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'''[[wikipedia:Anova_Culinary|Anova Culinary]]''', registered as '''Anova Applied Electronics, Inc.''', is a company headquartered in San Francisco that specializes in smart kitchen appliances designed for home cooking. Their product range includes devices such as sous-vide cookers, combination ovens, and vacuum sealers. In 2014, Anova introduced the Anova Precision Cooker, which claims to be the first sous-vide cooking device with Bluetooth connectivity, followed by a Wi-Fi-enabled version in 2015. | '''<!-- needs more explanation of what the app does in the lead rather than a description of other anova products -->[[wikipedia:Anova_Culinary|Anova Culinary]]''', registered as '''Anova Applied Electronics, Inc.''', is a company headquartered in San Francisco that specializes in smart kitchen appliances designed for home cooking. Their product range includes devices such as sous-vide cookers, combination ovens, and vacuum sealers. In 2014, Anova introduced the Anova Precision Cooker, which claims to be the first sous-vide cooking device with Bluetooth connectivity, followed by a Wi-Fi-enabled version in 2015. | ||
In 2014, Anova introduced The Anova Precision Oven, a countertop combi oven designed to function independently as a sous-vide solution or in conjunction with existing "Precision Cooker" products. It has both steam and convection cooking functions. | In 2014, Anova introduced The Anova Precision Oven, a countertop combi oven designed to function independently as a sous-vide solution or in conjunction with existing "Precision Cooker" products. It has both steam and convection cooking functions. | ||
==Consumer impact summary== | ==Consumer impact summary== | ||
The company | The company performed a [[Bait-and-switch|bait and switch]] on the consumers who purchased devices by revoking free access app, only reversing course following backlash. Because connecting to smart devices requires a proprietary app, they can [[Planned obsolescence|inadvertently limit the useful life]] of their products by ending support for the app. | ||
==Incidents== | ==Incidents== | ||
===Always-online | ===Always-online oven with cloud dependency=== | ||
Instead of connecting locally through common | Instead of connecting locally through common protocols like Bluetooth or WiFi-based solutions such as mDNS/Bonjour, all app functionality requires that the oven is connected through the Anova's Firebase instance.{{citation needed}} | ||
===Anova | ===Anova oven app subscription model=== | ||
In 2024 | In 2024, prior to the release of the Anova Precision Oven 2, Anova announced that they would be switching their app to a subscription model. This means that any previously used recipe programmes would now require a paid account to activate. | ||
The company later partially back-tracked on this, by allowing existing owners of the Anova Precision Oven 1 to be grandfathered under the previously free model. | The company later partially back-tracked on this, by allowing existing owners of the Anova Precision Oven 1 to be grandfathered under the previously free model. However, new purchases of the Anova Precision Oven 1 or 2 will still be subject to the new subscription model.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Svajian |first=Stephen |date=15 Aug 2024 |title=Update: Existing Users Grandfathered in; New Users will Pay a Small App Subscription Fee |url=https://anovaculinary.com/en-it/blogs/blog/update-existing-users-grandfathered-in-new-users-will-pay-a-small-app-subscription-fee |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.ph/8ld2N |archive-date=7 Jan 2026 |access-date=15 Mar 2025 |website=[[Anova Culinary]]}}</ref> | ||
===Anova Precision Oven 1 faulty connections in handle=== | ===Anova Precision Oven 1 faulty connections in handle=== | ||
Many Reddit users have reported that the oven's touch display can | Many Reddit users have reported that the oven's touch display can break due to cable breakage in the door handle.<ref>{{Cite web |title=PINNED: Please post your major issues with Anova Precision Oven (APO) here |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/CombiSteamOvenCooking/comments/1epqz1r/comment/m7vghla/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.ph/O6lve |archive-date=7 Jan 2026 |access-date=15 Mar 2025 |website=[[Reddit]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=My Anova Precision Oven display just failed - what's next |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/CombiSteamOvenCooking/comments/1997qhr/my_anova_precision_oven_display_just_failed_whats/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.ph/RsC7S |archive-date=7 Jan 2026 |access-date=15 Mar 2025 |website=[[Reddit]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Buzzing and unresponsive handle :( |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/AnovaPrecisionOven/comments/190hbyw/buzzing_and_unresponsive_handle/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.ph/RA6Vv |archive-date=7 Jan 2026 |access-date=15 Mar 2025 |website=[[Reddit]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=Aug 2024 |title=My APO died after only 3 years - your thoughts |url=https://community.anovaculinary.com/t/my-apo-died-after-only-3-years-your-thoughts/33287 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.ph/QPpv4 |archive-date=7 Jan 2026 |access-date=15 Mar 2025 |website=[[Anova Culinary]]}}</ref> | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||