Vesta Precision All-in-One Sous Vide Cooker, No Water, No Vacuum Seal Bags Needed; Marinate, Sous Vide & Sear, 700W Sous Vide Machine 3L Container, Built-in Food Probe & Wi-Fi App Control

This is no ordinary sous vide cooker. With this machine, the sous vide process is moved directly into a vacuum chamber. Sous vide cooking is vastly simplified. This is revolutionary, and it just works. I've had the machine for about 2 weeks and I’m hooked. No more water immersion bath, no bag, no vacuum, definitely hassle free. Oh there is vacuum, the machine does that for you, automatically - inside the tray/inner pot/chamber. I put food in the machine, mostly right out of the fridge. Touch a few buttons, I can then go out and walk my dog. With the phone app, I can remotely control the machine anywhere there are cell signals. I only need to monitor the temperature progress. The internal temperature probe doesn’t sound very exciting, but it helps get the job done. It allows real-time monitoring of the internal temperature of the food, which is not possible on traditional sous vide. The results have been good, perfect doneness everytime. Meats are juicy and tender, salmon is moist, tender and flaky; shrimp and lobster (yes, lobster in shell, why not?) are tender, slightly springy and succulent. Ribeye and seafood dinner? No problem, I have done it too. Put them both in at the same time, set the lower temperature one first. Take that out when it’s done, then continue on with the other one. You can do the same if Donny came for dinner, and he prefers his well-done instead of bloody red. I was skeptical about the heating at first. But, not to worry. The heating seems even, however it’s done. I have tried 4 NY strips at the same time, 1 1/4 inch cut, double stacked, perfect doneness all around, no problem there. And the same goes for 6 salmon steaks. I swear I’ve read somewhere that the machine is better in retaining moisture of the food, that is, compared to the traditional sous vide. I don’t have a way to test this scientifically, but I can confirm the foods came out of it are always deliciously tasty and juicy. For the last few years, I only cooked sous vide in the weekends. Now it's sous vide for dinner every day. There's no going back. If you are new to sous vide cooking, you may or may not realize that sous vide cooking is not limited to steak. Most if not all, are just better at certain temperatures, usually at the lower than boiling point. Think, “overcooked/under-cooked” in terms of internal food center temperature. As it turns out, once you get a hang of it, the possibility is endless. To help get started, there are 20 recipes in the mobile app, which is specifically developed for the device. Most of them can be done in less than an hour. In Neovide Mode on this machine, where you set a target internal food temperature. When the preset temperature is reached, the machine goes into “keep warm” mode and the display shows “Hold” and time. The vacuum is retained at this point by the way, it won’t release the air until you pressed the “Start/Stop” button on the machine, or the “Finish” and “confirm” on the mobile app. I’m not sure “keep warm” is the right term in this mode. The temperature can drop a couple of degrees (f), but it seems to me that the machine is still working hard to maintain the food's preset internal temperature, which is how it should be at all time. Depending on what you are cooking, the preset temperature can be reached before the required pasteurization time. I leave it on “hold”, or change to manual mode and let it continue. If you change mode, air is released, the machine then vacuums again and restarts in the other mode. I don’t know whichever way is better, but I do make sure it passed the recommended pasteurization time. With sous vide in general, as in all forms of cooking, food safety is very important. It should be emphasized here again. It’s a good thing as it forces me to source my food wisely. That is stored, handled and prepared properly at all times, and I make sure pasteurization is achieved before serving. The machine can do searing, which is nice. I have not gotten to it yet. In this regard, my cast iron is doing a fine job. On the other hand, I like how I can preheat the cast iron before the foods are taken out of the machine. The machine is sturdy and sleek looking, good material, very well built. Again, the machine requires no bag. With the money I save from it, I expect to make it back in no time. Sous vide grade vacuum bags are expensive these days. Furthermore, I understand good quality vacuum bags are capable of handling the intense sous vide cooking. However, questions remain in the back of my head when cooking tougher cuts for extended periods. Now, no bag, no plastic. The volume is a little limited perhaps, if you have a big family. In my case, I rarely need to make more anyway. “Sous vide”, is a French term for “under vacuum”. Here, under vacuum and precise low temperature control is the name of the game. This machine has done it and done it well. As far as I can tell, it is the one and only machine today. But if you are looking for a slow cooker, or an oven for that matter, I’m sure there are better options elsewhere.

