New Anova Precision Oven Unboxing

[@__-im2se]

My speculation about why Kenji has a new kitchen: He moved into a new house.

[@JKenjiLopezAlt]

111 222 this one gets it.

[@ytreece]

J. Kenji López-Alt 😂 sometimes the biggest questions have simple answers.

[@olszewskin]

You may be onto something.

[@mwward]

@@JKenjiLopezAlt But the big question is: Did you move closer to or further away from Kismet?

[@whette_fahrtz]

big if true

[@Ryan-do6vr]

Kenji tryna get that Garnier Fructis sponsorship.

[@locogreen915]

🤣

[@sohatanwirkhan583]

Ahahahhahaha

[@dychui]

I died

[@user-vl7zk9wr3n]

Right! He has some awesome hair.

[@ez5undaze95]

Not gonna lie that took me out 🤣😂

[@isaacvillegas3144]

Kenji I’m loving the luscious locks

[@FrozenDmon]

I was thinking the same damn thing!

[@Arby631]

Yeah, I saw the video screenshot and I was like who is this suave debonair looking at me

[@bigwoo]

Covid has 2020 Kenji looking like 2007 Cook's Illustrated Kenji. Someone needs to be posted just off camera holding a fan so his hair constantly looks like it blowing in the wind.

[@JKenjiLopezAlt]

That was 2009-era serious eats Kenji!

[@ytreece]

I support the off camera fan 😂. I say this with hair growing half way down my back, color grown out, raggedy as all hell, because I’m a healthcare worker refusing to risk getting my hair done and wearing it in a bun for life I guess. Or at least the foreseeable future.🤷‍♀️

[@cliang001]

@@JKenjiLopezAlt Maybe we'll see you revert to America's test kitchen kenji!

[@JKenjiLopezAlt]

I’d need to lose 50 pounds.

[@bigwoo]

@@JKenjiLopezAlt And bring back the eyebrow piercing??

[@kuhanesh]

I've been so curious about this thing ever since I first heard about it. Kenji you've really inspired me to cook a whole lot more in the last few months (your book and videos have been of immense help). Can't wait to hear your thoughts about the oven as you eventually try it out!

[@mfischler27]

Was interested in this oven for steam injection for bread but figured it wasn't worth it just for that. Then you mentioned the sous vide oven aspect and I'm like woahhhh HOW can I convince my wife

[@adamgillaerd4406]

kenji you've inspired me to get back into cooking - at least persue a KA job - obvs job sitch is crappy- but i was disheartened with cooking and uve reinspired me so thank you!

[@JKenjiLopezAlt]

Nice!

[@samushamu7372]

Kenji nonchalantly answering the coke question and moving on made my day

[@justinoquach]

I laughed out loud when he answered that and I went back to double check that he actually answered that

[@SkeletonCreeper03]

timestamp?

[@ThomasPeeters]

@@SkeletonCreeper03 around 14:32

[@SkeletonCreeper03]

Thomas Peeters thanks :)

[@dgdigital2659]

I thought maybe it was a typo from the commentor 😂

[@calvinmontgomery1924]

He said all of our theories are wrong, but we all know he simply created a pocket dimension containing his dream kitchen with his eldtrich cooking knowledge. You can't fool us kenji B¬)

[@wwoods66]

I think that qualifies as "not even wrong".

[@rinshin]

Calvin Komelski 7

[@RichardLasquite]

8:55 "How do I answer questions? [Reading comment] Trump 2020... [/reading] No... No Trump 2020." Kenji a real one.

[@CZFanGrrl]

Unboxing is totally a KZbin thing. The oven is amazing. Our big range packed it in a couple weeks before my Anova was set to be delivered, after using the Anova the range is not getting replaced. Bread, eggs, pizza, baking, seafood cooked to perfection; I haven’t discovered anything I can’t do in it.

[@shadowthefirst5115]

Kenji I just wanted to say respect to you for shouting out Yemenis 🇾🇪 in ur last chopped cheese video. ♥️‼️

[@IBreiKeL]

"I hear unboxing things is like a KZbin thing" Kenji out here like 10 years late lol

[@JohnyScissors]

Hey my man stays on top of the culinary world. Can't expect him to follow everything lol

[@SkipAugur1]

Yeah but he can start a new trend. If he doesn't like a product, he can do a "boxing video" where he puts on gloves and punches it!

[@thelastmike]

Awesome Sauce !!! I was really hoping to see a good reviewer look at this. I hope you are going to go well beyond unboxing and let us know how well this works later on, Kenji. Also - oh, see through fridge door. Fancy. Nice view out the window.

