Sansaire sous vide circulator

Glaucus · 15 Aug 2013 at 08:59

Lots, got my snugs on Saturday, now an essential kitchen item, so useful and easy

A couple have failed, and pulled out of 1 or 2 as I didnt feel they could deliver.
Lunarsail is one I will be backing this month, and hundreads more I couldn't justify the price on.

Tempted by http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/rpalermo/quad-high-temperature-naturally-fired-cooker?ref=search
But then if I manage to buy a house,then I'll build my own BBQs/pizza ovens etc.

randomshenans · 15 Aug 2013 at 10:03

Nice, I've wasted the whole morning so far on there. Love some of the home automation stuff!

York · 15 Aug 2013 at 16:15

So looks like I'll be back this for the $219! Been wanting to get a Sous Vide water bath for a while, so this look ideal.

Just need to find a decent blowtorch and vacuum sealer! Any recommendations for either of those?

Glaucus · 15 Aug 2013 at 16:19

Blow torch you'll find at B&Q or any builders merchant. Don't get the kitchen ones.

Don't get Andrew james, that's what I have.
I'm looking at the foodsaver v3835 it's highly rated on the review sites.

randomshenans · 15 Aug 2013 at 16:30

Yea, I'm after a vac sealer now, but did you see in a lot of these vids them just using sandwich bags? I was like huh?! You said air tight...

lotus7 · 31 Aug 2013 at 10:48

Thanks for pointing this out, I`ve now backed this project.

I need to research the vacuum sealer, maybe a cheap bicycle pump with the piston seal fitted on backwards might work ?

Edit: Just got a food vacuum sealer of Amazon... £40

Glaucus · 31 Aug 2013 at 19:29

Andrew James one by any chance? If so cancel it now.

lotus7 · 1 Sep 2013 at 08:17

Glaucus said:
Andrew James one by any chance? If so cancel it now.

It's cancelled, thanks for the warning.

Glaucus · 1 Sep 2013 at 08:38

Its pretty darn useless, hardly ever punctures the bag to create a vacuum.

Platinum Pete · 1 Sep 2013 at 21:30

My andrew james vac sealer works really well. What are your issues?

Glaucus · 1 Sep 2013 at 21:31

Platinum Pete said:
My andrew james vac sealer works really well. What are your issues?

It never punctures the bag.

Platinum Pete · 1 Sep 2013 at 22:02

what do you mean by punctures the bag?

Glaucus · 1 Sep 2013 at 22:15

Hmm have I been using it wrong.

Platinum Pete · 1 Sep 2013 at 22:35

well i dont use bags- use a roll- I cut a size i need seal one end, then put in the food, etc, place in the correct position, press the vaccum seal button and it sucks out all the air and seals the bag- pretty simple really. if im cooking food at high temps eg. 80dc i tend to seal it twice to ensure it doesn't open. only had a bag open once and i think that was due to overloading it and having a bit too much moisture in the seal location when i sealed it. made a mess of my water bath though.

York · 3 Sep 2013 at 20:45

Well ended up backing this, so once it's a bit closer to dispatch I'll need to get a vacuum sealer wnd a blow torch

randomshenans · 4 Sep 2013 at 07:46

Same. I'm just unsure which sealer is best for space and seal!

glitch · 4 Sep 2013 at 15:27

Apologies for doing a link-and-run job - had meant to follow up with recommendations for sealers, etc.

For under £100, the Foodsaver V3040 is pretty decent. Works well with wet and dry ingredients, can handle using bags from a roll and is quite quiet and doesn't take up too much space on your counter.

Apart from that you're probably looking at around £250+ for something decent. All the 'flat' sealers like the Andrew James' and indeed the Sous Vide Supreme are a bit cack and run the risk of sucking up liquid due to their lack of controls.

Neil777 · 5 Sep 2013 at 18:24

Moses said:
This website came up when Googling and recommends this product. Does anyone have any experience with it?

Edit :: Googling the product name brings up fairly unanimous praise... I'm tempted!

That's the one that I've got, not that I've got anything to compare it to but it works really well. I just got some cannisters to go with it yesterday so haven't had time to try them out yet.

Edit, I've got the low noise version and it's barely audible.

lotus7 · 12 Sep 2013 at 15:16

Moses said:
This website came up when Googling and recommends this product. Does anyone have any experience with it?

Edit :: Googling the product name brings up fairly unanimous praise... I'm tempted!

I do now, I ordered it on the 6th and it has just arrived. I have only sealed two oranges and a lemon so it's not a full and complete road test. It seems ok, fairly quiet.

I'll let you know if I have any problems, although I doubt I will use it much until November, when my 240V blue display Sansaire should arrive.

Hmmm... perfect rare steaks finished off with a blow torch.

I suppose I will be hit for VAT at 20% when the Sansaire arrives ?

FrenchTart · 12 Sep 2013 at 15:18

lotus7 said:
I do now, I ordered it on the 6th and it has just arrived. I have only sealed two oranges and a lemon so it's not a full and complete road test. It seems ok, fairly quiet.

I'll let you know if I have any problems, although I doubt I will use it much until November, when my 240V blue display Sansaire should arrive.

Hmmm... perfect rare steaks finished off with a blow torch.

I suppose I will be hit for VAT at 20% when the Sansaire arrives ?

In the meantime try the oven @60C method (assuming you have a temperature probe and decent enough control of over temp). It's pretty damn tasty