I have always loved to cook, even when I was 10 years old and needed help reaching the counter! My mom was big on teaching my sister and I how to cook and I thank her for that now! My heart fills when I talk to my oldest daughter and she tells me about a new recipe she tried or how she is cooking a recipe she learned from me. Now my two younger ones are starting to learn and I can see the cycle starting again and I love it! What I do not love is how dang busy life has gotten and how little time we have to really cook from scratch. Lately, I have been looking for a few shortcuts in the kitchen. The problem is that when you cut corners on cooking you seem to lose flavor and I hate that. Recently, I found an amazing product that has changed the way my family and I cook. The Aqua Chef Sous Vide Smart Cooker is this really cool small appliance that cooks delicious and moist, flavorful food with no mess and less time.
New Cooking Method Makes The Best Food
I had heard about the AquaChef but did not know how it could be that great! Well, little did I know, let me tell you. The premise is actually quite simple; seal your food in the zip lock bag, set the temperature and timer, submerge the bag in the water and set the timer. When you seal your food in the specially made bag, you do not lose important nutrients, flavor, and moisture. I received the AquaChef and the kids and I could not wait to open the box. The box includes:
- AquaChef Sous Vide Cooker
- AquaChef Cookbook
- Seal ‘N Fresh Handheld Vacuum System
How the system works is by cooking your food at a lower temperature while immersed in water, the food cooks evenly and seals in all the good stuff that can escape when you use conventional methods. With the AquaChef, you do not need to stir, baste or keep watch over your food, so you can adjust your settings and forget about it until it is ready. For the proteins you typically end up with a tough texture, like flank steak or brisket, it comes out moist and tender. When you are ready to clean up, all you do is throw away the plastic bag, empty the water and put it away until next time.
Caitlin and I decided to cook chicken for the first time so we could get our sea legs, so to speak. We took one of the disposable bags and put the chicken in with some spices, placed it in the Seal ‘N Fresh Vacuum Bags, turn on the handheld vacuum, suck out the excess air and put it in the basket. Next we set the time and temperature according to the AquaChef Cookbook, lowered the basket in the water, put on the top and watched TV. In a little over 90 minutes, we had the most deliciously moist chicken I have ever tasted. The Seal ‘N Fresh Vacuum is small enough to fit in a drawer and does not take up much room. When you buy your AquaChef, the bags that come with your vacuum are disposable, and when they are gone, you get replacement bags. Free. For Life. I know, right?! The AquaChef is easy to assemble, operate and clean and is energy efficient. It is about the size of a toaster oven, so storage is no problem and it comes with a guarantee. With the digital settings, there is never any question about if and when your food is cooked. If your food is ready and you are not quite ready to serve it, it does not matter because it will stay nice and hot and ready when you are ready.
Here is a little information about cooking food Sous Vide (thermal immersion). This cooking method has actually been around since the mid-70’s. by Georges Pralus as a way to keep the fat in foie gras. Since then, other chefs have experimented trying to get different flavor profiles. Finally, a French scientist, Bruno Goussault who was asked to develop recipes for the French national railway company. They wanted a method that would cook food evenly and could be re-heated easily and would not overcook. By putting the food in vacuum seal bags, they found the flavors were sealed in and it improved the moisture level and if they needed to. We absolutely love our AquaChef and we are looking forward to cooking a flank steak tomorrow night! You can purchase the AquaChef Sous Vide Smart Cooker from their website for $160, with 20% off and free shipping. When purchasing online, you can try the AquaChef for just $39.95 for 60 days, risk free.
One USA reader will win an AquaChef Sous Vide Smart Cooker ($160.00)
I like the AquaChef cookbook.
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My favorite product is the AquaChef Smart Cooker.
The Aquachef is my favorite product.
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I love the sealer!!!
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Meat Thermometer is a must-have for our home!!!
I like the Meat Thermometer, too. Thanks for this contest.
Aqua Chef Smart Cooker
Digital Meat Thermometer
AquaChef Smart Cooker
My favorite is the AquaChef Smart Cooker
I like the vacuum seal system and this item as well
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i like the Seal ‘N Fresh Handheld Vacuum System . It could really come in handy.
