it’s not really a craze. there have been rice cookers, pressure cookers, and slow cookers forever. this just combines them, and does it well, imo.
Alia > On Jun 14, 2023, at 6:07 AM, Robert Doc Wright <yeshua.talmi...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > mine is still going strong after four years. I have the Instant Pot Dual > crisp. >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: Sieghard Weitzel <mailto:siegh...@live.ca> >> To: viphone@googlegroups.com <mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com> >> Sent: Wednesday, June 14, 2023 12:39 AM >> 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. In the article it says that Instant Brands has >> gone into Chapter 11 bankruptsy protection and that the assets of the >> company may be liquidated. Of course it is quite possible that maybe some >> other outfit picks up some or all of the pieces although I believe the era >> of the Instant Pot and similar all-in-one cooking appliances has passed and >> was nothing more than a fad. In the end I am glad I didn't get one of these >> gadgets as I actually do like cooking according to more traditional methods >> making things from scratch and with local ingredients including those we >> grow in our own garden in the summer and fall. . For anybody who is >> interested, here is a link to the article: >> >> Instant Brands, maker of Instant Pot and Pyrex cookware, files for >> bankruptcy | CBC News >> <https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/instant-brands-bankruptcy-1.6874487> >> >> >> 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: >> mk...@ucla.edu <mailto:mk...@ucla.edu>. 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