Anova’s new steam oven can recognize your food and tell you how to cook it

Knowing what you’re trying to cook, thanks to an interior high-def camera, allows the Anova Precision Oven 2.0 to suggest which modes and temperatures will produce the best results. The original Anova Precision Oven debuted at $599, but the 2.0 version launching today for $1,199 adds a welcome upgrade to the countertop convection and steam combi oven that can prep food using a unique combination of both wet and dry heat. Anova says it will be available directly, but it currently lists only a placeholder registration page.

Combi ovens like the Anova Precision Oven 2.0 are more commonly used in restaurants by professional chefs, so giving home cooks suggestions on how to use it most effectively will potentially help reduce its learning…

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