I do think of myself as a relatively nice guy, but buying my main employee who has worked for me for over 10 years a wedding present sort of goes without saying. I was actually going to buy him and his wife an Apple TV 4K since they still have a third generation model and I will still do this, but if the Instant Pot doesn't work for me then I know they would enjoy it and spending $400 on an employee who can for the most part run my business if I decide to go away for a few weeks after such a long relationship isn't at all out of the ordinary. Last year a local diamond drilling company ordered 250 Deuter daypacks for all of their employees as Christmas gifts, of course their logo was embroidered on them, but at $120 a piece that still was a $30,000 bill and a few years before that the owner came in and bought 3 Swarovsky binoculars for a few people in his top management team and those are $3,000 a piece (in Canadian Dollars). Of course he makes a bit more money with his business than I do with my little retail shop which is why I live in a 2,000 square foot house and he lives in one that is 3 times that size and 10 times the price. This is of course fine with me because I wouldn't get such sales if I didn't have customers who were very well off in addition to all the regular folks who save up to buy a new gun or pair of $500 hiking boots (or use their credit card).
Regards, Sieghard -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Kay Malmquist Sent: Monday, November 27, 2017 5:48 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Purchased Instant Pot Ultra 10-in-1 Well, there you go. I can't imagine that anyone wouldn't appreciate such a gift. That is really nice of you. But still, let us know what you find out about it. I am curious. Take care. Kay Malmquist [email protected] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sieghard Weitzel" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, November 27, 2017 1:26 AM Subject: RE: Purchased Instant Pot Ultra 10-in-1 Thanks, I'll write it down, I did actually go on their website and it was quite easy to find both an email address as well as a toll free number. It's different than yours, so I'll try both. I decided not to cancel this order, the manager of my retail store is getting married this coming week and if after checking it out I find it's not accessible or not accessible enough I'll give it to them as a wedding gift and order the bluetooth version. Take care, Sieghard -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Kay Malmquist Sent: Sunday, November 26, 2017 11:16 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Purchased Instant Pot Ultra 10-in-1 Yes, I sure do have a number for you. It is 1-800-828-7280 I realize you are in Canada and hope that number works for you. Let me know if it doesn't and I'll look for a local one for you. Hope this helps. Kay Malmquist [email protected] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sieghard Weitzel" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, November 26, 2017 11:55 PM Subject: RE: Purchased Instant Pot Ultra 10-in-1 Hi Deb, TThis new "Ultra" model just came out this year and it has a single dial. Now, Kay, if what you said is correct then I guess it will go back in the box. Where did you call, do you have a direct number for Instant Pot? I guess I could still cancel it and wonder if I shouldn't do so after what you said. I was sort of hoping the dial would click with each turn. Regards, Sieghard -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Deb Lewis Sent: Sunday, November 26, 2017 9:16 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Purchased Instant Pot Ultra 10-in-1 There's no dial as far as I know of. None of the rest have a dial. They all have tactile buttons so I imagine this one does too. That's the trouble with asking customer service. I always have someone look at the pictures and describe the entire thing. And in this case, you can download the manual in advance. But I doubt there's a dial of any kind on it. I'll be very surprised if it's not useable. On 11/26/17, Kay Malmquist <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Sieghard, > I did not buy that one because I called customer support and the > person there actually went and got one to try the dial for me. He > told me that there was no detent on the dial and you could not tell > when the dial was pointed at the item you wanted to select. You could > not put a dot on the dial because it never ended up in the same > position as you turned it. I hope you find out differently, but I > steered clear of that one because of what that support guy told me. > It was really nice of him to get one and try > > it. He really seemed to understand what I needed to know. Let us > know what > > you find out, would you? > > Kay Malmquist > [email protected] > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Sieghard Weitzel > To: [email protected] > Sent: Sunday, November 26, 2017 9:49 PM > Subject: Purchased Instant Pot Ultra 10-in-1 > > > Hi, > > > > Well, after checking the emerging Cyber Monday deals I didn't see > any deals on the Instant Pot Smart/Bluetooth cooker. > > I did, however, find the new Instant Pot Ultra Electric Pressure > Cooker, 6Qt 10-in-1, Stainless Steel (2017 Model) > > The above link is for the Amazon Canada store where it is regular > $199.99 > > ($10 more than the Smart/Bluetooth model) and it's currently on sale > for $119.99, a nice saving and converted to US this is less than $100. > > This is not a connected model, but it's the newest in their line-up > with a > > total of 16 programs including egg programs and it also allows you to > adjust > > for altitude which to me makes a lot of sense in a device like this > since altitude effects the boiling temperature of water. > > At sea level water boils at 100 ° Celsius (212 ° Fahrenheit. > > If you live in Denver, the mile-high city, water boils already at > 94.7 Celsius or 202.5 Fahrenheit and being able to adjust for this > will make the > > cooking more precise. > > I know this Instant Pot is not a connected device hence it could be > considered off-topic. If Mark decides it's so I won't say anything > more, if > > not I'll post a bit of a review as to the accessibility once I have it. > > The description says it has a single dial and you apparently just > turn the > > dial to the program you want and press it in to start. Who knows, > maybe it will be completely inaccessible in which case I'll probably > return it unused, but I liked the idea of the altitude adjustment and > the extra programs. > > I wonder if Instant Pot will continue to make a smart/connected > model, in > > the CBC News article they hinted at the fact they were just getting > started > > and a bunch of new devices from them would hit the market in 2018. > > I did also find an Instant Pot "Sous Vide" cooker, but decided not > to order it at this point although the idea of this cooking style > sounds interesting. For those who don't know what it is, here is a > short summary from Wikipedia: > > > > Sous-vide, French for "under vacuum", is a method of cooking in > which food > > is vacuum-sealed in a plastic pouch and then placed in a water bath or > steam > > environment for longer than normal cooking times (usually 1 to 7 > hours, up to 48 or more in some cases) at an accurately regulated > temperature much lower than normally used for cooking, typically > around 55 to 60 °Celsius > (131 to 140 °F) for meat, higher for vegetables. The intent is to cook > the item evenly, ensuring that the inside is properly cooked without > overcooking > > the outside, and to retain moisture. > > it's a way to cook meat, poultry, fish, vegis, fruit etc. very > slowly in hot water, but what you are cooking is of course not just in > the water (that > > would be simply boiling it), but it cooks inside a bag or something > like that. it's contained in > > > > The Instant Pot Sous Vide cooker can cook things for up to 72 hours > and maintain the set temperature to half a degree Celsius I think and > while it is it's own device, apparently you can use it with a 6 or 8 > quart Instant Pot, not sure exactly how it works. > > > > Regards, > > Sieghard > > > > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the V > iPhone list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this > list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please > contact the owners > > or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: > [email protected]. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at > [email protected] > > The archives for this list can be searched at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups > > "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, > send an > > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/viphone. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone > list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, > or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact > the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: > [email protected]. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at > [email protected] > > The archives for this list can be searched at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send > an email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/viphone. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: [email protected]. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at [email protected] The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: [email protected]. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at [email protected] The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: [email protected]. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at [email protected] The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: [email protected]. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at [email protected] The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: [email protected]. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at [email protected] The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: [email protected]. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at [email protected] The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
