Anova Culinary Sous Vide Precision Cooker Mini 850 Watts Black and Orange App Enabled 2024 Model

I got the Anova Culinary Sous Vide Precision Cooker Mini, 850 Watts, 2024 Model and it has completely changed the way I make L. reuteri yogurt and other recipes at home. The setup is simple and the app makes it easy to control the temperature precisely. For my yogurt, maintaining a steady temperature is key and this device does it perfectly. I’ve been able to get consistent, creamy results every time without worrying about hot spots or fluctuations. It heats up quickly and holds temperature very accurately. I’ve also used it for eggs, meat, and vegetables, and everything cooks evenly and stays juicy. The mini size is nice for my kitchen since it doesn’t take up much space, but it’s still powerful enough to handle several jars of yogurt at once. Cleaning is easy too. The stainless steel part detaches and can be wiped down quickly, and the rest of the unit doesn’t get messy. If you want precise temperature control for yogurt, sous vide cooking, or experimenting with recipes, this mini cooker works exactly as advertised and makes the process simple and reliable. Read more

Very easy to download and use app. Very simple machine to use and provides excellent results either meats and veggies. If new to sous vide, it will take a little practice to find the right seasoning levels as the food absorbs all the seasoning while in the bag. Sure is nice to always have the perfect temperature for your food. Read more

Basically fails at every important / crucial features in a sous vide machine No Alerts - not with app nor the machine. Basically need to set own timer if plan to use it. Temperature fluctuation - since the internal thermometer is so slow, the temperature goes up and down a few degrees the entire time Inaccurate internal thermometer - when tested with 2 other digital thermometers, temperature was off by 4 degrees. - tested also another sous vide machine in the same water bath heating to 167F (Inkbird 200, which I recommend) and the Anova mini's app or thermometer was so delayed that it only showed 167 on the app a full minutes after it was hit and confirmed by the Inkbird. It was about 5 degrees behind the whole time heating up. Completely failed when doing low temperature test - it never stopped raising the temperature after hitting the desired temp. The timer just started counting down the moment the temp was hit Sound - quiet if never used another sous vide machine before but compared to others, quite loud. And higher pitched than comfortable. No physical buttons except pairing mode App only gets the time and temperature Bad customer service (emailed Anova with detailed explanation of problems and my troubleshooting and got 2 replies just telling me to try to reinstall the app and to try the app on another phone) I recommend Inkbird 200w if looking for a machine that has physical buttons, app that is useful, and super quiet and under $75 Thank you Amazon for great customer service (unlike Anova) and allowing a return Read more

I bought the mini on sale for $20 just to try my hand at sous viding. And I am totally impressed with this little guy. Setup was a breeze, found a recipe for steak and ran with it. I cooked 2 strip steaks at 129 degrees fahrenheit for an hour the seared them in a cast iron skillet flipping every 30 secs until I was satisfied with the browning, then let them rest for 5 minutes or so, then it was chow time. They came out perfectly, butter soft melt in your mouth , steak house quality. I highly recommend. Read more

Connects easily to smartphone APP. Just plain works. Temps are spot-on & stable in a 12 qt tub. The APP is pretty basic for setting & monitoring (time, temp) & control, & has a large collection of recipes. Have used for various fish (haddock, salmon, tuna), for chicken thighs & breasts, & for ribeye, NY strip, tri-tip, & bison steak, Beef Bourguignon, pork chops, lamb chops, carrots, cabbage wedges so far - all turned out superb. re comments that the APP frequently disconnects, no big - the unit continues to operate at the set temperature, & to reconnect, merely close the APP & reopen it. Read more

Quality packaging and construction. Doing my first 5 drumstick cook right now. Connectivity instructions are not complete. How to use with Bluetooth only, not wifi, would be good. I did connect through my phone, but would like to do Bluetooth off my laptop at home, and leave with my phone. Not sure if that will work. If I leave and it disconnects, does the cook stop? I'll try to update after I find out. The app is working. It won't start the set cook time until it comes up the setting. That's good. Avoiding the subscription links is not clear. Read more

Yea you need the app but not necessarily the paid part of the app. You can set your time and temps with the free version. If I were doing a long cook I would get up off of that $10 so I could keep an eye on it via wifi….which for some reason you need anyway even tho it connects via bluetooth…idk why. But still. This little machine rocks and it’s so quiet! Not like my big (noisy) unit at all and I just love it. Plus now I can just cook a couple of steaks and not have to drag out the big stock pot so I’m doing sous vide more often (yay me!) Also the temps have been spot on according to my thermopop. I’ll probably get up off that $10 sub fee anyway just because I love it like that…. it was a great price and I ordered with rather low expectations and was very pleasantly surprised. One other thing, I read where some have only been able to connect to the unit with a single phone but I was able to control it alternately with my iphone and also my android, (but obviously not at the same time). Read more

My fourth Anova sous vide. I have one, both of my kids have one and I gave ne as a wedding gift. The newer ones, this one, is much smaller than my original. I've had it for four years. I use mine several times a month. Cook to the perfect internal temperature every time!! Read more