[@civilizeddiva]

14:32: Mr. Alt, you handle disrespect with grace. You are a true professional.

[@JohnyScissors]

Chef stereotype i guess? Seems a little out of left field

[@codymccarty1011]

Disrespect lol you’re sheltered

[@adamkerr8586]

I'm gonna miss that old kitchen Kenji, that terra cotta floor got me through covid lockdown! Can't wait to see the renovations...maybe a Kenji DIY series is in the works!!!

[@clysher]

For years I complained about not having steam ovens at home. Definitely getting one of these.

[@nekoericson5256]

Kenji Rockin the Covid Mullet 🤟!

[@jeffreylorien6687]

It's pronounced moolay... 🤠

[@SatchmoBronson]

Lol so real. I just got my pandemic mullet cut two days ago.

[@JKenjiLopezAlt]

Jeffrey Lorien actually is moo-jet.

[@adamwright7638]

J. Kenji López-Alt maybe in Argentina

[@DanielAfonso-IT_Consultant]

I love unboxing videos because they show you what you actually get. Not enough product manufacturers have pictures of the non ideal angles for me to see how something actually plugs into the rest of the world.

[@yes0r787]

"How something plugs into the rest of the world"- that was nicely worded.

[@AfroNinja720]

Kenji has some major flow goin on

[@DaNinjasDen]

First an ASMR vid, now an unboxing. The algorithn will love this

[@GolfTube]

Kenji is the archetypal Renaissance man!

[@alexstanley6546]

Do you think we could get a statistical comparison between this and other ovens? It would be an Anova ANOVA.

[@fsho5260]

this is the comment I was looking for

[@RiamsWorld]

"I'll answer one more question" *looks at scrub bar: 12 minutes out of 18* 😂You spoil us Kenji.

[@woodrowwilder481]

I like how the writers put in that subtle cabinet fix and now in this season he's moving. You've really gotta pay attention in this show, it's the little things.

[@clintondavis3363]

To get a more tactual feel on those touch controls, I stick on "bump dots" - they come in different sizes and colors. If find it helpful on my toaster/MW when I stumble into the kitchen in the morning.

[@JosephT]

14:32 🤣 Kenji, you know you don’t have to answer all the questions, right?

[@xcruell]

He just wanted to make that clear!

[@KevBoiNguyen]

HAHAHAHAHAHA

[@Sgarnoncunce]

he's more of an ice kind of guy

[@judyt5542]

Joseph Teegardin i doubt Kenji does anything he doesn’t want to. He’s pretty straightforward.

[@JKenjiLopezAlt]

In college in the late 90s early 2000s it was ecstasy and weed. There was coke around, but I didn’t partake. (in fact, I started cooking for my fraternity house partially because we had to fire the cook for doing coke in the living room and selling it to students)

[@jameswnmcn]

Can't wait for your review of this new home kitchen oven. Thinking about a Wolf countertop oven for about the same price, but will await your review now. Wish temp topped out at 550F instead of 480 F. All your shows great - subscribed.

[@jakobankerhansen]

Looking forward to a follow up to this video :-) Has the oven been working wonders since last :-) or not :-( ? Thanks :-)

[@jaimis5377]

kenji lookin cute af in that thumbnail. "full steam ahead" for his modelling career

[@Mattziboyy]

New house looks amazing, congrats on your hard work Kenji!

[@twsx]

That was lovely. Felt very natural.

[@nothere4589]

I loved this video! If I didn’t know any better I would say this is not your first on camera unboxing! You seemed so natural and in your zone. I really enjoyed this video I think we all agree you keep these unboxing videos coming!! AWESOME JOB 👏🏼

[@adamebergman]

Love that you use an Olfa box cutter, a node to your degree in Arch. Respect, from an Arch student :)

[@bobwood7190]

this thing is big kzbin.info/www/bejne/sKTaq6iuhducbrc

[@JKenjiLopezAlt]

We have 3-4 Olfa cutters at home and every single one was from when I was an architecture student. In fact we’re still working through a 50-pack of blades I bought in 1999.

[@adamebergman]

J. Kenji López-Alt haha, you buy a triangle and graduate with 3

[@pseko]

I use to have an artist supply store with plenty of arch. students ... favorite customers especially before the last all nighter to finish models :-) good luck!

[@MsDonttrythisathome]

Lol we get to live vicariously by watching unboxing! People watching + window shopping

[@SyzygyZ]

Did you ever make a review video, I cant find it. How about revisiting this Kenji, now that you have had it for a wile.

