New sous-vide equipment options
It looks like there are now a host of DIY water batch controllers on the market (one was demoed at Maker Faire in New York) for $80-$100, and even some pre-assembled ones for $120. If anyone has any experience with these and wants to post a review, that’d be great!
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Michael Conkle replied:
Great Review posted here:
http://seattlefoodgeek.com/2010/04/review-the-sous-vide-supreme/
October 27, 2011 at 7:57 am. Permalink.
John Pamperin replied:
I’ve put together an ember kit from lowereastkitchen.com. If you’ve ever soldered anything yourself or know someone who knows how to solder, its a great thing to make. Basically, it is a temperature controller that you put together yourself and attach it to a large (30 cup) coffee urn for the heating element and to hold the water. The kit is $80 and the urn is about $30, so its a really cheap alternative to the commercial equivalents.
The kit is very well put together, doing both Fahrenheit and Celsius to a tenth of a degree. It will also display the current water bath temp. I’ve had it running for days on a brisket with no issues.
The only downfall is the lack of circulation. I solved this issue by getting a cheap aquarium air pump, perforating a length of the air tube, and gluing the tube to the bottom of the urn with a silicone based, food safe glue. A $15 fix.
And since its a coffee urn, the footprint is quite small and wife friendly.
December 27, 2011 at 2:03 pm. Permalink.