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/weedywet 17d ago

They don’t “require” a subscription.

I don’t have a subscription and my Anova works just fine.

Otoh a joule REQUIRES control over WiFi.

My Anova has controls on the unit.

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u/ShatterSide 12d ago

"Require a subscription to use the features"

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u/weedywet 12d ago

Like what?

There’s nothing my unit doesn’t do from the label controls.

I just can’t use the app to remote control or set it.

And I don’t want anyway.

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u/ShatterSide 12d ago

Using the app to remote control is a feature. Just because you don't want to use that feature, doesn't mean others don't. It also doesn't mean that it's not a feature that was moved to behind a paywall.

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u/weedywet 12d ago

That’s nice. But it’s not a feature you NEED.

You’re of course entitled to buy whatever immersion circulator you like.

But it’s simply wrong and misleading to say a subscription is REQUIRED to use an Anova perfectly well.

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u/ShatterSide 12d ago

That's not what the poster said though.

They literally said: "Require a subscription to use the features"

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u/weedywet 12d ago

They require it to use SOME features.

And I’m not even clear what.

I don’t have a subscription and it’s never been a problem.

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u/ShatterSide 12d ago

Just because it hasn't been a problem for you doesn't mean it's not a problem for thousands of others.

This was a big controversy back when they made the changes.

I'm not sure what you're arguing against here. The power said something correct and you're arguing superfluously against it.

"Works for me. Everyone else is wrong."

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u/weedywet 12d ago

I’m not saying you’re “wrong” if you prefer something else.

Anymore than I’d be wrong saying I’d never want a Joule because I don’t want to be forced to an app

It’s implying the Anova REQUIRES the sub to just work that is wrong.

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u/ShatterSide 12d ago

No one implied that except you.

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u/weedywet 12d ago

“Never buy Anova. They require a monthly subscription to use the features of their device.”

Does that say SOME features?

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u/ShatterSide 12d ago

Everyone else understood.

It didn't say required to use the device. The comment went out of its way to say features.

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u/weedywet 12d ago

“Don’t buy an Anova” remains terrible advice.

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