Definitely there are other options and some have been discussed on here,. One I believe was from a company called Cosori, but many exist from well-known brands like T-Fal, Breville and others. My article was simply meant as an interest read for those who have Instant Pots and have an interest in this sort of device. Checking on Amazon Canada I actually now again saw the Instant Pot Smart Cooker being offered for $199 which is a pretty good price, but I think I still pass especially knowing that the company may go under; then who knows what happens to the app and all that. In any case, I have a feeling for us it would simply be an expensive rice cooker and I have had one which works perfectly fine for probably 10 years or more and all I have to do to start rice cooking is press a single button. Stove top pressure cookers have been around for a long time, I am 56 and I remember that my Mom had a stove top pressure cooker when I was a child so probably at least 45 or maybe 50 years ago back in Germany. Of course it didn't have fancy programs for this and that, but it still did the same thing. It almost seems to me like these pressure cookers are now a little bit what bread makers were in the late 90's. They were all the craze then and while they of course still exist and some people may use them, they certainly aren't as popular now as they were 25 years ago and I bet in the year 2043 one could say the same thing about the popularity of the Instant Pot in 2019 to 2021.
From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Richard Turner Sent: Wednesday, June 14, 2023 9:22 AM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: Enjoy your Instant Pot while it lasts - the company has filed for bankruptsy I am not a user of the Insta pot or any other pressure cooker. However, I did a quick duckduckgo.com search for Smart Pressure Cooker and found one by Chef IQ at Amazon. Regular price $200, with the 20% off coupon on the site it is $160. I know nothing else or if the app is accessible, but just offer this as a confirmation that other smart pressure cookers exist. https://www.amazon.com/CHEF-Worlds-Smartest-Pressure-Cooker/dp/B0863JB424 Richard, USA. “Reality is the leading cause of stress for those who are in touch with it.” -- Jane Wagner from The Search for Intelligent Life in the Universe My web site: https://www.turner42.com From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Cristóbal Muñoz Sent: Wednesday, June 14, 2023 9:09 AM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: Enjoy your Instant Pot while it lasts - the company has filed for bankruptsy I’ve had my Bluetooth IP for eight or so years now. I always expected it to last longer than the supported app and for a while, that seemed to be the case until I guess enough people complained about the situation where they put out an app update. I suppose now we’ll see how long the Bluetooth app continues to function. Although, Fresco which also supports “smart” appliances including Instant Pot is still going strong, so maybe that’ll be an option for WiFi model owners… Who knows, maybe the API will end up being open source too… I don’t’ know about “traditional” and all. I mean, use the tools available to you. It’s basically a pressure cooker and what’s untraditional about that? I still use my IP all the time. I expect I’ll just have to mark up the buttons when the app finally gives up the ghost, but it’s not like it’s going to or should keel over any time soon. Bummer they’re going belly up though. I haven’t really paid attention since I have no need for one, but I’m guessing there are other smart options similar to what the IP does out there by now. Cristóbal From: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> On Behalf Of Sieghard Weitzel Sent: Tuesday, June 13, 2023 11:40 PM To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Subject: Enjoy your Instant Pot while it lasts - the company has filed for bankruptsy I know many on the list bought into the Instant Pot craze about 4 or 5 years ago, I kept considering it and was waitiand waiting for the new Smart model (not the Bluetooth one) to come out and to be available for a reasonable price here in Canada. At one point it was somewhat reasonable, but I thought it would go on sale again and then it didn't and then it seemed to disappear. Now I just came across an article on CBC News about Instant Brands which apparently came into existance when Instant Pot and Corelle Brands merged, another rwell-known brand which is part of that company's port folio is Pyrex cookware. 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