Warning: that cheap sous vide circulator from Amazon died after 3 months

I bought a $60 sous vide circulator off Amazon for my pop-up kitchen and it stopped heating evenly after just 3 months of use. The temperature would jump 10 degrees, ruining a batch of short ribs I had prepped for service. Has anyone else had luck with a budget circulator holding up, or do I need to bite the bullet on a pricier one?

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alex_coleman4mo ago

Read a chef friend say the Anova holds up way better for daily use.

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ellis.charles4mo ago

Did you check the firmware on that thing? Some of the cheaper circulators need updates right out of the box to hold steady temps. I had one that bounced around until I plugged it into a laptop and fixed the software.

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