Down from original price of $629. Possibly lowest it has been yet for the new PRO version.
Available on Anova website for orignial price of $629. https://anovaculinary.com/anova-precision-cooker-pro/
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There's a lot more to a product's price than just manufacturing cost though.
What makes this one better than my OG Anova? It looks like its rated to be on "all the time" so maybe good for a commercial kitchen but maybe not for the casual sous-vider like myself?
It looks like its rated to be on "all the time" so maybe good for a commercial kitchen but maybe not for the casual sous-vider like myself?
That's why they named it the Pro model I guess. :)
Yeah, I have had my Anova for years and for home use it is great. I use it multiple times a week as well, you'd have to have very heavy use to make buying one of these worthwile, and even then, I have had no issues doing 72hr cooks with mine, so it's a bit like gambling on longevity of a device really.
Only other reason is massive cooks, as I believe this can maintain the temperature of a much larger volume of water than the standard Anova.
What do you use as your water bath?
@banana365: I've done some seriously long ones but not quite 72hrs - i use this exact setup https://anovaculinary.com/sous-vide-cooler-guide/
Got the esky from amazon
@banana365: Something like this is what I use, with a lid on it to prevent evaporation:
https://admerch.com.au/product/rfg631200-clr-rubbermaid-squa…
Most of the time I'm using it for 1-4 hours, so not too worried about the lack of efficiency with something like this.
For normal household cooking, I would rather get 2 standard ones (so that I can have two cooking at the same time) than getting a Pro one.
Cannot imagine paying this price. I have a bluetooth anova from a few years ago cost about $110 or so. Wouldnt spend much more than that.
Same here. My wifi/bluetooth anova is good enough for our family of 4. If we ever need to cook for more people/ more food, I would probably buy another “cheap” anova and ise both at the same time.
Also, if you are a professional cook, you should probably pay a bit more and buy a Roner
Kogan also do a decent knock off i've been told.
Can cars do something that I couldn’t do with a bottomless car frame and my feet? Asking for a friend.
The Flintstones say no.
And for those voting my comment down, it was an honest question. Really want to know what makes this thing worth $600.
And for those voting my comment down, it was an honest question.
When you use a condescending tone like that, you shouldn't be surprised with the downvotes.
Sous vide cookers can maintain a set temperature a lot better than a human can. Cooking times often start at an hour and can go up to 5 hours - you're not going to be standing in front of your stove watching the thermometer for 5 hours.
You're presumably a home user - this device isn't for you. Anova sell cookers that start at $120 when on sale which would perfectly suit a home user.
@eug: Mate you are putting a 'tone' to the question. There is no condescending text or something that I used. How you read it in your head, might not necessarily be how someone else reads or intends it.
From what I saw on the website, this thing heats the water up while moving it around, while monitoring the temperature. Now when you said you would use this thing for cooking at 1-5 hours, it makes sense now why you wouldn't want to do it by hand.
Mate you are putting a 'tone' to the question. There is no condescending text or something that I used. How you read it in your head, might not necessarily be how someone else reads or intends it.
Looking at the number of upvotes on the first response which used a similar tone in jest, I don't think I'm the one putting the 'tone' to your post. :)
Online posts lack any social cues - no one can hear your actual intended tone or see your facial expressions, so when you wrote a single sentence asking if this $479 device can do anything you can't do with a saucepan and thermometer, it comes across as you implying that you can do what this thing does with your saucepan and thermometer.
People found that idea silly, which is why they upvoted the first response which likened comparing a sous vide cooker to a saucepan, to comparing a modern car to a Flintstones car.
From your last reply it certainly looks like your question was actually genuine. Hopefully you can see why your original post came across like it did - not just to me, but to others as well!
I use this to make a 24-hr sous vide BBQ rib. I suppose you won't be standing next to your stove for 24hrs with your mixing spoon and thermometer.
Bloody hell, that meat must just fall off the bone.
