Review on 🔥 Anova Culinary Sous Vide Precision Cooker with WiFi and Bluetooth, 900W (No Longer Available) by Sandy Pierce

First off, disclaimer; This will be a technical review of the Wi-Fi version of the oven. I'm an IT consultant with experience in network design. On paper, the device is great. The actual part that does the immersion cooking is flawless as far as I can tell. Unfortunately, the Wi-Fi version is lame with HORRIBLE FIRMWARE1. If you have a mixed 2.4GHz/5GHz network, don't expect a proper connection. If your network password contains special characters (IE, a more secure password), don't expect it to connect correctly.3. If you assume these issues will be fixed in the future, don't. I spoke to Anova support and the device does not support firmware flashing. That means you're out of luck if you're using a Wi-Fi hotspot that uses a mixed mode of 5GHz and 2.4GHz and doesn't allow you to turn off the 5GHz channel like some UniFi products. I even tried setting the UniFi hotspot to the lowest power for the 5GHz band and pairing Anova to 2.4GHz outside of the 5GHz band to no avail. I haven't tried changing my WiFi password. this is the line for me. I will not compromise my network security to accommodate a single device. Also, I would have to change the WiFi password on about 100 devices throughout the house. It's not worth it. Speaking of not worth it, the WiFi version of the device costs $55 more than the Bluetooth version. It costs $55 for a feature that only works under certain conditions. I have a feeling this is a problem because the firmware developer wrote some sloppy Wi-Fi connection code somewhere in the process. Probably multiple lines where the password is not enclosed in quotes. The Wi-Fi capability has a lot of potential with home automation software and smart home integration, and the ability to connect to Google Home, while not required, is cool. Unfortunately, the same people who are most likely to use such features have a strong WiFi password and the 5GHz band. And now something interesting for the more tech-savvy folks. All of this is based on their troubleshooting suggestions and their tips for connecting your device to Wi-Fi. My evidence shows that this is not really a problem. The thing is, according to the DHCP logs on my server, the device is actually connecting to Wi-Fi. It connects, but then doesn't register that it's connected. Somewhere sloppy code is preventing the connection process from completing. I'm not sure if it's the smartphone app or the firmware of the device itself. See below: Dec 5 21:25:14 dhcpd DHCPACK to 192.168.5.11 on f0:fe:6b:65:f7:80 through vmx0 Dec 5 21:25:14 dhcpd DHCPREQUEST to 192.168.5.11 (192.168.0.1) from f0:fe:6b:65:f7:80 via vmx0Dec 5 21:24:54 dhcpd DHCPACK to 192.168.5.11 to f0:fe:6b:65:f7:80 via vmx0Dec 5 21:24:54 dhcpd DHCPREQUEST to 192.168 .5.11 ( 192.168.0.1) from f0:fe:6b:65:f7:80 to vmx0Dec 5 21:23:43 dhcpd DHCPACK to 192.168.5.11 to f0:fe:6b:65:f7:80 to vmx0Dec 5 21: 23 : 43 dhcpd DHCPREQUEST for 192.168.5.11 (192.168.0.1) from f0:fe:6b:65:f7:80 to vmx0Dec 5 21:23:23 vmx0Dec 5 21:23:23 dhcpd DHCPREQUEST for 192.168.5.11 (192.168. 168. ) from f0:fe:6b:65:f7:80 via vmx0Dec 5 21:23:23 dhcpd DHCPOFFER from 192.168.5.11 to f0:fe:6b:65:f7:80 via vmx0Dec 5 21:23:23 dhcpd DHCPDISCOVER from f0:fe:6b:65:f7:80 via vmx0 As you can see the device goes through the process of connecting to Wi-Fi with the correct password and then it looks for a DHCP address (which I statically 192.168.5.11 have assigned.) The act thing that the device is doing this, and for tem doesn't realize that it has done this, and then again (and again and again) goes through the process of connecting to Wi-Fi until an error appears that shows that the problem is serious. developed firmware or software. I will try to return the device and get a Bluetooth version or maybe look for another product with proper Wi-Fi integration. Such a shame! This is a great little product! Edit: I would like to add that I suggested that their support person contact their R&D department free of charge and the request was not even acknowledged. support is a joke.