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Are modern instant pots actually shoddy? I haven't looked at the legal documents but maybe the problem is making a product that is durable and doesn't need replacement resulting in no recurring sales.

Edit: I bought my instant pot after the buyout and it seems great and as if it will last another 10 or 20 years

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Yeah I think the quality actually increased.

We had an instant pot from before the purchase which stopped working. But Instant Pot replaced it for free some time after the acquisition and the new one works significantly better than the old one and has lasted much longer as well.

They were referring to Pyrex when talking about "shoddy replacements", not Instant Pot (although they didn't specify this in their comment, so confusion is very understandable).

Very much so. NFI what "instant pot" is; i suspect it bears little resemblance to "instant coffee". I miss the "visions" cookware tho.

It's an electric pressure cooker with some additional features. Pretty handy.

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