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Definition of immersion circulator
: an electrical appliance used for sous vide cooking that is immersed in a container of water and that circulates and heats the water to a precise, consistently maintained temperature
Known as an immersion circulator, it is a six-inch metal box with a digital temperature readout and a shiny coil that thrusts deep into the stockpot, simultaneously heating and circulating the water with a powerful little pump.— Jeffrey Steingarten
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Recent Examples on the Web ChefSteps Joule sous vide immersion circulator for $125.30 (normally $179).
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Ars Staff, Ars Technica, "Dealmaster: All the best Amazon Prime Day 2019 tech deals we can find," 15 July 2019 Nearly every bit of a fresh artichoke can be transformed into a delicious and memorable dish, and that doesn’t require an immersion circulator, Instant Pot or any other bit of gadgetry.
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Paul Stephen, ExpressNews.com, "Artichokes + anchovies: a match made in heaven. Really.," 22 Aug. 2019 Bring the water up to 145 F using an immersion circulator.
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Dallas News, "Sous vide school: 3 top Dallas chefs teach us how to cook chicken, steak and even octopus," 20 Aug. 2019 Instant Pot Sous Vide Circulator for $55 ($25 off): No this one isn't actually an Instant Pot, but rather a sous vide immersion circulator that can turn just about any pot of water into a state-of-the-art precision-boiling-machine.
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Wired Staff, WIRED, "The 47 Best Amazon Prime Day Tech Deals," 15 July 2019 Sous-vide wands (also called sous-vide machines and thermal immersion circulators) work by heating pots of water to a precise temperature, then circulating that water around the pot, keeping the temperature constant.
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Melissa Clark, New York Times, "For No-Sweat Summer Cooking, Do It Sous Vide," 5 July 2019 America’s home cooks are renowned for their serial affairs with kitchen appliances, from the immersion circulator to the Instapot.
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Janet Fletcher, San Francisco Chronicle, "Why not wood-fire all your meals?," 17 Jan. 2018 Instant Pot Sous Vide Circulator for $55 ($25 off): No this one isn't actually an Instant Pot, but rather a sous vide immersion circulator that can turn just about any pot of water into a state-of-the-art precision-boiling-machine.
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Wired Staff, WIRED, "The 47 Best Amazon Prime Day Tech Deals," 15 July 2019 Sous-vide wands (also called sous-vide machines and thermal immersion circulators) work by heating pots of water to a precise temperature, then circulating that water around the pot, keeping the temperature constant.
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Melissa Clark, New York Times, "For No-Sweat Summer Cooking, Do It Sous Vide," 5 July 2019
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The first known use of immersion circulator was in 1979
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