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I've seen you comment a lot on sous vide in the past, is there a specific machine that you recommend? (And then is there one you'd recommend if money was no ob

by blhack 12y ago

I've seen you comment a lot on sous vide in the past, is there a specific machine that you recommend? (And then is there one you'd recommend if money was no object)

tptacek 12y ago
Whichever of Anova, Sansaire, and Polyscience is cheapest at the time.
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_pius 12y ago
I own the Sansaire, but right now I'd recommend the new Anova one that comes with an app and is well-reviewed by Serious Eats. http://anovaculinary.com/products/anova-precision-cooker http://anovaculinary.com/products/anova-precision-cooker http://www.seriouseats.com/2014/05/new-anova-precision-cooker-best-cheapest-sous-vide-circulator-on-the-market.html http://www.seriouseats.com/2014/05/new-anova-precision-cooke...
- mikecb 12y ago
  Do you know if they've released the android app yet? You can use it without (has a little wheel to set temp), but the monitoring and timing obviously don't work.
  - _pius 12y ago
    I don't know, unfortunately.
  - pfooti 12y ago
    There is an android app on the google play marketplace, but it is not from the anova folks and it costs $2. I haven't purchased it, because I already have my own list of "if you're cooking foo, set the temperature to bar" commands in my (analog) recipe notebook. Everything else about the newer anova is great. I have both a new-style and old-style (anova one) from them, and they're both cool. Now that I have the newer one with the adjustable clip, I intend to keep that in my kitchen for simple sous-vide stuff (steaks, chops, eggs, etc) and build an insulated enclosure out of a cooler for the One, so I can tackle bigger cooking projects.
    - mikecb 12y ago
      Yeah, I'm really enjoying it as well. Have made some amazing eggs so far.
  - shalmanese 12y ago
    The app isn't out yet but the Bluetooth API is fairly simple: https://github.com/neilpa/circulate https://github.com/neilpa/circulate and I ended up hacking together a very basic app in node.js in about 3 hours.
- aroch 12y ago
  I have the previous gen Anova, and it is great!
- sdrothrock 12y ago
  I own a Sansaire too and have heard a lot of good things about the Anova... have you had experience with both? Would you recommend the Anova as an upgrade from the Sansaire?

by blhack 12y ago

I've seen you comment a lot on sous vide in the past, is there a specific machine that you recommend? (And then is there one you'd recommend if money was no object)

tptacek 12y ago

Whichever of Anova, Sansaire, and Polyscience is cheapest at the time.

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_pius 12y ago

I own the Sansaire, but right now I'd recommend the new Anova one that comes with an app and is well-reviewed by Serious Eats. http://anovaculinary.com/products/anova-precision-cooker http://anovaculinary.com/products/anova-precision-cooker http://www.seriouseats.com/2014/05/new-anova-precision-cooker-best-cheapest-sous-vide-circulator-on-the-market.html http://www.seriouseats.com/2014/05/new-anova-precision-cooke...

mikecb 12y ago
Do you know if they've released the android app yet? You can use it without (has a little wheel to set temp), but the monitoring and timing obviously don't work.
- _pius 12y ago
  I don't know, unfortunately.
- pfooti 12y ago
  There is an android app on the google play marketplace, but it is not from the anova folks and it costs $2. I haven't purchased it, because I already have my own list of "if you're cooking foo, set the temperature to bar" commands in my (analog) recipe notebook. Everything else about the newer anova is great. I have both a new-style and old-style (anova one) from them, and they're both cool. Now that I have the newer one with the adjustable clip, I intend to keep that in my kitchen for simple sous-vide stuff (steaks, chops, eggs, etc) and build an insulated enclosure out of a cooler for the One, so I can tackle bigger cooking projects.
  - mikecb 12y ago
    Yeah, I'm really enjoying it as well. Have made some amazing eggs so far.
- shalmanese 12y ago
  The app isn't out yet but the Bluetooth API is fairly simple: https://github.com/neilpa/circulate https://github.com/neilpa/circulate and I ended up hacking together a very basic app in node.js in about 3 hours.
aroch 12y ago
I have the previous gen Anova, and it is great!
sdrothrock 12y ago
I own a Sansaire too and have heard a lot of good things about the Anova... have you had experience with both? Would you recommend the Anova as an upgrade from the Sansaire?