I'm kind of pondering the claim that this is as significant as the microwave.<p>Sure, it's new technology that's becoming more and more affordable.  But SV cooking is still a fair amount of work.  Heating the steak, for example, is microwave-simple.  But pan-searing it?  That's work.<p>We've had boil-in-the-bag meals for a while now.  When I hear "the next microwave" I'm thinking "the next Jetsons-like machine that will make perfect food with one button".<p>The gadget we're all gonna have in 50 years, I predict, will be more like the MIT Cornucopia project:  <a href="http://fluid.media.mit.edu/projects.php?action=details&#38;id=79" rel="nofollow">http://fluid.media.mit.edu/projects.php?action=details&#38;i...</a>