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Anyone following the Nomiku?

Patrick_Ancillotti_6135

Personally, when they were trying to launch this the price seemed great, but now there're a lot of options in that range... Still looks great, and will no doubt cause a splash!

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/nomiku/nomiku-bring-sous-vide-into-your-kitchen

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Joshua_Sharp_47919

I have used my Nomiku a few times. I also own a PolyScience Sous Vide

Professional which I have been using for about a year and half, which I ordered

because was impatient about getting a sous vide setup.

My Nomiku works well, I haven’t had any issues in the four

or five times I have used it. I have

Pros:

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Quite – It’s a lot quitter then the PolyScience.

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Accurate – I haven’t noticed any issues with

accuracy

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Temp Range – I have used it between 120 F (49 C)

and 180 F (82 C) without any issues

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Size – Can fit in a smaller vessel then the

PolyScience

Cons:

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External Power Brick – There is an external

power brick which can be kind of annoying if you are moving the vessel with the

Nomiku attached

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Clasp – The clasp is more limiting then the one

found on the Sous Vide Professional due to how it is designed. The PolyScience can attach to vessels with

very wide lips while the Nomiku can run into issues on some

Its not the quality of the Sous Vide Professional, but Overall

I am happy with it, being less than half of the price I paid for the

PolyScience. I like having two

circulators at home, it allows me to cook both a protein and a vegetable at the

same time.

Chris_Cotsapas_68234

I have now used my Nomiku a few times and formed some impressions. Should first say that my rig is fairly straightforward but adequate: I have Sous Vide Supreme, a food saver (I use ziptop bags for liquid items), and a plastic bucket for the Nomiku. So far I've used the N for periods of 45 minutes to 8 hours.

Pros:

- looks and size. It's reasonably attractive and relatively compact (compared to a SVS, for example),

- Maintainance. I switch it off, place on the drying rack for 30 minutes and it's ready to stow.

- Accurate. Haven't looked at this exhaustively, but using my probe thermometer it's easily to +/- 0.2C of target and probably close to, if not within the +/- 0.1C claim.

- Fast. It brings up 4-6 liters of water to >70C in a few minutes (cf. SVS which, without a circulator, takes a long time). My only other experience has been with lab-grade polyscience machines (I'm a biologist) and it's certainly comparable in speed.

- Temp range. I've set it to temps between 40C and 88C and it's held well across that range.

Cons (mostly grumbles):

- Design features I. The clasp is rather irritating if you want to clip the thing further up a pot's side - it won't keep the stick up but slides down until the lip of the pot touches the armpit of the clasp.

- Design features II. The plastic disc at the bottom comes off easily and needs readjustment.

- Design features III. I really wish I didn't have to read the trite Brillat-Savarin quote every time I switch it off (it's cute the first time...).

- Design features IV. Water level must be between the air and water intake openings, and that distance is quite small, so you have to get the water level juuuuust right.

So overall, thumbs up at first blush. I'll still haul out the SVS for an unsupervised 48-hour project so I don't have to worry about evaporation as much (covering the Nomiku vessel certainly helps with that too, but I'm cautious), but otherwise it's my go-to SV machine.

Corey_37766

My Nomiku also arrived with issues. They were prompt about responding to my e-mail and provided me with a prepaid shipping label, so I can't really complain.

Luckily, I have a Lauda circulator that is built like a tank. If the Nomiku continues to have issues, I may have to stick with the lab circulator.

Douglas_Cleary_65143

I got mine on Thursday and tried to make some onsen eggs this morning and it has a stuck motor. They are answering Tweets, emails etc on Sunday morning which I guess shows they are attentive but it does make me worry.

Brandon_34695

I also ordered a Nomiku a long time back, I think I am pretty far down the list for the US model.

Right now I'm using a Sous Vide Supreme Demi, I think it works pretty well, I wonder if I will notice any improvements in a circulating bath.

Rich_McDonough_67546

My wait isn't over yet as I ordered 2 x 220V version ($559 for 2) and they still have to get certification for the new version :-( I also backed the Sansaire ($199) on Kickstarter maybe a year later but it looks like I might get that before I get the Nomikus! I do have to say though, the Nomiku is certainly the sexier piece of kit. Let's see how they perform...

Chris_Cotsapas_68234

Fabulous - mine has shipped but not yet arrived. About time, too. In retrospect, I think I should have gone for the Creative (hindsight etc).

Still, let's see how it goes.

peter_martinezfonts_83124

Nearly a year after backing, the Nomiku arrived on Friday!

