I’m so happy to see these lower-cost sous vide rigs bringing more people into the fold. I’ve been a die-hard convert of my Sous Vide Supreme for years. There’s a lot of good safety information out there, but I couldn’t find a good short summary, so I wrote one: http://unsellingconvenience.tumblr.com/post/71462437173/a-summary-of-sous-vide-safety-issues
I’ve also put up some ideas for some more unusual (but still easy) things to make:
http://www.aquick.org/blog/topics/sous-vide/
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