[@MartinZou]

I saw this video and thought I missed a lecture for my stat course on ANOVA

[@sophiezaton4316]

I thought of that too haha

[@leslieflynn7307]

Any word on when you will be reviewing the oven? My finger is hovering over that buy button lol but I would love to hear your thoughts on it first.

[@Amocoru]

I've been anxiously awaiting your review of this oven to decide whether or not I will make the purchase. Take your time and be nice and thorough!

[@iMasterchris]

Me too, it seems like a great product if it works as advertised, I’d like to get one before Christmas

[@JohnyScissors]

Keep in mind this is the first version of the home. They'll only get better as time goes on. Granted this seems like a pretty good start. But hey if you have the money to blow, go nuts

[@100nitrog2]

I can't say that Anova specifically is the future of home cooking, but affordable consumer sized combi ovens may just become top dog in the coming years. Though I thought products like the Sous Vide Supreme water oven would become a lot more popular than it did when I bought mine 7 odd years ago.

[@adobedoug2564]

100nitrog sous vide supreme < immersion circulator

[@mlam929]

Kenji says he would test the oven, and I’m still waiting four months later. (Actually I just learned about this oven, and was hoping to hear some review feedback instead of just opening the box ). Thanks.

[@MichaelStapelberg]

I have a steamer oven but no clue how to use it well! Looking forward to anything you can share! My cooking has improved lots thanks to you :)

[@danielpirone8028]

Hair is looking good! But really I am here for the science bits

[@halloumihamburger]

yo i love you kenji, never stop doing what you love

[@darbymckilkannoncaid3279]

Kenji you're so pure! I love it

[@pH15cHy]

Love your commitment youtube at the moment. Seems you're embracing content that you otherwise we're not into.

[@TheR971]

I too use a high precision oven to do an analysis of variances.

[@rangerripcheese3511]

I’m so used to being attached to your forehead, but I like this!

[@ChrisP978]

I've been donating to No Kid Hungry through Chef Cycle for the past year. A great cause, thanks for supporting it!

[@TQTQTQTQTQTQ]

Please let us know how this works as a toaster 🙏. This was one of my biggest questions about this oven.

[@dzurisintube]

Would love to see how this bakes bread. We don't own a toaster oven and bake a lot of bread. The steam function seems like it might be a game changer.

[@christopherdiao240]

Two questions: 1. Airfry: does it work well? does emit lots of smoke? 2. When it roasting baking, steaming, where does it emit heat, air, smoke? The instruction says that it has to have 4 inches space side and back.

[@timothy_santos]

Hi Kenji! How does your Anova oven looking like? Does it do what it says it does and do you recommend it yourself? Haven’t seen you used it yet!

[@Noruko11235]

Very different video from normal, but appreciated nevertheless. In your review, when talking about the features and things that it can / can't do relative to circulators, toaster ovens, etc, would you highlight some of the key overlaps between kitchen devices, and where they differ? From the brief demo and discussion, it seems like this device could have a lot of multi-tasker potential and free up some countertop space. Hope all is going smoothly with the move!

[@amys3168]

I can't wait for the review! Edit: please include it's ability to toast!

[@gabnlee]

Mine is scheduled to arrive today!! Thanks for doing this. I so look forward to what you do with it.

[@patrickmaun9406]

Thanks for bringing up bread! The steam option is awesome.

[@Ohwowbuddy718]

I like your new counter top, Kenji!

[@frankflowers81]

This is like a commercial combi oven. So you can steam and run convection oven all at the same time or either or. Very versatile.

[@RemodNC]

Ok, Kenji, it's been over a month,,,,tell us about it! Love your shows by the way,,,good cooking.

[@mikes4357]

My first thought was where in the world am I going to put this thing, then I remembered a quote about a RCA executive when he said where are people going to put these television things in their house and the answer he got was right where the radio is.

[@ryvaal3732]

Your Sous Vide recipes on the ANOVA website are what initially brought me here. Thanks for those recipes as I've cooked many awesome meals thanks to you.

[@Kinsmyname]

Hey kenji, I know the odds are that you won't see this, but is there any chance we could get a further look into the oven? Id love to see some comparisons to traditional ovens and perhaps steamers. I was looking into getting this as my main oven, (only cooking for one and limited space) and wondering if it would be sufficient.

[@LupusImmortalis]

"I don't know why I'm touching that with my bare hands, that was pretty stupid." Dunno why but that gave me a good laugh.

[@Rich_ard]

Thanks for showing this i was going to spend 200$ on a convection toaster oven and now I know I want one of these pending the reviews are decent.

