Customer Ratings & Reviews

This Anova precision cooker is truly a great Sous Vide. It can adjust to fit any size pot and has plenty of power to both circulate and heat water to the specific temperature required to cook to perfection for the entire family. Because the sous vide is able to maintain specific temperatures the water is able to slowly bring food to the perfect temperature without overcooking the outside - this process takes longer than cooking in an oven, but it is the only want to reach a flawless temperature throughout while keeping the moisture (and flavor) inside. The phone app does an excellent job of providing quick access to recipes from meat, to eggs, to veggies - it's all right there. And when you connect the app to the Precision Cooker, you will receive notifications when the water has reached the desired temperature, or when the cooking timer expires. Anova has truly done an excellent job at making Sous Vide cooking accessible to cooks of all experience levels. Seriously take your cooking to the next level! Try this sous vide! You will be blown away by how tender and delicious all of your food can be.

So far, so good. Two of the items I have made that I liked are: Creme brûlée and a beef rib roast. I had another $80 sous vide and it worked for 7 times and quit working. A major disappointment. I had looked at the Anova the first time but chose the less expensive sous vide. Big mistake that I wasn’t going to make again. The Anova is easy to set up, you can use your smartphone, or the actual sous vide. This appliance has worked well—rib roast was “melt in your mouth”, and the Creme brûlée is one of my husband’s favorite desserts. The Creme brûlée was a selling point for the sous vide.

this is super easy to use and everything I've tried making with it just turns out so much better than other cooking methods

I've had inexpensive Sous Vide circulators and this is my first higher-end model. It was very easy to pair with my iPhone and connect to my Wi-Fi. It's surprisingly much lighter than my budget circulator. And it's much louder. In the end, how my food comes is the most important and that was a great success. I'm keeping it because I need more than one circulator but honestly hard to justify paying 2-3 times the cost just for an app. Accessory compatibility is a plus since almost every Sous Vide container or accessory is made for this device.

Great, my second one. 1st time I got the less expensive one and it lasted 3 years. I sous vide steaks, briskets, roasts, chicken, veggies and sauces. Take an average spaghetti sauce, add onions, garlic, basil, oregano, chives and peppers. Sous Vide 48 hours at 150, frickin amazing. Lamb chops-wow. Best brisket ever. I use this every week.

I bought the Anova precision cook from BetsBuy a couple weeks ago, and tried to use it to cook NY strip based on the receipt from the Anova app. It work very well. It was smooth, and no trouble at all. My wife really liked the steak very much and said she never had such tender steak before. Recommend it for any folk who love to cook.

The high wattage heat's the water quickly, so there's not a lot of waiting to come to temperature to start cooking. The controls are simple and easy to use and the app is a great way to check on progress and get a reminder when food is done. Even the first project turned out great with lots of great tips on line, along with the guidelines in the book.

It is easy to use and help us a a lot in the kitchen.

I am the type that loves set-and-forget recipes. Nothing like setting a roast for 5 hours at 225°F or running the slow cooker while at work. Those are great, but THIS. My gosh. This is greater. It doesn’t matter if I leave it for 5 hours or 10 hours because it cooks at the target temperature. So if you’re like me and get distracted by some other matter, you don’t have to sweat overcooking your meal. And the taste! Wow. My favorite dish used to be ribeye roast. Now it is ribeye sous vide. The juiciness and tenderness are unrivaled. Plus I get bonus juices for au jus sauce.

Really happy with this purchase. We are new to sous vide cooking and this was really easy to get started with. Simple operation and keeps temp and time consistent. It's a but loud and we had some issues connecting it to apple devices, but works great with Android, that's the only reason I took off a a star.

This replaces an older immersion cooker that died. If you like to eat, and cook to eat, this is a great tool to have. It cooks perfect shrimp scampi in a half hour or can make a chuck roast taste like prime rib in 48 hours. I buy large beef rounds or pork loins, package them in 1 to 1 1/2 lots and cook them at 130 for 8 hours. At that time and temperature they will keep, still sealed, in the refrigerator for several weeks. I use that for sandwich meat. You can make egg bites or cheesecake in Mason jars. Or not quite cold brewed coffee. Or butter poached baby potatoes, carrots or corn on the cob. You don't really need a vacuum sealer but I prefer vacuum sealing to zip lock bags.

Love cooking with this as the temperature gets just right and never overcooks. I recommend getting a vacuum sealer as it works better than ziplock bags.

The controller works fine and the food is amazing, but the WIFI connectivity doesn't work, except the second time I tried to connect. After that it just won't connect and I watched the activity on my router to see that the device itself appears to connect to my router, its in the IP client list, but the app on my iPhone can't connect back through to the device, AND the 4 digit code that was associated with the connection attempt then changes to the next 4 digit code that it is going to use if you try to reconnect again, but it fails everytime. Again, the wifi worked one time when it was brand new, and it isn't even a week old.

The anova Sous Vide cooker met and exceeded my expectation. It has maintained temps within .2F every time I used it so far.

Precision cooking experience with easy setup. No mess from cooking and have only used ziplock bags so far

Got this for my stepdad for Christmas and he loves it! He’s not too tech savvy but he’s able to use it with ease!

I've seen so many reviews and videos on how to cook with these precision cookers that I had to try it for myself. Cooking sous vide is very new to me although it's been around a long time. As my first precision cooker or immersion circulator, it has worked flawlessly. I can pan sear steak and chops pretty well and I've learned over the years how to get them right where I want them. Cooking sous vide makes me feel a bit like a fool because how easy it is. It's taken me years to really get the perfect steak cooking with traditional methods. With this it's like none of that experience mattered because it cooks everything perfectly. It's so mindbogglingly easy that my kids can now cook a perfect steak on their first try. It take all the guess work out. The only real drawback is the amount of prep work you have to do. Obviously you'll need the cooker but then you'll also need a container for the water. Although not required, a Foodsaver vacuum sealer is nice to have as well. Ziplock bags work if you don't have one. Then you'll need something to sear the meat after it's done cooking. I use a torch and Searzall for a quick sear. It certainly adds more to the process versus just throwing the steaks on the grill or pan. That initial cost can be a little high depending how far you go into it but still cheaper than buying a nice backyard grill. But once you taste that first steak and see how perfect it is, then all the cost and prep work is worth it. My family absolutely loves steaks at home now and it's completely ruined our motivation to go to steak restaurants. Just don't let your friends or extended family know you're having steak tonight because they'll be hooked too and you won't be able to keep them away. :-)

I purchased this and once you Sous Vide your meets and veggies you’ll never want to cook another way ever again. Amazing machine and works as stated. Heats up water very quickly and the ease of the app is good as well. I have had this for over half a year now and even purchased a second one!! Amazing product.

I didn't know that Sous Vide existed until I was talking to a Best Buy employee. He introduced us to this great tool and a new way of cooking (at least to us). We have enjoyed cooking steaks, chicken, fish, etc with this great device. I very much recommend that you give it a try. Seems that there is no way to make a mistake cooking a great meal. It's so easy, and always comes out perfect.

Exactly as advertised. Great for cooking chicken and eggs. Wifi works well.