Clifton FLE-8/8 Compact Digital Unstirred Duobath Sous Vide

The Clifton FLE-8/8 is a dual-chamber water bath built for precise sous vide cooking in professional kitchens. It houses two independent unstirred chambers that operate entirely separately, meaning each can hold a different temperature at the same time within a single bench footprint. Clifton Food Range is a British manufacturer with a long-standing reputation for accurate temperature control equipment, and this unit reflects that pedigree in its build and control precision.

In service, the duobath format earns its place at the pass or on a dedicated section — fish and meat at different temperatures simultaneously, or a protein cook running alongside a vegetable preparation. The digital controller displays temperature to 0.1°C, which matters in sous vide work where the difference between a repeatable result and an inconsistent one often comes down to tight, dependable accuracy. An integral timer covers a wide range of cook durations and retains time and temperature settings between sessions, reducing the setup burden at the start of each service.

From an operational standpoint, the key advantages include:

• Two independent chambers allow simultaneous cooking at different temperatures
• Temperature display to 0.1°C supports consistent, repeatable results across services
• Timer memory retains settings between sessions, reducing daily setup time
• Low-water alert and run-dry protection reduce the risk of element damage
• Drain tap, lid, and stainless steel shelf included as standard

Installation is straightforward. The unit is mains electric and bench-mounted, requiring no fixed plumbing or specialist services beyond a suitable power supply and a practical drainage arrangement for the drain tap. It is worth allowing clearance around the unit on the bench for safe handling and heat dissipation during operation.

This model is well suited to independent restaurants, private dining kitchens, and section-specific stations where precision and dual-temperature flexibility matter. It is an unstirred bath, which is appropriate for the majority of sous vide applications. Kitchens running significantly higher throughput or needing larger individual chamber capacity may find a more powerful or larger-format unit a better fit for their workflow.

If you want to talk through how the FLE-8/8 would sit within your kitchen setup, or whether a different capacity would serve you better, the team is glad to have that conversation.