Fityou Sous Vide Cooker 1100W, Thermal Immersion Circulator with Recipe and Adjustable Clamp, Sous Vide Heater with Accurate Temperature & Digital Timer, Ultra Quiet Stainless Steel

EDITED REVIEW ONE YEAR LATER: It's after 0100 in Chicago but I felt compelled to log in and update my review of this device. I am leaving my original review as-is and I am prepending the review with the update. THIS IS BY FAR THE BEST PURCHASE I HAVE EVER MADE ON AMAZON - AND I'VE BEEN ON AMAZON SINCE THEY SOLD AND DROPSHIPPED ONLY BOOKS. (Sorry for the caps but I can't do bold.) Granted, I only take this unit out of the cabient when I am preparing larger than usual volumes of proteins, but looking back, I do it pretty darned often. This cooker has performed flawlessly and without hesitation since day one - and beat the heck out of it. On day one I used it to prepare a dozen steaks, right out of the box. My sous vide pot was rather small at the time so it took me four rounds of cooking - the device was on almost non stop for nearly twelve hours. Then two weeks later we had a barbecue and I used it to cook briskett and more steaks, and even fish and some veggies. The unit was on straight for 40 of the 48 hours leading up to the barbecue, with the briskett done last and cooking continuously for more time than I will care to write (do your own research so you don't undercook it). Then there was the engagement party for a niece, the Superbowl party - I mean the Big Game party, the World Cup party, the Tour de France party, the family reunion - one on each side, and the weekly cooking of my beef for the week of dinners. In all cases, it took me close to six days of almost continuous use to cook all of the food - and I am not exaggerating. We ran the thing literally non stop for up to three days before giving it a short break, then cooking for three more days. We always use the vaccum seal bags and fully submerge the food - we don't use a rack simply because it is annoying and we have not found one that fits our pot to the point it increases capacity. Our first pot of choice was a three gallon stock pot. The cooker handled that really well so we got adventurous when cooking for larger crowds and we found an insulated tub, probably ten gallons in size and gave that a go. Surprisingly, or not, it handled the ten gallon tub just fine - I'm actually cooking ten steaks at once right now. It is 0100 on Wednesday night and this thing has been running since Monday morning. Now I'm not suggesting you do what I do and run this thing into the ground - surely I may have an outlyer that is performing above standard. But what a reliable device. After going on 15 months of use the thing is like brand new, quiet as can be, display is perfect, all the buttons work and by gosh it was only $69 -- way, way cheaper than the name brand units, especially the one I had to return twice. Sure, no bluetooth, but are you really that concerned you need to monitor your temperature or time from the living room when you are cooking something for up to three hours -- it's really that hard to get up and check the machine??? I didn't think so. Buy this and love it. But oh, you still need to know how to use it and you still need to know how to properly prepare and finish sous vide cooked meats and veggies. Once you know how to do that, this is the device that will take you where you want to be. Ciao... ORIGINAL REVIEW Purchased the Anova Nano for $99 a couple of weeks ago. The Bluetooth function was a great convenience, but the circulator stopped working after the seventh day of use. The Anova Nano was returned and this Fityou unit was purchased for $69. Although the Anova was technically advanced with the Bluetooth interface, this Fityou model is clearly more robust in every other way. The Nano circulated the water, but you had to look closely to determine if the water was moving. With the Fityou the water has a clear, strong current that circulates the water twice as fast, which in turn will allow you to use a larger cooking vessel, or add more bags to the water (my experience). The difference in wattage is also discernibly better with the Fityou. Water comes to temp more quickly (I always put "hot" water into the cooking pot) and the unit seems to run cooler, which to me means it is not working as hard to keep the water at the designated temperature. I would save the $30 that paid for the Bluetooth and get this device instead.

Fantastic temp control. Easy to use and has been perfect!

