i wonder anova sous vide is a good buy?
what will it cost to cook a beef steak?

Anyone know?

http://anovaculinary.com/products/anova-precision-cooker

hi, anyone know about this?

I'm keeping an eye on the sous vide scene too. I have to say these devices are quite expensive and none of them are officially available in Malaysia just yet.

Interestingly enough, a pair of Malaysians created a budget solution that integrates with either your rice cooker or slow cooker to simulate sous vide. You might have heard of them before. They were feature in The Star about a year ago.

http://www.thestar.com.my/News/Nation/2013...r-Codlo-device/

The device is not out yet but they have said they will eventually make it available in Asia on release.

No review on it yet so not sure how good it might be but I have some concerns about it not having a circulator for the water since its merely a power plug control.

I know one famous celebrity food blogger talk about this in his blog. Think something like www.ObserveMonitorChiak.com or something. maybe alaskanbunny, deodorant or Lester1987 can recall.

I started sous vide with a pair of ica kitchen circulators. They were kickass but reliability was sh*t, and each of the pair I bought died within 6 months of not-very-frequent use. Worst was although the units were covered by warranty, it was US warranty and I would have to pay both ways (!!!) shipping so I said f*ck it.



These Anova's are supposedly a lot newer and more reliable ... even Kenji from Serious Eats marked stamp of approval liao. I would say it would be a good buy IF you are willing to risk the no local warranty bit.

For my part I decided to go with a local warranty (in SG) box, the sous vide supreme.

how much is this ous vide supreme demi selling price in Singapore/Malaysia?

about sgd490 i.e. rm1250.
undoubtedly the anova is cheaper - including shipping and tub you're looking at just rm900-ish - and would cook the food just as good. But for me I rather pay the extra for the safety of local warranty.

I've ordered one of the Anova units , will let you know how I get on

I've got a Watt meter too ,so can work out the power consumption / cost from there.

From where, and how much is the shipping?

From anovaculinary.com direct, shipping is around $70 ..

I've got one of them; power usage is negligible i would say. But i'm not using a monitor. End result: I don't eat in any steakhouses anymore as i don't see why i should pay for something i can cook better with a cheaper piece of meat (and i'm already buying premium meat)...

This post has been edited by glozz: Aug 27 2014, 04:09 PM

Where do you buy your meat, steaks specifically?

BTW, Anova have $50 discount now .. few days after I ordered

It seems they won't honour a lower price, but US customers can return for a refund and then order again (shipping from Malaysia both ways of course is way more than $70!)

Well; I've not tried $$$ top-notch beef from other countries but I normally get premium Entrecote cuts from local sources (i live in EU). Costs about RM35 for a 400-500g cut.

Enjoy the new unit; I bought mine last year and it's not as high tech as the new ones...

Hi,

I have one more unit of the Anova Precision Cooker (Youtube Review) left for sale from a bulk sale with my friends... anyone wants? All cleared customs and tax and all those headaches.




Selling at RM1,100 only all in inclusive shipping and customs tax. Warranty directly with Anova though need to ship back to them if anything goes wrong, however its been awesome so far.

PM me if interested!

*Note: I am not profiting even a single dollar so please dont ask me for a discount, its gonna cost you the same or more to ship it in yourself.

I wonder if you all aware that ANOVA is 0% excise duty. You only need to pay GST and handling fees to the courier.
Because my friend bought and he was charged for 20% exercise duty but for my case, I told the courier that is should fall under immersion heater and it is 0% excise duty.

Googled 'anova culinary malaysia' and stumbled upon this by chance ... wah so tempting >.<

Cook steak 2-3 days? Sry i can't wait that long

Anyone looking for anova sous vide. Check my thread ya. Got one xtra unit. Thanks

So two years on.. how is it?

Power consumption I can't comment - never actually tested it in the end

Still use it frequently for cooking meats (steak mostly). Eggs were fun to experiment for a while but no one wants to wait 45 min to make eggs for breakfast !

So any different from barbecue/pan fry? good enough to have to spend that much and wait that long?

This post has been edited by wodenus: Jul 20 2016, 10:44 AM

Well the cooking is accurate and same results every time - as you only cook at the temperature you want the meat to reach (ie medium rare)

It's convenient as you can throw it in and not have to worry about it until the timer is done

But the meat itself is a different thickness, how would you account for that without actually looking at it?

Doesn't really matter - if it's set to say 52c and you leave the meat in for a couple of hours it'll still come out medium rare as the water is only 52c

Hi, is the anova precision cooker still available?

Is anyone selling the anova precision cooker in Malaysia? Can't seem to find it. Kinda sad that a device created by Malaysians is not marketed in Malaysia.

It's only $129 + Delivery from Anova direct at the moment.

I kena the 20% duty thingy. End up add close to RM250 to the cost (customs + handling fee + GST). DHL called me to ask if i pay, I also told them there shouldn't be a duty but she keep saying got. No choice but to pay.

I think need to inform ANOVA prior to sending the item that it shall be declared a certain way? Can declare as gift ah?

