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Tovala Smart Oven
* Smart countertop oven that reads barcodes on its own meals. It auto switches modes and temps for you. Tovala<ref>{{cite web|title=Tovala|url=https://www.tovala.com/smart-ovens?srsltid=AfmBOop6RvKjcPr5bcyGR5WyFXFt6OjIvUC01AYBTGxGv6joJuQs7IWq|publisher=tovala.com|access-date=2025-12-09}}</ref>
* Business model is similar. Cheaper oven, recurring meal revenue. The oven is often heavily discounted or free if you buy a set number of meal boxes. Tovala<ref>{{cite web|title=Tovala|url=https://www.tovala.com/?srsltid=AfmBOor9GOqD9juQz28xW7UqCn3bG-iAEPtv-iv8Iy0ZgFMMYFcq-Zlf|publisher=tovala.com|access-date=2025-12-09}}</ref>
* Meals are usually around $9.99+ per serving, premium dishes higher, with shipping free at 6 servings or more. The Kitchn<ref>{{cite web|title=The Kitchn|url=https://www.thekitchn.com/tovala-meal-kit-subscription-review-23732226|publisher=The Kitchn|access-date=2025-12-09}}</ref>

Difference vs Suvie
* Tovala does not refrigerate and schedule from raw in quite the same “load in the morning, dinner at 6 pm” way. It is more like “scan and cook when you are ready.”
* Both depend on their meal subscription. Suvie is stronger on true unattended cooking and flexible modes. Tovala is more pure “scan-to-cook frozen or fresh meals.”

For you
* Tovala makes sense if you want a slightly lighter subscription and do not care about refrigeration.
* Suvie wins if the key pain is “I need dinner to magically be ready at 6:30 without me touching anything after 8 am.”

===== Brava =====
* High-end smart oven that cooks with light in 3 zones at once. Very fast, very precise. Brava<ref>{{cite web|title=Brava|url=https://shop.brava.com/|publisher=shop.brava.com|access-date=2025-12-09}}</ref>
* Brava Starter Set is about $1,295, Glass version is about $1,495. Brava<ref>{{cite web|title=Brava|url=https://shop.brava.com/collections/all|publisher=shop.brava.com|access-date=2025-12-09}}</ref>
* Has 10-in-1 functions and thousands of guided recipes. Great results, but you still actively cook.

June
* 12-in-1 smart oven with built-in camera and Food ID. It recognizes food like bagels or chicken and suggests cook programs. June Oven<ref>{{cite web|title=June Oven|url=https://juneoven.com/?srsltid=AfmBOoqSw4H7p8HQsgoARxQ56JcdfC_fDIYYKXpLRNR3LyHWwFWDXF4V|publisher=June Oven|access-date=2025-12-09}}</ref>
* Historically priced roughly $599–$999 depending on bundle and generation. June Oven<ref>{{cite web|title=June Oven|url=https://juneoven.com/collections/intelligent-oven?srsltid=AfmBOor6rzKgJJ19tiA6lq21xN2_ywM-4HXHRfoYnQ-t-dbFMlJHtXKp|publisher=June Oven|access-date=2025-12-09}}</ref>

Difference vs Suvie
* Brava and June are amazing ovens, not full “meal systems.”
* They do not refrigerate, and they do not center a meal subscription the way Suvie or Tovala do.
* They shine when you like to cook and want serious tech help, not when you want to outsource thinking.

For you
* These are “I enjoy cooking, I want power tools.”
* Suvie is “I am sprinting between calls and childcare and need dinner on autopilot.”

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* Instant Pot RIO or Duo 6 qt. Often $75–$100 on sale.
* Ninja Foodi multi-cookers (pressure cooker + air fryer). Often $120–$220 depending on size and features.

These are not “systems,” but they are:
* Very cheap compared to Suvie, Brava, etc.
* Excellent for batch-cooking beans, stews, shredded chicken, curries, grains, and then re-using components across the week.
* Great for healthy, whole-food cooking. You control ingredients and sodium.

Tradeoffs
* You still need to do planning and chopping.
* No built-in refrigeration or scheduling. You can time cooking, but you cannot safely hold raw food all day.
* Cognitive load is higher. You are the scheduler, not the device.