Comments about SousVide Supreme Demi Sous Vide Water Oven:

When I first received this product I was very concerned because it was missing the important cooking instructions, so it was not usable. It also had greasy stains on it. Not an auspicious beginning.However, after trying to resolve the issues with Brookstone and receiving one that would not start when I plugged it in after more than 2 weeks, I called the manufacturer directly. They could not be more helpful. One important QC check they do is test every machine, then they explained that they systematically recheck every certain number of machines twice and another group three times. This is not a bad thing, but it caused me to think the product was used, which I guess it was, but only for testing.A second issue is that you need to know that you should hold the start button down for as long as 10 seconds to start the machine -- that is a really long time, and you are going to think it is broken. This is apparently in the design to prevent accidental "ons" and "offs."Now that we have the on and off process clear, we have been using this oven frequently. I recently purchased sockeye salmon from [@], which is vacuum sealed in portions -- sous vide ready. It is great for this -- just drop in. Other products are sous vide ready, too, such as their chicken. It is great for this, drop in and go and do something else. Soft boiled eggs are fantastic and have become a family favorite.I have cooked vegetables, too. I hope to use this for an upcoming dinner gathering so the food will be ready when we are.