$75 Sous Vide Immersion Cooker

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 Sous Vide Immersion Cooker

MAKE 25 Sous Vide Cooker

Sous vide cooking, immersing vacuum-sealed foods in temperature-controlled hot water, is all the rage in culinary circles, touting incomparable results achieving optimal doneness. But the price tag on most commercially produced machines is a bit steep, with $300 being the bare minimum, on upward to the thousands. Seattle Food Geek Scott Heimendinger was intrigued, but decided it was a steep investment for something that essentially keeps water warm, so he DIYed it for about $75 in parts, and shared it with us on the pages of MAKE Volume 25.

Apparently cooking an egg sous vide style yields incredible results, with perfectly soft whites and a yolk the consistency of rich pudding. Scott took it to the next level and quickly deep fried the egg to add a crunchy shell (his recipe).

sous vide deep fried egg

Hungry yet? Interested in making your own? We’ve shared the entire project in our DIY library, Make: Projects. Check out all the detailed instructions, see the images in a variety of sizes, add comments, and collaborate. Check out the sneak peek mini version here below but head to Make: Projects for the more robust version.

Sous Vide Immersion Cooker

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28 thoughts on “$75 Sous Vide Immersion Cooker

  1. Steve says:

    I’m so interested in doing this but I live in Europe and everything is for the US… my brain is far too simple to deal with trying to nail down all the problems if I were to try and use/power it in France.

  2. Mikey Sklar says:

    Good work. This project does a great job of emulating the $1000 immersion heater for PolySci which were the Sous Vide standard for years. I rolled my own $45 sous vide from a crock pot and DIY temp controller. It doesn’t look as cool or have the space capacity, but it takes only minutes to setup.

    http://screwdecaf.cx/yatc.html

  3. Chris Kennedy says:

    I purchased a pt100 temperature probe online from Amazon (the retailer referenced in the instructions was sold out), and it has one red lead and two blue leads. Does anyone know how this affects the build? I cannot seem to find any information online.
    Thanks.

  4. Joe Aumentado says:

    Dumb question: If you’re using a relay in some sort of PWM mode to regulate the heat, isn’t the relay constantly clicking and being irritating? Also, I have no idea how much inductive load the heaters are… if they are, then I assume that you want a diode to shunt the inductive kick?

  5. Marie Chan says:

    Cool technology…plus its unique style. Is there any cheap item?

  6. JohnS says:

    Any experience with the Sous Vide Demi machine now available for $300?

  7. JohnS says:

    Any experience with the Sous Vide Demi machine now available for $300?

  8. JohnS says:

    Any experience with the Sous Vide Demi machine now available for $300?

  9. JohnS says:

    Any experience with the Sous Vide Demi machine now available for $300?

  10. machines sous vide says:

    a huge range range of machines sous vide are available at http://www.emballage-systeme-sous-vide.fr/ at really affordable rates,,,,,,,,,,where ever u may live you can shop online and buy the products according to your suitable needs………

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    Please share the link on the same where it is available for $300?

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