Tovala Steam Oven User manual

Getting Started
With Your Tovala

Hi there!
On behalf of the entire Tovala team, we could
not be more excited for you to get started
with your new Tovala!
We’ve been working on Tovala since 2015 with
the goal of making it easier for people like
you to eat better. Between our meals, the
mobile app, and the oven, we hope you are
not only saving time, but also enjoying tastier,
healthier food.
If there is anything we can do to make your
experience better, please reach out. We’re
learning and improving every day! Thank you
for your support!
Best,
David Rabie
CO-FOUNDER & CEO OF TOVALA
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What’s in the box?
What can I do with my Tovala?
How do I connect my Tovala to WiFi?
What can I do with the Tovala App?
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What’s in the box?
THE TOVALA
Your new Steam Oven! It cooks Tovala Meals, as
well as your own food.
DRAIN TRAY
This slides under the front of your Tovala. It
collects water that condenses from steam. Check
it and empty it periodically.
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WATER RESERVOIR
This is inside your Tovala.
Fill it with filtered water
before cooking and you’ll
be good to go.
RACK
This goes inside your
Tovala on the lower
rack level.
SHEET TRAY
This can be used to cook
your own food. It should sit
directly on top of the oven
rack when you use it.
HOT PAD
Put it to good use by
grabbing food out of
your Tovala.
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What can I do with
my Tovala?
Alot! You can heat and toast food. You can connect
to WiFi and cook Tovala Meals. Or you can program
your Tovala using the Tovala App. We’ll explain how to
connect to WiFi in the next section, but for now,
here’s a rundown of your Tovala’s control panel.
TOAST BUTTON
PROGRESS RING
CONTROL KNOB
CANCEL BUTTON
BARCODE
SCANNER
WIFI
INDICATOR
WATER LEVEL
INDICATOR
HEAT
BUTTON
COUNTDOWN
CLOCK
LIGHT
SENSOR

TOAST BUTTON
The Toast setting uses a combo of
wet and dry heat for breakfast-worthy
toast. Press this to choose your
desired toast done-ness.
HEAT BUTTON
The Heat setting switches between
Broil, Steam, and Convection Bake to
heat up anything from uncooked
and frozen food to leftovers without
drying them out. Press this to choose
your desired length of heating time.
CONTROL KNOB
Turn this to adjust the Toast and Heat
settings, and press it in to start
cooking. Pressing it in with nothing
selected wakes up the barcode scanner.
LIGHT SENSOR
You’ll use this when you connect your
Tovala to WiFi. Your smartphone’s
screen will flash to communicate your
WiFi credentials to this sensor.
WATER LEVEL INDICATOR
These lights indicate the level of
water in your water reservoir. If
they’re ever red, you’ll need to fill
up your water reservoir before
cooking. The lights will turn off
after 5 minutes of inactivity.
PROGRESS RING
The lights in this ring illuminate
to show how far along your food
is in the cooking process. A full
ring means your meal is done!
WIFI INDICATOR
This indicates whether your
Tovala is connected to WiFi,
which it must be in order to
cook a Tovala Meal or control
your Tovala with the app.
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BARCODE SCANNER
To scan a Tovala Meal’s barcode,
hold it 2 to 3 inches below the
control panel and a red light will
appear. If the light doesn’t appear,
press the control knob and the
scanner will light up. The Tovala
beeps when a barcode scans.
COUNTDOWN CLOCK
When you’re cooking, this will display
how much time is left before your
food is ready.
CANCEL BUTTON
This returns your Tovala to a resting
state. Press this to tell your Tovala to
stop any action.
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How do I connect my
Tovala to WiFi?
Use the Tovala App! Search “Tovala” in the
Apple App Store or Google Play Store,
download the app, and it’ll walk you through
the process step by step!
Your phone will use light flashes to
communicate your WiFi network’s name
and password to your Tovala so it can
connect to our servers. Pretty cool, right?
You’ll need to connect your Tovala to WiFi to
cook Tovala Meals or control your Tovala
with the app!
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What can I do with the
Tovala App?
USE OUR CHEF-CREATED RECIPES TO COOK
YOUR OWN FOOD
You may not be a Tovala expert yet, but our chefs are.
They built these cook cycles so you can take advantage of
the Tovala’s talents at the push of a button. We’ll keep
adding to these recipes as time goes on!

MAKE YOUR OWN RECIPES
Want to do some Convection Baking?
Broiling? Steaming? A little of each in
sequence? Use the app to program your
Tovala and prepare to bask in the glory of a
meal cooked perfectly.
ORDER TOVALA MEALS
You can check what meals are available,
make your picks, and even skip a week of
meals or pause your deliveries.
CHECK ON YOUR FOOD’S PROGRESS
Making dinner doesn’t mean you’re trapped
in the kitchen. Check out how much time is
left and whether your Tovala is Convection
Baking, Broiling, or Steaming straight from
the app.
HEAR FROM YOUR TOVALA
Get notifications when your food is done,
when it’s time to select meals, and more!
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For a more thorough user guide, check the app’s
Support section.
We’re keeping our manual digital so we can constantly
improve it and keep it up to date.
Check and try the following:
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Make sure you’re connecting to a 2.4GHz WiFi
network. The Tovala isn’t able to connect to 5GHz
networks.
Turn your smartphone’s brightness to 80%.
Make sure your phone’s screen overlaps the small
hole to the right of the Toast button. That’s where
the light sensor is.
Make sure you’re entering your WiFi password
correctly. Typos happen to the best of us.
All of the fields are case sensitive. Make sure you are
entering uppercase and lowercase letters correctly.
Having trouble connecting
your Tovala to WiFi?
Still have questions?