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Love the Joule BUT now I cannot sign in. Says the password/email I always used is incorrect. Tried to reset password but got no email in response to multiple attempts. There appears to be no othe... See more
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The Joule works. The company Chefsteps however is what this review is based on. They are very deceptive. When I purchased the Joule several years ago you had to purchase a Premier lifetime membersh... See more
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Joule Sous Vide by ChefSteps is the smartest, smallest, and most powerful sous vide tool on the market. Want to make a perfect steak? How ’bout a juicy, tender chicken breast? Just pick what you want to cook, and Joule will make sure it turns out perfect, every time. Joule was created by ChefSteps, a smart kitchen product company. ChefSteps is currently hard at work on new Joule tools, features, and services that will prove integral to the kitchen of the future, and we’re making it a reality one product at a time.
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Sous Vide is the only way to cook period
I love this thing. It makes amazing steak and chicken dishes of any kind. Perfectly I might add. Every single time no matter what your doneness preferance is. Just be patient and really try to focus on learning new steps to add to your cooking arsenal. It was worth every dollar to buy this sous vide tool tho. Its soooo super easy to use and clean. Also the phone app matches up with it fantastically. All I can say to the Chef Steps creators/crew is keep up the great work and awesome cooking pointers on the app for us all to use and be better home chefs. Seriously this sous vide tool makes the best steak of my life. I never eat out anymore because resturant steaks are such a huge let down to me, especially now that I can cook way better ones at home. Thank you very much Chef Steps. I recommend this to anyone and everyone out there. I for real give it 10 stars instead of 5. Its worth buying and Id definitely buy it again with no hesitations whatsoever.
April 20, 2018
Unprompted review
Reply from ChefSteps
Thank you so much for taking the time to leave a 5 Star review, Corey! We’re glad to hear that you’re loving your Joule and really appreciate your kind words here!
We’re here for you if there is anything we can assist with as you continue to cook with Joule: please visit support.chefsteps.com with any questions, comments or concerns!
Thanks again!
The ChefSteps Customer Experience Team
Overall great but app could use some…
Overall great but app could use some usability improvements. Biggest gripe is that when following a recipe the detailed steps only list the method and not the amount so I always find myself flipping back and forth between the first page listing all the amounts and the individual steps. Other issue is with the video steps loading. Most of the time they are fine but sometimes can't get them to load.
April 20, 2018
Unprompted review
Reply from ChefSteps
Thanks so much for taking the time to leave a review Joel! We are always working on improving the experience of cooking with Joule and feedback like this is really important for us to hear.
We also wanted to let you know that we’re here for you if there is anything we can assist with as you continue to cook with Joule: please visit support.chefsteps.com with any questions, comments or concerns!
Thanks again!
The ChefSteps Customer Experience Team
Reply from ChefSteps
Thank you so much for taking the time to leave a 5 Star review! We’re glad to hear that you’re loving your Joule!
We’re here for you if there is anything we can assist with as you continue to cook with Joule: please visit support.chefsteps.com with any questions, comments or concerns!
Thanks again!
The ChefSteps Customer Experience Team
Reply from ChefSteps
Thank you so much for taking the time to leave a 5 Star review, Andrew! We’re glad to hear that you’re loving your Joule!
We’re here for you if there is anything we can assist with as you continue to cook with Joule: please visit support.chefsteps.com with any questions, comments or concerns!
Thanks again!
The ChefSteps Customer Experience Team
Love it
Love it, works so well I had friends going out and buying after they saw the results.
James
April 20, 2018
Unprompted review
Reply from ChefSteps
Thank you so much for taking the time to leave a 5 Star review, James! We’re glad to hear that you’re loving your Joule and really appreciate you spreading the word to your friends!
We’re here for you if there is anything we can assist with as you continue to cook with Joule: please visit support.chefsteps.com with any questions, comments or concerns!
Thanks again!
