# Can the cooking bag "touch" the Anova tube **URL:** \ **Category:** Anova Precision® Cooker\ **Created:** [January 19, 2017, 10:18pm UTC](https://community.anovaculinary.com/t/can-the-cooking-bag-touch-the-anova-tube/4503 "2017-01-19T22:18:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Patf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e8c25b/32.png) [@Patf](https://community.anovaculinary.com/u/Patf)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2017, 10:18pm UTC](https://community.anovaculinary.com/t/can-the-cooking-bag-touch-the-anova-tube/4503/1 "2017-01-19T22:18:29Z")
I am using my Anova for the first time. I am trying a pot roast. I finally settled on an insulated drink cooler, 2 gallons in size. It is nice and deep, but it is also fairly small in diameter, so right now the bag is touching the tube. Is this a no-no? Excited to begin new cooking adventures! Pat ---
**Author:** ![Walter\_Ego](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/community.anovaculinary.com/walter_ego/32/403_2.png) [@Walter\_Ego](https://community.anovaculinary.com/u/Walter_Ego)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2017, 10:37pm UTC](https://community.anovaculinary.com/t/can-the-cooking-bag-touch-the-anova-tube/4503/2 "2017-01-19T22:37:05Z")
as long as its not really blocking it, it should be ok, however i would definitely recommend using a larger vessel. the tube could conceivably be hotter than the water, though it seems very unlikely. ---
**Author:** ![colewagoner](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/community.anovaculinary.com/colewagoner/32/48_2.png) [@colewagoner](https://community.anovaculinary.com/u/colewagoner)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2017, 1:41am UTC](https://community.anovaculinary.com/t/can-the-cooking-bag-touch-the-anova-tube/4503/3 "2017-01-20T01:41:09Z")
Yea! As long is it doesn’t impede the circulation you should be fine.