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User: What is suvie the meal system?

What is suvie the meal system?

Assistant: Suvie Kitchen Robot — often just “Suvie” — is a countertop “kitchen robot” that aims to simplify cooking by combining r…

Suvie Kitchen Robot — often just “Suvie” — is a countertop “kitchen robot” that aims to simplify cooking by combining refrigeration, cooking, and scheduling into one appliance. Consumer Reports

Here’s how it works and what makes it distinctive:

• It has two cooking zones and a built-in refrigeration system, so you can load raw food (fresh or frozen), schedule when you want dinner ready, and walk away. Suvie will refrigerate until it’s time to cook, then start cooking automatically. Using Your Suvie
• It supports many cooking modes: sous-vide, slow cook, roast, bake, broil, steam, reheating, and more — even simultaneous cooking of different meal components (e.g. protein + vegetables) in separate zones. Using Your Suvie
• If you opt for Suvie’s meal-delivery service (subscription-based), you receive pre-portioned ingredients and recipe “cards.” You load the ingredients, scan the card with the device, and Suvie automatically knows the cooking instructions. Using Your Suvie
• Alternatively, you can use your own ingredients and recipes, which gives flexibility at home while keeping the convenience of automation. Using Your Suvie

People like Suvie because it turns dinner into a “set-it-and-forget-it” process. For someone with a busy schedule, one preparation in the morning can yield a home-cooked meal by the time you get back. Consumer Reports

If you want — I can compare Suvie to a few alternative “smart cooking” systems on the market.

User: I’m concerned about using their meals and whether or not it’s enough food I’m also cooking for au pair and sometimes gr…

I’m concerned about using their meals and whether or not it’s enough food (I’m also cooking for au pair and sometimes grandparents)

Assistant: Good questions.

Good questions. You’re right to think through whether Suvie Kitchen Robot will provide enough food for a full household when feeding more than just you + a spouse. Here’s what I found — and my take for your situation.

- Suvie’s pans (in the 3.0 / 3.0 Plus versions) are sized so that a “standard meal” feeds up to 4 adults. Suvie

• For some of their “largest” recipes (the “Recette” meals) Suvie says the pans can hold up to 12 servings. Suvie
• You have the option to cook separate components (e.g. protein in one zone + starch or veg in another, or use the optional “Starch Cooker” for grains/starches) which effectively lets you scale meal size by stretching portions with sides. Suvie
• Some users report that with home-ingredients (not just Suvie’s meal kits), they can comfortably feed 4–5 adults — meaning you could likely cover dinner for your family + au pair + grandparents if you plan carefully. Reddit

- Suvie’s “default meal kits” are typically designed for 2 to 4 adults. Suvie Support

• If you rely solely on the standard meal kits each night, you might find yourself short if you regularly serve more than 4–5 people — especially with teenagers or big appetites.
• To feed more people reliably, you’ll likely need to either: - Use larger recipes (“Recette” style) or stretch meals with sides (grains, salads). - Cook multiple trays / batches, which adds prep time or planning overhead.
• Portion control might become more complex (who gets what), especially with a mix of adults, kids, and grandparents sharing the meal.

Because you often cook for more than four people, Suvie can work — but mostly as part of a hybrid solution, not as the only method. Here is what I would suggest if I were you:

• Use Suvie for dinners for up to 4–5 people — that might be you + spouse + kids + au pair.
• On nights you expect grandparents too, either: 1. Use Suvie plus a side dish (grain, salad, veggies) to stretch the meal. 2. Use a larger recipe (if available) or cook two trays / stagger cooks.
• On heavier cooking nights, rely instead on a multi-cooker or multi-pot appliance that handles larger volumes and lets you control portions more manually.

For example, something like Ninja Foodi 10-in-1 6.5-Quart Pro Pressure Cooker & Air Fryer or Instant Pot Pro Plus 6-Quart Smart Pressure Cooker gives you flexibility, quantity, and control — great for batch cooking proteins, grains, beans, or full meals that feed 6+.

If you like — I can sketch a weekly meal-planning approach for you that combines Suvie + a multi-cooker + simple side dishes. It would aim to minimize cooking time while feeding a larger household.