The ChefSteps Customer Experience Team
Easy to use and holds great temp
April 20, 2018
Unprompted review
Reply from ChefSteps
Thank you so much for taking the time to leave a 5 Star review, Miles! We’re glad to hear that you’re loving your Joule!
We’re here for you if there is anything we can assist with as you continue to cook with Joule: please visit support.chefsteps.com with any questions, comments or concerns!
Thanks again!
The ChefSteps Customer Experience Team
Great product!!
Great product!!! I have used the Joule Sous Vide many times it delivered a perfect meat every time! I like the ease of programing with the ChefSteps app and the tips that comes with it. I have been getting updates to the app and it never takes long to download. I have suggested to friends that if they are planning to get a Sous Vide unit, get the Joule!
April 20, 2018
Unprompted review
Reply from ChefSteps
Thank you so much for taking the time to leave a 5 Star review, Kevin! We’re glad to hear that you’re loving your Joule and really appreciate you suggesting it to your friends!
We’re here for you if there is anything we can assist with as you continue to cook with Joule: please visit support.chefsteps.com with any questions, comments or concerns!
Thanks again!
The ChefSteps Customer Experience Team
Hands down
Hands down - the best customer service in the industry. I love that ChefSteps works hand in hand with my Joule and is constantly evolving to bring me new recipes and things to try. Keep up the humor, keep up the bomb food, can't wait for what's next.
April 20, 2018
Unprompted review
Reply from ChefSteps
Thank you so much for taking the time to leave a 5 Star review, Angie! We’re glad to hear that you’re loving your Joule and really appreciate your kind words here!
We’re always here for you if there is anything we can assist with as you continue to cook with Joule: please visit support.chefsteps.com with any questions, comments or concerns!
Thanks again!
The ChefSteps Customer Experience Team
The simplicity and small size makes you…
The simplicity and small size makes you reach for it and cook sous vide so much more often. I want another....
April 20, 2018
Unprompted review
Reply from ChefSteps
Thank you so much for taking the time to leave a 5 Star review, Blaine! We’re glad to hear that you’re loving your Joule!
We’re here for you if there is anything we can assist with as you continue to cook with Joule: please visit support.chefsteps.com with any questions, comments or concerns!
Thanks again!
The ChefSteps Customer Experience Team
Reply from ChefSteps
Thank you so much for taking the time to leave a 5 Star review, Gary! We’re glad to hear that you’re loving your Joule!
We’re here for you if there is anything we can assist with as you continue to cook with Joule: please visit support.chefsteps.com with any questions, comments or concerns!
Thanks again!
The ChefSteps Customer Experience Team
Reply from ChefSteps
Thank you so much for taking the time to leave a 5 Star review, Mark! We’re glad to hear that you’re loving your Joule!
We’re here for you if there is anything we can assist with as you continue to cook with Joule: please visit support.chefsteps.com with any questions, comments or concerns!
Thanks again!
The ChefSteps Customer Experience Team
Reply from ChefSteps
Thank you so much for taking the time to leave a 5 Star review, MMill! We’re glad to hear that you’re loving your Joule!
We’re here for you if there is anything we can assist with as you continue to cook with Joule: please visit support.chefsteps.com with any questions, comments or concerns!
Thanks again!
The ChefSteps Customer Experience Team
Best investment ever
Best investment ever. I love my Joule! I cook just about everything with it ❤❤
April 19, 2018
Unprompted review
Reply from ChefSteps
Thank you so much for taking the time to leave a 5 Star review, Carol! We’re glad to hear that you’re loving your Joule! :)
We’re here for you if there is anything we can assist with as you continue to cook with Joule: please visit support.chefsteps.com with any questions, comments or concerns!
Thanks again!
The ChefSteps Customer Experience Team
Made a believer out of me!
