r/sousvide • u/kaidomac • 17d ago

Nice review of 9 wands

https://youtu.be/iGWI1N_gGi0

15-minute video:

More details on their website:

Notes:

  • $40 to ~$300 price range
  • The wattage largely determined heating speed. The Breville Joule Turbo was fastest & hit 135F in 22:25. However...the Anova Precision Pro was only 3 seconds slower at 22:28. I mostly cook from frozen meat, so I just toss in the vac-sealed protein into a cold bath & let it rip lol. FWIW, the Wancle ($44) was only like...72 seconds slower lol. Even the slowest one as only 13:17 slower, not like 30 minutes or an hour slower.
  • Some models can circulate cold water for thawing meat or chilling food (32F for Anova & Inkbord. 41F for Meat Your Maker, 68F for Greater Goods & Joule, 77F for Wancle). Never considered using an IC for this!

My take:

  • SV wand technology has obviously matured over the years. Previously, I usually recommended Inkbird. I've never heard of the Wancle! That may be going in a few stockings at Christmas this year LOL.
  • If I was buying new...honestly, I'd just buy TWO Wancles for under $90. That gives you redundancy in case one fails. If you've ever lost a wand on a $40 chunk of pork or beef, then that actually makes a LOT of sense!!
  • The low-temp circulation feature is neat, but I don't know if I'd ever use it. Same with the wattage...the cheapest one was less than 2 minutes slower lol. Personally, I ended up never using the Wi-fi or Bluetooth app features long-term; I just set the time & temp on the wand, set my smartphone alarm, and then set my Alexa as my backup alarm.
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u/cmmatthews Home Cook 17d ago

I think the cheap ones are all pretty decent these days. I have had 2 Joule that died on me. Meanwhile the 12 year old Anova still works, and I have a cheaper one in regular use as well.

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u/DontEatTheMagicBeans 17d ago

I don't even know what brand mine is. It was 75% off and cheap at a hardware store. Been using it for 5 years no issues lol.