Anova Precision Cooker Wi-Fi 3.0 sous-vide stick

Have you heard about sous vide cooking and aren’t sure what it means? In this episode of Kitchen Conundrums, Thomas Joseph shares his knowledge about cooking sous vide and shows you how to get perfectly cooked fish, eggs, and steak.

The best way to cook a perfect steak plus many other foods using the Anova Precision WiFi Cooker!

I don't like to waste time cooking because frankly I'm not that great at it and cooking takes away valuable productivity time. But the Anova Precision Cooker seems to be the perfect solution for the typical millennial geek like myself. When I saw this on Amazon (link is in the description below) I did not think twice about getting it. I bought it, and I love it.

The Anova Precision Cooker is a tool for a cooking method called sous vide which uses a water bath to evenly cook food at a controlled temperature to retain moisture without overcooking. So it literally gets the perfect cook every time. Sous vide is popular among professional chefs, but the Anova is super simple for us regular people, and it even has a free app for Android and iOS that lets you cook from anywhere over WiFi. Magic! Actually here's how it works.

First you need some type of pot. I actually bought this 12-quart container on Amazon for $16 and it works really well.

Fill your container up with water, or ice water if you plan to remotely start your cooking later in the day.

Clamp the Anova cooker to the side of the container and plug it in. Use the Anova app to find out what temperature you need to set for the type of food you’re cooking. You can cook all kinds of stuff sous vide, chicken, pork chops, ribs, vegetables, and lots more. Of course I’ll be cooking some steak today. If you're using WiFi to start the cooker remotely, open the Anova app and pair your Anova to your wifi connection then set the temperature and timer and proceed to the next step to place your food in the ice water and start the timer later in the day. To cook it right now like I’ll be doing, you can use the scroll wheel on the cooker itself to set the temperature, then click the Red button to start heating the water.

Next get your food ready. I have a steak, with some salt and pepper, along with some butter and rosemary. Put your food in a vacuum sealed bag or use a Zip-lock plastic bag and once your desired temperature has been met, slowly lower your plastic bags into the container until the food has been fully immersed, making sure it’s not blocking the Anova intake, then use clips to clip the top of the bags to the side of the container.

Let your food cook for the allotted time. You can see all the temperatures and times for the most popular types of food using the free Anova Culinary app which has a ton of recipes on it that you can follow.

Once the timer is up, remove the food. If it’s a piece of meat like this steak you can choose to sear it and add a dark and crispy outer layer to give it the ultimate finish. I usually sear it on high heat for about 90 seconds on each side.

When you’re done you will be left with the perfect cook every time. This steak was cooked medium-rare, but of course you can adjust the temperature for medium or medium well or however you like it. Just use the app and it will tell you exactly what temperature to cook it at for your desired doneness.

So bottom line, the Anova Precision Cooker is an awesome gadget. It’s made cooking more fun and less stressful. The cleanup is a breeze, because there’s practically none at all. Just dump the water. If you want to get it for yourself, the link is in the description below. What will you be cooking with your new Anova Precision Cooker? Leave a comment and let me know. Thanks for watching. My name is Andy, and I will talk to you in the next video.