25% of 8 verified owners recommend the Anova Precision Cooker 3.0.
Affiliate blogs here say 100% recommend, while the owner-based score is 25%. They earn a commission on every sale — so we show them for transparency but never let them move the score.
The headline score reflects owners (Reddit, enthusiast forums), independent lab tests, and blogs with no affiliate links. YouTube and affiliate blogs are shown for perspective but kept out — hover the i for why.
“everything has turned out amazing. Chuck roast was awesome. New York strip, awesome. Pork chops, awesome. Bottom round roast, fucking amazing! It makes cooking these things easy mode”
“I had this exact problem just now in firmware version 01.01.11 The fix to switch it to Celsius and then set it to 0 degrees C worked. I updated the firmware to version 01.01.12 and have successfully switched it back to Fahrenheit and able to set it to 32 degrees F instead of 89.6 degrees F.”
“I replaced it last year with the anova precision cooker 3.0 last year and that broke already (just over 1 yr, screen and all functions stopped working).”
“I have a 3.0 and am having this same issue right now, which is why I found this thread. Sad to see it's a real issue and I'm not just doing it wrong.”
“Build feels reassuringly dense. The body is brushed plastic over what feels like a metal chassis; the touch panel has a positive click”
“The Anova heated our 9.5-quart of 50-degree tap water to 147 degrees in a quick 36 minutes — far faster than the average sous vide.”
“When I told them that, they suggested getting an RMA for a warranty replacement cooker. So, props to Anova I guess, but also... man does this ever look like a firmware issue. I'm on firmware 01.01.11, for the record.”
“Was really disappointed after upgrading to the 3.0 that I can no longer use this for defrost. Which seemed ridiculous.”
“The two-line display showing both time and temperature simultaneously seems minor but proves invaluable”
“heating an 8-quart stockpot to 130°F for steak took just under 20 minutes every time”
“I almost ruined a turkey because I set it to 0 and came back to 90° water”