Anova Sous Vide Immersion Circulator - 120V Circulator Cooker (Black)
Product Description
Color: Black
Anova's sous vide immersion circulator cooks food in their own juices to a precise temperature. The result - great texture and taste, every time. Anova is truly a gift that keeps giving. Friends and family will enjoy and appreciate Anova for years to come!
CUSTOMER REVIEW
I have no idea why Anova dropped their price to $200, but my advice is to get one before they come to their senses. This is a great immersion heater, and it is exceptionally well designed. It inspired me to write a short review.
It isn't obvious from the photos, but the display isn't Photoshopped, it's actually a color, back-lit, graphical, LCD touch screen. There's a startup screen where you can set C or F display and select the timer mode (yes, it has a timer): to either beep or shut down when the time runs down to zero. The timer can be set for up to 99 hours, but if no time is set the unit will run until the water evaporates below the two low-water sensors. In use, the display shows set temp, measured temp, and time remaining on the timer, with a Stop option. Temp can be set to 0.1 degree and Anova claims 0.01 degree stability, but that would be hard to measure. You can touch the display while it's running to show several simplified screens with heater and pump icons.
The heater is a full 1000 W (limited by household current supply), and the unit has a burly but intelligently short removable/replaceable IEC line cord. The stainless steel cover over the heater, sensors, and pump easily twists off for ready access to the insides for cleaning; that's very handy when one of your pouches leaks and everything gets covered with duck fat or one of your onsen tamago cracks and you have egg white pumped throughout your circulator. In the long run you can also easily clean off mineral deposits. You can scrub off the inside parts with a soapy vegetable brush and put the cover and pump cover in the dish washer. The pump cover screws onto the main cover and you can unscrew it a bit to trim the direction of the outflow if you need to, although the bayonet attachment of the main cover by itself allows four different flow directions. The pump flow is robust, rated at 12 liters per minute. Although the tank capacity is rated at 6 gallons, I'd guess that to run that big a tank at a high temperature you'd want an insulated tank (this is pretty easy to set up: just use two nesting plastic tubs and a lid). The clamp wants a tank at least 7 inches deep, but the unit stands stably on its base without the clamp and doesn't use its bottom for water intake like other units, so there's a lot of flexibility in setting it up in tanks as shallow as 3 inches.
A few fine points and then I'll look at the competition. There is a physical mains power switch, but it's out of sight, positioned like a trigger behind and below the display head. The instruction booklet talks about sending the unit in for repair, so it looks like repair rather than replacement is possible. And the startup screen also allows entering a calibration mode, though it isn't advised. I checked my unit with a precision lab thermometer readable to 0.1 degree C, and it was spot on as far as I could tell. The unit also seems to have a thermostatically controlled fan in the control head that operates independently of the pump motor--a nice touch.
Now about the competition: The least expensive Polyscience Sous Vide Professional immersion heaters are rated for household use. The Discovery model costs $300 and has a 750 W heater. The Creative unit costs $400 but has a 1100 W heater and a timer, although there are but two numerical displays so one flashes between set temp and time. Both units have a pump capacity of 6 liters per minute and 0.07 degree stability. Amazon reviewers report that these Chinese-made units cannot be repaired. The Anova unit actually compares favorably to the Polyscience Chef model, which costs $800 but like the others requires screwdriver disassembly for good access to the inner parts for cleaning.
I'm an electronics engineer and product designer, and I was really impressed with the design of the Anova immersion circulator. Even the packaging was well-designed, so the out-of-box experience was excellent. I have only a small quibble: the setup screen could easily provide a few more options, such as beeps when the unit reaches its set temp and an option for the timer to start counting down after the unit reaches its set temp, and the timer options don't need to be mutually exclusive. Seems like it could be done with a simple firmware change since everything else is there. Nevertheless: 5 solid stars.
The Anova sous vide circulator is the first immersion circulator cooker designed for personal use, bringing the technique used by many high-end gourmet restaurants to one's own home. Not only is the Anova sous vide circulator compatible with existing kitchen accessories, the small, vertical shape saves space, and can be stored effortlessly. This appliance can easily clamp on to any pot in the house, and is a necessary addition to any true foodie's kitchen.
