I recently acquired this precision cooker from my old job where we just used it to heat water up. In very hard water nonetheless. I already ran it through 2 cycles of 50/50 water/vinegar mix at 145F for 35 minutes. It definitely looks a little better than when I started, but I'm wondering if the scum (and what I think is rust) is too much for this unit to be saved? Or will it need a full disassembly and deep cleaning?
by KruztyKarot1
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I find citric acid to be effective and inexpensive when bought in bulk. I also think you might need a food-safe version of CLR to get everything.
I wouldn’t give up. It’s just a very accurate water heater and pump. Anova makes a really good device. I would brush and soak those heating coils over and over.
I would soak it overnight in 100 percent vinegar.
50-50 mixture of water and vinegar. Heat it up to 140 degrees and let the Anova run for 20 minutes. [https://www.reddit.com/r/sousvide/comments/c7jsyh/remember_to_clean_your_sous_vide_every_once_in/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_buttonhttps://www.reddit.com/r/sousvide/comments/c7jsyh/remember_to_clean_your_sous_vide_every_once_in/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_buttonhttps://www.reddit.com/r/sousvide/comments/c7jsyh/remember_to_clean_your_sous_vide_every_once_in/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button](https://www.reddit.com/r/sousvide/comments/c7jsyh/remember_to_clean_your_sous_vide_every_once_in/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_buttonhttps://www.reddit.com/r/sousvide/comments/c7jsyh/remember_to_clean_your_sous_vide_every_once_in/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_buttonhttps://www.reddit.com/r/sousvide/comments/c7jsyh/remember_to_clean_your_sous_vide_every_once_in/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button)
I think you should have asked for advice a long time ago.
How are you using this? My Anova, that’s over 11 years old, looks in better condition.
CLR and a little dish scrubber should clean it right up.
Can confirm, I use an espresso machine descaler on mine which has citric acid as one of the main ingredients. It works so well I soak everything in it because we have super mineralized water in the house. All of our metal appliances look like this and I clean them roughly once a month.
I have not tried straight citric acid yet but its a lot cheaper. Once I run out of the descaler I will try it out.
Good suggestions in this thread. Two more to consider:
Cleaning vinegar is available in hardware stores and is stronger than the kitchen stuff. I keep a jug in the closet just for cleaning shower doors. My hard water problem is no joke.
Maybe sounds strange, but a rust chelation agent like Evaporust is something to consider. It’s water based, works specifically on iron oxide (other forms of corrosion maybe not), and is generally safe to handle, even in food environments so long as you wash the device thoroughly after. It says it removes zinc plating too, so I might have just dropped a stupid suggestion your way.
I’m a guy on the internet you don’t know so it’s best that you assume I am 100% full of crap. 🙂
but seriously nice find – good luck!