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I've been unable to find any evidence that it was banned in the EU; lots of people repeating that it was, but no actual source. The TV show that spawned the idea that it was banned was, by some accounts, referring to another provider/brand that had some issues. If rumours in the twittersphere are an issue to your business, you'll need to figure out some kind of strategy. Otherwise I think you'll find it hard to come up with any concrete evidence that it is harmful. PK

I've done this 3 or 4 times now. No liquid Nitro; just pat dry and fry at about 220-225. They are, indeed, about medium, but not dry at all. I used medium level of fat meat. The two times I had guests I had very sincere "best burger they ever had" and one of the guests (Mother in Law of all things) who "doesn't like" burgers attacked it with gusto. I'd love to try it with liquid nitro but not only do I have no idea where to source it locally, I have nothing to store it in. PK

I have an SVM+FMM and also a Sous Vide Professional. I also used the SVM with a rice cooker. I did the SVM+Rice Cooker for about a year. Its primary limitations are capacity (unless you have a really big rice cooker), power (can take quite a while to hit a high temp) and usability (too many wires, rice cooker ending up on warm instead of cook, sensor getting intoinconvenientplaces). I used SVM+FMM very regularly for at least 6 months. It still has too many parts, usability wise, but not too bad, really. The power is excellent. I've not had any issues with circulation. I still use the SVM+FMM when I need to do a whole cooler of stuff, or need a second set-up. It is a very good combo. I do prefer the usability of the the SV Professional (it is extremely nice to use), but it is definitely a large step in price and isn't as flexible as the SVM+FMM.

Actually, I am very interested in building general low-ish temp 'oven' for smoking (inject smoke from something like a bradley smoke generator). I was also figuring temp, RH control and wondered about bringing up humidity. If it could run as high as 60 C or so, it could be used for SV-type applications as well. I'd be very interested in a build log and any information on your success. We need to open source this!