Sous vide is a great way to make great-tasting, healthy food, and while relatively easy to pull off, it is a slow process, and the setup can be rather intimidating. But what if I told you there is a way to do sous vide faster, with no hassle, and without the massive amount of water and the bags? I know, it does sound straight out of The Jetsons, but it is possible with a new kind of kitchen appliance called Agari Kitchen Smart Cooker.
No, this cooker is not that cooker, i.e., range, or stove. It is basically a high-tech oven. Heck, even the aesthetic looks decidedly high-tech, well, OK, maybe in the Fallout, apocalypse kind of way. It looks like a mad scientist’s equipment, but trust me, it looks the way it is because of the tech it has. Also, yes, it does look like a depressurizing chamber, but it couldn’t be more opposite.
The Agari Smart Cooker is what happens when science decides it’s tired of your soggy steaks and inconsistent salmon. Yes. I said “science” because this is basically a fail-safe science project that will result in a gastronomical adventure.
This Canadian invention blends 3D scanning, remote temperature sensing, and low-heat pressure cooking to deliver restaurant-grade results faster than your sous vide bath can even heat up. It can identify your food type, size, and starting temperature, then cook it perfectly—complete with a reverse sear in the same chamber. You just pop it in, push a button, and act like you’ve spent years training under Gordon Ramsay.
Using its patent-pending double-wall design, the cooker instantly preheats and maintains steady pressure, searing food golden on the outside while keeping the inside tender and juicy. Think sous vide precision, but without the water bath or plastic bags (yeah!)—and without the existential dread of waiting three hours for a chicken breast.
This culinary contraption raised eyebrows (and overfunded wallets) on Kickstarter, hitting its goal in six minutes, landing it among the top 0.1% of all campaigns. That’s how desperate people are to stop ruining dinner. Backed by four patents pending and decades of product design experience, Agari Kitchen has built fully functional prototypes and plans to start shipping in early 2026.
In short, the Agari Smart Cooker turns precision cooking into a one-button affair. Fret not if you missed the campaign because late pledges are happening now, starting at CA$1,140 (about US$809), which is a small price to pay to become the neighborhood food god without ever learning what “sous vide” really means (*insert Michael Rosen’s Nice meme).
Images: Agari Kitchen.