I was skeptical of jewel when it first came out. I was an Anova fanboy. Now that I’ve used jewel I’ve seen the error of my ways. Jewel is small quiet and powerful. I scoff at how big the Anovas are now. LOVE IT!!! I do wish it had controls on the unit itself.
April 19, 2018
Unprompted review
Reply from ChefSteps
Thank you so much for taking the time to leave a 5 Star review! We’re glad to hear that you’re loving your Joule and really appreciate your feedback here!
We’re here for you if there is anything we can assist with as you continue to cook with Joule: please visit support.chefsteps.com with any questions, comments or concerns!
Thanks again!
The ChefSteps Customer Experience Team
Love Chef Steps
Love Chef Steps. The only thing I don't like is I have trouble connecting to Joule almost everytime. I essentially have to set it up every time. I would still recommend the product and the site to everyone I know (along with Kenji from Serious Eats).
April 19, 2018
Unprompted review
Reply from ChefSteps
Hi Andrew, thanks so much for taking the time to leave a review and we are so sorry to hear that you have had trouble staying connected to your Joule! We would love to help troubleshoot-please submit a support ticket to support.chefsteps.com so that we can best assist!
Thanks again,
The ChefSteps Customer Experience Team
Continually improving
This is hands down the best reference site for cooking. I use it frequently as a starting point for any new experiment, or as a source of inspiration.
April 19, 2018
Unprompted review
Reply from ChefSteps
Hi Jon, thanks so much for taking the time to leave a 5 star review- we really appreciate it!
Thanks again,
The ChefSteps Customer Experience Team
Joule is Great!
Joule is Great!
Lets be honest this is just plain Great. Joule helps make good chefs great Chefs plain and simple. I think it is great that people can cook like pros without years of formal training and experience without taking away the core essence of what it means to cook.
April 19, 2018
Unprompted review
Reply from ChefSteps
Thank you so much for taking the time to leave a 5 Star review, Michael! We’re glad to hear that you’re loving your Joule!
We’re here for you if there is anything we can assist with as you continue to cook with Joule: please visit support.chefsteps.com with any questions, comments or concerns!
Thanks again!
The ChefSteps Customer Experience Team
So easy to use
So easy to use, and combined with all the functionality of the Joule mobile app, very inspiring!
April 19, 2018
Unprompted review
Reply from ChefSteps
Thank you so much for taking the time to leave a 5 Star review, Lindsay! We’re glad to hear that you’re loving your Joule!
We’re here for you if there is anything we can assist with as you continue to cook with Joule: please visit support.chefsteps.com with any questions, comments or concerns!
Thanks again!
The ChefSteps Customer Experience Team
Great product and great support!
Great product and great support! Love the Joule product.
April 19, 2018
Unprompted review
Reply from ChefSteps
Thank you so much for taking the time to leave a 5 Star review, Joshua! We’re glad to hear that you’re loving your Joule!
We’re here for you if there is anything we can assist with as you continue to cook with Joule: please visit support.chefsteps.com with any questions, comments or concerns!
Thanks again!
The ChefSteps Customer Experience Team
For Americans only
The souvide itself is good , modern and attractive, however as I found out late it only works in America as it’s not equipped for the higher European voltage requirement . In Europe we use 220/240 volts . The thing is I just bought one and then I realised that’s its no good for me so I had to go through a refund which I didn’t get back in full and spent more money to send it back to the States which I found it quite unfair to be honest. I don’t know what Chefsteps are waiting for to make a European version ,I’m not a rocket scientist but I’m sure it can’t be that hard .
April 19, 2018
Unprompted review
Reply from ChefSteps
Hi John,
Thank you so much for taking the time to leave a review and share your honest feedback on this experience. We apologize for the frustration here, and we truly look forward to being able to offer an international version of Joule to our community outside of North America. We would encourage you to go to chefsteps.com/joule and click "Keep me posted" to stay in the loop on when Joule will be available in your country.
Our apologies again,
Lori with ChefSteps Customer Experience
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