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Anova vs Breville Joule

The two premium sous vide circulators, and a genuinely close call decided by one design choice: the Anova has a screen and the Joule does not. Same 1,100 watts, very different philosophies. Here is the mechanism, the specs, and who each is for.

By Stephen V.Updated How we rank
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The short answer

Quick picks

#CookerBest forScorePrice
01
Anova Anova Precision Cooker 3.0 (WiFi), 1100 W
Anova Precision Cooker 3.0 (WiFi), 1100 W

The default, and it earned it

1,100 W
9.0
$168.96Amazon
02
Breville Breville Joule Turbo Sous Vide (BSV600), 1100 W
Breville Joule Turbo Sous Vide (BSV600), 1100 W

The smallest, if you live in the app

1,100 W
8.1
$239.71Amazon

#ad · Prices pulled live from the Amazon Product API, last checked Jul 21, 2026. Where we have no verified live price we show none — we would rather leave a gap than print a number that has gone stale. The wattage column is what the manufacturer publishes; “not published” means exactly that, and we have not estimated one. Scores are ours, compiled from published specifications, and are not test results.

The one difference that decides it

Both draw 1,100 watts, both hold a water bath precisely, both connect over WiFi. The decision comes down to a single design choice: the Anova has an on-device screen and buttons, and the Joule has neither. The Joule is controlled entirely by its app — there is no way to start a cook without your phone. If your phone is always in hand and you like the app, that is a clean, uncluttered design. If it is not, it is a machine that does nothing when your battery dies.

Size and build

The Joule wins decisively on size — it is the smallest circulator on this site, with a magnetic foot that lets it stand in a pan without a clamp, and IPX7 waterproofing. It feels a tier above. The Anova is larger and uses a clamp-and-skirt design, but that size buys the screen and a two-year warranty against the Joule's one.

The documentation gap

This is where the honest reporting matters. Anova publishes its full specification — a 0–92°C range and ±0.1°C accuracy. Breville publishes neither a temperature range nor an accuracy figure for the Joule on any manual we could find. The Joule is certainly precise in practice, but for a device whose entire job is precision, refusing to state the number is a real mark against it, and the kind of gap this site exists to flag.

The decision rule

Buy the Anova Precision Cooker 3.0 if you want an on-device screen, a longer warranty and a fully published specification — for most people, the safer buy. Buy the Breville Joule if you want the smallest, best-built device and you genuinely live in the app. And know that a $95 Inkbird matches both on published accuracy if the premium build is not the point for you.

In detail

The picks, in full

01
Anova Anova Precision Cooker 3.0 (WiFi), 1100 W

The default, and it earned it

Anova Precision Cooker 3.0 (WiFi), 1100 W

Rated power:1100 WTemperature range:0–92°C (32–197°F)Accuracy:±0.1°CPump:8 L/minConnectivity:Dual-band WiFi + app
Fully specifiedWorks without the app
9.0/10

The sous vide circulator most people should buy. Anova publishes the full specification — 1,100 W, a 0–92°C range, ±0.1°C accuracy, an 8 L/min pump — and backs it with a two-year warranty, the longest here. It has an on-device screen so it works without the app, which the Joule does not.

Capability
9.5
Capacity
8.5
Documentation
10
Build
8.5
Value
8.5

What it gets right

  • Anova publishes the complete specification — wattage, temperature range, accuracy and pump flow — which almost nobody else in this class does
  • An on-device touchscreen means it works fully without a phone, unlike the app-only Joule
  • A two-year warranty, the longest of any sous vide machine on this site

What it doesn't

  • At 325 mm tall it is a large device to store next to the slimmer Nano or Joule
  • The clamp-and-skirt design is bulkier than the Joule's magnetic foot
  • 1,100 W is a real draw — powerful, but the most per hour of the sub-premium circulators here alongside the Joule and Greater Goods

What it costs to run

About 20.7¢ an hour at full rated draw, at the US average of 18.83¢ per kWh.

1,100 W ÷ 1000 × 1 h × 18.83¢ = 20.7¢

1100 W, published on Anova Culinary's own Precision Cooker 3.0 product page alongside the temperature range, accuracy and pump rate. This is an upper bound: the element only draws full power while it is heating up or pressurizing, then cycles off to hold temperature, and no manufacturer publishes a duty cycle — so we compute at full rated draw rather than invent a correction factor. The full method is published.

