Anova Culinary Sous Vide Precision Cooker 3.0 (WiFi), 1100 Watts

I use my Anova Sous Vide Cooker all the time, and it has completely changed the way I cook. Every meal I’ve made with it has turned out perfectly tender, flavorful, and cooked exactly the way I like it. Whether it’s steak, chicken, fish, or even vegetables—this thing delivers restaurant-quality results every time.One of my favorite features is the Anova app. Not only is it super easy to use, but it also has a huge library of recipes that inspire me to try new dishes. Plus, the app connects to my phone so I can monitor the cooking process from anywhere in the house and always know exactly how much time is left.Anova has really built a great system. The device is reliable, the app is user-friendly, and the overall experience is just smooth and satisfying. If you’re even slightly interested in sous vide cooking, I highly recommend Anova. You won’t regret it!

I have owned a few sous vide over the years. I really love how magical they are at making perfect steaks and roast beef with even the most economical cuts.I liked the following features of this particular model:1. It is very easy to program using their free app. I did not have a problem with losing signal when I wandered around the house like others have reported. I like that I could follow its cooking time and water temp on my smartphone.2. The clamp that holds the sous vide to the water container is easily removable from the sous vide. The one I had previously had a spring loaded clamp but eventually it cracked off the sous vide and I had to throw it away. It had a screw that holds the clamp to the pot and another that holds the sou vide securely. It is easily removed.3. I liked that it can be disassembled for easy cleaning.4. It has a highly accurate thermostat from what I could tell. At least the medium rare roast beef I cooked was perfectly medium rare throughout. It gives readings to 1/10 degree F.For those who aren't all that familiar with sous vide cooking, many restaurants use them to get perfect, slow cooked meals, especially meats done to perfection. And you don't need to be hovering around the oven to make sure it doesn't overcook. If you're busy and can't get to it for 30 minutes, it's still a good.I once cooked a eye of chuck, a tasty but chewy cut of beef to medium rare for several hours to give it time to essentially "tenderize," then used it for Beef Wellington and it was as delicious! It came out as tender as tenderloin at 1/3 the cost!There really couldn't be an easier way to cook a fancy perfectly cooked meal than with this "set it and forget it" device.

I don’t want to offend culinary experts but getting a perfect medium rare filet with a proper sear is available to everyone with this device. It achieves and holds perfect temperature, and seems to be very high quality and durability. I have seen some mention the noise but for me not an issue. Buy one if it fits your needs. It works great and the food turns out perfect.

I wouldn't call myself a foodie but I like to cook. I had read about the sous vide method of cooking. I found this affordable sous vide machine and thought I'd give it a try. I have trouble searing fillets on a grill or pan. How do you get the meat to temperature to eat without burning up a lean cut. Answer sous vide. Ideally use a vacuum bagger but you can just squeeze the air out of a gallon food storage bag. Immerse the bag and contents in a pot with the sous vide machine set to your desired cooking temperature. 90 minutes later voila done perfectly. Well not yet you will need to sear the meat to make them look appetizing but it is easy. You don't need a kit any pot that will hold enough water to cover the meat will work. This one works stand alone or with an app but the app isn't necessary. If you want to make perfect steaks buy this sous vide machine.

The good: This cooks well.The bad: In four attempts, I had three issues. Once it didn't start (which means I threw out my food). Another time it stopped too soon (but it did so when I was in the kitchen so I started it up again, though I had to guess how long it had been running for). And the the third time - I have absolutely no idea what happened. 3 hours into a 3.5 hour cook time the water was 94 degrees F, which is basically the ideal temperature to grow bacteria. So - I had to throw out food again.The ugly: there is no log in the app. So I have no way to tell if I made a mistake. I have no idea how to tell what I did wrong. Well - let me correct that - there' no log in the *free* version of the app. To troubleshoot a problem that *could* be a defective device, I need to pay for a subscription. It's entirely possible every one of these issues was my mistake - but again - I'd have to pay a subscription fee to discover this.Conclusion: I can't justify rewarding a company that sells me a product (no matter how good it *might* be) and then charges me a monthly or yearly fee to do use it. This is a trash business model. It might be obscuring a good product - I have no idea. Don't buy this if you think a product you buy is your own.