For anybody interested in sous vide on a budget, I purchased the DorkFood temperature controller for $75.00 on Ebay and plugged it into a Crockpot. For larger projects, you can use an Igloo ice chest and an aquarium heater (500w for $50.00) plugged into the DorkFood temperature controller. Total spent $125.00 to sous vide anything from eggs to large cuts of meat.