The aqua chef smart cooker
The aqua chef smart cooker
I like the aqua chef smart cooker. I also like that they give you a meat thermometer with your order.
I like the Aqua chef smart cooker
Smart Cooker.
my favorite product SEAL ‘N FRESH™ HANDHELD VACUUM SYSTEM
AquaChef Smart Cooker
I like them all. But the Aqua Chef Sous Vide Cooker is fascinating!
The AquaChef Smart Cooker looks awesome.
I love the AquaChef Smart Cooker
My favorite part of the Aquachef Smart Cookeris that you can get tender, flavorful food without adding fat to your foods.
Thanks!
I really like the AquaChef Smart Cooker.
The vacuum is great, you could use it for cooking sealing bags for storage
The aqua chef smart cooker is nice!
The AquaChef Sous Vide Cooker is my favorite out of the items mentioned. thanks.
The SEAL ‘N FRESH™ HANDHELD VACUUM SYSTEM
My favorite is the AquaChef Smart Cooker
the vaccum seal system
AquaChef Smart Cooker.
Digital Meat Thermometer.
AquaChef Smart Cooker.
I would love to try sous vide cooking as I have seen it but never tried it. I love the AquaChef Smart Cooker.
I like the idea of it coming with vacuum bags. Thank you
The Aqua chef cooker
Aqua Chef Smart Cooker
I hope, if I win this, that the Aqua Chef Smart Cooker will become my favorite product.
the aqua chef cooker would be really nice to have
I like the AquaChef Smart cooker.
SEAL ‘N FRESH™ HANDHELD VACUUM SYSTEM
AQUACHEF® SMART COOKER
AquaChef Smart Cooker
The Aqua Chef.
SEAL ‘N FRESH™ HANDHELD VACUUM SYSTEM
Aqua Chef is cool
digital meat thermometer.
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AQUACHEF® COOKBOOK
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The Aqua Chef Cooker because it gives foolproof results, something that my cooking does not.
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That its very healthy and you get all the nutrition from our food
AquaChef Smart Cooker.
The Aqua Chef cooker
I would have to say the cooker with the digital thermometer coming in a close second.
AquaChef Smart Cooker . I have not had a chance to use this yet.
i like the SEAL ‘N FRESH™ HANDHELD VACUUM SYSTEM
I would have to say the smart cooker.
I like the sEAL ‘N FRESH™ HANDHELD VACUUM SYSTEM
The Aqua Cooker sounds like the easiest and best method for my family. Keeps all the nutrients locked inside the bag with the food.
Aqua Chef Smart Cooker – lots more cooking in the future if I win!
My favorite is the cooker. I want to make my family healthier meals and be able to cook foods in creative, fun ways.
Thank you for the giveaway!
the aqua cooker looks very interesting to me. especially for dieting
I like the Aqua Chef Smart Cooker
AQUACHEF® COOKBOOK – So I can learn how to cook some yummy recipes in this new technology.
My favorite is the SEAL ‘N FRESH™ HANDHELD VACUUM SYSTEM
I like the Aqua Chef Smart Cooker! I like how everything is sealed into a bag. The meal you and your daughter cooked looks delicious!
AquaChef Smart Cooker
I like the seal n fresh vacuum sealer
I like the SEAL ‘N FRESH HANDHELD VACUUM SYSTEM
I like the Digital Meat Thermometer that comes as a gift with it!
I like the aquachef smarto cooker!
AquaChef Smart Cooker. Can’t wait to try cooking with it!
I like that smart cooker and the digital meat thermomoter.
Seal ‘N Fresh Handheld Vacuum System
I love the cooker, but the Digital Meat Thermometer is a close second – would be so handy to have this!
I like the vacuum system!
Fave product is the cooker, this looks so healthy and tasty.
the seal and fresh system
like the vacuum system
AquaChef Sous Vide Cooker
The seal and fresh vacuum sealer sounds great for me to try out.
The cooker. This thing looks awesome!
I love the cooker itself, but I love the recipe book as well!
The Smart cooker!
