# Tall Cooking Vessel?

**URL:** <https://community.anovaculinary.com/t/tall-cooking-vessel/5004>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [February 16, 2017, 6:25pm UTC](https://community.anovaculinary.com/t/tall-cooking-vessel/5004 "2017-02-16T18:25:34Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
**Page:** 1

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![mpopovits](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/df705f/32.png) [@mpopovits](https://community.anovaculinary.com/u/mpopovits)\
**Post date:** [February 16, 2017, 6:25pm UTC](https://community.anovaculinary.com/t/tall-cooking-vessel/5004/1 "2017-02-16T18:25:34Z")

</div>

What is the maximum distance between the bottom of the anova unit and the bottom of the cooking vessel? I’m thinking to get a taller box for cooking but don’t know how well the anova can circulate water downswards (remember that the unit hangs off the top of the vessel)…what is the min/max/optimum distance between the bottom of the unit and the post. Assuming the overall water volume is within the limits.

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![fischersd](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/community.anovaculinary.com/fischersd/32/5594_2.png) [@fischersd](https://community.anovaculinary.com/u/fischersd)\
**Post date:** [February 16, 2017, 7:25pm UTC](https://community.anovaculinary.com/t/tall-cooking-vessel/5004/2 "2017-02-16T19:25:27Z")

</div>

As long as you’re within the limit for volume (about 22 litres) you should be fine. Why are you looking to go taller? (seems longer, but shallower are more useful for cooking multiple items).

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![mpopovits](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/df705f/32.png) [@mpopovits](https://community.anovaculinary.com/u/mpopovits)\
**Post date:** [February 16, 2017, 7:58pm UTC](https://community.anovaculinary.com/t/tall-cooking-vessel/5004/3 "2017-02-16T19:58:21Z")

</div>

thanks for the response! I’m planning to go taller for some items because sometime I fill my vacuum bags taller for some things and realize afterwards that it doesn’t fit my regular small 12L box properly. It depends on what i’m cooking and having flexibility with my cooking container helps. I was just worried that the area at the bottom might not stay as warm as it needs to, but hopefully the circulation takes care of that. I just ordered the Rubbermaid 22L box and will see how that works out.

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![fischersd](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/community.anovaculinary.com/fischersd/32/5594_2.png) [@fischersd](https://community.anovaculinary.com/u/fischersd)\
**Post date:** [February 17, 2017, 12:55pm UTC](https://community.anovaculinary.com/t/tall-cooking-vessel/5004/4 "2017-02-17T12:55:51Z")

</div>

As long as the container can withstand the heat, I’m sure you’ll be fine.

There’s also a plethora of information over here if you haven’t seen it (things others have done):

> [@Best Vessels/Containers for Precision Cooking](https://community.anovaculinary.com/t/best-vessels-containers-for-precision-cooking/376):
>
> This may not spark a discussion, but I wanted to get the info out there. I’m Very happy with the performance of my cooker but I was confounded in trying to find a large enough (and correctly-dimensioned) cooking vessel. I’ve got alot of pots and pans but none were hitting the mark, so I started searching restaurant supply stores. I figured that a large mise tub would do the deed… but no, too small, no lid, flimsy construction. The “aha” solution? I bought a camping cooler for thirty bucks a…