I recently purchased my first sous vide circulator and quickly realized they ALL leave something to be desired. However, after trying 5 different ones I've finally settled on the Fityou. Here's why....After using bluetooth/wifi with my Joule I quickly realized its kinda of useless. After awhile you learn there is no need to remotely control your circulator from another geographical location. Instead you'll set the time/temp and thats it! You'll make sure to be at home sometime close to when it finishes. With that in mind here are the key features that became paramount to me...1.) Quiet!2.) Small form factor3.) Inexpensive4.) Waterproof upper housing would be niceWith those parameters in mind here are my thoughts on the various models bought and why I feel the Fityou fits my personal preferences the best.Joule:Annoyingly loud / app is buggy and limits usability even when operating correctly (requires WIFI connection for some functions) / expensive at $200-250 USD / small form factorKitchen Boss:Very quiet / Inexpensive at $85 USD / large and bulky with a pot clamp that takes too long to setup / touch controls are not very responsive (a bit of a delay forcing me to click buttons slower than id like)Rodoni:Slightly quieter than the Joule but still annoying / A similar form factor as the Joule / Inexpensive at around $70 USDInkbird:Very quiet / Inexpensive at around $80 USD / Has WIFI function / Its somewhat large and bulky but the pot clamp is quick, easy, and works well / Has ability to manually calibrate temp sensorFityou:ULTRA QUIET / The most inexpensive of all at $60 USD!! / Small-ish formfactor / The pot clamp is lower profile than the Inkbird making the overall unit a bit easier to pack when I travel to other kitchens / Touch controls are responsive with satisfying beeps.The Fityou is astonishingly quiet. With my ear next to the motor its barely a low hum. The Inkbird is a close 2nd on the sound scale. Kitchen boss was 3rd place on quietness and Rodoni/Joule were both unacceptably loud at a higher pitched tone.Summary:My primary desire is quiet sound. The Fityou is ULTRA quiet with a simple and responsive touch control interface. It circulates/heats water just as well as every other 1000w circulator on the market since they all use very similar heat coils and metal spinny parts. My only one desire would be for the Fityou to be waterproof to avoid getting moisture on the upper electronics. All in all its a well designed, no frills $60 circulator that does its job well. If Anova ever sells a circulator this quiet I will gladly pay $200+ dollars for it. But until then Im sticking with Fityou.

EDITED REVIEW ONE YEAR LATER:It's after 0100 in Chicago but I felt compelled to log in and update my review of this device.I am leaving my original review as-is and I am prepending the review with the update.THIS IS BY FAR THE BEST PURCHASE I HAVE EVER MADE ON AMAZON - AND I'VE BEEN ON AMAZON SINCE THEY SOLD AND DROPSHIPPED ONLY BOOKS. (Sorry for the caps but I can't do bold.)Granted, I only take this unit out of the cabient when I am preparing larger than usual volumes of proteins, but looking back, I do it pretty darned often.This cooker has performed flawlessly and without hesitation since day one - and beat the heck out of it.On day one I used it to prepare a dozen steaks, right out of the box. My sous vide pot was rather small at the time so it took me four rounds of cooking - the device was on almost non stop for nearly twelve hours.Then two weeks later we had a barbecue and I used it to cook briskett and more steaks, and even fish and some veggies. The unit was on straight for 40 of the 48 hours leading up to the barbecue, with the briskett done last and cooking continuously for more time than I will care to write (do your own research so you don't undercook it).Then there was the engagement party for a niece, the Superbowl party - I mean the Big Game party, the World Cup party, the Tour de France party, the family reunion - one on each side, and the weekly cooking of my beef for the week of dinners.In all cases, it took me close to six days of almost continuous use to cook all of the food - and I am not exaggerating. We ran the thing literally non stop for up to three days before giving it a short break, then cooking for three more days.We always use the vaccum seal bags and fully submerge the food - we don't use a rack simply because it is annoying and we have not found one that fits our pot to the point it increases capacity.Our first pot of choice was a three gallon stock pot. The cooker handled that really well so we got adventurous when cooking for larger crowds and we found an insulated tub, probably ten gallons in size and gave that a go.Surprisingly, or not, it handled the ten gallon tub just fine - I'm actually cooking ten steaks at once right now. It is 0100 on Wednesday night and this thing has been running since Monday morning.Now I'm not suggesting you do what I do and run this thing into the ground - surely I may have an outlyer that is performing above standard. But what a reliable device.After going on 15 months of use the thing is like brand new, quiet as can be, display is perfect, all the buttons work and by gosh it was only $69 -- way, way cheaper than the name brand units, especially the one I had to return twice. Sure, no bluetooth, but are you really that concerned you need to monitor your temperature or time from the living room when you are cooking something for up to three hours -- it's really that hard to get up and check the machine??? I didn't think so.Buy this and love it.But oh, you still need to know how to use it and you still need to know how to properly prepare and finish sous vide cooked meats and veggies. Once you know how to do that, this is the device that will take you where you want to be.Ciao...ORIGINAL REVIEWPurchased the Anova Nano for $99 a couple of weeks ago. The Bluetooth function was a great convenience, but the circulator stopped working after the seventh day of use.The Anova Nano was returned and this Fityou unit was purchased for $69.Although the Anova was technically advanced with the Bluetooth interface, this Fityou model is clearly more robust in every other way.The Nano circulated the water, but you had to look closely to determine if the water was moving. With the Fityou the water has a clear, strong current that circulates the water twice as fast, which in turn will allow you to use a larger cooking vessel, or add more bags to the water (my experience).The difference in wattage is also discernibly better with the Fityou. Water comes to temp more quickly (I always put "hot" water into the cooking pot) and the unit seems to run cooler, which to me means it is not working as hard to keep the water at the designated temperature.I would save the $30 that paid for the Bluetooth and get this device instead.

