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Do you need a special container to cook sous vide? Heck no, you don’t. Our sous vide tool, <a href="https://www.chefsteps.com/joule">Joule</a>, can cook food in just 1.5 inches (38 mm) of water—which means small pots and steady-bottomed bowls are very much on the board. You may have encountered bulky, prone-to-tipping sous vide tools elsewhere, but that’s all in the past. Joule is svelte enough to fit in your favorite wee vessel with room to spare for food, and the magnetic base means it’ll stay upright without any fuss. But Joule can go big, too. The littlest sous vide tool can handle up to 10 gallons (40 liters) of water, with a depth of up to 8 inches (200 mm). To get started, just grab that one pot you cook pasta in. If it’s an induction-ready pot, you can use the powerful magnet at Joule’s base to pop ’er in place. And if it turns out your pot isn’t magnetic, don’t stress it. Simply clip Joule to the side and start cooking. Here are some common containers used by sous vide fans and the ChefSteps kitchen.PSST: Got your own favorite container for cooking with Joule? Tell your fellow cooks all about in the comments.