# New Anova App Horrible **URL:** \ **Category:** General\ **Created:** [August 31, 2019, 1:32am UTC](https://community.anovaculinary.com/t/new-anova-app-horrible/22593 "2019-08-31T01:32:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 38
**Author:** ![michihenning](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/community.anovaculinary.com/michihenning/32/1655_2.png) [@michihenning](https://community.anovaculinary.com/u/michihenning)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2019, 1:07pm UTC](https://community.anovaculinary.com/t/new-anova-app-horrible/22593/38 "2019-09-25T13:07:39Z")
> [@Fennec](#): > > On re-reading still feel there is an element of whimsy - and that’s not a bad thing. Well, whimsical or not, below is a link to a post I made almost two years ago. Ever since, I haven’t had a problem with the app, because I stopped using the app back then. The only thing the app achieves is to make things slower, more error prone, and more complicated. Since I stopped using the app, I haven’t had a problem with my cooker either because, without the app, it actually works quite well. > [@API / Developer SDK](https://community.anovaculinary.com/t/api-developer-sdk/1191/48): > > After lots of tinkering with the app, and having problems with losing bluetooth connectivity intermittently, I’ve concluded that the easiest and most reliable way to cook with the Anova is to ignore the app. I simply stick my cooker into the pot, set the target temperature with the scroll wheel, and turn it on. Once it reaches target temperature, I get a beep. Now I drop my food into the water and set a timer on my phone, or start my kitchen egg timer, or set an alarm clock, whatever I like. (… --- _[View the full topic](https://community.anovaculinary.com/t/new-anova-app-horrible/22593)._