Compact, counter friendly, sleek (looks great). Works beautifully! Easy clean up. Downside: takes a long time (can't rush), thick meat takes longer to reach ideal temperature. Should come with a meat thermometer so you know the temperature you would like your meat cooked ex: rare, medium, well done. My husband loves it! Also, Amazon ruined this Christmas gift as it was not packaged in a nondescript box. Delivered timely though.

Displays error code E01 which means there's either not enough water, or there's too much water. Huh, which one is it?? Tried multiple water levels between Min and Max lines and nothing works. I tried a second unit (which I ordered for a family member) and that one did the same thing. Called customer support and the rep had absolutely zero product knowledge and couldn't help. They took a message and said someone from tech support would call me back, but no one did. Returned and going with a different brand

When I placed the order, I was full of curiosity about this product, and Guga's video sparked enough interest for me. The machine seems to bring a significant revolution to Sous Vide, but I was unsure of how it would perform and if it would suit my needs. After having the machine for a month, during which I've cooked various proteins and vegetables, it has become an indispensable tool in my kitchen. As expected, it excels at cooking meat, especially steaks. For vegetables, having a more uniform shape leads to more ideal cooking results; otherwise, one would have to rely on steam generated by the juices for cooking. When ingredients aren't suitable for probe insertion, I opt for the Manual mode. This way, I can set cooking temperature and time according to traditional cooking habits, and the results turn out quite well. If I were to mention a drawback, it would mainly be the relatively limited inner space, but for our family of three, most of the time, its capacity is sufficient. After all, we also prepare other side dishes. Overall, it's a kitchen appliance that I really like, and it has been a permanent resident on my stove for a month now!

What can I say, I've used this like 5 times and it cooks food beautifully, but compared to my Breville Smart Oven (900 series) it produces the same results mind you it won't be sous vide but the steaks or chicken come out just as juicy. But the price of the Neovide just isn't there for what it does... it vacuum your food and cooks it to a desire temp, that's it... you can't vac seal bags, you can't really cook cuz the pan is deep and just cumbersome to cook like a pan would be but it can sear meat etc. The technology it great, the app is great I just don't see the cost valid to what it does. I maybe just nitpicky but this is a $200-250 appliance not $450. The Breville was $300 and can handle way more cooking scenarios then the Neovide and for that I'll stick to the Breville. But it's a nice conversation piece of you do decide to keep it and looks very nice on the counter top, that you can't go wrong there.

I've had this machine for 6 months now, and at first I was delighted to stop using bags. I use sous vide both for cooking and for reheating, as I live alone, so went through a lot of bags. While I found that this machine was ok at cooking most things, it was incapable of poaching anything like a butter poached piece of fish. It also was not as good as if cooked in a bag with long cooked items like a chuck roast (24+ hours). I also found it less good than a water bath at reheating food, causing it to become slightly drier. Finally, I could never get the app to work, and when I tried to contact the company, no response.

cooks a mean steak, and has even turned a rump steak into a fillet in all but name. ive been using normal sous vide for some time but i can say this is a step up. you can also use this as a waterbath should you wish although ive not tried. i have found its reluctant to take temp up to desired level for quite some time, so if you want a 60c steak then i set it at about 63c and just stop when it reaches 60. also when it does reach desired temp, it de vacuums and holds temp; not sure why it removes the vacuum tbh; maybe something for them to change along with the temp thing. but after saying that i am, even at price, very, very pleased overall. the marinade works as does the searing. just dry off steak and add a toch of oil .. it heats quite fast and goes up high enough to sear well enough for me. that does add a couple of degrees to steak centre so be ware if you want a finished one at say 58, then aim for 56/7 while cooking.

Works well for sous vide but could do with more heating power for searing. Cleanup is not difficult but does need to be done carefully to prevent smells developing.