Greater Goods Kitchen Sous Vide - A Powerful Precision Cooking Machine at 1100 Watts; Ultra Quiet Immersion Circulator With a Brushless Motor (Onyx Black)

Easy to adjust time and temperature. Cooked a chuck roast and done to perfection!!

Ten months of weekly use and it just stopped working. It did work well until then. Temperature was always spot on. Had one small issue with the timer; it added 2 minutes to every hour, which is a problem when you’re fermenting dairy for 36 hours. But I can read a clock ⏰. I loved the simplicity of it: unplug to turn off, press to set temp and time. I’m moving on to a yogurt maker. UPDATE: adding a star. I de-calcified the unit and did test runs at various temps and times and it works now. I’ll keep it as a backup and use filtered water only.

Right out of the box it felt like quality. I've seen some of the other reviews saying theirs stopped working after a couple or few uses. I hope not and don't think it will be the case with me. Brand new to this style of cooking and never used one before. Being a man, of course I didn't read any directions. Didn't have to. Plugged it in, turned and pressed the dial until I was able to set my temp and time. The hardest part was figuring out how to turn it off. After a couple minutes of not locating a power button or switch it dawned on me. Just unplug it. My first ever cook was 2 - 1lb. ribeye steaks. Pretty sure I was about to ruin $40 worth of meat at this point. A cooking show I saw said to cook them @130 deg. for 1.5 hrs. for med/rare. My family leans more toward medium so I did 140 deg. for 1.5 hrs. and finished them up on the grill for 1 minute each side. Came out a hair overdone, but not the unit's fault. It's a learning curve. The meat was some of the tenderest steak I've ever had. Wonderful flavor and no weird taste. I can't wait to do em again and fix my mistakes. May try chicken next though since that's so tough to get cooked through thoroughly. Last but not least. I almost bought the #1 rated one on Amazon. 80% 5***** reviews and 20% 4 star. Nothing lower. Even had it in my cart. Thankfully I read at the last second that is doesn't have a built in circulator. You have to have a circulator with these to keep the water moving constantly. SOOO glad I caught that and bought this one. Buy one, you won't be disappointed with anything!

I’ve used this twice. I’ve been considering buying a real sous vide heater for years. I’ve been using an Instant Pot for sous vide for years. I’ve been a fool. This heats quickly and the noise of the circulating water is not an issue. I’m pleased with the dial, it works well and as described in the instructions. The 850 watts is more than enough to keep an insulated stock pot (18 quarts) at a consistent temperature. The bracket could be a little more sturdy, but it can be righted enough to hold the unit stably.

I am a new sous-vide user. My goal is to cook good, tasty, healthy meals on my busy schedule. This machine helps me do that. The machine comes in good packaging to prevent damage in transit. I recycled the box. There is a preset to every degree so temp control is precise. The machine makes minimal noise and is easy to store vertically. My first meal with this unit was chicken in barbecue sauce for lunch. After breakfast, I filled a food container with water, attached the lid and Greater Goods sous-vide machine, clipped a pound of frozen chicken breast in the water, set the temp to 165F and let it cook for a couple of hours. When I checked the meat temp it was at 165, cooked and safe. I then put meat in a sealable bowl, added the sauce, and microwaved it for a couple of minutes to heat through. The food tasted good, was easy to prepare, and the left overs went into the fridge for another meal later. My second try was with Spanish Pallela from Costco. The Pallela came in a heavy duty plastic bag perfect for sous-vide. I set up the unit to 165F and the Pallela came out exactly to the directions. Pros: Meal prep is easy. Many foods come in plastic bags and are ready to cook in sous-vide. Sous-vide needs minimal watching, once an hour is enough. Foods cook to temp and do not burn. Clean-up is easy: the machine stays clean. The water and bags get recycled. The sous-vide is part slow-cooker, so meals can be started when convenient and eaten an hour or two later. The machine is fifteen inches tall and about three inches wide so it is easy to store. Cons: None Note: I bought the food container and lid at the same time from other companies, but the sous-vide will attach to any somewhat straight sided container. Disclosure: My sous-vide machine purchase price may be refunded to me for this "test" use, but not the cost of the food container and lid. I tell you true because I don't want to see anyone waste money and the return policy is a guarantee against waste. I think the price point is good and easy for most beginners and I did pay that price out of my own pocket.