Greater Goods Kitchen Sous Vide Machine - Precision Cooker, Immersion Circulator, Brushless Motor, 1100 Watts (Onyx Black)

The Greater Goods Precision Sous-Vide immersion cooker is a nice addition to my kitchen. I've only given it a few runs so far (a 28 hour beef roast and a 4 hour set of pork chops), but it performed admirably both times. The device is high-powered (1,100 watts), so it brings your cooking bath up to temperature quite rapidly and can maintain the desired temperature easily. The controls are very simple (a single knob/button), and as a huge positive, it does NOT require a smartphone, WiFi network, or Bluetooth to be used effectively. While some other brands can be operated without a network, it is sometimes painful to configure cooking time, etc. without using another device (looking at you, Anova), and being able to set temperature and cook time easily from the front panel was a real joy. The device pretty much guides you through setting the temperature and cooking time, and with a final press of the control button, it starts cooking. The status display has a color indicator to show if it's bringing your vessel up to temperature, when it's cooking, and when your specified cooking time has completed. Since there is a calibration adjustment option available, I decided to check the cooking temperature against a high-quality and recently calibrated ThermoWorks instant read thermometer, and found the cooker was right on (within 0.2 degrees Fahrenheit) straight from the box. If I have to have something to quibble over, it's that once your desired cooking time is reached, the device sounds a periodic alarm to let you know it's done. Since I'm most often cooking things sous-vide that aren't going to be harmed by a little additional cooking (unlike oven baking/roasting, sous-vide cooked food isn't going "burn" if left in too long), I would have liked a way to silence or acknowledge the alarm, while letting it continue to cook (which in fact it does do, complete with a "count-up" timer showing the amount of time past your desired cooking time - so no worries about your cooked food unsafely cooling off if you're not around.) I found the easiest solution to get rid of the "done cooking" alarm was to just hit stop, add some additional cook time to the timer, then restart cooking. Certainly not a deal breaker, but it did make me have to deal with the device a little sooner than I would have if the alarm didn't keep beeping every minute or so. All in all, the Greater Goods Precision Sous-Vide cooker is a very nice product, seems to work well, is simple to operate, has enough power to bring your cooking bath up to temp and keep it there, and doesn't require other devices just to make it work. I like it! -Andrew Note: this is a true and honest review of the product after my real world testing. I was given this product by the manufacturer to review.

This sous vide machine is powerful and quiet. It heats quickly and maintains temperature well. The design is sleek, and it’s easy to use even for beginners. Great addition to any kitchen! Easy to clean, great value and functions as it should.

I use this at least 2Xs a week. LOVE IT!!! Sous Vide is a game changer in the kitchen. It is an invaluable tool to use to make the best vegetables, steaks, fish, chicken, turkey, etc. This particular model is very light, extremely easy to use, fits almost any container, and works exactly as expected. Actually, better than I expected. So much so, we purchased one for our son-in-law for Christmas. If you're looking for a mid priced, compact, easy to use cooking tool that takes your cooking to the next level, this is the one for you!!

I love my sous vide. I would purchase this brand over any other one. I don't like the Bluetooth features on the other brands, this one is so easy to just push the timer, temp, and let it do its job! I did have issues with it being a little loud after the 4th use. I use my sous vide almost every other day. I considered returning it, but gave it another chance, The noise didn't bother me as much and the noise went away. Then it stopped working and my window to return it ended, i was bummed. I contacted Amazon and they were so helpful. They transferred me over to the sous vide company and the customer service rep over at Greater Goods was amazing, she said to add a pinch of salt to the water and would send me another device right away. I received my new sous vide in less than a week. The salt trick did work on the old sous vide by the way. I think it has to do with my water. So, yes, I highly recommend this company and this sous vide. So easy to use and the company and its customer service are one of the best out there!

I love the simple "twist and set" interface to assign you temperature and cooking time. No unnecessary recipes or other frills. Temperature is regulated to a tenth of a degree. Modifying your settings once set apparently is not so simple, But you can just stop the program and redo it as needed easily enough. So why only 4 stars? Well, some "manager" decided to coat the product with the sinister planned obsolescence "sexy velvet touch feel-good rubber coating" that after about 5 years adsorbs your handling oils and turns into a sticky goo most people want to throw away. Or you can spend hours scraping this crap off to try and salvage your beloved product. Not yet sure how to deal with it. But will try to routinely clean with soap and water to prevent this death spiral. So we have a wonderful but tarnished product.

I’ve used this twice. I’ve been considering buying a real sous vide heater for years. I’ve been using an Instant Pot for sous vide for years. I’ve been a fool. This heats quickly and the noise of the circulating water is not an issue. I’m pleased with the dial, it works well and as described in the instructions. The 850 watts is more than enough to keep an insulated stock pot (18 quarts) at a consistent temperature. The bracket could be a little more sturdy, but it can be righted enough to hold the unit stably.

Right out of the box it felt like quality. I've seen some of the other reviews saying theirs stopped working after a couple or few uses. I hope not and don't think it will be the case with me. Brand new to this style of cooking and never used one before. Being a man, of course I didn't read any directions. Didn't have to. Plugged it in, turned and pressed the dial until I was able to set my temp and time. The hardest part was figuring out how to turn it off. After a couple minutes of not locating a power button or switch it dawned on me. Just unplug it. My first ever cook was 2 - 1lb. ribeye steaks. Pretty sure I was about to ruin $40 worth of meat at this point. A cooking show I saw said to cook them @130 deg. for 1.5 hrs. for med/rare. My family leans more toward medium so I did 140 deg. for 1.5 hrs. and finished them up on the grill for 1 minute each side. Came out a hair overdone, but not the unit's fault. It's a learning curve. The meat was some of the tenderest steak I've ever had. Wonderful flavor and no weird taste. I can't wait to do em again and fix my mistakes. May try chicken next though since that's so tough to get cooked through thoroughly. Last but not least. I almost bought the #1 rated one on Amazon. 80% 5***** reviews and 20% 4 star. Nothing lower. Even had it in my cart. Thankfully I read at the last second that is doesn't have a built in circulator. You have to have a circulator with these to keep the water moving constantly. SOOO glad I caught that and bought this one. Buy one, you won't be disappointed with anything!

Works great. It is easy to set. Only temperature and time. No app. Very quiet.