This was supposed to be an overnight cook, but the Sous Vide machine was off this morning. Temp was down to 87°. It’s a sealed cooler, so it wasn’t low on water . (I can easily go 2-3 days without water dropping in the cooler). Even estranger, the Set Temp was changed to 143° despite having been set to 137°. Machines started right up when I pressed the button.
I would normally do the math and calculate how long it was in the danger zone, but this was just a cheap round steak, so I’ll just trash it. I obviously can no longer trust this machine.
Honestly, it’s always been kind of piece of junk. It’s the mono price Anova knockoff I bought close to 7 years ago. The bearings have always been garbage, making quite the racket. The rotary encoder for setting the temp hasn’t worked right for years, but overall it worked. I originally bought a cheap one because I wasn’t sure if I would use it. (I was way off on that, having used it multiple times every week since then.)
So what should I get? I have no problem spending on quality tools when I know I’ll use them a lot. My only requirement is that it doesn’t require using app to function. I keep my phones for at least 4 years, and that last 6-9 months is usually a little rough.
by fricks_and_stones
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The fact that it worked after you turned it back on, and that the set temperature was different makes me think something accidentally turned it off. Like a dog licked it or maybe even a rat crawling around.
My suggestion for anyone doing a cook overnight or otherwise, get your hands on a smoker/oven thermometer with a remote. Get one where you can put a temperature limit alarm on it so if it falls below a certain temperature, it alerts you by beeping. That way, day or night you know how your cook is going and if something has gone wrong. Meat is too damned expensive these days.
Bummer. I have a no frills Greater Goods sous vide that works great. $85 when I got it.
Cool cooler rig, btw.