If you want to sous vide at home, I recommend buying Joule from Chef Steps. It’s $199, free shipping, no tax. Still quite pricey but it’s worth it. It’s what I have at home.
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For sous vide machines, I’ve only ever used Joule and the expensive industry machines (+$1200) that restaurants use so I can’t say anything about other home sous vide machines. Joule is definitely easier to use than the ones we have in restaurants and it has an app that you can control from your phone. I also love Joule because it’s sleek, light, and powerful, unlike those clunky, heavy, and difficult ones that I use in restaurants.