Acquiring the Immersion Heater/Circulator

Was surveying sous vide circulators on Lazada. 

 

 I was going to order the Nutrichef, it being the cheapest circulator listed. Then I had the idea to check what do the forums say. Someone on LYN said that the ANOVA can be bought at their online shop and shipped to Malaysia. So:

 

Let's test the shipping fee to Malaysia:


Wow fantastic price. Comes up to about RM700, which is a few bucks more than the Nutrichef on Lazada. Compare the price of ANOVA v2 on Lazada which is basically twice it price (as well as being potentially US plug), and you'll see having it shipping from ANOVA official is a no-brainer.


 I opted for DHL express at extra SGD2. Shipping was basically instant. August 10 was the day after I placed my order. So within 48 hours of ordering, the thing is already in Malaysia. Freaking fantastic.

 However there was one thing about importing stuff that I forgot about: customs excise duty. Basically, add RM250 on top of the RM700 I already paid. DHL was kind enough to call me up to inform me about it. Well they pre-paid for me, I'm sure they'd love to recuperate that money.


 This makes the final price of the ANOVA RM950, basically RM1k. Still 33% cheaper than on Lazada. Couldn've split the shipping fee if I did bulk purchase though...

 In the next post I'll talk about the accessories I bought, on Lazada.

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