Sous Vide · owner-verdict comparison

Anova Precision Cooker Nano vs Breville Joule Turbo: what real owners say

Real owners lean toward the Anova Precision Cooker Nano: 52% of 21 owners recommend it, vs 35% of 17 for the Breville Joule Turbo.

Verdicts aggregated from Reddit, enthusiast forums, and YouTube owner comments — affiliate reviews excluded. Sample sizes differ; judge accordingly. How we score

Anova Precision Cooker Nano

52%of 21 owners recommend
52% recommend · 0% neutral · 48% don't
Owners praise
  • Compact and light, easy to store and handle
  • Affordable, great starter unit for learning sous vide
  • Holds temperature accurately, even on long multi-hour cooks
Owners complain about
  • Noisy, often a high-pitched whine or vibration when running
  • Reliability problems and outright failures reported
  • Underpowered, heats large baths slowly so they need covering
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Breville Joule Turbo

35%of 17 owners recommend
35% recommend · 18% neutral · 47% don't
Owners praise
  • Small, sleek, and compact footprint that's easy to store and place in a pot
  • Powerful heating element, with Turbo mode finishing many cooks in 30-45 minutes
  • Holds temperature accurately and brings food up to target reliably
Owners complain about
  • Almost entirely app-dependent with no manual on-device controls, so it's effectively useless if the app, your phone, or Breville's servers are unavailable
  • Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity is unreliable, with units dropping connection mid-cook and ruining food
  • Turbo mode is hamstrung by very few Turbo recipes, and several owners hit undercooked or inaccurate results
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What Anova Precision Cooker Nano owners say

“cook salmon last night, turned out great!”
— @TheOrganizedPineapple on YouTube
“In general, I would recommend an ANOVA Nano to start learning sous vide cooking, particularly when yu can get a deal on it. I am quite satisfied with the quality of my ANOVA Precision Cooker.”
— Doug_Nightmare on Reddit
“I replaced it with a Anova Precision Cooker Nano (750w) and it's annoyingly loud. It lets off a whine. The 950W was basically dead silent. Think I'll try out Inkbird.”
— Arsy51 on Reddit

What Breville Joule Turbo owners say

“I didn't know such a thing existed. Blew my mind.”
— @DerpyDo on YouTube
“Neat machine, at 299.99 Canadian it’s steep, but probably worth it IMHO.”
— @TheLumberJacked on YouTube
“You lost me when you said it’s exclusively run by your phone.”
— @kc8718 on YouTube