• Saves you money. Tenderizes inexpensive cuts.
• UL commercial and NSF approved. Designed to meet the rigorous demands of a commercial kitchen.
• The lid contains steam. Prevents any significant evaporation or the need to continuously monitor the water bath level.
• Easy to Use. Set the temperature on the control panel and let it do the cooking.
• Compact. Sleek design suits busy kitchens, yet it still has the capacity to cook 20 x 4-oz (115g) portions of food.
• Affordable. The SousVide Supreme Chef is a fraction of the cost of other sous vide devices, such as immersion circulators.
• Easy to maintain. Each unit is hand-calibrated at the factory, with no need for re-calibration by the cook.

	SousVide Supreme Chef	Immersion Circulators
General Features
Precise temperature control within 0.5 degree Celsius	Yes	Yes
Quiet operation	Yes	-
Lid to contain steam/prevent evaporation	Yes	-
Prevents food shrinkage	Yes	Yes
Impossible to overcook	Yes	Yes
Prevents food from drying out	Yes	Yes
Push-button simplicity	Yes	-
Cooks two or more distinct foods at once	Yes	Yes
Holds multiple foods at once for service	Yes	Yes
Easy clean up	Yes	Yes
Maintains accuracy without re-calibration	Yes	-

Other Sous Vide Cooking Tools and Appliances

Immersion Circulators

An immersion circulator can also be used for sous vide cooking. This device involves a PID controller box attached to a heating element that€s immersed in a tub of water and a pump to circulate the water. These motor-driven devices are loud, and most are used with a open basin or water bath. This set up creates both steam and noise in the kitchen environment.

External PID control boxes

External PID control boxes and small pumps to agitate water can be used with rice cookers, slow cookers, steam tables, and roasters for cooking sous vide. The resulting jerry-rigged contraptions, with their snaking tangle of probes and cords, look more like a lab experiment.

There is also the ongoing maintenance required to continually recalibrate the external PID controller - which must be done regularly and isn€t simple to do. Additionally, the probe leads on these devices are temperamental to situate around the food pouches and easily damaged. This can create unpredictable temperature swings, making this option impractical and inconvenient for most cooks.

SousVide Supreme water ovens

	SousVide Supreme Chef	SousVide Supreme	SousVide Supreme Demi
	Professional 11-liter Water Oven	Consumer 11-liter Water Oven	Consumer 9-liter Water Oven
Cooking Capacity	11.2 liters / 3 gallons	11.2 liters / 3 gallons	8.7 liters / 2.3 gallons
	20 to 24 four to six-ounce portions of food	20 to 24 four to six-ounce portions of food	12 four-ounce portions of food; 60% cooking capacity of the 11.2-liter water ovens for individual food pouches€"leg of lamb, roasts, flank steak, etc.
Rating	NSF and UL certified for commercial use up to 30,000 cycles	UL certified for household use up to 6,000 cycles	UL certified for household use up to 6,000 cycles
Dimensions	11.8"H, 13.5"W, 14.9"L; 13.9 lbs	11.4"H, 11.5"W, 14.2"L; 13 lbs	11.3"H x 10.96"W x 12.99"L; 9.08 lbs
	About the size of a bread maker	About the size of a bread maker	About the size of a crock-pot
Exterior	Stainless steel with brushed stainless finish Stainless steel lid	Stainless steel available in black and red Polished aluminum lid	Coated steel shell, available in two colors: black, red
	Stainless steel lid	Stainless steel lid	Aluminum lid
	Extended handles	Recessed handles	Recessed handles
Interior	Stainless steel	Stainless steel	Anadized aluminum
Ships with	Industrial grade, detachable power cord	Detachable power cord	Detachable power cord
	Perforated bottom grill designed to generate thermal convection, plus wire handle for easy removal	Perforated bottom grill designed to generate thermal convection, plus wire handle for easy removal	Perforated bottom grill designed to generate thermal convection
	Insulating lid blanket	Insulating lid blanket	Insulating lid blanket
	User Manual; cooking time/ temperature chart	User Manual; sample recipes; cooking time/temperature chart	User Manual; sample recipes; cooking time/temperature chart
	Warranty card	Warranty card	Warranty card
	Stainless steel universal pouch rack may be used in three positions to separate cooking pouches for even cooking	Stainless steel universal pouch rack may be used in three positions to separate cooking pouches for even cooking	Stainless steel universal pouch rack may be used in three positions to separate cooking pouches for even cooking
		Instructional DVD	Instructional DVD
Price	$749.00 MSRP	$479.00 MSRP	$349.00 MSRP