MegaChef Immersion Circulation Precision Sous-Vide Cooker With Digital Touchscreen Display

Absolutely perfect! I used a very large pot, filled it up with water and vacuum sealed 13 individual NY Strip Steaks for our family Christmas dinner. Set it to 137 degrees and walked away for 2 hours and 15 minutes. Came back and opened all 13 steaks and seared them in a cast iron skillet for 1 minute each side. WOW... these steaks were perfectly cooked to a medium rare from edge to edge, and the meat was very tender and tasty. I recommend this MegaChef Sous-vide unit to everyone. Don't even hesitate, as it is very easy to set up and use.

I bought this sous vide specifically to make the yogurt described in Dr William Davis's book, Super Gut. The yogurt must ferment at 100 degrees for 36 hours. My very first batch of yogurt came out thick, creamy, smooth and delicious with little to no separation, just a tiny layer of liquid whey on top. I checked the temperature several times during the process and it maintained 100 degrees the entire time. Directions are clear and programming is a breeze. Another plus is that it is whisper quiet. Now I'm looking forward to making a nice juicy steak!

I’ve had sous vide devices for the past few years and use them frequently, about twice a week. I previously had the Anova which was excellent. When it died I bought the new Anova model which in my opinion is worse in every way than the older Anova model. In fact, it isn’t even as good as this device which is 1/3 the price. The one difference though is that unlike the Anova or other high end devices, this device does not have an app or WiFi so you cannot control it remotely with your phone. Which, frankly, I don’t care about because I never found it very useful with the Anova device. Anyway, compared to the new Anova this is better in several ways- First, it is quieter. My main issue with the new Anova is the terrible high pitched whine the motor makes. This Device does not have that issue. Second, the temperature is actually more accurate. I tested it with a calibrated precision thermometer and this was dead on the money while the Anova was two degrees off. Third, the controls are better because it uses a little wheel to set the temperature rather than have to push + or - 30 times. It’s better in the way volume knobs are better for stereos. Lastly, it is physically longer. Anova shortened their device by a few inches which was a terrible idea because I can no longer use bigger pots unless I fill them super full. Longer is better, you can always use the clamp to move the device higher but you can’t make it grow for deeper pots. I can’t speak to the durability because I haven’t owned it long, but as far as it’s function and design, it’s an excellent choice.

Works well so far, but minimum water level is a bit high and when the water level passes the height, it starts to beep and its hard to tell whether or not it beeped because of this or if it was finished.

I was curious about sous vide cooking for steaks, looking for a perfect medium rare result. It can be a difficult goal to accomplish on a grill, due to varying thicknesses of the cuts and hot spots on the cooking surface. My best attempts still resulted in achieving medium rare only in the very center of the cut, with the outer surfaces at medium or beyond. My first sous vide attempt was on a sirloin steak, which is typically not a tender steak. The device came out of the box with the temp control set to 124.7 degrees. Perfect! The set up was super simple with a secure clamp that allows me to attach it to any pot I choose. The pump circulated the water very well and was quiet. I let the steaks cook in the water for a couple hours. (By the way, I love the huge time window for cooking — extremely forgiving and flexible for time management!). After preheating my grill to 525 degrees, I took the 124.7 degree steaks out of the sous vide cooking and grilled them for a minute or so on both sides. The result was a perfect edge to edge medium rare on the inside of the steak, with a tasty grilled outer surface. Amazingly easy! And a sirloin that was surprisingly tender, since it was not overcooked.

Works great, very accurate temperature and quiet operation. However, the motor has started whining loudly about 6 or 7 months in, which is really unappreciated. We'll see what the company says about that. *****Update: Their customer service has been quick to reply and easy to work with. ****Update 2: The replacement does not work. It does not stop heating up at a certain temperature but goes right up to 165. I've had no response from their customer service about the second one. Personally, I would now steer clear...

I bought this Megachef after my a previous, far more expensive sous vide failed after about 5 years of use. We love to sous vide, we use it probably once per week so I figured I would try something at a better price point if even the top name brands are only expected to last 5 years. So far I am extremely pleased. It's very user friendly and holds temperature very well. I opted for a lower wattage sous vide this time and I noticed that it does take a few more minutes to get up to temp but that doesn't bother me, I just start the water bath a few minutes earlier. Great product, I hope it lasts at least as long as my previous sous vide. I believe it will.

This product is very easy to use. Just put it into water,fix it by attached clamp, set desired temp. and time on panel and start. No difficulties. The expensive Sous-Vide Cooker (>$100) has Wifi connection, but the difference is where you set temp. and time, on the phone or on the panel. I don't have to do it on the phone and this is enough. Very resoanble price. For 1 month use, no issues and stably working. I measured water temp. by thermometer and compared with measured temp. on the panel of this product. The results is exactly same. It looks ery accurate (<1'C) water temp. control. The size is bigger than expected. It can quickly go up a lot of water temperature because of bigger size.

Muy fácil de usar. Excelente producto. Muy recomendado.

So heating elements working but rotating-not . Those blades like small blender in a bottom which supposed to rotate water and keep equal temperature From the day one it’s the problem pls help as it is in warranty

semiprofesional, buen producto