Introduction As part of my extensive reviews of immersion circulators, I bought the Instant Pot Accu Sous Vide Immersion Circulator to test and review it. After all, how could I decide which one was the best without testing them all? OK, I admit that basically I really like cooking sous vide and just wanted to find […]
Nutrichef Prime Immersion Circulator Review
Update 2017: They no longer call this model “prime”. I’m not sure why, but I’m guessing it’s just a marketing thing. The stats, construction, etc other things have not changed. There is a version called upgraded that is currently available, but there’s no discernible difference as far as I can tell. Introduction As one of the […]
Gourmia GSV130 Immersion Circulator Review
When I started my whole ‘sous vide experiment’, I started with the Gourmia GSV130. It was one of the cheaper ones that I bought (13 total), so I figured I’d mess around with this one first. It was simple to start using (no wifi or apps), and if I broke it somehow, it wouldn’t matter. It was cheap anyway. I cooked quite a few steaks, salmon fillets, and pork chops before moving on to test the newer models from Gourmia and other brands that offer immersion circulators.
What ended up happening was that the GSV130 served as a base point on which I gauged my future experiences with immersion circulators. The Gourmia GSV130 was such a solid immersion circulator at such an inexpensive price, that I really had to look for reasons why someone would spend more than two times more on an appliance that basically did the same thing.
Kitchen Gizmo Simplified Sous Vide Immersion Circulator Review
When I started cooking sous vide I just bought all the immersion circulators that I could find online. I didn’t pay attention to brands or prices – I just wanted to test them all! That’s how I ended up with the Kitchen Gizmo Simplified Sous Vide Immersion Circulator. I had not heard of Kitchen Gizmo before! They make interesting kitchen tools – niche products like an all-in-on avocado slicer tool, magnetic salt and pepper shakers, and a manual coffee brewer for k-cups. Cool stuff!
Their “wired” lineup is quite small, but it’s the electrical side of things that they do. Actually, wired only has two products so far: an electric water kettle and this immersion circulator.
The unboxing of the Kitchen Gizmo immersion circulator was pretty interesting! It was sent a very nice, hexagonal, tall box with the device inside, along with the setup guide, cookbook, and a few other things.
Sansaire Immersion Circulator Review
When Sansaire launched it’s Kickstarter campaign, it raised over $800,000. That’s 8x more than their $100,000 goal. It was clearly a popular and highly anticipated device. It’s on the market now, and you can buy it from many different places online, including Amazon. There’s also been a bunch of other new sous vide immersion circulators to come onto the market this year. So how does the Sansaire Immersion circulator compete on the open market? You’ll find out in my in-depth review and comparison.
There are some clear advantages to Sansaire of other brands of sous vide cookers, but also some serious negatives worth considering. While I think some of you would probably prefer this device over others, honestly, it was not my favorite. I tested 11 different circulators in total over the past few months, and while the Sansaire would rank in the Top 5, it would not be in my Top 3 picks.
Gourmia GSV140 Immersion Circulator Review
The GSV140 is currently unavailable. Please see the GSV130 for a cheaper device or the GSV150 for the newest model. Introduction Spoiler Alert! This is one of my all time favorite immersion circulators for cooking sous vide. The GSV140 simply hits all the main points that are important to me. Below, in this review of […]
Gourmia GSV150 Immersion Circulator Review
As of the writing of this review, the Gourmia GSV150 was released just a month ago and is already racking up great reviews. With a number of other bluetooth sous vide immersion circulators on the market already (and probably more on the way), I had to test this model out to see not only how it compared to the previous Gourmia circulators, but how it faired against other bluetooth devices available.
Overall, the GSV150 met my expectations, having tested the GSV130 and GSV140. With it’s slim design, inexpensive price, and powerhouse (1200 watts) heating element, this is definitely an appliance I can recommend. Where I think it was lacking though, was the app to allows you to connect to the immersion circulator from your smartphone. Keep reading to see if the Gourmia GSV150 is the immersion circulator you’re looking for, or if you’d be better off spending your money elsewhere.