Anova One Sous Vide Immersion Thermal Circulator Soft Cooker

Sous Vide now seems to be taking off. I'm seeing Anova products advertised in regular channels now (e.g. newspapers). I can see why Anova is doing well. I bought this as part of my first interests in getting into Soud Vide cooking, with a friend having done it for years, and this cooker has done me very well!Plus side:* Overall a great product for the price. You can spend a lot of money on Sous Vide with crazy features. I'm not sure I need Bluetooth connectivity for a cooker* It is a very precise product. Cooking results are excellent.* Built-in timer works well, with an option for it to just alert or to turn off.Minor issues:* The only feature "missing" is a timed-start function as well as timed-finish. It sucks a bit having to get up at 6am in the morning just to turn the device on for a 12 hour steak, but I knew this when I bought it (the other option with the timed start was a lot more money).* The grip is not height adjustable, which might be a problem for some depending on what your cooking vessel is. Again, I was aware of this when I bought it, and I have since made a customised insulated cooking container to fit this device (with other things I bought off Amazon).

Well, it does do what it says it'll do. So top marks for that. Knocking off points for two things though:One: There is no way to make the interface stop beeping when you click.Two: It makes my house lights dim briefly about once a second, which is really annoying my housemates. As an electronics engineer, having gotten out the oscilloscope, ammeter, etc and done a bunch of measurements, this seems directly related to the way the anova deals with the heater - it's doing "PWM" which is 'turn it off and on again repeatedly'. Anova could have solved this by just using a less powerful heater, which would lessen the need to keep turning on and off, and also present less load to your house's wiring.... So yeah, points off for poor electrical design (c'mon anova, any kid could tell you this!)

I bought this item in December 2016 and it was brilliant, did everything it said on the tin, until it didn't and I could not reset either the temperature or the timing. Contacted Sous Vide and they asked me if I wanted to return it for repair at my own expense. I replied yes and have not heard from them since. Two further requests resulted in no response. Another request today and we shall see what happens. I am beginning to think this is a scam operation.UPDATE: They asked me To return the unit at my expense which I did. Further response had them offering me a replacement and then two days later absolving themselves of all responsibility and asking me to contact the manufacturer directly!!I queried this regarding my consumer rights and a golden silence has descended. Definitely a scam operation, DON'T BUY ANYTHING FROM THESE PEOPLE THEY DON'T CARE ABOUT THEIR CUSTOMERS AND ARE DEFINITELY A SCAM OPERATION IF NOT TRADING FRAUDULENTLY. I INTEND TO CONTACT BOTH THE TRADING STANDARDS AND THE POLICE IN THEIR HOME DISTRICT.Martin Lawless.

Does what it says on the tin: if you're considering one of these you are presumably already sold on the idea of sous vide cooking. I bought this in preference to the newer version because I didn't want to pay half as much again for Blue Tooth and/or Wi Fi which, to me, are unwanted gimmicks on a cooking implement. The down side is that the clamp height on the older model is not adjustable.Be warned that it needs a deep pan. It's bigger than I thought it would be and none of our pans was deep enough to clamp it on. Not a problem, though, since I was planning to buy a plastic vessel for it anyway, and I'm using it with one of these:  Nextday Catering CF024 Polycarbonate Square Storage Container Cap, 10 L, Clear

Very good device so far ... easy to use and effective.

It is not working. I am getting system error on the screen. I will return this item as soon as I can. This is actually my second unit and the first one is a 5 star unit.

Does everything it promises, no muss, no fuss.

What a clever gadget