Yesterday, in visiting the website of a woman who authored a number of the Instant Pot Chinese cookbook recipes, I noticed she had a link to another cooker, called a RoPot (not to be confused with @rotuts 
), and a number of recipes using the RoPot.
I was intrigued that deep frying was listed as one of the functions and thought it might be useful to have a small fryer that could also serve other functions so I visited the website and watched some of the videos.
The website says the RoPot has an "intelligent temperature control system" but from reading and watching the videos, I can't see that there is any way to set the temp, nor did I find what temperatures it uses for its various functions.
The RoPot has an insert pan with a smooth bottom and one with a stirring hook. There's one heating element in the base and another in the lid. With the lid closed, the stir fry function seems more like stir-steaming, but maybe the lid heating element generates enough heat to make a difference.
There are a number of videos produced by the company, showing it in action. Cooking asparagus:
An intro video:
I can't see that this has any appeal for me, with the lack of temp control. Also, since there's a heating element attached to the lid, it's fixed to the base with a hinge so it can't be removed for washing. No thank you!
From the top photo on the RoPot home page, it seems they are targeting people who sip tea from fine china whilst reading high fashion magazines.
Does the RoPot appeal to anyone else?
Edited to add: It's currently "on sale" for $279 USD