[@Mitth-raw-nuruodo]

I hope this isn't a dumb question. with using a C-Vap oven (I hope I spelled that right), do you lose the ability to kinda cook a meat or whatever in it's own marinade? anova's been targeting me with ads for this thing like crazy, but I dont see how I would use it. if it's a useful tool that would replace a normal oven, I'd be happy to throw that in as my standard oven when my oven dies or needs replacing, right? another question - their ad shows them saying that it's hot enough to cook a pizza - you can't char a pizza in that like you would an outdoor pizza oven, right? in any case, I enjoy your videos a lot, Kenji - you've taught me a lot about proper practices and the science behind a lot of cooking, which is an incredible asset as I delve into cooking things gluten free for my newly diagnosed with celiac wife

[@Weylinize]

You could vacuum seal/regular zip lock the meat with its marinade and cook it just like you would in sous vide! Not sure about the pizza!

[@pfullinger]

Kenji, do you have a review for this?

[@kongmw]

So this one-way or two-way anova?

[@omaristephens2143]

Dunno, but I'm pretty sure he's upgrading because the Tea Test wasn't cutting it

[@dokaplan1]

@@omaristephens2143 I vote this counts as two-way anova! There's steam and dry.

[@fsho5260]

lmao I thought this was a Statistics joke smh

[@dokaplan1]

@@fsho5260 it is

[@nancymcnee2707]

Kenji - it is none of our business why you have a new kitchen. Use it in good health! We come onto your channel to get info on food and equipment and how to make better meals. End of story. No explanation needed. Keep doing what you love and we will love watching. Best wishes from Toronto, Canada.

[@kathykeener3523]

I got a new kitchen two years ago...you go! Somebody just asked if you do coke? Silly! I will miss your old kitchen,it seemed so efficient.

[@epicn]

Kenji your hair looks great LOL

[@chongli297]

I bought this based on seeing this video! I regret it, and now seeing that Kenji never uses it I think he regrets the purchase as well. I think the biggest issue with it is that it's not a very good conventional oven and a terrible toaster oven! It seems to be mainly useful for steam-baking bread and sous vide cooking. I would happily trade it in for a Breville Joule Smart Oven today

[@danb4811]

Kenji you handsome man. The flow is on point!

[@Dempsey1504]

I came so close to ordering one of these. I don't really have the room in my small kitchen unfortunately. Very interested to hear what your thoughts on it are after using it.

[@jessicas6604]

I am waiting for my steam oven to arrive. Can you post some Serious Eats best recipes using the Anova Precision Oven and compare to Sous Vide or the original way of cooking? Also since it is App based, will you posting recipes to the oven app?

[@luv2code]

What happened with this oven? You never mentioned it again.

[@somefishhere]

It doesn’t make toast well and is bulky. He replaced it with a toaster oven he likes. It’s from a comment of his five comments earlier than yours

[@-CrampedStyle-]

Kenji's really stepped up his kitchen, deservedly so. Let's be honest, the old kitchen wasn't that great, but he made it work. This one looks to be some serious leveling up.

[@pct87]

I was looking to replace my toaster oven on Black Friday, might be a bit too fancy for me, but it looks awesome.

[@thelastmike]

Pizza! Pizza!! Pizza!!! Pizza!!!! Also some straight steamed something or other. Bao? Veggies? Chawanmushi? Fish? Something... Also - that thing might rust your pizza-steel, man. It's kind of weird there aren't some simple toast controls as, like yourself, many would prefer a single countertop oven.

[@FireWaterCooking]

Nice Kenji! I have one on order myself!

[@nopaynenoparty]

Another video I saw had someone doing a heat cycle as instructed by Anova... not sure if that’s about calibration or to cook off anything non-food safe from the manufacturing process, or something else. Maybe check the instructions for that.

[@JKenjiLopezAlt]

Yeah it’s to burn off stuff on the heating elements.

[@SagarPatelsensiblecrayman]

Would love to see how you set up your new kitchen

[@lillypatience]

Love the windows!

[@yyeret2]

Excited to have Kenji start to work with a combi steam oven. Looking forward to trying the recipes and techniques on my Miele CSO!

[@THCV4]

Can you please post a follow-up review of the oven? The internet is completely silent with real reviews about the oven, even though people have already received them. It's very puzzling!

[@Lantanana]

I am soooo glad they remembered to include the doo hickies! Lol

[@notimeclock4001]

I also want to see if Kenji is going to have a follow up review on APO. If you guys are interested, you can find many comments about user experiences on Reddit. It is a new machine (that comes with a brain) so I think it will take some time to get better based on all the professional chef/homecooks' feedback. I am shooting for a better 2.0 version in 2022.

[@tsyndr]

I hope you think it works well because mine is coming in a week!

