Press and hold the WI-FI icon on the Precision® Cooker WI-FI until it beeps once (approximately 4 seconds) – this will clear any existing settings and will help connect you faster.
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If you are planning for only intermittent sous vide sessions on a budget, the Anova Nano model may be a better option for you - and likewise, the Anova Pro is designed specifically for pro kitchens or food carts, and really shines if you plan on making larger batches.Unplug and then re-plug in your Precision® Cooker WI-FI. Conclusionįor home use, the Joule is the ideal mixture of power and pricing, and its small size is another significant bonus, making it our top recommendation. However, you do give up power and heating speed by choosing these lower priced options. The Anova cooker starts at $100 for the Nano version, at $130 the midrange model, and at $400 for the Pro version.Īs you can see, it’s easier to save money by choosing Anova options, making these better choices for a very strict budget. The Joule cooker is available for $200 with stainless steel, and $180 for the white polycarbonate version. Joule also has voice control options via voice assistants like Amazon Alexa that you can use if your hands are full. While Anova’s app includes some video tutorials, Joule goes a step further and gives you a “visual doneness” option, where you can see how done the meat will look if you choose a certain setting, ideal for first getting started with sous vide. However, the Joule app pulls ahead in a couple different ways. They both guide you through cooking processes you may not be familiar with, allowing you to set very specific temperatures and get alerts via Bluetooth or Wi-Fi. They both offer hundreds of different recipes for you to try with step-by-step instructions. App featuresīoth cookers come with accompanying apps for controls, and in many ways these apps are similar. This is one area where the Joule is clearly the superior option, unless you want to splurge for the expensive Anova Pro model. It’s not until the Pro version, which has 1200 watts of power, where the Anova becomes competitive compared to Joule’s performance. The standard model is only 800 watts, so it will take considerably longer to heat water. That leads to excellent heating speed and accuracy, which in turn leads to great results in the kitchen.Īnova, by contrast, has trouble reaching these numbers. The Joule comes with an impressive 1100 watts of power, and is precise to 0.2 degrees Fahrenheit. This may not be the most important aspect of cooking for everyone, but saving time is usually an important goal - so looking at wattage can tell us a lot. A higher wattage means that you don’t have to wait as long for your water to come to the right temperature. Sous vide cookers can only heat as fast as their wattage allows. The Pro version can reach 197 degrees Fahrenheit for up to around 26 gallons - and the Pro model is the only one designed for around-the-clock work.
The standard version can reach 210 degrees Fahrenheit with a tank capacity of 4 to 5 gallons.The Nano version can reach up to 197 degrees Fahrenheit for up to 5 gallons.The Joule can reach up to 208 degrees Fahrenheit, with a maximum container (or “bath”) size of around 10 gallons.Īnova, meanwhile, has power and temperature ranges based on its models: There’s no easy winner here, but it is nice that Anova gives you several different options to work with, while you only have one choice with Joule.
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Then there’s the larger Pro model, really aimed at professional kitchens, measuring almost 14 inches high and weighing around 2.8 pounds, and with a lot more power than the smaller devices. On the lighter side, there’s the Anova Nano, a smaller model for smaller projects at 13 inches higher and around 1.5 pounds. It’s significantly larger than the Joule at about 15 inches high and over two pounds. In the middle is the basic Precision Cooker with Wi-Fi (currently out of stock on Avida’s website, but still available for sale elsewhere…for now). You have a choice between stainless steel and white polycarbonate, but that’s really the only option here.Īnova, meanwhile, offers three different models with varying specs. Joule only has one primary device, a small, lightweight model, only around 11 inches tall and a bit over a pound. Right upfront, we come across one of the most important differences between these sous vide devices. Let’s break down the details of each machine to find out which is a better buy for your kitchen. Both operate on the same principle: You hook them to the side of your pot, and they cycle water past a heater to ensure precise water heating for you so you can get the best results. Two of the most popular models are the Joule and the Anova cookers.