[toomanybeersies]

Are you suggesting poor people go out and invest in sous vide equipment? That's not to mention the running cost of vacuum sealer bags.

More sensibly, time and money poor people should invest in a slow cooker. You can cook a huge variety of different cheap and easy meals with one. It also allows you to prep in the evening, then put it on to cook in the morning, so you have dinner ready to go the instant you get home.

[hirundo]

Here's a sous vide cooker you can use with any pot for $45.

https://www.amazon.com/My-Sous-Vide-My-101-Immersion/dp/B071...

An ordinary ziploc type bag works fine for sous vide as long as you don't submerge the opening. I've used them for that many times. It's a bit awkward and takes a little more time, but no big deal.

[Shog9]

$45 is a pricey slowcooker; the last two I bought were $10 and $30 respectively - the latter has a removable ceramic container. A quick check for what's in stock at the local WalMart shows only 2 out of the 13 available running more than $45. Even the fancy "wifi-enabled app-controlled" Black & Decker is only $38

[justtopost]

A suis vide is much different than a slow cooker. I use both quite a lot, and they seldom overlap. The temp control is crucial.

[kiba]

I paid mine for like 70 bucks with the ongoing cost of ziplock bags.