Skip this if…

…you want the smallest possible device or you cook small portions in shallow water — the slimmer Nano is cheaper, lighter and enough for a single steak, and this is the one to buy only if you want the full power and the longer range.

$168.96on Amazon

$229.0026% off

Price last checked Jul 21, 2026. Prices move constantly — Amazon's at checkout is the one that counts.

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02
Breville Breville Joule Turbo Sous Vide (BSV600), 1100 W

The smallest, if you live in the app

Breville Joule Turbo Sous Vide (BSV600), 1100 W

Rated power:1100 W (120 V)Vessel capacity:Up to 10 gallonsConnectivity:WiFi + Bluetooth, app-onlyWater resistance:IPX7
Smallest body hereApp-only, no screen
8.1/10

The smallest, cleverest and most divisive circulator here. It is app-only — there are no buttons and no screen, so your phone is the interface, full stop. In return you get the most compact body, a magnetic foot, IPX7 waterproofing, and a Turbo mode Breville claims can halve the time. 1,100 W.

Capability
8.5
Capacity
9
Documentation
6
Build
9
Value
8

What it gets right

  • The most compact circulator on this site, with a magnetic foot that lets it stand in a pan without a clamp
  • Turbo mode genuinely shortens cook times, and the app's visual doneness guide is the best beginner tool in the category
  • IPX7 waterproofing and a polished build that feels a tier above its rivals

What it doesn't

  • It is app-only — no buttons, no screen. If your phone is dead or the app has an outage, the machine does nothing
  • Breville does not publish a temperature range or accuracy figure on any manual we could find, which for a precision device is a real documentation gap
  • A one-year warranty, half the Anova's

What it costs to run

About 20.7¢ an hour at full rated draw, at the US average of 18.83¢ per kWh.

1,100 W ÷ 1000 × 1 h × 18.83¢ = 20.7¢

1100 W at 120 V / 60 Hz, published in Breville's own BSV600 Joule safety guide. This is an upper bound: the element only draws full power while it is heating up or pressurizing, then cycles off to hold temperature, and no manufacturer publishes a duty cycle — so we compute at full rated draw rather than invent a correction factor. The full method is published.

Skip this if…

…you do not want your cooking gated behind a phone app. The Joule cannot be operated any other way, and if that bothers you at all it will bother you every time — the Anova 3.0 has an on-device screen for exactly this reason.

$239.71on Amazon

Price last checked Jul 21, 2026. Prices move constantly — Amazon's at checkout is the one that counts.

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How we picked

Machines we claim to have tested: 0

Everyone in this category tells you they tested twenty cookers. We have tested none, and we say so. Here is what we do instead: read the manufacturer's manual and spec page, record the published wattage, capacity, pressure or temperature figure and warranty term, work out what the machine costs to run per hour, show the arithmetic so you can redo it with your own electricity rate, and cite all of it. Where a brand publishes no wattage, we print no running cost rather than borrowing a number from a similar model. Prices come live from Amazon's API and disappear rather than go stale.

The scores above are judgments from that documented research — not test results. One of the five metrics is Documentation: whether the manufacturer will tell you what its cooker draws at all. The full rubric, including what disqualifies a pick, is published in full.

Questions

Frequently asked

Is the Anova or the Breville Joule better?
Close, decided by controls. The Anova has an on-device screen (works without a phone), a two-year warranty and a fully published spec. The Joule is smaller and better-built but app-only, with a shorter warranty and no published temperature range. For most people the Anova; for those who want the smallest device and love the app, the Joule.
Does the Breville Joule work without the app?
No. The Joule has no buttons and no screen — it is controlled entirely through the Breville app on your phone. If your phone is dead or the app has an outage, the machine cannot be started. This is the single most important thing to know before buying it.
What is the Joule Turbo mode?
Turbo is a Breville mode that runs the water hotter than the target and circulates faster to reach doneness in, Breville says, as little as half the usual time, then settles to the set temperature. It is a genuine speed feature for weeknight cooks.

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We have not tested these machines in a lab and we do not pretend to have. Specifications come from the manufacturer's own published documents; electricity rates come from the US Energy Information Administration; prices come from the live Amazon API. Where a figure is not published, the page says “not published” rather than guessing. Read the full method.