[GoodGrief]

[quote author=Publius link=topic=10967.msg103975#msg103975 date=1414715231]
I do recommend the immersion circulator for the convenience and precision.  An Annova costs as much as a good toaster oven.  You can use it for all sorts of meats and vegetables and since the stuff is vacuum sealed you can make meals ahead of time and reheat.  Think of it as a DVR for your kitchen.  It's particularly amazing with fish - which I find to be the protein with the lowest margin of error.

"A DVR for your kitchen" is brilliant marketing.  Anova should use it.  Please don't get lazy and think you can throw a fish in warm water in a cooler and come back a few days later.  While a cooler can be used there is much more to it than that.  Be sure to read up on it.  Just reading the Anova website will give you an idea of what is required.
[/quote]

Both Ferrari and Publius kind of read my mind perfectly.

Publius's phrase "A DVR for your kitchen" is EXACTLY what made me think, "Hmm, maybe I should get an immersion circulator." I'm a big fan of making large quantities of food and freezing much of it for convenience eating later. And with Baby GoodGrief on his way in about 5 weeks, I expect to have even less time for anything. But you're right Ferrari, maybe I should actually look into it, because I was pretty much thinking, "Hmm, maybe I can just throw a fish in there and eat it whenever it's convenient."

[GoodGrief]

[quote author=Publius link=topic=10967.msg103975#msg103975 date=1414715231]
I do recommend the immersion circulator for the convenience and precision.  An Annova costs as much as a good toaster oven.  You can use it for all sorts of meats and vegetables and since the stuff is vacuum sealed you can make meals ahead of time and reheat.  Think of it as a DVR for your kitchen.  It's particularly amazing with fish - which I find to be the protein with the lowest margin of error.

"A DVR for your kitchen" is brilliant marketing.  Anova should use it.  Please don't get lazy and think you can throw a fish in warm water in a cooler and come back a few days later.  While a cooler can be used there is much more to it than that.  Be sure to read up on it.  Just reading the Anova website will give you an idea of what is required.
[/quote]

Both Ferrari and Publius kind of read my mind perfectly.

Publius's phrase "A DVR for your kitchen" is EXACTLY what made me think, "Hmm, maybe I should get an immersion circulator." I'm a big fan of making large quantities of food and freezing much of it for convenience eating later. And with Baby GoodGrief on his way in about 5 weeks, I expect to have even less time for anything. But you're right Ferrari, maybe I should actually look into it, because I was pretty much thinking, "Hmm, maybe I can just throw a fish in there and eat it whenever it's convenient."