oh man, it’s is so user friendly, way more so than what I see on the Sansaire. The first touch screen has three options “Temp, time, start”. Hit temp and you can set your temperature. Get it!
I am a big fan of the stainless steel on the anova. It appears that the sansaire body is all plastic. All the parts touching water with the anova are metal, stainless skirt along with heating coil, temperature probe and I am guessing water level probe.
It should be able to fit on a cooler since the clasp can move to accommodate it. Obviously you can’t put the lid back on, but should work. The only issue is a decent sized cooler might have more water than the Anova can move effectively. I’ve thought of buying a small pump to circulate extra water on amazon.
Wow, I never knew such devices existed and mainly avoided sous vide because I didn’t want to buy one of those big chamber units.
But now I am seriously thinking to get one.
I assume you use almost any container with the Anova and Sansaire?
Is there a volume limit?
Is it really as easy as it looks?
Any container tall enough to fit the unit works. I think the limit is 21-22 L or around. 6 gallons. I’m sure you could go bigger and just sacrifice a bit of water circulation in the process.
While I haven’t tried anything other than the sous vide supreme (waiting for my sansaire) it sound like they work so I highly recommend it if you enjoy cooking. It opens up a whole new range of techniques which produce results not easily attainable by other means.
Big stockpot works fine. You only really need to cover it for long cooks where evap would be an issue. Steak is quick, water level loss is not noticeable and the anova has no problem keeping temp.
Mark, I don’t have an Anova, and the height depends on the device. Each device hands over the edge of the pot, and clamps in place. They have a minimum water level mark and a maximum, which obviously is below the top of the pot. Just a guess, but 8 qt. seems on the small side. My device does not fit in the 8 qt pot I have (not All-Clad), but it is a fairly wide pot, so not tall enough. I use a BIG stock pot, probably 16-20 qts. Remember, you’ve got to have room for the device and your food bags. Too small of a pot would also mean you’d have to be adding water often during a long cook to adjust for evaporation. You’d only have a couple of quarts between the min and max lines, some of which is displaced by the food.