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Sous vide – what to buy or ask for, for Christmas?


Robert Jueneman

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8 minutes ago, JoNorvelleWalker said:

I don't understand the anova preheat problem.  Mine heats up more in seconds than minutes.  Unless you're cooking in the bathtub.

Seconds? I doubt that. At 800 watts you're looking at something like 5 seconds per degree C per liter (very ballpark, ignoring compounding factors, etc.). So to heat a five liter bath from 20C to 60C you're looking at something in the neighborhood of fifteen minutes.

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3 hours ago, Chris Hennes said:

Seconds? I doubt that. At 800 watts you're looking at something like 5 seconds per degree C per liter (very ballpark, ignoring compounding factors, etc.). So to heat a five liter bath from 20C to 60C you're looking at something in the neighborhood of fifteen minutes.

 

I start with hot tap water (just measured with Thermapen at 60 deg C) -- and my anova is not 800 watts.  If you have a little anova and were trying to boil water you might have to be more patient.

 

I stand by my "seconds".

Cooking is cool.  And kitchen gear is even cooler.  -- Chad Ward

Whatever you crave, there's a dumpling for you. -- Hsiao-Ching Chou

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