I have seen some information about the Anova precision oven and it looks quite interesting. However I have also seen that this oven is a countertop oven. Our kitchen is quite small and we are short of space so it would be quite difficult to have this oven on our countertop. However our traditional oven is quite old and could do with a replacement. Is there any way to install this oven in the space that would be occupied by a traditional built-in oven? Has someone managed to do this?
FWIW, I have installed mine on a microwave shelf in my cabinets.
Your challenge will be leaving enough space around it for ventilation in a built-in configuration. That said, and knowing that I would want to be able to reverse it if and when I sell the house, I would install a lower cabinet where your traditional oven is and sit the Anova on top of that. I would not permanently mount the new cabinet, so it’s completely reversible.
Hi Barelon, other than price there are significant differences between built-in ovens and countertop models. For safety built-in ovens all have fan driven heat dissipation to reduce surrounding damage and to protect their delicate digital components. Built-in ovens also have more insulation.
Anova recommends a minimum of 4-inches / 10 cm clearance all around. I don’t advise disagreeing with their engineers. You might want to consider replacing your traditional oven with the Anova by mounting it on a low wheeled platform or on a cantilevered pull-out shelf. When in use, you may have to extended the oven into your kitchen space.
You also might want to consider mounting the oven on a mobile cart, moving it out of the way when not in use.
Palo, thoughtful question.
Most companies mean what they say when providing operating specifications.
Heat rises, an oven designed to operate on a counter top would not need to be suspended 4" above the counter. At least not until the release of the Anova Precision Oven’s anti-gravity attachment.
I’ve recently done something similar. I had a cabinet built to replace my stove with an induction cooktop and the APO replacing the old oven beneath it: https://photos.app.goo.gl/cv5BjPxwepPbSs2D6
The APO is advertised with a width of 56.9cm which is exactly the width of a standard European kitchen cabinet. With some force you can actually get the APO in. Only to find out the top with the lid on the watertank is not 56.9 but 57.5cm. Fortunately I can adapt my cabinet and gain 1.6cm; the APO will now fit easily although there will not be 10cm free on the side (opposite the watertank).
Can you elaborate please? What exactly cause it to be larger than 56.9cm? And how do you refill the water tank?
Im considering to build a cabinet for this oven but have no many options bigger than 606060
