Anovo Retirement

[SheilaAnn]

So then this is happening…..MCS enabled! Repeat: MCS enabled!

[smokenoob]

I wonder if you don’t update the app would they still work together (asked the guy on Windows7 😂)

[SheilaAnn]

It’s not sounding like it…..

[Huskee]

Dang. The 1 time every 2 or 3 years I ever open that app to use it (and it needs the obligatory update) will be a sad occasion now.

[Donw]

Well that will make mine vintage I guess and since I’ve never used the Bluetooth connection I guess I won’t miss it when it is gone. Too bad the 50% off coupon expired last month for those thinking about getting a new one.

[SheilaAnn]

It has not expired! I received an email with an expiry date of JULY 31. Then I went to the app to check my version (not clear on the machine).

[Donw]

I went by the expiration date shown in the photo from your post. So they are extending the offer. Good news for you.

[SheilaAnn]

Donw I did a double take too, then I revisited the email.

[MattTheGR8]

Mine fails to connect with the app most times anyway, so I guess in a year the app will just quit trying. I actually prefer the buttons, but the contacts on the temperature wheel are starting to fail too. It may be time for a new circulator. However, between the poor build quality and unreliable app, I'll look for a different brand.

[Santamarina]

This is the way. Innovation and advancement can’t happen if new products/software have to be backwards compatible forever.

[barelfly]

Hmmmm. I wonder if mine fits into this category? I only use the app to set time/temp. I’ll have to research, but mine looks similar to that one in the photo. Thank you for sharing.

[Jerod Broussard]

Never used the app. But I'm curious about the potentially new kid on the tub.

[Bkhuna]

I don't care. I don't need a phone to set the temperature of the Anovo. Not once in ten years have I bothered with this novelty feature.

[gboss]

The fact that it could be used standalone was one of the selling features for me. Never really used the app, just set it and go.

Edit: coupon "expires June 30, 2024" how generous of them....

[SheilaAnn]

gboss see above. Not expired.

[Mosca]

Same as everyone else. I always thought the ability to monitor the temp while sitting on the toilet was a curious feature to offer. I think I’m good with what I have.

[Skip]

I'm happy to be 69 and see no need to set my Anova from my phone. My Anova is the No App version. My 2020 MAK Pellet Grill is also the No App version.

[CandySueQ]

My MAK 2 star is serial number 23! They sent me a new board, I never installed it. Works great.

[acorgihouse]

Mine is about 8 years old, I think, so surely is involved. I have used the wi-fi in the past, when I would sometimes leave frozen dinner in a tub of ice water in the morning, then turn it on from work in the afternoon. Food hot when I got home. I don't do that now, am generally home when I cook, and it's no problem to use the manual controls. My only question is whether the unit, with manual controls, will still work reliably. I'm willing to wait that out, see what they replace with, and get some reviews of the new kid.

[Bkhuna]

I would be afraid to leave thawed meat in a room temperature water bath.

[acorgihouse]

Bkhuna when I've done that, I put frozen solid vac packed into tub of mostly ice with little water. By the time I started the Anova remotely, food only partly thawed, and still ice water. I did it at home few times first, to make sure of timing.

[jfmorris]

I've not used the app in years. Not even sure it is on my current iPhone in fact, so if I lose the cloud connection its not the end of the world. I just spin the control to the temp I want and hit start. Last time I used it remotely was when I was working in an out-of-home office, and left food in an ice bath like acorgihouse , and started the SV up remotely around lunch time. That had to have been BEFORE 2017, when I started my current job for an out of state company, and moved into the home office situation.

[GolfGeezer]

I am a tech weenie (bigot), so I always like devices that I can connect via WiFi (well, Bluetooth if that is the only option for some, like Combustion Inc). In Anova's case, I have 2, the original style with WiFi and the Pro with WiFi. However, the only remote function I use with the App, especially for long SV cooks, is to make sure that it is still running during my day (and night). It hasn't happened yet, but losing power or the Anova failing is what I monitor. I don't use any other functions of the App with the Anova. So, overkill to have it maybe, but still useful to me.