Anova Precision Cooker Pro

This is a powerful and effective Sous Vide circulator. It’s very easy to take apart to clean, although reassembling had one piece stick but after 2 tries went smooth. It’s sturdy and works well. I purchased it at 50% off so it’s a great value. I used to have the Joule and I wanted a unit with the controls on the unit and the app as well. This one is great. It was easy to connect to WiFi and the app - just go slow and follow instructions. Be sure you are connecting to a 2.4 WiFi. It feels like it will last, but only time will tell. It’s larger than the Joule (diameter) and heavier, but when turned on it seems like the swirl of water if increased which means it will heat faster and larger amounts of water. In the little testing I have done (I cook daily and have had it a few days), it works great. The app has its pluses and minuses. The plus is that the majority of its temps and times are accurate. Be sure to adjust for thickness (the app walks you through that). The cons include you must subscribe a small yearly fee to use. Also - it doesn’t show different cook times for frozen vs fresh food (the Joule does and I use regularly). Finally it doesn’t have a full variety of foods like the Joule had (which was free). So there are only 5 to 7 seafoods in the guide, while the Joule has well over a dozen. Still good as it incorporates recipes from Chefs and solid web sites as well as community recipes. I am happy so far. I will update the review over time with anything else I learned.

This is a must have in the kitchen. It takes so little energy to cook and does a great job. It was super easy to use and is whisper quite. Its a little larger than you would expect but thats a good thing. If you want to level up your cooking this is the first step.

This thing just plain works and does everything it's supposed to do. It moves the water and heats it quickly. I'm a "smart device" fan, in and out of the kitchen. A lot of other "smart" cooking devices are slow and clunky to get them to work the way you want them to. You say, "cook this at this temperature for this amount of time," and the thing hesitates or the app is horrible. This device's app is refreshingly easy to use and quick to respond. So that's a very good thing. Most apps for most devices are marginal, at best. Prior to purchasing this, I read reviews about how easy the knobs break. I hesitated to buy based on this, however I ultimately decided to pull the trigger on it due to the brand's reputation overall and my research into all the different options. So here's the deal on the knobs, if you're worried about it: They are PLASTIC. You have to be careful and gentle with anything plastic. You can't go cranking them down super tight and expect them not to break. This is true not only with this device, but with anything made out of plastic anywhere. Just turn them until they're barely snug, and they will hold everything in place without breaking. Easy. But, in case you're not wise enough to realize that plastic is brittle, just read the manual. It tells you what you should already know: do not over-tighten. It's possible that other reviewers got a bad knob, or something, but seriously. Plastic breaks. Don't over-tighten and you'll be fine. This is a great product. All of that said, I don't love that they used plastic for this stuff for that reason. And every time I use it, I'm worried that I'm going to break it or that I'm not tightening it enough and it's going to tip over and fall in the water, or something. But I've never had a failure yet, and I just barely snug the knobs. It stays in place surprisingly well. So, unless, in all my paranoid carefulness, the plastic knobs do break, this remains a five-star product. If they do break (and I'm very careful about it), I'll come back and update this review. But until then, I don't think anyone should worry about those other reviews. I'm betting it's more user error than it is a flaw in the product. This thing is great.

It's user friendly. Absolutely easy to use. I set up the device to cook my cocktail infusions for hours and I continually control it even when I'm out of the house. You do have to pay $9 dollars per year to have full access to the app but it's totally worth it.

An older Anova unit I had failed after several years. I did get the life out of it I expected though. I waited for the pro model to go on sale as I do a lot of sous vide cooking. The sale price made the unit well worth it, the full price I thought it was a bit too high which is why I waited. For the most part the unit works as it is described and works well. The reason for the four-star rating is this: I had read that there were several issues with the app that it uses. I called Anova and they assured me that the app was going to be fixed and fixed within a week. When I receive the unit, (at least a week later) the app was still not working. I called again and they assured me that it would eventually start working. After several weeks it did start to work as they had updated the app with whatever they needed to do. The other minor issue is that this is a reasonably powerful machine at 1200 watts, and I think that it does take a little longer than what I expected for a large vessel to get to temperature. But once at the temperature it works really well. The primary competitor for this unit is the Joule that comes from Chef Steps. I did consider that unit as it is equally as powerful and has a much smaller footprint. But the issue with the Joule is that it will only run through an app. The Anova can be set manually. Although I do not mind using the app to set up and run stuff, sometimes it's just a lot easier to go over and turn the machine on. And of course if there's an issue with Internet or routers etc. you're out of luck. Overall, this unit is a really good piece of equipment and if you are into sous vide in a big way it will work very well for you.

Sturdy build, precise temperature, you can run it 24/7 without worry. Update: 12 Feb. 2023 Still going strong even using several time per week. Though, it has developed a bit of residue on the heater but it doesn't affect its performance.

This item is actually really good quality. Solid and looks fantastic with fantastic reviews BUT, i was unable to use it as the plug it came with is a USA plug and, the item is made for USA 120V and not UK 240V hence the 1 star rating. This means that you have to also purchase a separate transformer which i was not prepared to do, and so the item was returned (currently awaiting the refund which Amazon tell me is being processed). I was very disappointed as i did a lot of research on sous vide cookers and this was highly rated! The issue i have is that Amazon UK is advertising this and do not make it clear enough that it will not work in the UK. I am thinking why even advertise this in the UK if it is not made for the UK market - seems silly to me.

Perfeito e de grande qualidade.

Buena precisión y fácil de usar. Un gran gadget de cocina.

I do R&D food tests at my job. I'm a corporate chef in a meat factory. I use the Anova 1200 watts precision cooker on a daily basis and it's a delight. Precise and consistent. Easy to use. Great results! As a meat specialist , I totally recommend this unit, especially if you cook in big quantities!