(ANOVA)ᴿᴱᴰ Precision Cooker, Black, Medium

I like sou vide for cooking. I use it for thawing frozen soup and right now my Rinnia on demand water heater quit. I'm also using it for a hot water tank till I get the water heater replaced.

Easy to use, easy to clean, stores away with little space. I've used this item mostly for beef. Less expensive cuts like sirloin come out tender and tasty. Wonderful on chicken. I bone my chicken so I have no fear of blood by the bone. I got most of my tips and cooking times from the Anova cooking site. The unit is a little noisy but a great addition to my cooking toys.

great item.

Shorted out after a few uses. Defective. Manufacturer was very good to work with and provided a replacement. Unit is quiet and holds a precise temperature.

Great starter sous vide for the average cook

I never heard of Sous Vide prior to a month or so ago when my buddy Dale mentioned them to me. He said it is an entire new ballgame when it comes to cooking. He was not lying! If you have the patience you will love using a Sous Vide as the meats do not shrink and do not dry out. Even the fat on the steak melts in your mouth as opposed to being chewy. Thus far I made chicken, steak, ribs, asparagus, Brussels sprout, and my favorite... salmon! Great product!

I ordered this item and returned it once and have contacted the Anova company themselves as I have now received two broken items via Amazon. Both with the same defect. The control panel busted off the body. Completely unable to be used and needed it quick hence ordering from amazon. I will be returning the second one as soon as I hear from Anova customer service as this should not be happening. It is only held on by 4 small posts so can easily be broken during shipment. I am hoping to get this resolved either with Anova or amazon either one as I don't have time to waste continuing to return and receive defective products. I am using this to pasteurize my homebrew so that we can stop the fermentation where we want it to be stopped and I have several brews that are ready for pasteurization but can't be done until I have a working precision cooker.

I've been in IT for 26 years, so I'm patient with this stuff. I tinkered with the Anova app for over an hour and all I succeeded in doing was draining 25% of my phone battery. On top of that, the app caused my iPhone 15 to reach an astonishing temperature (and it never gets hot). I even deleted the app, used my phone normally for a while (it cooled to normal of course) and reinstalled. No success with pairing and my phone overheated again. Just ridiculous nonsense. The hardware itself seems great. I did a sous vide ribeye with it and I swear it was the best flavored steak I've had in my entire life. I watched and read a few reviews online and the app seems to be a source of frustration for a lot of people. Not only pairing, but overall functionality as well. Bottom line is this: If you don't care about the app integration and just want to use the onboard controls, this is a fantastic product and I give it 5 stars. If you want the app functionality, go elsewhere. I'm swapping this out for the Breville Joule in hopes of a better experience.