SousChef Digital Sous Vide Circulator, 1200W — Colour: Black

I owned an Anova before ordering this one. Unfortunately, I bought my Anova in the USA, 110V and had to get a transformer. It recently packed up, however, once you start using a sous vide, does not matter the brand, the food is next level. I cannot even do a normal Braai anymore without first cooking my meat sous vide. Woolworths tikka braai fillets are probably some of the best tasting chicken when you sous vide it and tan it on the braai afterwards. Fantastic tool. Read more

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Bought the SousChef wand on 1 September 2021.

Every time I have used it the food comes out under cooked.

Yesterday decided to test the temperature against two other thermometers and found it to be 12 degrees out.

How can a product costing R2600 that have a digital thermometer built in be so inaccurate, really poor product.

I would not recommend this product to a friend.

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I recently bought this and have cooked steaks with it twice. Both times taste and texture were amazing. Looking forward to trying fish next.

One thing to note is that when I used two cooking thermometers to check the temperature of the water, in places the water could be up to 2 degrees low, so if temperatures are really important to you, set it higher.
While I'm here, a vote of appreciation to the YC support team.

Somehow my delivery address got corrupted by the time the courier tracking info was sent. My email was answered within 30 minutes and the delivery details on the courier site were corrected an hour later. Sincere thanks guys (especially Shamielah). Read more

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This is my first sous vide immersion circulator and it's great. As far as appliances go — there's nothing else I own that's as simple and easy to use. Set a temperature, set a time (optional) and it's ready to cook! I'd definitely recommend the free Joule mobile app (no account required) for some sous vide specific recipes with video steps to get started. Now excuse me while I go look for more things to sous vide... Read more

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I need to make probiotic yoghurt. To do that, you need an appliance that can run for 36 hours at 38°C. This is the ONLY appliance I could find that can do just that.

I took out my second batch of yoghurt this morning.
This appliance is user-friendly and does its job without any hassles. I am now going to use it for steak too.

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I'm a gadget man, especially in the kitchen, but this is definitely one of the best. More than I bargained for and very robust.

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This is by far one of the most versatile tools for your kitchen. I use it mostly for preparing meat, but also use it for leavening bread in a moist, temperature-controlled environment. I also use it for quickly defrosting frozen items.

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You need to plan well, not for fast cooking, but amazing results.

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5 out of 5 stars

Excellent quality, awesome performance!

Item reviewed: White (no longer available)

Review by Hanna R. on 10 December 2021, 14 days after purchase

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Excellent quality, awesome performance. Exceeded my expectations! Perfect sous vide meat every time.

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Absolutely a fantastic product. Love it

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Product is worth it. Easy and effecient.

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Works like a charm. Easy to set up and accurate.

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I have recently started using this and am very impressed with the quietness and ease of use of this machine.

It’s much sturdier and has a stainless steel circulator blade it’s not plastic like the Taurus one that I had a dreadful repeat experience with.

Would recommend this over the Taurus any day….

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5 out of 5 stars

Seriously good!

Item reviewed: Black

Review by Mauro C. on 14 November 2024

Product exceeded my expectations!

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Absolutely love this sous vide machine! It's been a game-changer in my kitchen — the temperature control is precise, — allowing me to cook everything from steak to salmon perfectly every time. The meat comes out tender and juicy, with that perfect edge-to-edge doneness you can only get with sous vide.
It’s also surprisingly easy to use — just set the temperature — put your food in a sealed bag, and let it work its magic! The compact design fits neatly on my counter, and clean up is a breeze. Highly recommend for anyone looking to elevate their cooking at home! Read more

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I bought this out of curiosity and thought it may be great to put food on to cook while I worked, then just finish it off. It does that job perfectly, but with the added benefit of making the meat or chicken really tender. It works with the immersion container, or can be put onto the side of a large pot, so is ideal for travelling. The nice thing too is that you can use ordinary Ziploc bags for the meat and don't have to buy special vacuum sealer bags and vacuum sealer machines. Read more

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Easy to set-up, quiet and super convenient!

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Works as advertised, maintains temperature perfectly and so easy to use.

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We are new to Sous Vide but we like what we have achieved with this way of cooking so far. The SousChef works well enough, it maintains a very accurate water temperature. We don't really know if it is any better than any other Sous Vide device as this is the first we have purchased. It took a while to figure out how the setting of the temperature and time works. The instructions in this regard are really poor and could be improved upon. We are happy that we bought the SousChef and are looking forward to using it for a long time. Read more

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