Instant Pot ( ie iPot ) seeks bankruptcy protection.

[Tropicalsenior]

4 minutes ago, liuzhou said:

There are many of them.

As far as I can tell, this is almost a perfect copy of the instant pot except that it has 15 settings on it instead of the usual nine or 11, (So far I've only used one, I always set it manually). The safety features are excellent and I use it probably two or three times a week. Twice yesterday.

The main complaint I have against instant pot (and Apple) is their big push to sell accessories and to convince you that only theirs will work in their product. I bought all of mine in a little Chinese restaurant supply and they work just fine.

When I see a product this good at half the price of the original, I can't help but feel I'm being ripped off if I buy the real thing.

[lemniscate]

I use my 2 IP's a lot, I mean almost daily.  Some of the membrane buttons are showing wear.   It's so convenient to press "play" and go about my day.   I hope the IP brand can survive.  

 

Before IP, I used a Fagor Classic pressure cooker that could be used to distill water and deep fry under pressure.  It's a dystopian beast.    That thing frightens people, even though it has massive safeties built in.  I am the only one in the household that would/could use it.  

[kayb]

20 hours ago, rotuts said:

so , how many iPot ' spares ' 

 

do you have , or are willing to admit to ?

 

Amazon  insisted I get the newer version

 

remember back when , 

 

 

 

I have two; my original six-quart and a newer three-quart. The three quart lives on the counter and gets used more, but I haul out the big one for big-batch soups, stews, etc., and holidays.

[rotuts]

I wonder if production quality changed 

 

this the newer business model

 

on the classic style moles 

 

which did advance before hand  

 

newer controls , vents etc.

 

 

[gfweb]

I gave my iPot to our daughter. I have a Fagor t hat I use yearly or so

[rotuts]

@gfweb 

 

God , god , 

 

or the Higgs boson 

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Higgs_boson

 

weeps.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0CugLD9HF94

 

wait for it :   about half way though 

 

Its Higgs , himself .

 

his tears are not for @gfweb

 

but , 

 

@gfweb 

 

no pressures steamed

 

Bliss  ( for potato salads ) refrigerates for later of course 

 

no Russet ;s , again , pressure streamed , w skin  for the best

 

masked potatoes  ever 

 

and of course 

 

right out of the refrigerator 

 

pressure steamed eggs ?

 

a la @Shelby  's iPot Lo pressure timings ?

 

well  

 

( ed.:  Ive forgotten @Shelby 's timings )

 

good news though

 

something to work with.

 

 

[weinoo]

I've found the best thing about my Instant Pot is that it fits in the same pantry where my (gifted) Fagor once sat.  And it get used about as much as @gfweb's.

 

With all the machinations I have to go through to take it out, set it up, use it, clean it, and then put it back where it belongs, most of the things I cook are done within that same time frame.

 

 

Edited June 14, 2023 by weinoo (log)

[rotuts]

I completely agree w

 

@weinoo 

 

as he mentions his personal cooking style

 

''   take it out, set it up, use it, clean i/'

 

'' most of the things I cook are done within that same time frame. '

 

indeed , and quite tasty , so far , as I can see , and I look forward to

 

continued further analysis  

 

the iPot , SV systems , pellet grill

 

excel for perfectly cooked stuff , 

 

w so little attention 

 

for serious use later .

 

 

Edited June 14, 2023 by rotuts (log)

[gfweb]

2 hours ago, rotuts said:

@gfweb 

 

God , god , 

 

or the Higgs boson 

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Higgs_boson

 

weeps.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0CugLD9HF94

 

wait for it :   about half way though 

 

Its Higgs , himself .

 

his tears are not for @gfweb

 

but , 

 

@gfweb 

 

no pressures steamed

 

Bliss  ( for potato salads ) refrigerates for later of course 

 

no Russet ;s , again , pressure streamed , w skin  for the best

 

masked potatoes  ever 

 

and of course 

 

right out of the refrigerator 

 

pressure steamed eggs ?

 

a la @Shelby  's iPot Lo pressure timings ?

 

well  

 

( ed.:  Ive forgotten @Shelby 's timings )

 

good news though

 

something to work with.