This is my first experience with immersion circulators so I don't have much to compare it to, but it seems to be really fantastic so far. Made some carrots on Friday, 64 degree eggs on Saturday, and now I've got a 24 hour short rib at 62 degrees for tonight.

Happy to answer any questions that people have.

Edward_33547

@Mike_Perez

I just posted a new category on the forum to keep all members apprised of our current discounts. Check it out at http://forum.chefsteps.com/categories/forum-member-discount

Mike_Perez_54027

Does anyone know the 10% chefsteps discount code @Michael was referencing?

Mason_Perry_34060

Thanks!

borgech

@Mason_Perry sure, I'll post it in the DIY section at some point tomorrow. It will actually be good for me to go through the process and add up all of the costs.

Mason_Perry_34060

@Chris_B. do you mind posting pictures or listing parts used? I am going to convert atleast one ice chest to a heated bath for holding maybe cooking.

borgech

@Mason_Perry I built my rig (minus the polycarbonate basin and pump) for about $125...

Mason_Perry_34060

SO what you're saying is if someone could get a PID controlled heater that also circulates water and sell if for under 250 it would sell like hotcakes..... I guess I have a project for next month...

Chris_Cotsapas_68234

[no affiliation] I bought the Nomiku during the Kickstarter campaign for $299, which closed on 18/7/12. Since then the shipping deadline has been pushed back to March 13 due to unanticipated delays in finding a manufacturing partner, tooling parts, bringing everything up to spec and the usual other covey of project bugs (the latest being steam getting into the liquid-water-proof cases).

I wasn't aware of the PS Creative at the time so the choices seemed to be (i) another SVS; (ii) Nomiku; (iii) much more expensive PS pro units. Given how things stand now, I think I would have spent the extra $200 on the PS Creative. Oh well...

I'll keep you guys updated on how it fares when I receive it.

michaeltran

For the price, I’d have to recommend spending a little more on a Polyscience SousVide Creative. ChefSteps has it for $499 ($450 if you use their 10% coupon).

That’s less than $100 more for an industry recognized device with full manufacture support. I personally think devices like these entering the market without a strong brand backing need to be under $250 to be successful.

seijoed

@neogenix there is a pretty decent Aquaponics communtiy on G+ - lots of good advice and sourcing material as well.

Patrick_Ancillotti_6135

@Sejioed: I'll message it to you. If anyone else's interested, send me a message!

seijoed

@negoenix, Very interested, I have a large unfinished basement, I also have a large back yard.

Patrick_Ancillotti_6135

@Seijoed: I'm building an aquaponics (initially hydroponics) NFT system in my basement

If you're going to do NFT, let me know, there's an amazing vendor that'll ship direct to you, and they're *very* reasonable.

prince_of_porcelain

I don't have chickens, but I have friends with chickens which is almost as good.

Brendan_Lee_56950

We know a few people with chicken coops, they love it! @chris i sure do. we don't even use our kitchen table anymore because it's become my pasta station haha

seijoed

@Brendan Lee I want one of those sheds too

I am looking at building an aquaponics setup and a chicken coup next....

Chris_Young_80640

@Brendan_Lee it sounds like you need a man-cave ;-)

Brendan_Lee_56950

I have shelving similar to what they use currently in my condo. I'm pretty confident the wife won't allow more than 2 in the primary kitchen so i'm not too worried about that. My ultimate goal is to build a large shed or garage in the backyard with a kitchen lab of sorts so i can play around and build it out whatever way I would like.

Patrick_Ancillotti_6135

You could always just have an area in your kitchen that has freestyle shelving that you could use, similar to the shelving behind the chefsteps guys in their videos, or what I'm going to do, which is a section of my laundry (assume pantry extension), which will have an area with rubbermaid wire shelving that I'll store my appliances in, and use for sous vide when applicable.

If you were to do something built in, you'd be sort of stuck with a set number of baths, unable to go up, or down, as well as sort of stuck with the style you chose without serious retrofit... Just my 2c.

Brendan_Lee_56950

I think my plan will be to just have cutouts built into a standard stainless steel prep table so I can just use the poly bins that have the drain built in.

Mason_Perry_34060

That sounds cool, will they have removable inserts to drain easily? I saw a picture of something like that somewhere but I can't seem to find it right now. I do like being able to see into the front of the polycarbonate container to check on stuff though.

Brendan_Lee_56950

I built my first 2 circulators DIY but eventually I'm going to upgrade to the polyscience. We are likely going to be building a house within the next 2-3 years so I want to build the baths into the kitchen.