Sous Vide Container 4.75 Gal. (19 qt) and Floating Ball Cover Kit Bundle (Large)

This tub is very sturdy. Its volume is good for larger family meals. I cooked four 2-1/2 pound steaks at once with plenty of room to spare. The balls are about 3/4" in diameter, so they cover more of the surface area than ping pong balls would. They work very well and the mesh storage bag is nice for allowing them to dry completely. My sous vide heater and circulator is an Aicok. The lip of this tub is deeper than the clamp on the circulator is really designed for, but it still worked just fine, and the deeper lip makes it easier to handle so much water at once.

The common reaction I get when people have seen the 12 quart container + balls is "is the container really necessary" and "what the heck are those balls"? My answer is--YES! It's worth it to have these items for sous vide. I did a ton of research, and the balls are the easiest way to create a "lid" to help insulate the water and sous vide, and the obviously benefit is that they're able to move around a larger roast or something that might bump up against a lid.The container itself is great because it's large (obviously)--but I like to have the ability to see through and see how the meat is actually cooking, and you can see the water swirling around.It also makes clean up pretty slick as well. Very happy with my purchase.

I needed a little more space for a full brisket (flat and point) for my sous vide / smoke. It works great! I have the point in a bag and split the flat for two bags. Contrary to another review I saw, I never expected this to come with a lid. That reviewer may have been thrown by how the top lip of the container looks like a lid in the images. The balls did come with and work well to limit evaporation. I will say, $74 after tax is atrocious, but the storage bins i tried using were too flimsy. This is very sturdy.

This container is awesome, I am new to Sous Vide and the first equipment I got was to small for my use. This container is large and very sturdy. It is well built and the plastic ball lid works very well. I was pleasantly surprised, I had never used one before. I would buy this again and would recommend it to anyone.

I bought the V2 version of the Nomiku Sous Vide cooker (wifi enabled), and this works well with it. The water levels don't give you that much play, especially if you're adding a lot in the container, so that's something that you'll need to watch as you add food to it. This container held up well during my initial test (two steaks) and the little plastic balls did a great job of preventing evaporation, especially in a colder than usual room with low humidity (prime evaporation conditions). The sack the balls came in works well for keeping them together and letting them dry out after use. This bundle is a great value for the money and is well worth it for anyone doing immersion cooking!

I was amazed how well the plastic balls held in the heat and stopped evaporation. Much easier and cleaner use and load than solid lids.

I got an XL size and 250 balls do not cover 2 layers. It is OK if you run it in the kitchen but in the Thanksgiving time in the garage, I can see some steam raising. The balls cost less than a penny so I expect more balls for $69. Now I need to buy more balls.

This is fantastic! The balls do a good job of keeping the liquid from evaporating for long slow cooks, and they are quite easy to clean and stow away in the included mesh storage bag.