 

 

 

Between Steam Boy, a pot of water and Zoj the iPot is unused

[rotuts]

for me

 

it comes down to the ease

 

of making certain things , well ahead 

 

and close to perfectly done 

 

that I can then use later .

 

eggs , pressure steamed , potatoes , for a salad later

 

again , steamed .

 

however , the finest mashed potatoes ive ever done

 

are pressure steamed , then added back to the pot

 

after the hot water is discarded 

 

and then mixed in that pot. , in the usual finishing fashion 

 

after that.   haven't made those in a while 

 

as with all things , doesn't do every thing well

 

just a few things

 

Like the having those  items , 

 

to work with , on purpose

 

later.

 

 

Edited June 14, 2023 by rotuts (log)

[Johntodd]

There are plenty of other electric pressure cookers out there that work just fine.

 

[gfweb]

WaPo's analysis

 

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2023/06/17/instant-pot-pyrex-bankruptcy/

 

[ElsieD]

A quote from the article.  Clearly, Mr. Cohen did not speak to any eGulleters.  @Shelby, and @rotuts, among many others, I guess he wasn't in touch with either of you?

 

“Customers don’t buy multiples,” said Mark Cohen, director of retail studies at Columbia Business School."

[Shelby]

14 minutes ago, ElsieD said:

A quote from the article.  Clearly, Mr. Cohen did not speak to any eGulleters.  @Shelby, and @rotuts, among many others, I guess he wasn't in touch with either of you?

 

“Customers don’t buy multiples,” said Mark Cohen, director of retail studies at Columbia Business School."

True.  A lot of people have more than one--I have had all three going at once several times.    Mr. Cohen needs to visit with me.

[weinoo]

1 hour ago, ElsieD said:

A quote from the article.  Clearly, Mr. Cohen did not speak to any eGulleters.  @Shelby, and @rotuts, among many others, I guess he wasn't in touch with either of you?

 

“Customers don’t buy multiples,” said Mark Cohen, director of retail studies at Columbia Business School."

 

Kinda why I never believed my teachers.

[Tropicalsenior]

On 6/15/2023 at 9:26 AM, Johntodd said:

There are plenty of other electric pressure cookers out there that work just fine.

 

That's true, however, I had an Oster that worked just fine. It wasn't as sophisticated as an instant pot and apparently it's safety features weren't quite as good because it blew up and missed decapitating me by about 6 in. I have no fear of the instant pot.

[JAZ]

The Instant Pot Failed Because It Was a Good Product

 

Interesting explanation from Atlantic magazine -- nothing that hasn't been said already, but a good recap: "A device developed primarily to address a particular food-prep inefficiency has a natural ceiling to its potential market, and when one catches on as quickly and widely as the Instant Pot, it can meet that market ceiling in pretty short order. . . . From the point of view of the consumer, this makes the Instant Pot a dream product: It does what it says, and it doesn’t cost you much or any additional money after that first purchase. It doesn’t appear to have any planned obsolescence built into it, which would prompt you to replace it at a regular clip. But from the point of view of owners and investors trying to maximize value, that makes the Instant Pot a problem."

 

[gfweb]

1 hour ago, JAZ said:

The Instant Pot Failed Because It Was a Good Product

 

Interesting explanation from Atlantic magazine -- nothing that hasn't been said already, but a good recap: "A device developed primarily to address a particular food-prep inefficiency has a natural ceiling to its potential market, and when one catches on as quickly and widely as the Instant Pot, it can meet that market ceiling in pretty short order. . . . From the point of view of the consumer, this makes the Instant Pot a dream product: It does what it says, and it doesn’t cost you much or any additional money after that first purchase. It doesn’t appear to have any planned obsolescence built into it, which would prompt you to replace it at a regular clip. But from the point of view of owners and investors trying to maximize value, that makes the Instant Pot a problem."

 

 

If you knew that, and I knew that, and the Atlantic knew that...one of us should have told corning.

 

Unless perhaps they knew it and wanted the Instant Pot name for whatever reason

 

 

[weinoo]

Maybe we'll all own a collectible one day.

[rotuts]

only if still in an unopened box.

 

I understand there are a couple around.

 

 

Edited June 19, 2023 by rotuts (log)