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Dear Backers, Less than 48 hours to go!! We will be closed for further pledges on Tuesday, June 17th @ 12:45PM PDT. On Tuesday night, we'll be partying thanks to you.  First, Happy Father's Day to our backer dads!!! Second, we've got a few important... (Read More)

Dear Backers,  Thanks so much for your support! It's been an amazing journey and we can't believe there's only one week left in our campaign!!! Please enjoy this never-before-seen video of Jeff being interviewed by Kenji Lopez from Serious Eats:... (Read More)

Happy Friday, Backers!  Since the beginning of our campaign, one of our most frequent requests has been to offer reward tiers for multiple Precision Cookers. Up until this week, Kickstarter's rules clearly prevented us from offering anything other... (Read More)

There are a lot of campaigns competing for your attention on Kickstarter, which is great because that makes this crowd-source web site a hotbed of innovation. But which ones really deserve your money? We answer that question by rounding up the coolest, most exciting, and most unusual products for you each week. (Read More)

Dear Backers, If we reach $1,494,444 in pledges, we will thank you by upgrading ALL Precision Cooker units to include a stainless steel skirt. The skirt will be twist-on, twist-off and dishwasher safe. Here are some of the benefits of stainless... (Read More)

Dear Backers,  First, happy Friday! Second, we want to thank you for your support through our Kickstarter campaign. We're thrilled to release information on our first Stretch Goal. 1. Windows mobile phone support. With the addition of Windows, we... (Read More)

It’s rare for a founder to offer to make Chik-fil-A sandwich clones for you, let alone in your own kitchen. But that’s just what Jeff Wu, creator of the Anova sous-vide cooker is doing. (Read More)

At just over $1 million ($1,035,073 to be exact), the Anova has the highest pledge of any food-related crowd sourced product. It still has more than a month to go, so expect that record to be shattered. The original requested amount was only $100,000. The Anova is a Sous Vide-style precision cooker that is app controlled. If you don’t know what Sous vide is, it’s a water-cooking method used in high-end restaurants. While Sous vide cookers can cost hundreds or thousands of dollars, the Anova is only $159 and could be had for $99 at the beginning of the campaign. With the app, you can quickly find the time needed for the food, and it’ll connect though Bluetooth to the Anova cooker. The team is also promising an open SDK (Read More)

Hello Backers, We're in NYC today. We just left John Biggs's house in Brooklyn. We had the chance to give John a demo of the Precision Cooker and then had some delicious fried chicken and lamb! We brought the chicken. John provided the pickles he's... (Read More)

A new Kickstarter campaign aims to make sous vide cooking even easier with a smartphone connected kitchen appliance home chefs will be able to control from their iPhone or Android devices. The Anova Precision Cooker Kickstarter hopes to bring smartphone connectivity to the sous vide appliance, allowing anyone to create restaurant quality meals with just a tap on their smartphone. The Anova Precision Cooker strives to bring sous vide cooking to the masses, not just through the ease of controlling it via a mobile app but also through its price. (Read More)

Hello backers! Thanks everyone for all of your support. We’ve got amazing news in the way of new rewards and we want to provide you with answers to the most frequently asked questions we’ve received.  New rewards: We are so incredibly grateful... (Read More)

Every week, TUAW provides readers with an update on new or significant crowdfunded Apple-related projects in the news. (Read More)

Dear Backers, We’re so humbled and thankful for the outpouring of support we’ve received from you over the last 24+ hours. The enthusiasm and passion for our project from our existing community and new backers has been incredible. Thank you!... (Read More)