Instant Brands, maker of Instant Pot and Pyrex cookware, files for bankruptcy
I have an Instant Pot, and love it a lot. But, here is some perhaps relevant anecdata:<p>1. The original stainless steel removable liner is embossed with nice, legible capacity levels. Unfortunately, they&#x27;re way off: the &quot;9 cup&quot; line is actually about 12 cups. (Not a big deal; we just don&#x27;t use the markings.)<p>2. I bought the Instant Pot Air Fryer Lid lid add-on, which was supposed to support temperatures of up to 400°F. But, after a lot of testing, I found that it was seriously limited as to the heat it would supply. Basically, the internal temperature never got over 360°F, and in fact after eight minutes of running the heater would turn off and the unit would cool down to 270°F and then maintain that temperature. All the while, the external temperature would happily show 400°F.<p>My guess: they discovered late in the development cycle that the air fryer lid would overheat and kill older Instant Pots. They couldn&#x27;t fix this after the fact, so they modified the lid firmware to limit the actual temperatures, but keep displaying the desired temperature, hoping users wouldn&#x27;t notice. (I complained, and they promptly send me a new lid. But, it had the same flaw.)<p>My Amazon review with the details: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.amazon.com&#x2F;gp&#x2F;customer-reviews&#x2F;R2D14J5XXHC2GA" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.amazon.com&#x2F;gp&#x2F;customer-reviews&#x2F;R2D14J5XXHC2GA</a> . (Yes: I may have too much time on my hands...)<p>IMHO, a company which ships clearly flawed products and hopes their customers don&#x27;t notice is just burning their reputation.