We have already seen how with the sous vide technique we can achieve results similar to those of a professional kitchen with the help of technology and certain knowledge, so one of the reference brands in this technique has decided to continue making things easier for us with a new product: the smart oven with steam.
Anova Precision Oven
The brand of baths at controlled temperature has presented a new product that aims to offer us a new level of exquisiteness when it comes to baking your dishes. The result is the precision oven, a steam oven that has a series of sensors and technologies that will allow us to control the cooking carried out in the oven as much as possible.
The idea is more or less similar to that of the Precision Cooker, since, with the help of water in the form of steam, the oven will be able to hydrate the product without drying it out inside, a very common problem in traditional ovens and users who do not have enough knowledge to get the most out of it.
In this way we can benefit from the functions of a traditional convection oven and the functions of a sous vide without the need to use a plastic bag to vacuum preserve the product.
The secret is in the water
Ovens with a steam function are nothing particularly new, we can find hundreds of models on the market today, however, the peculiarity of this Anova model is that it allows us to make much better use of that steam bath with a constant precision, being able to use sous vide recipes without the need to use a bag.
This process is possible thanks to the use of various elements. On the one hand, we will have a temperature probe available that will be able to know the internal temperature of the product at all times (a T-bone steak or a chicken, for example), and thus the oven will know until what moment it must cook the dish to leave it perfectly. juicy.
This optimal cooking is also possible thanks to an exhaustive control of the internal heat of the oven, avoiding the typical fluctuations of traditional ovens that end up overcooking the ingredients. The oven is capable of controlling temperatures in sous vide mode from 25 degrees to 100 degrees, while in oven mode it reaches 250 degrees.
The water tank has a total capacity of 5 liters, so it is capable of maintaining steam for 24 hours while in sous vide mode. Taking into account the duration and the ease of refilling the tank, we will be able to continue offering constant steam without interruption regardless of the cooking time (some sous vide recipes even require 36 hours of cooking at low temperature).
How much does this advanced oven cost?
Now is when your perfect pizza recipe falls apart. This Anova Precision Oven is priced at 699,99 Euros, an amount that is not entirely bad if we compare it with other ovens with a steam function on the market. To this we must add that this is a model with intelligent functions, with a WiFi connection and a very advanced temperature control system that make it quite special, for which many users may value the price of the product.
Of course, if you are going to dare to get one, you should know that for now the manufacturer is accepting reservations, and will not start shipping the first units until December. You should also take into account that the oven is a tabletop, so if you currently have a built-in type at home, it is most likely that you will not be able to place the new one in its place. And it is that the water tank has the water inlet at the top.