@hchavers It’ll let you do things like browning beef or sauteing onions. Gets the cooker hot enough to sear meat before you slow cook it without having to dirty another pan.
Meh buyers, if you get a line on any Breville/Polyscience Control Freaks let me know. I mean, I bet they’re not exactly on closeout anywhere but just in case you run across a container full of refurbs or something.
@djslack Breville would be WAY more likely than Polyscience but we will keep an eye out. If we find some Breville you better not complain that it’s not cheap enough AND you also have to buy them all. Deal?
@moofi I don’t know about buying them all LOL. What am I getting myself into? Could you check with me first so I can arrange a second mortgage? Maybe instead of a container full, it could be a pallet!
I believe Breville owns it now and it’s the same unit as far as I am aware (or at least as far as it applies to my abilities) so no complaints there.
@tinamarie1974 no, I haven’t, but that’s an excellent idea. I don’t imagine they are a high production item but you never know!
@moofi also, I can’t wait for my private site djslackdeal.com set up so I can fulfill those requirements. Maybe we can set up like a subscribe and save to buy them all over time
@RascalMJ I have used one for several years and while the lip of the cooking insert has a couple of scratches in the finish, no trouble so far with peeling or bubbling. I do hand wash.
The insert is lightweight and with more surface area for searing and accommodating larger ingredients than an instant pot is a fine sear/saute/slow cooker /roaster.
You can get a good 6-qt pressure cooker that does all of this (and also, you know, pressure cooks) for not much more. You could probably find a sturdy Breville on sale for twice the price if you waited.
Seems like a product that doesn’t know what audience it’s supposed to be targeting.
@harveydanger Yeah I was thinking same thing: I have something similar to this, a Ninja brand. But got it on clearance about 10 years ago. I does what it says but I didn’t really like the non-stick system, and also it was a bit large for what I usually wanted to cook.
I recently got a smaller Instant-Pot style (but not Instant Pot brand) pot, with stainless steel insert instead of non-stick. It can sautee (so you can cook onions or brown meat first), then it has a slow-cook setting. So those two things this Meh one will do also. But the Instant Pot style can also pressure-cook. So after using the Sautee mode, I put the pressure lid on and cooked for 35 minutes (instead of hours of slow cooking). It turned out great. So that is my new favorite way of doing stews and stuff.
@harveydanger@quenchair Mine is “Express Pot” which is some unknown brand clearly a clone of an Instant Pot. I think it was from Best Buy. Best Buy periodically puts some small kitchen appliances on Deal of the Day prices, often for 1/2-off. So I think I paid $39 or less for a 6 qt. Instant Pot brand goes on sale also sometimes but usually costs more. Be aware that Instant Pot has several “feature” levels so the ones with more features and controls cost more in the same size. The sale ones will usually be the lower models.
Anyway I found that Instant Pot accessories (I bought a glass lid and a sealable silicone lid for storage) fit perfectly on my no-name model. Of course those 2 lids cost almost as much as I paid for the pot to begin with but they make it more handy.
I bought one of these several years ago (the model # is different, but the specs and the control panel are the same) and it’s been great. You can dredge and brown a roast then set it to slow-cook mode throw in the potatoes, onions, and carrots and you’re good to go.
I’ve used it for everything from soup and chili, to roasts, to deep frying donuts.
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What’s in the Box?
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$159.95 at Amazon
Warranty
Limited 3 Year Warranty
Estimated Delivery
Tuesday, Jan 19
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@bass_pumped That and 5 pennies will get you a nickel.
@bass_pumped You’re mum must be so proud.
@cinoclav yaayy!!
@yakkoTDI she is!!
@bass_pumped @yakkoTDI, That’s What She Said!!
@1DisabledWarVet @yakkoTDI lol
@1DisabledWarVet @bass_pumped She probably forgot the sarcasm tag when she said it.
The ultimate meh item
OMG! Is that an IRK PLUSH?!!! Don’t fucking tease us. We’ve been asking for this for years!
@cinoclav Want one now.
@heartny I’ve wanted one since 2014! This better be happening.
@cinoclav @heartny And free to VMP’s.
@cinoclav that’s a hell of a Photoshop. Meh, prove me wrong.
@cinoclav @heartny, That’s What She Said!!
@cinoclav I just came here to say the same thing. Please be an Irk plushie!!!
@cinoclav Came here to ask about that!
I did buy an instapot 7 in one air fryer yesterday that I love for 99$
@mcemanuel want an air fryer
Is that an Irk plush in the last picture??
Irk plushie included?
What is “brown” cooking? Is that blackened, Meh style?
