I saw that these were on sale and after looking at few different brands I have a question regarding power, some are 750, 800 or 1000 watts what is required? I read good things about the Instant Pot and the Anova models so far. I guess I have some MCS.
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It depends on the volume of water you will be warming and cooking in. If you plan on large cooks, the higher watts will get to temp quicker. If you are cooking for just a few people each time, lower watts are fine. Others may provide a bit more on this, but that’s my understanding.
If i remeber, my Anova is 900 watts, it’s a few years old, they have a newer model out now. But it has worked great. A buddy of mine has a Joule and he has liked it as well. The one difference between these specific models, mine has the ability to be set on the unit itself vs Joule only through the app. Again, both are a re years older so that may be different now.
Hope that helps.
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I agree with barelfly with one exception, the wattage versus the volume of water isn't just a function of how quickly it will get to temp, if the wattage is too low for the volume of water, the device may not be able to properly hold the temp you need. That, to me, is an important distinction.
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Yeah Anova sees good sales in the up and coming time of year. I have the Anova 800W Bluetooth but no WiFi. Very sleek unit, works excellent, doesn't need an app to run but you can use an app to control it if you want. Always within a degree of my Thermapen. I only ever SV a few steaks in a stock pot of maybe 12qt so I cant speak to large containers, such as for brisket but I have zero doubt it could do it I just haven't yet. I suppose a bigger model may cycle the heating element less, and of course have the power to heat larger volumes quicker.
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Originally posted by sthomasaz View PostSo If I wanted to cook up to 5 steaks at a time, how much water would that take? The 800 Watt says it will circulate 5 L a minute. Is that enough to do 5 steaks at a time?
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I still use my original Anova 800 watt model and have going on 3 years. I've got a large Lipavi plastic container that I've SV'd whole packer briskets in with little or no problem getting up to or holding temps for up to 72 hours. Unless you plan on cooking at higher temps, the Anova base unit works for 99% of your needs. Plus you can get one for around $99, while the Joule is at least 40% more (at 11100 watts).
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Don't get too hung up on wattage ratings. The rated wattage is a measure of how much power is consumed by a sous vide circulator ... not how much (or how efficiently) heat is being transferred to the water. I typically use my old 900W Anova in a 12 liter plastic Cambro container with no issues whatsoever. I do cheat a little by accelerating the heating process by using hot (about 120 deg. F) water from the tap to fill the container.
That said, more is usually better ... so I'd recommend going with one of the more powerful models from one of the major brands.
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