Sous Vide and Modernist Cooking Blog: How Does the ChefSteps Joule Compare to Other Sous Vide Machines?

There's been a whole lot of talk about ChefSteps' new Joule sous vide immersion circulator. Between the lack of a physical interface (hello, smartphone controls!) and the small size, there's a lot of talking points.

For me, the most important aspects are how well it heats the water, and how much noise does it make...hey, I live in a small New York apartment and even a little noise fills the whole place!

We decided to take the Joule and put it through our sous vide benchmark tests to see how well it compared to the other major brands out there. Spoiler alert...it did pretty dang good!

The first set of tests determine how quickly the circulator can heat the water. It went from room temperature to 140°F (60°C) in only 20 minutes and from hot tap water to 140°F (60°C) in just over 5 minutes.

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