I'm happy and sad that I just read this message. My boyfriend bought me an instant pot ultra for Christmas, but as we all know, it is not accessible. I guess I'll be waiting until 2018 as well. At least I know what is going on!
Sharonda Sent from my mobile device; please excuse any mistakes > On Dec 2, 2017, at 3:14 PM, Sieghard Weitzel <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hello, > > I have not read that the Ultra has a Sous Vide function, but I have seen the > stand-alone Instant Pot Sous Vide cooker which seems to be its own unit but > somehow can also be used with an existing Instant Pot, haven’t quite figured > it out. > > Anyhow, I called Instant Pot and was surprised by the knowledge of the person > I spoke with. The phone connection was poor, but when I asked the customer > service agent when the current Instant Pot Smart was released he immediately > told me it was last May. I told him I had ordered the Ultra, but that I was > blind and found it was not accessible in a meaningful way he said that > Instant Pot currently recommends not to buy the existing Instant Pot Smart. > He further told me they were working on a new and improved version which > should come out in the first quarter of 2018. Since it is not like I’m > desperate and couldn’t live another day (or week or months or 3) without an > Instant Pot I will definitely wait to see what this new Instant Pot Smart has > to offer. > I also asked him whether the good accessibility of the app was accidental or > by design and he said it was by design. Lastly I asked if the new Instant Pot > Smart would be more expensive implying jokingly that I didn’t expect him to > answer this and he answered without delay or hesitation that no, it would not > be more expensive. > Well, all we can do now is wait and see, I certainly will wait and anybody > who doesn’t already have one of these gadgets is probably better off doing > the same. One thing I am glad about is that I have not yet purchased one > especially since they were not on sale last weekend. I guess if I had been > able to pick one up for half price this might have been a good deal, but I am > going to much more willing to pay full price for the new model as soon as it > comes out without experiencing buyer’s remorse. > > > Regards, > Sieghard > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > Kay Malmquist > Sent: Saturday, December 02, 2017 2:08 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Instant Pot Ultra 10-in-1 > > Hi Sieghard, > > I was just going to write to the list and see if you had gotten it yet. I > really hoped that you would say it was accessible. The new pot is supposed > to have a Sous Vide function which is cooking under vacuum in a water bath. > I wasn't to worried about that myself because we already have a Sous Vide > Supreme and so that would not be as important. I do not know when this is > supposed to come out though. Whatever you decide,you will like the instant > pot. Every time I use it I just love how the iPhone makes it so easy to use. > Kay Malmquist > [email protected] > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Sieghard Weitzel > To: [email protected] > Sent: Saturday, December 02, 2017 3:31 PM > Subject: Instant Pot Ultra 10-in-1 > > Hello, > > I mentioned last weekend that I had ordered the Instant Pot Ultra 10-in-1 > pressure cooker. As many of us found out, nobody seemed to have any deals on > the Instant Pot Smart and except for on Amazon here in Canada I have not even > found it for sale anywhere else, Best Buy Canada doesn’t carry it, they only > have the Duos 7-in-1 and I think 9-in-1. > This Ultra 10-in-1 which states it is a 2017 model was on sale on Amazon.ca > for $119.99 and that was definitely a good buy because now it is listed as > $229.99. > Anyhow, I received it yesterday and unfortunately it would appear that it is > not accessible for a blind person. We never did actually plug it in, but all > it has in terms of controls is a single dial which can also be pushed in to > sort of “click” or select your program that you turn the dial to. It has 16 > programs and I assume these are all selected via the dial. > There are also two buttons just below and to either side of the dial, > probably for maybe setting the timer, maybe an up and down arrow. > The dial does click as you turn it, well, not audibly click, but you can feel > how each position clicks into place, but there is no tactile reference point > on the dial and no stop like where you could turn it all the way to the left > or right to a stop position and then count clicks forward or backward. The > dial just as in so many appliances nowadays just spins around and around and > you have to visually confirm what you selected. > > Anyhow, I packed it up again and it will become a wedding present for my > store manager and his wife (they just got married today) and I will probably > order the Instant Pot Smart. Amazingly when I checked it again on Amazon.ca > it told me that it had dropped in price by just over $2 from $189.99 to > $187.something, I guess I am getting my deal after all *smile*. > The only thing I’m still a bit hesitant about is the fact that Instant Pot > may come out with a new version shortly. I was going to call them to ask when > this version was released since I haven’t really found that information. > > > Best 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]. 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