I have been truly enjoying cooking sous vide with this gadget. Chicken, pork, beef, have all turned out quite good. The exceptional meats were chicken breast and salmon. REALLY good. Both meats are ones you don't think of putting into a sous vide since they're quick and fairly easy to cook. But I've been blown away with how good they turned out! Someone told me onboard controls was better than getting the more expensive wifi or bluetooth ones since they can sometimes lose connectivity. I'm sure that's true, but there are some drawbacks with this: This Fityou Sous Vide Cooker 1100W operation is pretty clunky. Changing the temperature or time takes much patience, as sometimes the controls don't respond at all, or are slow to respond, or advance too slowly, or advance so quickly that you have to then clunkily reverse the direction of the control. On ours, the clock is more responsive and easily controlled than the temperature. The temp control is finicky and maddening. Also, the cook time reading never matches real time. I've nearly sent it back several times! But I threw away the packaging already, and I suppose I'll have to just live with this. I do love the way our food has turned out. Also good for serving last min stuff because it just holds it at a steady temp without drying or overcooking. I have not tried veggies yet. Would I buy it again? Probably another brand but in the same category!

I've been cooking sous vide for several years, and I've had a couple of different circulators. This is in the low-end area, but it doesn't have low-end features. This replaces my Kitchen Gizmo tool which died after nearly three years of use. It had proven to be a workhorse and I was disappointed when it finally gave up the ghost. However, instead of purchasing the same brand, I decided to try this one. I like the reviews and figured what the heck. I've been using it for less than two weeks, so let's consider this a preliminary review. And it's all positive. The interface is easier to use than my late great Kitchen Gizmo. The instructions are pretty easy to understand and I had it up and running in my 12-quart Cambro in no time. My first cook was a one-inch thick ribeye. I set the time and temperature, added in the vacuum-packed steak, and waited the correct period of time before taking it out of the bath and searing it. My second cook was a section of brisket (point), and it put it in for a 36-hour cook. It performed flawlessly and I was rewarded with tender brisket! For those who are hoping to have a circulator that will continue to hold temperature after it's completed cooking, then this is not your tool. I've found that the less expensive circulators just cut off when they're done and that's that. If you want one that will hold the temp for a longer period of time *just in case* you can't get to the food after it's done, then you have one of two choices, other than the obvious one of watching it like a hawk. One is to set the timer for a longer period of time but set a separate timer (I use my Apple Watch) so that you'll know when the cooking period is done, but you also know that you may have an extra period of time that you've set to do what you want. The other option is to get a higher-end circulator. Only you can make that decision. For what it's worth, my first sous vide circulator was a high-end model $$$, and it didn't even make it to the end of its one-year warranty. Twice. And it held temp. My cheapie ones, on the other hand, while they did not hold the temp and cut off after the timer went off, lasted well past their warranty period. So far for this particular model, it's an enthusiastic five stars. I will update if anything changes.

Don't buy this product from Amazon, There is no warranty, No seller details. I have bought this product in August and I have been using past three months now that it isn't working I tried looking for customer care or seller details but there were none. Amazon says you should have checked warranty and seller details before buying the product. This is ridiculous... Amazon allows brands to sell their products without verifying their details or their product.

Works very well. I see some bad reviews. One said he was getting an E3 error, had cleaned it but still got the error. An E3 error means the water level is too low - add more. Also someone said the temperature was only adjustable in 0.1 degree increments - wrong you can tap the button to vary by 0.1 degree or you can long press and it will change to 1 degree increments and if you keep it pressed for longer it will change to 10 degree increments. It really does pay to read the instructions!

Tried out this Sous Vide unit for the first time yesterday. Is is very user friendly as all you need to do is selet the desired temperature and set the timer. My previous unit only allowed for temperature control so I was quite pleased to have a timer so the unit would (and did) turn off after a pre-set amount of time. The only issue I had was that the instruction manual was missing. The download available on Amazon is in French only. Other than that, it is a great produt that appears to be built very well. Definately recommend!

Easy to use and good quality. Setting the cooking time and temp could be improved but cant complain great product.

I do NOT leave many reviews but I couldn't resist myself .. I wanted a unit that was not only reliable in regards to temperature and timing but just as important it needed to be SUPER Quiet !.. well let me tell you I have tried many other units and they all make noise .. BUT THIS ONE IS VERY , VERY QUIET ..you simply can't hear it running at all ! So if your looking for a unit that is accurate with Temperature, Timing and Super Quiet all at the same time then you can't go wrong with this one.. Highly Recommend !!!