User: I think I’ll skip the multi cooker for now and just use my instant pot

I think I’ll skip the multi cooker for now and just use my instant pot

Assistant: Great.

Great. Your Instant Pot is more than enough for the “big-batch, healthy base layers” you need. So here’s how to think about Suvie paired with your Instant Pot, without adding another appliance.

I’ll keep this simple, short, and grounded in how your life actually works.

Your Best Setup: Suvie + Instant Pot + 15-minute sides

This combo gives you:

• Dinners ready at exact times with zero afternoon effort (Suvie)
• Large, cheap, healthy volume for everyone including au pair + grandparents (Instant Pot)
• Minimal mental load
• Flexibility when extra people show up

You don’t need more hardware.

How many people can Suvie reliably feed?

Realistically: 4–5 adults per cook. You, Josh, au pair, and sometimes grandparents = 5–6.

So here’s the safest expectation:

• Suvie handles main protein + veg for 4–5.
• Instant Pot handles volume stretchers (grains, beans, soups, shredded meat).
• Quick stovetop or microwave sides fill the gap.

This gets you healthy, complete meals without needing 2 Suvies or cooking twice.

Your Weekly Flow (Easy Mode)

Mon & Wed: Suvie autopilot nights

Perfect for your high-stress days.

• Load in the morning.
• Add a fast side if grandparents join: - Instant Pot rice or quinoa (12 minutes) - Bagged salad + dressing - Microwave broccoli - Trader Joe’s garlic naan - Roasted potatoes (if time)

Tue & Thu: Instant Pot “family-size” meals

Pick one base per week and batch it:

Examples:

• Chicken thighs + salsa → tacos, burrito bowls, protein for kids
• Lentil or chickpea curry → healthy, cheap, stretches far
• Beef barbacoa → three dinners
• Masala chickpeas + rice
• Chili or beef stew

Cook once → feed 6–8 easily → leftovers for au pair lunch.

Fri: Easy sheet-pan / pasta night

Zero stress. Pizza, pasta, or simple protein + veg.

Weekends: No planning

Eat out. Order in. Picnic meals. Whatever is easiest.

How to make Suvie cover a larger group

1. Use your Instant Pot for starch volume

This solves the “not enough food” concern instantly. Cook 4–6 cups rice, quinoa, couscous, or potatoes. Suvie handles protein + veg. It stretches the meal into enough for 6–8 servings.

2. Use larger/DIY Suvie recipes

Suvie has “bulk recipes” that fill the tray. If cooking your own recipe, you can load:

• 2 lb chicken
• 1.5–2 lb

User: I’ll skip the suvie I don’t think it suits my needs

I’ll skip the suvie I don’t think it suits my needs

Assistant: Good call.

Good call. Given your household size and the way your evenings actually run, I think that’s the right decision.

Here’s why it makes sense for you:

Why Suvie wasn’t the best fit for your life

• You’re routinely feeding 5–6 people, not 2–4.
• You need scalable volume, not proprietary trays.
• You want flexibility (sometimes au pair + grandparents).
• You already have an Instant Pot, which gives you huge yield and low cost per serving.
• Your real bottlenecks are planning, prep, and weeknight chaos, not the cooking itself.

Suvie is amazing for small households where one or two adults need dinner “ready at 6 pm.” You’re past that stage. Your needs are higher-volume, cheaper, healthier, and more flexible.

So skipping Suvie is not just fine — it’s smart.

What to do instead (simple, stress-saving system)

Here’s your best setup without buying anything new:

1. Instant Pot = your base layer machine

Pick one big-batch each week:

• Salsa chicken
• Lentil curry
• Turkey chili
• Shredded pork
• Chicken tikka
• Beef stew

This gives you 3–4 nights of protein, enough for everyone including the au pair.

2. Sides that take 10 minutes

Have a rotating set of fast sides:

• Microwave broccoli
• Bagged Caesar salad
• Frozen rice
• Couscous
• Roasted potatoes
• Garlic naan

These stretch any meal to feed extra adults with zero effort.

