https://www.cnet.com/news/whirlpool-wants-to-give-you-another-option-in-the-kitchen/

Whirlpool received a patent this month for a sous vide cooking device, according to documents from the US Patent and Trademark Office. First reported by The Spoon, the small appliance as described in the documents consists of an induction cooktop, a cooking container, a wireless temperature probe and a magnetic stirring plate. (You can read the patent documents here.)

Sous vide (French for "under vacuum") is a method of cooking in which you vacuum seal food in plastic bags and cook it in a temperature-controlled water bath. Sous vide is known for bring a precise and consistent way to cook your food: if you cook bagged steaks in water baths that are always 140 degrees Fahrenheit, the steaks will come out with the same level of doneness each time.