Systems and methods for performing a sous-vide cooking cycle in a dishwasher appliance

A dishwashing appliance defining a vertical direction, a lateral direction, and a transverse direction, the dishwashing appliance comprising:

• a tub defining a wash chamber;
• a pump configured to deliver a liquid into the wash chamber;
• a conduit in fluid communication with the pump;
• a rack slidably received within the wash chamber;
• a container removably coupled to the rack;
• a conduit dock attached to the container provided at a downstream end of the conduit, wherein the container is in fluid communication with the conduit via the conduit dock to receive heated fluid therefrom, the conduit dock comprising:
• a first passage defining a first end and a second end extending along the vertical direction;
• an inlet opening defined at the first end of the first passage;
• and
• a second passage extending from the second end of the first passage;
• and
• a controller in communication with the pump, the controller configured to perform a series of operations, the series of operations comprising:
• receiving an input to perform a cooking operation;
• activating the pump to supply the liquid to the container for a predetermined amount of time;
• and
• deactivating the pump after the predetermined amount of time.