▲ 204 ▼ The Instant Pot Failed Because It Was a Good Product (www.theatlantic.com) submitted 2 years ago by Five@slrpnk.net to c/buyitforlife@slrpnk.net 86 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] ownsauce@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) My Instapot died after a year and was expensive to fix. I didn't bother replacing it, just use the slow cooker if I need to now. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] MudMan@fedia.io 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) I'm curious about how expensive. My last electric pressure cooker was a more expensive model (and I sold it after years in working order), but the stovetop pressure cooker I have at home now was more expensive than the entry-level Instant Pot branded electric cookers. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] elucubra@sopuli.xyz 1 point 2 years ago Is the new one stainless steel? If so there are very few parts that may fail, valve parts and gasket essentially. Instant pots have a ton of failure points. The modern stovetops are almost buy it for life. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] MudMan@fedia.io 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) I'm curious about how expensive. My last electric pressure cooker was a more expensive model (and I sold it after years in working order), but the stovetop pressure cooker I have at home now was more expensive than the entry-level Instant Pot branded electric cookers. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] elucubra@sopuli.xyz 1 point 2 years ago Is the new one stainless steel? If so there are very few parts that may fail, valve parts and gasket essentially. Instant pots have a ton of failure points. The modern stovetops are almost buy it for life. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] elucubra@sopuli.xyz 1 point 2 years ago Is the new one stainless steel? If so there are very few parts that may fail, valve parts and gasket essentially. Instant pots have a ton of failure points. The modern stovetops are almost buy it for life. permalink fedilink source parent