Maximizes Nutrient Retention & Flavor – Locks in food’s natural flavors, nutrients and moisture.
My favorite is the bag sealer. Ive been looking for one thats easy to use.
The Aqua Chef Smart Cooker
Seal ‘N Fresh Handheld Vacuum System – no big machine taking up space
the cooker itself looks SO cool!
I love the Digital Meat Thermometer, am always worried that meat is not cooked through.
I like the Seal and fresh which Locks out air and keeps in 100% of the flavors, nutrients, & moisture!
Seal ‘N Fresh Handheld Vacuum System
SEAL ‘N FRESH™ HANDHELD VACUUM SYSTEM
How It Works: By sealing your food air-tight with the Seal ‘N Fresh™ Vacuum System, your food retains 100% of the moisture, flavor and nutrients!
the seal and fresh system
Beyond the AquaChef Smart Cooker itself, I love the Seal and Fresh Vacuum Sealer with its BPA free vacuum bags. Hard to believe that they offer such an incredible deal for free vacuum bags for life – (you only pay shipping and processing) when you buy the AquaChef Smart Cooker!
I like the vacuum system
I love that you cook with no oils or butter for a more healthy meal
I’d like the Lemon Herb Salmon they show 🙂
AQUACHEF® SMART COOKER
I love that everything is contained inside the sealed pouch! That has to be better, locking in nutrients. This looks amazing!
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Aqua Chef Smart Cooker definitely!
The aqua chef smart cooker
Aqua Chef Smart Cooker seems like it is getting all the votes and it has mine, too.
The aquachef smart cooker
Smart cooker
I love the aqua chef smart cooker.
The Smart Cooker.
Aqua Chef Smart Cooker
definitely the aqua chef cooker!
smart cooker for sure for me
Interesting way to cook – Aqua Chef – would love to try.
Of, course, who wouldn’t love to have the Aqua Chef Smart Cooker? But I also love to have the Seal N’ Fresh Vacuum System!
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Aqua Chef Smart Cooker
I would like to try the aqua chef
the aqua chef smart cooker!
I would like to try the aqua chef smart cooker. sounds like it would be my favorite.
Aqua chef!!!!! It looks amazing
Definitely the AQUACHEF® SMART COOKER! This would be great for me, as I am on the go all the time and usually only have about 30 minutes to cook dinner for my family. I hate that dinner almost always consists of something “pre-fab” because I don’t have time for scratch cooking. The smart cooker would allow me to start dinner before I go get the kids from the bus stop, without the concern of leaving an open flame or of overcooking the meal! Brilliant!!
SEAL ‘N FRESH™ HANDHELD VACUUM SYSTEM
I like the digital meat thermometer
I love the aquachef itself.
the Digital Meat Thermometer
I like the vacuum sealer. I’m a single person and it would be handy. All of the products sound wonderful! Thanks for the giveaway.
SEAL ‘N FRESH™ HANDHELD VACUUM SYSTEM
SEAL ‘N FRESH™ HANDHELD VACUUM SYSTEM
AquaChef Smart Cooker = this would be an interesting product to try
love the smart cooker
digital meat theomether
The digital meat thermometer, we don’t have a meat thermometer right now!
The meat thermometer
i like the seal n fresh handheld vacuum sealer
I like the Digital Meat Thermometer.
I like the SEAL ‘N FRESH™ HANDHELD VACUUM SYSTEM
I like the AquaChef Sous Vide Smart Cooker and that it stays hot until you are ready to eat it.
I like the
Seal ‘N Fresh Handheld Vacuum System
SEAL ‘N FRESH™ HANDHELD VACUUM SYSTEM
The AquaChef Smart Cooker itself. I see the way the Iron Chefs on TV use the sous-vide all the time!
Aquachef smart cooker
I like the AquaChef Smart Cooker. It would be amazing to own.
I like the handheld vacuum system that comes with it.
The aquachef smart cooker…I want one!!
I like the AquaChef Smart Cooker
I like the Smart cooker best, then the SEAL ‘N FRESH™ HANDHELD VACUUM SYSTEM
I like the AQUACHEF® SMART COOKER . This sounds like a great way to cook. I like that it keeps food from drying out.