This post has been edited by DJFoo000: Aug 11 2017, 10:49 AM

Hi, anyone know where can i fix my anova machine? I have fried the fuse, and could get it open.

Hi guys,

Question: it seems we need to put the steak in a bag. What type of bag we need to use? Regular zip lock bag?

Thanks.

You can buy vacuum sealer and the specific bags, which works out a bit more expensive

Or you can use Zip Loc bags and use the dunking in water method to get air out.

Safe to boil those bags?

Depending on what you’re cooking it won’t be anywhere close to boiling temperatures though - rarely over 60c

FWIW I have sous vide specific bags and sealing machine

Got my Anova in Dec at S$140 from their SG distributor. Loving it.

Just wanna share that I've managed to hunt down local distributor that sells the polycarbonate containers. Cambro & Rubbermaid Commercial. Cost is roughly the same as buying from Amazon but without the shipping charges. If anyone is interested I can share the contact. Right now Rubbermaid 6qt is on offer at RM33.

On power consumption, I've gathered research from online sources and estimated it to be about RM2 for a 24 hour cook at 60C in a container with lid.

Would like to seek advice on which vacuum sealer you guys are using.

This post has been edited by tantung: Jan 19 2018, 01:58 PM

PM me the contact please.

I don't use vacuum sealer though, all I use is ziplock bag + water displacement method to get the air out.

I think that any vacuum sealer from taobao.com would work. If they didn't require special bags to seal them, I'd have definitely bought a vacuum sealer. If I am not mistaken, the bags cost even more than ziplock bags and that is why I didn't buy a vacuum sealer at the end.

This post has been edited by dunni: Jan 20 2018, 07:53 PM

I have a couple of vacuum sealers and yeah you do need specific bags which I ended up getting from AliExpress

One of the sealers I bought from Amazon and is USA voltage so needs a transformer to use - bit of a pain.

In the end I ordered the silicone bags from Anova and use those - more convenient as can be washed / dishwasher and reused. Just use the water displacement method

I have two sandwich size silicone bags bought from Anova as well but they are so small I still have to use ziplock bags as I mainly cook meats with bone with my Anova. I think they have came out with something bigger now, I am going to buy one soon.

Reason I bought them is because silicone doesn’t release harmful substances even if you boil it at 100 degree Celsius (I could be wrong) as I am a bit skeptical with how people claim that normal plastic bags don’t release harmful substances after it has been heated.

I think it’s because they mentioned the word cooker on the invoice and the closest thing they can find with cooker on their tax rate table with the word cooker on it is rice cooker and that is why.

Rice cooker’s duty rate is different compare to other electrical appliances and I was charged the rice cooker rate so I remember and DHL told me I must pay them the duty as they have already paid the custom so like you, there is nothing I could do there.

I have already told Anova the issue and suggest that they call it immersion heater on the invoice instead as there is no import duty for immersion heater in April 2017 but I think they just don’t care.

I don’t think Anova will declare it as a gift for you by the way as they are not some sellers on Ebay, correct me if I am wrong on this one.

Edit: It’s 20% like you said if I remember correctly. Duty for other electrical appliances are lower compare to rice cooker, I am not sure why though.

This post has been edited by dunni: Jan 22 2018, 04:29 AM

Stay away from this Codlo device because it sucks.

My friend recommended me this one when he bought it as it’s made by our own Malaysian and thank god I didn’t buy it at the time as I don’t have time to do so at the moment.

After only a few months usage, the start button stops working and my friend raise the issue to the company and they send him a replacement unit and the replacement unit’s screen stops working after 2 weeks usage. He got so fed up he doesn’t even bother to talk to the company anymore.

I got an Anova instead of Codlo after that because of the price.

He got an Anova after my recommendation but now he is using a China brand sous vide device as it’s cheaper and unlike Anova that doesn’t cut off the power after the time’s up, the China brand one does. It’s only 200 ringgit plus if I remember correctly.

Sometimes you can contact DHL and tell them there’s a mistake in the declaration - it’s usually possible to amend the HS code if you have documents that prove it. Can cause a week or so delay though.

Yeah for meats with bone those silicone bags aren’t really useful, in that case I’d use the normal vaccum seal bags.

But with Sous vide I rarely use anything above 55C so I’m not too concerned

Lol I didn't expect a reply to a 3 year old post but this is useful info, thanks.

Rubbermaid and Cambro contact sent.

I've been using ziplock freezer bags, but now searching for a vacuum sealer so I can use sous vide bags for longer cooks (>24hrs). Don't want the ziplock bag to fail midway.

Done some research on vacuum bags too. Apparently there's a hack you can do to use the cheaper vacuum chamber bags (no ribs, which are needed for suction vacuum devices): either fold the sides in or use a strip of the ribbed bag. Search YouTube and you can find some videos on how to do this.

Anyone use Sous Vide Supreme VS3000 They are compatible with 240v, so don't have to get a transformer, just need a US plug adaptor.

I got my Anova from their SG office. No tax incurred.