Thinking about getting one of these for my wife for Christmas. I literally just came across these today and never had heard of Sous Vide so trying to figure out if this would be a good gift for my wife. She cooks a lot, but not usually steaks. Also, we have a 3 year old and an almost 1 year old so I would say something easy to cook is her typical (which means quite a few crock pot meals and breakfast for dinner type meals). Does this make cooking easier or just make the steak taste better while requiring more work?
I am picturing my wife using this to make chicken to use in a salad or pasta or to pair with some steamed vegetables. I would then use it to make steaks (my benefit of buying this for her is I get to use it, right!)
The specific item I am looking at is this:
http://www.amazon.com/Anova-Culinary-Bluetooth-Precision-Cooker/dp/B00UKPBXM4/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1450136222&sr=8-5&keywords=sous+vide+oven
Any feedback would be appreciated on if this is a worthwhile purchase. Thanks!