AquaChef Sous Vide Cooker is me favorite
I like the Digital Meat Thermometer that comes with the cooker when you order it 🙂
with out a doubt it is the AQUACHEF® SMART COOKER–then I can soft cook an egg just like
David Chang!!!
I like the BPA free vaccum tight bags
I like the AquaChef Smart Cooker!
The Aqua Chef Smart Cooker.
I like the AquaChef Smart Cooker.
I’d love the AquaChef Smart Cooker as well as the Seal n Fresh Vacuum system
Aqua Chef Smart Cooker
I like the smart cooker
The smart cooker looks great
The smart cooker cause I’m not so smart when it comes to cookin…
Aquachef Smart Cooker!
Seal ‘N Fresh!
The Smart Cooker…what a neat product!!
I would say the SEAL ‘N FRESH™ HANDHELD VACUUM SYSTEM would be something good to have.
I like the Aquachef Smart Cooker.
AQUACHEF® SMART COOKER
the original aqua chef
Aqua chef smart cooker is my favorite.
The aqua chef smart cooker!
The Aqua Chef smart cooker of course!
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The Aquachef smart cooker is my favorite
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The AquaChef Smart Cooker looks awesome!
the Smart Cooker
The Aquachef smart cooker is my favorite
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Aquachef Smart Cooker!
Smart Cooker for sure!
AquaChef Smart Cooker
I’ve never been able to try my hand at a sous vide, but I’ve wanted one forever!
I like them all….especially the AquaChef Sous Vide Smart Cooker.
the Aqua Chef! i’d be able to cook just like a Top Chef!
I like that it comes with a Digital Meat Thermometer
It’s great that you get the lifetime bags with it also.
The AquaChef Smart Cooker
The AquaChef Sous Vide Smart Cooker looks great and I like that it comes with a Digital Meat Thermometer.
the seal and fresh bags and sealer
AQUACHEF® SMART COOKER
AQUACHEF® COOKBOOK
my favorite product is the Aqua Chef!
FREE BAGS FOR LIFE
I like the free bags for life. But first and foremost, I like the AquaChef Smart Cooker itself.
I would LOVE to have an AquaChef! My husband actually IS a chef and it would be fantastic to be able to give him this!!
I like the AquaChef Sous Vide Smart Cooker.
The lifetime bags.Thanks for the chance.
mogrill12@gmail.com
Excited about the bags being available for life.
I love the freem meat thermometer
Well there’s no other products on the site, just this one. However, I love that it ships for free!
i like that it comes with a free digital meat thermometer
My brother-in-law has an AquaChef sous vide unit — I want one too!
My favorite is the AquaChef Sous Vide Smart Cooker.
I need help cooking. The Aqua Chef is my favorite!
The AQUACHEF® SMART COOKER is my favorite product
My favorite is the Smart Cooker.
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I like the Digital Meat Thermometer
Seal ‘N Fresh Handheld Vacuum System
SEAL ‘N FRESH™ HANDHELD VACUUM SYSTEM
the cooker-that seems to be the only product
I would like the AQUACHEF SMART COOKER (The only choice that I could find)
the cooker-that seems to be the only product
The Aqua Chef looks like a neat system that I would love to check out
I like their seal and fresh vacuum system
The only product I see is the •AquaChef Sous Vide Cooker
the cooker.
the smart cooker is my choice
Seal ‘N Fresh Handheld Vacuum System
SEAL ‘N FRESH™ HANDHELD VACUUM SYSTEM
The AQUACHEF® SMART COOKER is definitely my favorite. The handheld vacuum system is nice too.
free bags for life..wow!
My favorite is the AquaChef Sous Vide Smart Cooker.
The only product I see on the website is the actual Smart Cooker. Unless I’m doing something wrong, I guess that’s my favorite, lol
same here, I don’t see any other product. So I guess the question is what I have learned, and I will say that it has a remote thermometer to ensure that you get a perfectly cooked meal every time.
I like that the bags used to cook the food in are BPA free!