Life is too short to eat bad food. This is especially true for overdone steaks and fish. Promise. There are few things better than an entrecôte cooked à point. Luckily I have read about sous vide cooking in Nathan Myhrvolds book Modernist Cuisine. With this method you get perfect results each time. So it is obvious that I want to have such a cooker!

There are tons of instructions for simple DIY sous vide cooker all over the web. As an engineering student I like to go crazy and build a cooker from scratch on. I had three main design goals in mind. The device should:

look and act like a professional one be safe and easy to use be small and sturdy to use it outdoors

Disclaimer



This project includes mains power, which can be dangerous, and if not treated with care, respect and intelligence, it can result in fatal injuring. You must accept that you and you alone are responsible for your safety and safety of others. While this project is provided in hope that it will be useful, you are responsible for verifying its accuracy and applicability. You are responsible for knowing your limitations of knowledge and experience. If you don't know exactly what you are doing, you should consider to consult a licensed electrician.