Cheap Kogan Sous Vide Any Good?

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  [Deactivated] on 26/02/2020 - 06:15

  I doubt it. I have a kogan water cooler. It leaks.

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  SBOB on 26/02/2020 - 07:29

  +2

  Maintaining a temp isn't that complex for a circulator…
  For 34 bucks I think if you class it as a manual sous vide machine (and ignore any app related features) that's a pretty decent deal
  (Assuming it's power rating is sufficient for the vessel size you're planning to use)

  I have an ANOVA and still mostly use the manual dial to set temps anyway.

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    Cheaplikethebird on 26/02/2020 - 10:19

    Also have an Anova and never use the app as it was too buggy. Just set everything manually.

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  elgrande on 26/02/2020 - 08:14

  Cheap Kogan sous vide any good?

  You might be the first forum post that managed to answer your own question in the subject line..

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  cloudy on 26/02/2020 - 09:02

  Given all the discounts making it so cheap you’d probably just buy it and try to see for yourself. Given the alternative of paying triple for a brand name one it’s worth a shot I’d say. But if you’re worried about cheap stuff being throw away then fork out a hundred bucks extra for a brand you know works.

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  chobani4lyf on 26/02/2020 - 09:20

  I've personally haven't had any experience with Kogan circulators, but I have a 2nd gen Anova from 2015 that is still running strong.

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  CyberMurning on 26/02/2020 - 09:25

  -1

  everything with kogan brand = crap.
  doesnt matter how low you set your expectation (due to cheap price and amazing photos), you still be disappointed.

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    team teri on 26/02/2020 - 11:11

    I can not confirm that. Have had a slow juicer that gets a lot of use and has been going strong for years.

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  Diji1 on 26/02/2020 - 10:18

  No idea but even small temprature changes during the cooking process makes soux vide not work as a technique.

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    SBOB on 26/02/2020 - 12:19

    For an egg, maybe…
    For a steak, a degree up or down is irrelevant

    And I doubt this is using a deadband on/off control and would have some kind of pid control loop so any over or under shoot would be minimal or for a short period of time.

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  team teri on 26/02/2020 - 11:10

  +1

  I reckon with 1 year warranty, at that price, it's worth a shot.

  I've had an Anova One, that died soon after the warranty ended, still circulates, but does not heat, and built in an unrepairable way. By that time I already had an Anova BT in addition, that one's still working fine now, several years later. So even with good brands: luck of the draw.

  Just check the temperature with a thermometer to make sure it stays stable. If not: return it. You have consumer rights.

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  BigBoy47 on 03/03/2020 - 13:42

  Thanks all, pulled the trigger and so far it seems to be working like a charm. At this point don't really see why you should spend hundreds more on Bluetooth/Wi-Fi/"smart" versions when a cheap manual one is doing the trick :)

  By the way, don't see all the hate for Kogan homebrand - in my experience they seem to all work as well as you can really expect for the price. I've been using their cheap 10k PD powerbank for maybe a year now and it's the best powerbank I've ever used.