Precision Cooking

LAVA Sous Vide Machines

Achieve perfect results every time — restaurant-quality steaks, fish, and vegetables cooked to the exact degree, sealed in flavour with LAVA vacuum bags.

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Sous Vide Range

Choose Your Set-Up

Start with the stick on its own, or get everything you need in one complete set.

LX 20 Sous Vide Stick
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LX 20 Sous Vide Stick

Professional precision immersion circulator. Set your temperature, seal your food, and achieve flawless restaurant-quality results every time.

  • Temperature Range: 25°C – 95°C
  • Temperature Accuracy: ±0.1°C
  • Flow Rate: 8 litres / min
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Sous Vide Set XXLBest Value
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Sous Vide Set XXL

Everything you need to start cooking sous vide. Includes the LX 20 stick, 12-litre basin, rack, and insulation cover — ready to go out of the box.

  • Includes: LX 20 Stick + Basin + Rack + Insulation
  • Basin Capacity: 12 litres
  • Temperature Range: 25°C – 95°C
R 6 210incl. VAT
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Why sous vide?

The Science of Perfect Cooking

Precision Temperature

Cook at exactly the right temperature — to within 0.1°C. No guesswork, no overcooking.

Set & Forget

Set the timer and walk away. Your food is ready when you are — even hours later.

Restaurant Results at Home

The same technique used by top chefs worldwide. Perfect steak, fish, and vegetables every time.

Locks in Nutrients & Flavour

Vacuum sealed and slow-cooked — no moisture or nutrients escape. Richer taste, better nutrition.

The technique

What is Sous Vide?

Sous vide (French for “under vacuum”) is a method of cooking in which food is vacuum sealed in a bag and then immersed in a water bath at a precise, controlled temperature.

Unlike traditional cooking where you guess doneness, sous vide lets you set the exact internal temperature you want — and the food cannot overcook past it. A steak set to 56°C will be perfectly medium-rare edge to edge, every single time.

Combined with a LAVA vacuum sealer, the method locks in all the natural juices, flavours, and nutrients that are usually lost through traditional high-heat cooking.

Perfect temperatures at a glance

Beef steak (medium-rare)54–57°C/ 1–4 hours
Chicken breast65°C/ 1.5–4 hours
Salmon fillet52–55°C/ 40–60 min
Pork loin62°C/ 1–4 hours
Vegetables83–85°C/ 30–45 min
Eggs (soft)63°C/ 45–60 min

Step by step

How to Cook Sous Vide

1

Season & Seal

Season your food, place it in a LAVA vacuum bag, and seal it with your LAVA machine.

2

Set Temperature

Clip the sous vide stick to your pot or basin. Set your target temperature and timer.

3

Cook Slowly

The circulator holds the water at the exact temperature while your food cooks gently.

4

Finish & Serve

Remove from the bag. Give it a quick sear in a hot pan for colour and crust. Serve.

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