6 Best Sous Vides (Review) In 2021

The Anova Culinary Sous Vide Precision Cooker is widely regarded as one of the best sous vide products on the market. It’s certainly one of the most popular and highly-rated – just check out the 1500+ positive reviews on Amazon. All of the products on this list will create consistent and amazing results, so we’re going to focus mainly on how easy the machines are to use and other elements of the design.

One of the things that really attracted us to this precision cooker is the way it looks. It has a sleek silver and black design that manages to look ultra-modern, whilst still looking perfectly in place in a traditional kitchen. Even the packaging is impressive – it comes in a high-quality plastic box similar to the kind of box you’d get an Apple product in.

The ChefSteps Joule Sous Vide is one of the most expensive products of its type. One of the main reasons it costs more is its size – it’s small enough to fit inside a drawer, so it takes up much less space than other kitchen appliances. However, size alone isn’t enough to warrant spending over $200 on a sous-vide wand like this one.

The sleek white wand is almost completely free from buttons, expect from one on the top that can manually halt the cooking. At first, this stumped us – until we realized it was a completely smart-controlled product. There’s no integrated flat screen to adjust the cooking settings, you have to do everything from the corresponding app. For some people, this is a huge plus. For others, it’s this product’s downfall. We’re not convinced either way. The cool thing about the app is that it gives you easy instructions for cooking. When cooking steak, for example, you select the thickness, how well cooked you want it, then press ‘start’, and the app will alert you when the steak is cooked. So, if you’ve got consistent access to the internet or Bluetooth and you are happy to use your smartphone to control all of your cooking, this product is well worth a look-in. For more amazing products for your kitchen, check out our guide to the best vacuum sealers.

When a product becomes popular, the company behind it will think of all sorts of innovative new versions of the product they can sell alongside it. Think about the iPod – they had the iPod Mini, iPod Nano, iPod Touch… the list goes on. This sous-vide cooker is part of that culture. It’s heavily based on the Anova Precision Cooker that we featured on as our Best Choice product. However, this one is smaller, quieter, and less powerful. It’s marketed to people that are ‘new to sous vide’ because it’s cheaper than the full version.

It has the same two control methods as the first Anova wand we looked at – a touchscreen on top of the wand and an app that allows you to control it remotely. The app isn’t quite as detailed and well-developed as the ChefSteps product, but it’s still impressive. And, despite being the ‘nano’ version, it’s not as small as the ChefSteps wand. But then again, it’s half the price, so you can’t have everything.

A lot of sous vide cookers are made for the modern age. They’re tricked out with WiFi and BlueTooth connectivity and have complicated and detailed apps to control them from. This sous vide cooker is taking things back to the dark ages. One of the major selling points of the GKC – Sous Vide Cooker is that it doesn’t rely on a strong internet or Bluetooth connection. You control your cooking settings using the highly-sensitive LED touchscreen on the top. GKC’s theory is that connectivity is getting in the way of great cooking.

The obvious problem with this lack of connectivity is that you have to think for yourself a bit more. Fortunately, they do provide a downloadable time and temperature guide for reference… but you will have to have an internet connection to download it.

The Wancle Sous Vide Cooker is another option if you don’t want smart connectivity. Sous vide cooking is supposed to be simple, so it’s great to see products that are designed with simplicity in mind. Like the GKC – Sous Vide Cooker, it can’t connect to your device, so you have to control it using the touchscreen. This one is placed on the side of the wand rather than the top, which has both advantages and disadvantages. The benefit of the side-mounted screen is that you have a handle on top of the device that controls the clamp – so you don’t have to mess around with any irritating clamps or anything like that and you can operate the machine using one hand. The bad thing about it is that it’s difficult to see when cooking, especially if you’re tall.

One of the things we like about this sous vide cooker is that it heats up quickly. It can achieve 140ºF twice as quickly as most other sous vide cookers. That means the cooking times are shortened, which is one of the major complaints about sous vide cookers. The only complaint we have about this sous vide cooker is that it doesn’t come with any recipes, so you have to rely on internet-based recipes. The result of this is a bit of trial and error to get the sort of cooking results you’d expect from a product like this. This is probably because this cooker is designed for professional chefs, who (hopefully) wouldn’t need to rely on a recipe book for cooking times. Be sure to also check out our guide to the best waffle makers for more excellent products for your kitchen.

The Boutik Sous Vide Cooker Immersion Circulator was an easy choice as our Best Value product. It has all of the same features as the much more expensive sous vide wands, but it’s less than $80. We reckon this is the best sous vide machine for under $100, but that really depends on if you want smart connectivity or not. If you don’t want smart connectivity, go for either the Wancle Sous Vide Cooker or the GKC – Sous Vide Cooker.

To control this cooking wand, you can either use the touchscreen on top of the wand or the connecting app. The touchscreen looks remarkably like an Apple Watch, which makes this one of the best-looking sous vide cookers around. We also like the fact that the digits are big and bright, so they’re easy to see when you’re cooking. The app is simple to use and full of information and recipes. You can operate it from another room, as long as you have a powerful enough connection. If you’re looking for a budget sous vide cooker, this one is really hard to beat. It has every feature you’d expect and it’s extremely well-designed. The only thing we’re unsure about is the product’s lifespan, seeing as there are currently no Amazon reviews. If you are also looking for some protein-rich snack, be sure to check out our guide to the best beef jerky.