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It's great to see the Instant Pot on Hacker News. A couple of key takeaways: - There's no marketing magic here, this is just a great product. - It's ugly, an
by rnernento 10y ago
It's great to see the Instant Pot on Hacker News.
A couple of key takeaways:
- There's no marketing magic here, this is just a great product.
- It's ugly, and the interface is weird. Doesn't matter, it gets the job done.
- Pressure cookers have been around for a long time, they're a really great cooking technology marred by some serious safety and inconvenience issues. There are a bunch of companies competing in Sous Vide right now (the hot new cooking trend) but the Instant Pot guys just took old technology and made it slightly better.
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- alphakappa 10y agoUse the Breville version, and you will not complain about the user interface. The whole thing is gorgeous.
- slantyyz 10y agoOne thing I also notice is that the silicone seal inherits past smells of things you've cooked. Seems to be hard to get rid of the smell too.
- cmccomas 10y agoYeah, that's a definite issue I've had in dealing with mine. Fortunately, they're easy to swap in/out and are mostly affordable to buy new ones ($11 for a two pack on amazon right now). I have one I use for the chilis, bbq, ribs, etc I do. One for soups and such, etc. It's a slight pain I guess, but the ease of use of the Instant Pot in general outweighs swapping out the silicone seal occasionally.
- jedberg 10y agoWe have multiple rings in the house, one designated "sweet" and the other "savory", so that we can avoid this problem.
- creaghpatr 10y agoLove the points made here, my first impression of this was I thought this pot was sort of gimmicky/redundant than practical for daily use. Then I went home for Christmas and my mom was downright evangelical about this thing. My family is deep in the cooking gadget game but I've never seen this much enthusiasm for a new appliance.
- ycombinete 10y agoI had actually assumed that the article itself was native advertising tbh. Still do.