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Comment by rnernento | Hacker News Reader

It's great to see the Instant Pot on Hacker News.

A couple of key takeaways:

- There's no marketing magic here, this is just a great product.

- It's ugly, and the interface is weird. Doesn't matter, it gets the job done.

- Pressure cookers have been around for a long time, they're a really great cooking technology marred by some serious safety and inconvenience issues. There are a bunch of companies competing in Sous Vide right now (the hot new cooking trend) but the Instant Pot guys just took old technology and made it slightly better.

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Love the points made here, my first impression of this was I thought this pot was sort of gimmicky/redundant than practical for daily use.

Then I went home for Christmas and my mom was downright evangelical about this thing. My family is deep in the cooking gadget game but I've never seen this much enthusiasm for a new appliance.

Use the Breville version, and you will not complain about the user interface. The whole thing is gorgeous.

I chose my microwave by searching for a nice UI (knobs not keypad).

Breville was it.

Do they work especially hard at making devices usable?

Do you have a model number, or a link?

I think it's this one https://www.amazon.com/Breville-Fast-Slow-Pro-Silver/dp/B013...

Thanks very much!

One thing I also notice is that the silicone seal inherits past smells of things you've cooked. Seems to be hard to get rid of the smell too.

Yeah, that's a definite issue I've had in dealing with mine. Fortunately, they're easy to swap in/out and are mostly affordable to buy new ones ($11 for a two pack on amazon right now).

I have one I use for the chilis, bbq, ribs, etc I do. One for soups and such, etc. It's a slight pain I guess, but the ease of use of the Instant Pot in general outweighs swapping out the silicone seal occasionally.

We have multiple rings in the house, one designated "sweet" and the other "savory", so that we can avoid this problem.

I had actually assumed that the article itself was native advertising tbh. Still do.

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