@hchavers like grandma always said: “if it’s brown, flush it down”
@hchavers It’ll let you do things like browning beef or sauteing onions. Gets the cooker hot enough to sear meat before you slow cook it without having to dirty another pan.
“This isn’t your grandmother’s slow cooker”
Meh buyers, if you get a line on any Breville/Polyscience Control Freaks let me know. I mean, I bet they’re not exactly on closeout anywhere but just in case you run across a container full of refurbs or something.
@djslack yes pleeeeeeease.
@djslack Breville would be WAY more likely than Polyscience but we will keep an eye out. If we find some Breville you better not complain that it’s not cheap enough AND you also have to buy them all. Deal?
@djslack Breville has a refurb site, have you checked there?
@moofi I don’t know about buying them all LOL. What am I getting myself into? Could you check with me first so I can arrange a second mortgage? Maybe instead of a container full, it could be a pallet!
I believe Breville owns it now and it’s the same unit as far as I am aware (or at least as far as it applies to my abilities) so no complaints there.
@tinamarie1974 no, I haven’t, but that’s an excellent idea. I don’t imagine they are a high production item but you never know!
@moofi also, I can’t wait for my private site djslackdeal.com set up so I can fulfill those requirements. Maybe we can set up like a subscribe and save to buy them all over time
Ugh. I actually thought about this, but many reviews say the coating bubbles and peels off after some time.
@RascalMJ I have used one for several years and while the lip of the cooking insert has a couple of scratches in the finish, no trouble so far with peeling or bubbling. I do hand wash.
The insert is lightweight and with more surface area for searing and accommodating larger ingredients than an instant pot is a fine sear/saute/slow cooker /roaster.
You can get a good 6-qt pressure cooker that does all of this (and also, you know, pressure cooks) for not much more. You could probably find a sturdy Breville on sale for twice the price if you waited.
Seems like a product that doesn’t know what audience it’s supposed to be targeting.
@harveydanger Yeah I was thinking same thing: I have something similar to this, a Ninja brand. But got it on clearance about 10 years ago. I does what it says but I didn’t really like the non-stick system, and also it was a bit large for what I usually wanted to cook.
I recently got a smaller Instant-Pot style (but not Instant Pot brand) pot, with stainless steel insert instead of non-stick. It can sautee (so you can cook onions or brown meat first), then it has a slow-cook setting. So those two things this Meh one will do also. But the Instant Pot style can also pressure-cook. So after using the Sautee mode, I put the pressure lid on and cooked for 35 minutes (instead of hours of slow cooking). It turned out great. So that is my new favorite way of doing stews and stuff.
@pmarin Yeah, they’re great. Pressure cooking is my favorite way to make pulled pork and carnitas. This recipe has worked out incredibly for me - just don’t underseason the pork. https://nomnompaleo.com/post/111934821818/pressure-cooker-kalua-pig
@harveydanger @pmarin
Would you give me the brand name of the one you have? Would like to compare prices.
@harveydanger @quenchair Mine is “Express Pot” which is some unknown brand clearly a clone of an Instant Pot. I think it was from Best Buy. Best Buy periodically puts some small kitchen appliances on Deal of the Day prices, often for 1/2-off. So I think I paid $39 or less for a 6 qt. Instant Pot brand goes on sale also sometimes but usually costs more. Be aware that Instant Pot has several “feature” levels so the ones with more features and controls cost more in the same size. The sale ones will usually be the lower models.
Anyway I found that Instant Pot accessories (I bought a glass lid and a sealable silicone lid for storage) fit perfectly on my no-name model. Of course those 2 lids cost almost as much as I paid for the pot to begin with but they make it more handy.
@harveydanger @pmarin
@harveydanger @pmarin Thanks so much!
In for none!
@Trinityscrew That’s twice as many as I bought.
@Trinityscrew @yakkoTDI At this rate they’ll be not sold out in no time!
@ThunderChicken @Trinityscrew @yakkoTDI Almost no time left for these to not sell out!
I bought one of these several years ago (the model # is different, but the specs and the control panel are the same) and it’s been great. You can dredge and brown a roast then set it to slow-cook mode throw in the potatoes, onions, and carrots and you’re good to go.
I’ve used it for everything from soup and chili, to roasts, to deep frying donuts.
And how do I get that Irk plushie?!?!?!
sooooooooo… its a crock pot
As of 12:08 PM EST…
“And you bought…
26 of these.
There’s still some left.”
Coming soon to a Mehrathon near you!
No good. No pressure cooker. Get an Instapot or a Ninja Foodi for the same money instead.
@kdstrong14 yep and with some you get good ol’ stainless steel instead of aluminum+nonstick.
I want one of these but my transaction isn’t going through. Any known issues?
I do not need this but would buy it if it came with an Irk plushie.