I have been truly enjoying cooking sous vide with this gadget. Chicken, pork, beef, have all turned out quite good. The exceptional meats were chicken breast and salmon. REALLY good. Both meats are ones you don't think of putting into a sous vide since they're quick and fairly easy to cook. But I've been blown away with how good they turned out!Someone told me onboard controls was better than getting the more expensive wifi or bluetooth ones since they can sometimes lose connectivity. I'm sure that's true, but there are some drawbacks with this:This Fityou Sous Vide Cooker 1100W operation is pretty clunky. Changing the temperature or time takes much patience, as sometimes the controls don't respond at all, or are slow to respond, or advance too slowly, or advance so quickly that you have to then clunkily reverse the direction of the control. On ours, the clock is more responsive and easily controlled than the temperature. The temp control is finicky and maddening. Also, the cook time reading never matches real time.I've nearly sent it back several times! But I threw away the packaging already, and I suppose I'll have to just live with this. I do love the way our food has turned out. Also good for serving last min stuff because it just holds it at a steady temp without drying or overcooking. I have not tried veggies yet. Would I buy it again? Probably another brand but in the same category!

Don't buy this product from Amazon, There is no warranty, No seller details.I have bought this product in August and I have been using past three months now that it isn't working I tried looking for customer care or seller details but there were none.Amazon says you should have checked warranty and seller details before buying the product.This is ridiculous... Amazon allows brands to sell their products without verifying their details or their product.

Already a pleased owner of a sous vide unit, with all this at home time and more cooking we came to realize that having two units is very beneficial - while there are some items you can do relatively ok in one pot to one unit, there are many that have dramatically different temperatures and time, not to mention the space needed. So to really get the full experience meal done at the same time, say a steak and veggies, this is pretty necessary. We went with the same wattage as it proved to be a happy medium between being affordable and general all around performance. What we did notice, however, is that these things have come a long way otherwise - most noticeably form factor. This unit is a good thirty percent smaller all around and in weight while doing the exact same thing with the same power. It's just that much more slim and easier to store (another pro is that these things take up very little space, it's the pot itself that does but you would likely already have that around).Another notable is the clip on system which we found far easier to attach that the screw in knob and it feels just as secure. It may seem insignificant and not much time saved but it's just that much easier for something you might want to use all the time. Past that, smooth and solid unit that heats up fast and has simple controls that are easy for anyone to manage. At this pricepoint simplicity is the key attribute and it just plain works well with no other gimmicks or things to have to figure out. Turn it on, set temperature and clock it - then you're done. While we do have a vacuum sealer a good tip is that just using a ziplock bag and the submersion method to get out the air works well (just youtube it as there are many easy examples), not as perfect a sealer but less costly and one less thing to take out and fiddle with - but yet it achieves pretty much the same result. All in all another great addition to our kitchen gear and a daily appliance at that.

Easy to set both time and temperature, is very quiet, needs only little supervision. Now have two so I can cook different things if I need to.

This budget-priced Sous Vide works quite well. I am using it for yogurt and kefir making, rather than other food preparation tasks, although I will give those a try later. My main reservation for using it for solid foods is that I do not want to cook foods in plastic bags. I use jars for my yogurt and kefir making.I use a standard deep stainless steel pot and bought a stainless steel lid from a thrift store. I cut a hole in the top to insert the Sous Vide into the pot. The lid helps to cut down on evaporation.The unit holds its temperature quite well and accurately, as I measured the temperature using an industrial-grade, hand-held temperature gun. It is easy to set up and temperature and time changes can be programmed by the touch screen on the top of the unit. You can hold the buttons down for more rapid changes in temperature and time and that speeds up the setup.My first batches of yogurt and kefir using this setup were quite good. Consistent temperature is key to getting uniform and consistent fermentation.I rate this unit at 5 stars for ease of use and accuracy of time and temperature. I will do further experimentation with various cultures to see what I can produce with this Sous Vide.

Temprature control was really badIt doesn't work properlySo had tu return