3. Pick 2 “cheat nights”

These are nights you expect to be slammed. Examples:

• Trader Joe’s frozen ravioli + veg
• Rotisserie chicken + microwave sides
• Sheet-pan sausage + veggies

You need 1–2 go-to dinners a week that require no thinking.

4. Keep 3–4 freezer backups

For nights everything goes off the rails:

• Frozen dumplings
• Veggie fried rice
• Trader Joe’s orange chicken
• Frozen turkey meatballs

This stops delivery creep and saves money.

If you want, I can build you:

• A weekly meal rotation that feeds 6 people without stress
• A grocery list system
• A “zero-decision” meal plan based on your actual schedule
• A 10-minute prep batch-cooking flow using the Instant Pot

Just tell me what would help most.

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User: Yea please.

Yea please. Also compare pricing and based on what you know about me make a recommendation for a system that will save me time and stress every week when it comes to feeding my family healthy meals

Assistant: Short answer.

Short answer. Suvie is pretty good for “load it and forget it” dinners. Given your life, I would not make it your only system.

What it is

• A countertop “kitchen robot” that refrigerates then cooks on a schedule. You can load raw or prepped food in the morning, set dinner time, and it keeps food cold until it auto-cooks. Suvie
• 15+ cook modes. Handles protein, starch, and veg in separate zones, plus things like sous-vide, steam, roast, air fry. Suvie

Meal ecosystem

• Optional Suvie meals subscription. Pre-portioned trays you drop in. Suvie scans / follows programmed settings.
• Meals are usually about $11.49–$12.99 per serving, with a minimum of 4 meals per delivery (~$108 + shipping). Suvie

Hardware price

• Suvie 3.0 often on promo around $229–$279 with a meal commitment and “16 free meals” type offers. Suvie

Where it shines for someone like you

• True “I have meetings all afternoon and two kids” automation.
• Safely holds food cold, then cooks. That solves the late-afternoon chaos problem.
• The mental load is low. You pick meals, load, tap a time, walk away.

Tradeoffs

• Real value comes if you use the subscription regularly. That means recurring spend.
• Portions are designed per-serving, so cost scales up quickly as the kids get older and appetites grow.
• You are somewhat locked into their format and tray sizes, even if you cook your own ingredients.

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Tovala Smart Oven

• Smart countertop oven that reads barcodes on its own meals. It auto switches modes and temps for you. Tovala
• Business model is similar. Cheaper oven, recurring meal revenue. The oven is often heavily discounted or free if you buy a set number of meal boxes. Tovala
• Meals are usually around $9.99+ per serving, premium dishes higher, with shipping free at 6 servings or more. The Kitchn

Difference vs Suvie

• Tovala does not refrigerate and schedule from raw in quite the same “load in the morning, dinner at 6 pm” way. It is more like “scan and cook when you are ready.”
• Both depend on their meal subscription. Suvie is stronger on true unattended cooking and flexible modes. Tovala is more pure “scan-to-cook frozen or fresh meals.”

For you

• Tovala makes sense if you want a slightly lighter subscription and do not care about refrigeration.
• Suvie wins if the key pain is “I need dinner to magically be ready at 6:30 without me touching anything after 8 am.”

Brava

• High-end smart oven that cooks with light in 3 zones at once. Very fast, very precise. Brava
• Brava Starter Set is about $1,295, Glass version is about $1,495. Brava
• Has 10-in-1 functions and thousands of guided recipes. Great results, but you still actively cook.

June

• 12-in-1 smart oven with built-in camera and Food ID. It recognizes food like bagels or chicken and suggests cook programs. June Oven
• Historically priced roughly $599–$999 depending on bundle and generation. June Oven

Difference vs Suvie

• Brava and June are amazing ovens, not full “meal systems.”
• They do not refrigerate, and they do not center a meal subscription the way Suvie or Tovala do.
• They shine when you like to cook and want serious tech help, not when you want to outsource thinking.

For you

• These are “I enjoy cooking, I want power tools.”
• Suvie is “I am sprinting between calls and childcare and need dinner on autopilot.”

