Update: This very popular deal is still available.
Amazon has
850W Anova Culinary Sous Vide Precision Cooker Mini (2024 Model) for
$19.99.
Shipping is free with Prime or on $35+ orders.
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phoinix for finding this deal.
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Product Description: - Results: Sous vide offers the most precise cook times and temperatures to produce the most tender and perfectly cooked steak possible.
- Easy: Three easy steps: 1) Attach your cooker to a water filled pot. 2) Set the time and temperature 3) Seal the food, add it to the pot, and press start on the app.
- Value: Our most affordable cooker ever. This machine costs the same, if not less than, 1 night out at a steakhouse.
- Cook: Once you've conquered Sous Vide steak, you have plenty of power to cook perfect sous vide meals, big or small. Cook meat, seafood, eggs, vegetables, and more.
- Anova App (free/bluetooth connectivity only): Control your time and temp directly on the Anova app (bluetooth only).
- Anova App (subscription/Wifi connectivity): For $1.99 a month or $9.99 a year (cancel subscription at anytime), get access to the ultimate sous vide educational content and cooking guides. Recipes from professional chefs and the food nerd community feed directly to your Precision Cooker Mini at the touch of a button. Continuous access to your personal recipes and cook history, ready to revisit or share with your friends and family. Two week free trial included.
Top Comments
Community Reviews
This compact Anova sous vide cooker stands out as a cheap entry point for precise steak and meal prep cooking, with strong temperature control and reliable set and forget results. The comments highlight tender steaks, juicy chicken, ribs, and easy weeknight prep, and the small size makes it handy for travel or a regular pot. The main drawback is that this model has no buttons or display, so the phone app and Bluetooth are required, and support or subscription changes remain a concern. A solid low cost way to try sous vide if app control does not bother you.
Common Questions (6)
Yes. This mini has no physical buttons or display, so it must be controlled through the free app over Bluetooth, with Wi‑Fi features tied to Anova's app/subscription model. That makes it a cheap entry point, but it is less convenient than a unit with onboard controls.
For about $20, it can be a strong value if you cook steak or batch meals regularly. It can hold precise temperatures for perfect steaks, chicken, fish, and meal-prep portions, and several comments describe it as paying for itself quickly.
No subscription is required for basic use in Bluetooth mode. The app may push a free trial and Wi‑Fi features can be tied to paid access, but the cooker itself can still be used without subscribing.
The food still cooks in plastic bags, so that concern remains, but the temperatures are much lower than boiling and microplastic release is described as very low around 130°F. Silicone bags are an alternative if you want to reduce plastic exposure further.
Common home guidance is about 1-3 hours depending on thickness, with many cooks using roughly 129-135°F for ribeye or strip and around 133°F for medium-rare filet. After the bath, dry the steak well and sear briefly in a hot pan or grill.
Yes. Its compact size makes it practical for travel, and smaller cooks can be done in a regular pot instead of a dedicated container. That makes it a good fit for an Airbnb kitchen or other temporary setup.
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The product is free to use using the app in BLUETOOTH mode and if you want WIFI mode, you pay for that.
You really are pushing this harder than makes sense.
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