I remember last Christmas day lunch, my chef made some slow cooked beef ribs in the combi oven, cooked them for like 12 hours. I picked the bone up and the bone just separated from the meat, was bloody awesome. Yours sounds even more delicious..
I tried a 12-hr recipe, but ever since i tried the 24-hr one, I can never go back.
I need to be very careful when picking it up to finish it on my gas BBQ as, like you said, the meat is really falling off the bone.
Super juicy and succulent and with a 24hr cooking, the texture is just perfect for me. I can never order ribs in restaurants anymore.
And the best thing is, I can book several racks at the same time, freeze the ones I can't eat. Then next time I just need to re-heat it and ready to go.
@muddrex: What container do you put yours in? We used a big pot and alfoil yesterday but it started making weird noises, wouldn't maintain temp and just turned off. Hope the condensation didn't eff it up 😔
@MeesusEff: I typically use a small esky if i'm going to be cooking it for more than 6 hrs. It retains the temperature much better and easier to handle.
I would also highly recommend a Sous Vide salmon.
You can easily get it to a texture right between sashimi and flaky. Make a miso sauce with it and you got yourself a super delicious miso salmon perfectly cooked.
connect to your phone?
run overnight without intervention
It is also a fail proof way to cook fish or steak where you're guaranteed you won't over cook it.
Mmmmmmm, slow cooked steak sounds awesome.
By nature mixing precision and pro on anything, it costs.
But the implication your saucepan would get even close is false, hence the replies.
I have the $100 anova and it's amazing for proteins and more. Not sure I see the value here in the pro unless you want perfectly cooked food continuously.
Agree Ados, seemed like a fair and genuine question to me.
Bought the wifi anova precision version a couple years ago, does everything wifi/bluetooth etc and delivered it cost 149 bucks on sale (ozbargain deal), bought one for my son on special about a year ago (similar deal I think). Then there's the Chinese knock-off's like these delivered for 100-115 bucks or so (they've been on sale for 90 bucks and Kogan have similar ones for $60) https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Inkbird-Sous-Vide-WIFI-Culinary-… which can also be bought direct from Alibaba (etc), my brother has one and he can't fault it, he paid around 100 bucks delivered. Who in their right mind would pay $479 for one let alone $629 when you can buy similar products much cheaper which have identical features and performance? I really don't get it. Sous Vide cooking rocks by the way, it's great. It's all about temperature rather than time so once something's cooked it can stay in the pot for a long time without affecting the quality, great if you're busy or get distracted or called away, it's not like leaving a saucepan on the stove or a roast in the oven.
I agree that Sous Vide cooking is a great way to cook meat. And totally agree that household cooking will not require more than the standard bluetooth/wifi version.
Who in their right mind would pay $479 for one let alone $629 when you can buy similar products much cheaper which have identical features and performance? I really don't get it.
No home user, because it isn't meant for (normal) home users.
It's the same reason why a home user wouldn't buy a $1000 Samsung microwave. They're not aimed at home users.
https://www.amazon.com.au/Anova-Culinary-Precision-Cooker-Wi…
Old wifi version is $134.00 atm on amazon.
Significantly better Inkbird version is always on eBay for under $100.
Just in case anyone was wondering why someone might be interested in this over say smaller ones for example. This has a water displacement capacity of 100L This is 5 times what the normal Anova can do, so you could cook a lot of things. This product is more intended for commercial application.
https://www.kogan.com/au/buy/anova-pro-precision-cooker-an60…
Kogan now have these for $399 with Free shipping
I went with the https://www.kogan.com/au/buy/kogan-smarterhome-sous-vide-pre…
Pre-order $99 + delivery
Kicker to see that it is now $314 only one month later https://anovaculinary.com/anova-precision-cooker-pro/
Same at amazon https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B07W7M8ZYP
How much do you reckon these cost to manufacture? Under $50 surely.