egg's? Yeah. That one. I have 2 question's. 1.) What's it called? And 2.) Would it work in a bathtub?