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“The Cooker Conspiracy: Anova’s Sneaky Move to Jack Up Your Sous Vide Game”
Mark your calendars, foodies! Starting August 21st, 2024, Anova is about to rip you off – and we’re not talking about just your precious cooking time. The sous vide cooker manufacturer has decided to start charging new users a small (ahem, extortionate) monthly fee to access its mobile companion app.
That’s right, folks – in a move that’s been criticized as “despicable” by some, Anova will require new users to fork over $1.99 per month or a whopping $9.99 per year to take advantage of features like remote appliance control, cooking status updates, and (drumroll) recipes!
Don’t worry, existing users (including those who bought Anova’s über-expensive cookers pre-2024) can breathe a sigh of relief – you get to keep using all those premium features for free… for now, that is. But hey, if you’re one of the millions who’ve already invested in an Anova cooker, you might as well bask in the glow of smug superiority while your newer friends foot the bill.
According to Anova’s blog post, the decision was “necessary” due to growing “demands on [their] resources.” Ah, the woes of being a multi-million dollar company catering to the whims of cooking enthusiasts!
Here’s the real kicker, folks – Anova CEO Stephen Svajian admits the move is a result of the company trying to milk its loyal users dry. “As our community has grown, so have the demands on our resources… Each connected cook costs us money.”
Translation: “Hey, guys, we know you’re already happy to shell out top-dollar for our fancy cookers, so let’s throw in a monthly subscription fee because we can!”
And to all those Anova apologists crying “But what about user choice?” – newsflash: that’s just a euphemism for “Let’s pretend like Anova is giving us a ‘choice’ by offering a subpar option, while still screwing over those who don’t pony up!”
Get ready to fork over even more cash for your culinary pleasure (or, you know, simply using your Anova cooker the way it was meant to be used… free of charge). Share your outrage (or gleeful acceptance) in the comments!
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