Agreed, the advertised n-function stuff is mostly marketing piffle. I suppose slow cooking is useful for some people if it's well-executed (though I maintain pressure cooking >> slow cooking, time constraints allowing) I've long mostly looked for design elements that make the pressure cooking experience better and easier.
I like my Breville's single-button access to reducing mode (high, medium, and low), which I often use after pressure cooking to reduce liquids, though I'm not even sure this was one of their advertised functions. I believe the saute mode functions pretty similarly on the Instant Pot in practice, tho it seems a bit more user-friendly on the Breville (probably the only thing it does better, if marginally so). I can't say I missed much vis-a-vis accessories with the Breville. The size of the inner pot and functions were similar enough that most accessories I might care about worked fine. Still, the newer design and technology in this new InstaPot, plus the better price point make it a no-brainer now.
Though I own a bunch of Breville appliances for various reasons, I'm also not convinced their reliability or customer support is any better than Instant. Instant's much higher sales volume in this space and greater reliance on this niche gives me a bit more confidence that they've worked out likely manufacturing and design defects.
I like my Breville's single-button access to reducing mode (high, medium, and low), which I often use after pressure cooking to reduce liquids, though I'm not even sure this was one of their advertised functions. I believe the saute mode functions pretty similarly on the Instant Pot in practice, tho it seems a bit more user-friendly on the Breville (probably the only thing it does better, if marginally so). I can't say I missed much vis-a-vis accessories with the Breville. The size of the inner pot and functions were similar enough that most accessories I might care about worked fine. Still, the newer design and technology in this new InstaPot, plus the better price point make it a no-brainer now.
Though I own a bunch of Breville appliances for various reasons, I'm also not convinced their reliability or customer support is any better than Instant. Instant's much higher sales volume in this space and greater reliance on this niche gives me a bit more confidence that they've worked out likely manufacturing and design defects.
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