Anova CulinarySous Vide Precision Cooker Nano 2.0

This item is so easy to use and your meat comes out perfect at the temperature you set it at. This is what I use every time to cook my steaks with and then finish it off with a reverse sear on my grill. Whether it's steak or chicken, I lather up the meat with olive oil and my favorite rub then set the temperature and timer and let it do its thing. Great product.

Works great. Temp is very accurate and keeps a constant temp very good. Has a timer if you want to use it. If you cook sous vide, you can't go wrong with this heater.

Buen material y de una alta calidad para usarlo de muchas maneras en distintas comidas es muy facil de controlar desde la app con adicional costo pero solo 1.99 al mes. Lo recomiendo bastante.The product is very good. Made of good, high-quality material, it's easy to use in many different ways, and it's easy to control from the app. It costs an additional fee, but only 1.99 a month. I highly recommend it.

Never thought I'd be using a device like this - I prefer my BBQ grill for cooking just about everything, including my mixed drinks... After learning the art of reverse searing my steaks, I heard people talk about this Sous Vide method of cooking and then searing to finish. Alright, I'm up for something new. Packaging reminds me of something Apple would do - elegant and well designed packaging, yet simplistic. Beyond the packaging, out of the box, I downloaded the app to control the device - pairing was nearly instant - took less than a second to find and pair - it sends a, presumably, random temperature reading to the device for you to verify on your phone to insure proper pairing.First up, some eggs - enjoy a nice hard boiled egg for lunch - or breakfast or anytime for that matter. I was offered a range of cooking options - the app does an amazing job of telling you the pros/cons of each setting, allowing you to quickly determine the finished result you wanted - in my case, I stayed generic at 160 degrees for the eggs - once you choose to start the routine, it immediately starts the device and heating the water - reporting in near real-time the temperature of the water - once reached, stage 2, add the eggs and it continues a precise timer countdown to completion. Also - if your water level is low - it detects and warns you to add water (or remove if too much).This evening will be the steaks - but for now, I am still enjoying amazingly perfect hard boiled eggs without having to stand over the stove for a minute. This device is a bargain for the quality and results you get - highly recommend - anyone, chef or not, can use it successfully!

I’ve been using the Anova Culinary Sous Vide Precision Cooker Nano 2.0 for a few months now, and overall, it’s a great value for the price. The build quality is impressive—feels sturdy and well-made, especially considering how compact it is. For anyone looking to dip their toes into sous vide cooking without breaking the bank, this is a solid entry point.Where this device really shines is in low-temp precision. It holds temperature within ±0.1°F, which is perfect for cooking steaks medium-rare or pork around the 140°F range. The results are consistently tender and juicy, and it’s easy to set up and use.That said, there are a few drawbacks. The app integration feels underdeveloped, and Bluetooth connectivity can be spotty at times. I’ve had trouble maintaining a stable connection, which makes remote monitoring a bit unreliable. Also, it struggles with higher-temp cooks—corn on the cob and egg bites didn’t turn out quite right, likely due to slower heat-up times and limited power.If your main goal is precision cooking at lower temps, this device delivers. Just don’t expect seamless tech features or high-temp versatility. Still, for the price, it’s hard to beat, and mine has been going strong for almost 7 years now.

This unit is from a known quality brand, Anova, at a very affordable price.It's a 750 watt unit, which works fine for even my large plastic tub container. You may want to start with warm water from the faucet, but in my case it heated a large amount of water quickly and kept my Brisket at 155F for 24 hours no problem. There is an app available, but you have to pay a subscription fee. It's not necessary. Just use the controls on the stick to set Temp and Time. The app is more for recipies. You can get those for free on YouTube. There are bigger units with more power and bells and whistles, but this one will do exactly the same thing. Once the water is at temp, there really is not any difference in performance.

I thought I had the perfect smoked chicken in my charcoal smoker. When done to the proper temperature, the breast would be moist and a dark smoky bark would form. But I experimented with the Anova cooker.All of the whole chicken sous vide recipes called for spatchcock, but I kept my chicken whole in the zip lock bag for 3 hours at 150 F. Then into the charcoal smoker for about 1 1/2 hours until a nice dark brown formed.The big difference is that the moisture does lock into the bird. Even the wings were still moist, and the breast was moist and fork tender. Also, the seasoning was more even throughout the meat.It's different from 4 hours in the smoker without sous vide. Is sous vide smoked chicken better? I would say yes for most people. If you like a strong smoky bark, then straight smoker is probably better for you. But if you want a mild smoke flavor, tender, moist and evenly seasoned, then sous vide is better.And the Anova is super easy to use and does the job well.

Bought mine 5 years ago and it still works well. I did have to remove the bottom part to descale it and clean it beacause of my hard water. It was making an unusual noise.