SPECIFICATIONS
Temperature Range: 25°C to 99°C
Pump Speed: 12L/min directional pump
Tank capacity: up to 22 liters (5-6 gallons) will clamp on to any tank
Timer: 99 hours with auto shut off.
Safety: wet sensor for auto shut off.
Dimensions: 2.75" x 2.75" x 15.5"
Max Clamp Opening: 1.25"
Heating Power: 1kW
LIMITED WARRANTY 1 year parts & labor
INSIDE THE BOX
Anova sous vide immersion circulator
Power cord
USB operating manual
CUSTOMER REVIEW
I have no idea why Anova dropped their price to $200, but my advice is to get one before they come to their senses. This is a great immersion heater, and it is exceptionally well designed. It inspired me to write a short review.
It isn't obvious from the photos, but the display isn't Photoshopped, it's actually a color, back-lit, graphical, LCD touch screen. There's a startup screen where you can set C or F display and select the timer mode (yes, it has a timer): to either beep or shut down when the time runs down to zero. The timer can be set for up to 99 hours, but if no time is set the unit will run until the water evaporates below the two low-water sensors. In use, the display shows set temp, measured temp, and time remaining on the timer, with a Stop option. Temp can be set to 0.1 degree and Anova claims 0.01 degree stability, but that would be hard to measure. You can touch the display while it's running to show several simplified screens with heater and pump icons.
The heater is a full 1000 W (limited by household current supply), and the unit has a burly but intelligently short removable/replaceable IEC line cord. The stainless steel cover over the heater, sensors, and pump easily twists off for ready access to the insides for cleaning; that's very handy when one of your pouches leaks and everything gets covered with duck fat or one of your onsen tamago cracks and you have egg white pumped throughout your circulator. In the long run you can also easily clean off mineral deposits. You can scrub off the inside parts with a soapy vegetable brush and put the cover and pump cover in the dish washer. The pump cover screws onto the main cover and you can unscrew it a bit to trim the direction of the outflow if you need to, although the bayonet attachment of the main cover by itself allows four different flow directions. The pump flow is robust, rated at 12 liters per minute. Although the tank capacity is rated at 6 gallons, I'd guess that to run that big a tank at a high temperature you'd want an insulated tank (this is pretty easy to set up: just use two nesting plastic tubs and a lid). The clamp wants a tank at least 7 inches deep, but the unit stands stably on its base without the clamp and doesn't use its bottom for water intake like other units, so there's a lot of flexibility in setting it up in tanks as shallow as 3 inches.
A few fine points and then I'll look at the competition. There is a physical mains power switch, but it's out of sight, positioned like a trigger behind and below the display head. The instruction booklet talks about sending the unit in for repair, so it looks like repair rather than replacement is possible. And the startup screen also allows entering a calibration mode, though it isn't advised. I checked my unit with a precision lab thermometer readable to 0.1 degree C, and it was spot on as far as I could tell. The unit also seems to have a thermostatically controlled fan in the control head that operates independently of the pump motor--a nice touch.
Now about the competition: The least expensive Polyscience Sous Vide Professional immersion heaters are rated for household use. The Discovery model costs $300 and has a 750 W heater. The Creative unit costs $400 but has a 1100 W heater and a timer, although there are but two numerical displays so one flashes between set temp and time. Both units have a pump capacity of 6 liters per minute and 0.07 degree stability. Amazon reviewers report that these Chinese-made units cannot be repaired. The Anova unit actually compares favorably to the Polyscience Chef model, which costs $800 but like the others requires screwdriver disassembly for good access to the inner parts for cleaning.
I'm an electronics engineer and product designer, and I was really impressed with the design of the Anova immersion circulator. Even the packaging was well-designed, so the out-of-box experience was excellent. I have only a small quibble: the setup screen could easily provide a few more options, such as beeps when the unit reaches its set temp and an option for the timer to start counting down after the unit reaches its set temp, and the timer options don't need to be mutually exclusive. Seems like it could be done with a simple firmware change since everything else is there. Nevertheless: 5 solid stars.
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