[@carlitosaqui]

jealous! Its expensive atm for my home according to others that live in said home lol

[@knifefest]

What sorts of decisions go into how you organize a new kitchen? Is there anything you look for when moving in?

[@imperialspence5106]

Man in the first 10 seconds of this video, Kenji looked like he was a man on a mission.

[@Equinoxious342]

I notice from one of your videos that the Oven is in your kitchen and being used (plastic discolouration below the water tank) but I’ve not seen any demo dishes using it. I may have missed them though. Any plans to do some example recipes using the oven to show off its capabilities?

[@tominkozhimala]

How do CVap ovens compare to consumer grade sous vide devices in terms of (1) how long it takes to bring meat up to temperature and (2) excess surface moisture that leads to steaming instead of searing meats?

[@JKenjiLopezAlt]

1) about the same, a little bit longer than Sous vide 2) also about the same, a little better in a steam oven than Sous vide.

[@RiamsWorld]

"I miss snow" Reminds me of a Robert Frost poem.

[@dgdigital2659]

It snows in California

[@RiamsWorld]

@@dgdigital2659 Rarely in the Bay Area where he was living. In the Bay Area, it's snowed 6 times in the past 150 years. 96% of years without snow is enough time to miss it. Besides, the poem is about whether it would be better for the world to end in fire (wildfires in SFBA) or ice (snow from NYC).

[@jamesdouthit7489]

what a good guy! thanks for the wholesome content and amazing, rigorous cooking

[@robertoweller6917]

Kenji, how about that review?

[@crowing7]

Kenji really answering the important questions; no, he's never done coke.

[@Asilvermetz]

Kenji - any chance you're still planning on reviewing this? Have you been using it? Do you recommend it?

[@imaduckareyou]

This looks like a really cool product! Ever since you showed off the steam oven at your restaurant I've been wanting to try one of these for myself. I love using my sous vide but the plastic waste and effort of vacuum sealing makes me sad. I have so many questions though! Is the percentage of steam some arbitrary index made up by Anova, or can you actually control the relative humidity while cooking? If you actually can control the humidity with this, I'm imagining so many possibilities! Also, in your Serious Eats reverse sear article, you mention that reverse searing is the best way to cook a steak, specifically citing the benefits from reverse searing drying out the surface and enabling a better sear. When using a combi oven like this, how would you cook it? It seems like the steam mode is probably even worse than sous vide when it comes to not drying out the surface. However, I imagine that using this in convection mode with 0% humidity at 132F would enable a crazy crispy crust, because you could evaporate water for hours instead of just for the 20-30 minutes it takes for the steak to come to temp at 250F. I have no idea about how much water a steak holds, but this would be dependent on the oven maintaining a state below phase equilibrium while the steak cooks. It'd also depend on it being safe to cook meat at those low temperatures without water in the air to increase the heat transfer rate of the oven. I'd be interested in food probe plots over time to compare this to sous vide. Maybe I'll need to be the change that I want to see in the world and test this out for myself.

[@Bird88]

@kenji It’s been over a year and I noticed the oven in your latest beef stew video today. What are your thoughts on this oven? Would love to see your review and maybe recipes that you have done using the APO. I purchased mine about a month ago.

[@JKenjiLopezAlt]

Haha it’s now in our basement storage room and my Breville toaster oven is back in its place. It’s good if you bake a lot of bread or cook a lot of meat Sous vide. I don’t do either much and ironically the one thing it does poorly is make toast, so I brought the toaster back out. It’s also just more practical as far as size goes.

[@Bird88]

@@JKenjiLopezAlt Hahaha...maybe i should return mine and buy yours out of storage from you. I live in the Lake City Way area of Seattle. Glad to see you in the PNW.

[@brenster21]

​@JKenjiLopezAlt but meat and bread are wonderful. Just cook the toast on the stove.

[@kevinor8811]

Hi kenji. Looking forward to some more videos on this oven. Can you cook some sous vide stuff in it in your more detailed review please

[@sticke4]

2:55 You mentioned you do all your proteins in the CVAP at your restauraunt. Don't you serve fried chicken on your menu though. How does that work in the CVAP?

[@carlitosaqui]

you cook it in the cvap and then you fry to brown/color/crispiness

[@JKenjiLopezAlt]

Oh you’re right. We don’t do the fried chicken in the cvap! Grilled chicken and sausage.

[@NWS189]

@@JKenjiLopezAlt Love your channel! Would this work as an air fryer? Also, the belmuda toaster oven uses steam when making toast, would this oven produce something or similar quality? I've been looking at both of those options but coming across your video this morning might make me reconsider the whole strategy.