Typical numbers from current listings:

• Instant Pot RIO or Duo 6 qt. Often $75–$100 on sale.
• Ninja Foodi multi-cookers (pressure cooker + air fryer). Often $120–$220 depending on size and features.

These are not “systems,” but they are:

• Very cheap compared to Suvie, Brava, etc.
• Excellent for batch-cooking beans, stews, shredded chicken, curries, grains, and then re-using components across the week.
• Great for healthy, whole-food cooking. You control ingredients and sodium.

Tradeoffs

• You still need to do planning and chopping.
• No built-in refrigeration or scheduling. You can time cooking, but you cannot safely hold raw food all day.
• Cognitive load is higher. You are the scheduler, not the device.

Here are some example products similar to what we are talking about:

!Instant Pot RIO 6‑qt 7‑in‑1 Multi‑Cooker Instant Pot RIO 6‑qt 7‑in‑1 Multi‑Cooker$74.99•Target + others!Instant Pot Duo Plus 6‑qt Pressure Cooker Instant Pot Duo Plus 6‑qt Pressure Cooker$99.99•Kohl's + others!Ninja Foodi 10‑in‑1 6\.5‑qt Pro Pressure Cooker & Air Fryer Ninja Foodi 10‑in‑1 6.5‑qt Pro Pressure Cooker & Air Fryer$159.00•Walmart + others!Ninja Foodi 8‑qt 9‑in‑1 Deluxe XL Pressure Cooker & Air Fryer Ninja Foodi 8‑qt 9‑in‑1 Deluxe XL Pressure Cooker & Air Fryer$219.99•thezestfull.com + others!Brava 10‑in‑1 Countertop Smart Oven, Chef’s Choice Set Brava 10‑in‑1 Countertop Smart Oven, Chef’s Choice Set$1,295.00•Brava + others!Brava Smart Oven Starter Set Brava Smart Oven Starter Set$1,295.95•Williams-Sonoma!Instant Pot Pro Plus 6‑qt Smart Pressure Cooker Instant Pot Pro Plus 6‑qt Smart Pressure Cooker$229.99•Walmart - Instant Pot + others Suvie and Tovala are not in this carousel because they use their own sites, but they are the main “meal system” players.

Given what I know about you:

• Two small kids.
• You and Josh both work.
• You care about whole, healthy food and not living on frozen dinners.
• Your real constraints are time, decision fatigue, and the 4–7 pm chaos window, not that you hate cooking.

I would not bet everything on a single closed meal ecosystem. I would design a hybrid system.

Something like:

• Instant Pot RIO or Pro Plus, or
• Ninja Foodi if you like the air-fryer + pressure combo.

Use it for:

• Big Sunday or weeknight batches. Chicken, lentils, beans, soups, steel-cut oats, curries, shredded pork, etc.
• “Base layers” that you remix fast. Example. Shredded chicken + bagged slaw + tortillas one night. Same chicken into pasta with jarred sauce another night.

This gives you cheap, healthy, flexible calories with minimal active time.

Suvie is worth the money for you if:

• You love the idea of loading one or two pans in the morning and having a cooked, hot meal at a set time.
• You are okay with using their meals 1–3 times per week to justify subscription friction.
• You want an “I did nothing after 8 am and there is still dinner” safety net on the heaviest days.

If yes, I would:

• Use Suvie for the two worst days of your week. The “stacked meetings + kid activity” days.
• Use your multi-cooker + freezer + simple sheet-pan dinners for the rest.

If not, I would:

• Skip Suvie and Tovala.
• Go all-in on a good multi-cooker and a repeatable weekly template. For example. - Mon. Freezer + sheet-pan. - Tue. Instant Pot stew. - Wed. Leftovers / quesadilla night. - Thu. Pre-marinated protein + roasted veg. - Fri. “Snacky board” dinner.

If you want my one-sentence recommendation:

If you tell me your rough weekly schedule (which days are worst, what time you usually eat, any allergies or strong preferences), I can sketch a “Suvie + Instant Pot” weekly workflow that is almost zero-decision for you.