# Which is the best model for me

**URL:** https://community.anovaculinary.com/t/which-is-the-best-model-for-me/18355
**Category:** General
**Created:** [December 15, 2018, 4:21pm UTC](https://community.anovaculinary.com/t/which-is-the-best-model-for-me/18355 "2018-12-15T16:21:18Z")
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### Author: ![Lior](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Lior](https://community.anovaculinary.com/u/Lior)
#### Post date: [December 15, 2018, 4:21pm UTC](https://community.anovaculinary.com/t/which-is-the-best-model-for-me/18355/1 "2018-12-15T16:21:18Z")

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Hi,

I am new to sous vide, I am interested in the Nano model due to its price, but I am not sure if its strong enough for my needs.  
I usually cook 2-3 Kilogram meat (solid chunks like Asado or Entrecôte). I plan to start with a metal cooking pot before investing in a dedicated plastic containerץ

Will the Nano be fine for me? or will it be under powered?

Thanks  
LT

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### 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: [December 15, 2018, 7:00pm UTC](https://community.anovaculinary.com/t/which-is-the-best-model-for-me/18355/2 "2018-12-15T19:00:49Z")

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I think you’ll be fine with the Nano (hopefully you get in on one of the holiday deals and get it for ~$65)  
The Nano’s 750W - only 100W less than the Bluetooth @ 850W. (which is the same heating capacity that the v1 Wifi model had.

For longer cooks and cooks that you would want to cook much larger quantities, you’ll want a covered and preferably insulated vessel (the Coleman Stacker coolers have been popular for people to make their own) - they’re often on sale at Walmart.

Down the road, once Anova gets all of the multicook/multistep bells and whistles worked out, maybe you’ll want another device - you could consider a larger capacity one when you’re ready for multiples. (heh…or not - really depends how often you would want to be cooking larger capacities) 🙂

I’d ignore the math that’s been published (on how many people each model supports) - just do the ratio of wattage to volume - using the larger APC’s numbers as the benchmark.

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### Author: ![Lior](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Lior](https://community.anovaculinary.com/u/Lior)
#### Post date: [December 15, 2018, 7:36pm UTC](https://community.anovaculinary.com/t/which-is-the-best-model-for-me/18355/3 "2018-12-15T19:36:25Z")

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Thanks! i’ve ordered the nano!