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Instant PotTypeInventorInceptionManufacturerAvailableCurrent supplierModels madeWebsite
Multicooker | |
Robert Wang | |
2010; 13 years ago | |
Instant Brands | |
Yes | |
Midea Group[1] | |
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www.instanthome.com |
Instant Pot is a brand of multicookers manufactured by Instant Brands. The multicookers are electronically controlled, combined pressure cookers and slow cookers. The original cookers are marketed as 6-in-1 or more appliances designed to consolidate the cooking and preparing of food to one device. The brand has since expanded to include non-pressure slow cookers, sous-vide immersion circulators, blenders, air fryers and rice cookers.
In 2022, Prophet Brand Relevance Index® ranked Instant Pot No.6 in the "Top 10 Brands in the U.S." together with Apple, Spotify, Bose, Android and PlayStation.[2]
History[edit]
In 2009, Robert Wang, Yi Qin, Dongjun Wang, and one other friend, all former employees of Nortel in Ottawa, Canada, started working on designs for the Instant Pot.[3] Robert Wang is credited as the inventor of the Instant Pot. This beginning model operated as a pressure cooker, slow cooker, rice or porridge cooker, yogurt maker, sauté/searing pan, steamer, and food warmer.[4]
In July 2015 the Instant Pot Smart-60 cooker was recalled, affecting about 1,140 units in Canada and the United States. The defect caused electric current to leak, which could potentially shock the product's user. There were four reported instances of this shock before it was recalled.[5]
In February 2018, five production runs of Instant Pot Gem 65 8-in-1 Multicookers were recalled because they were overheating and subsequently melting due to a manufacturing issue.[6]
In April 2019 Instant Pot merged with Corelle Brands, owned by a private equity firm Cornell Capital, which owns iconic kitchen brands such as Pyrex, Corelle, Corningware and SnapWare, for an undisclosed amount of money.[7] The Spoon says "(The deal) makes the company the first kitchen tech unicorn of this generation".[8] The merged company was later renamed to Instant Brands.
Viral Market Method[edit]
The Instant Pot was an unconventional viral marketing success story, with owners often describing themselves as "addicts" or "cult members."[9] The brand was never advertised on TV or in the newspapers, but the word-of-mouth publicity and fanatic fans almost spawned a religion.[10] In Nov. 2017, Instant Pot's Facebook group had over 750,000 members. The group gained more than 10,000 members in 30 days from mid-October through mid-November, and can see as many as 7,000 posts each day.[11] Robert Wang says that from the beginning the intention was to let the product speak for itself. He call this as the "build a better mousetrap, and the world will beat a path to your door" marketing strategy.[12]
Family Guy Season 17, Episode 15 depicts how Instant Pot fans persuade people to buy an Instant Pot.[13]
On 2016 Amazon Prime Day, Instant Pot was the No.1 bestselling non-Amazon product in US. "Members purchased over 215,000 Instant Pot 7-in-1 Multi-Functional Pressure Cookers".[14] On 2017 Amazon Prime Day, Instant Pot was the No.1 bestseller in both US and Canada.[15] On 2018 Amazon Prime Day, again Instant Pot was No.1 in both US and Canada, "Members purchased more than 300,000 Instant Pot".[16] Instant Pot is the only 3rd party product which dominated Amazon Prime Day for three consecutive years.
Smithsonian National Museum of American History exhibition "FOOD: Transforming the American Table 1950–2000" features Instant Pot as multicookers for multitaskers.[17]
Models[edit]
There are several different models of the Instant Pot.[18]
ModelDescription
Instant Pot Duo Evo Plus | 10-in-1 multi-use programmable pressure cooker |
Instant Pot Duo | 7-in-1 multi-use programmable pressure cooker |
Instant Pot Duo Crisp | 11-in-1 multi-use programmable pressure cooker and air fryer |
Instant Pot Duo Nova | 7-in-1 multi-use programmable pressure cooker |
Instant Pot Duo Plus | 9-in-1 multi-use programmable pressure cooker |
Instant Pot Smart Wifi | Multi-use programmable pressure cooker with control over WiFi |
Instant Pot Ultra | 10-in-1 multi-use programmable pressure cooker |
Instant Pot Lux | 6-in-1 multi-use programmable pressure cooker |
Instant Pot Max | 15psi pressure cooker |
Instant Pot Aura | 10-in-1 multi-use programmable slow cooker |
Instant Pot Aura Pro | 10-in-1 multi-use programmable slow cooker |
Instant Pot Gem | 8-in-1 multicooker |
Instant Pot Viva | 9-in-1 multi-use programmable pressure cooker |
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