Watching an infomercial for Wolfgang Puck's pressure oven...

[TreasonousBastard]

and I am seriously jonesing for this thing.

I love my old-fashioned electric pressure cooker, but if you have used one you know the browning problem-- it doesn't. you can kluge away to get stuff browned, but it's tough to impossible to get it right.

The commercial makes it look like this thing replaces my countertop convection oven with the rotisserie, my microwave, and my pressure cooker for most things. Even if things aren't as perfect as the stuff Puck is pulling out of the ovens in the commercial, they should be damn good.

So, anybody here have any experience with this thing? Or anything like it?

I doubt I'll drop 250 bucks any time this month for it, but it's definitely on the list unless I hear it's junk.

(And yes, tomorrow I'll slap myself silly for watching an infomercial.)

[sir pball]

1. Chowhound seems to like it

http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/920167

As the linked thread says, most all the other reviews are for comped units so take that with a shaker of salt.

Without spending an hour looking into this, it seems to be more of a Combi-Oven than an actual pressure cooker (1 psi)...which would be a Good Thing if he pulled it off, seeing as how real ones are not cheap and will occupy the space of a refrigerator.

[TreasonousBastard]

2. I've seen commercial pressure and combi ovens and...

none of them are cheap, or will fit in my apartment, much less kitchen. Two things I noted are that Puck rebranded this thing from someone else and it draws 1700 watts. The rebranding may mean it's cheaper somewhere else, or will be, but the 1700 watts could mean constantly resetting breakers unless I'm really careful about what's on what circuit.

I already have a pretty good rotisserie convection oven that works well, so I don't really need this-- just want it.

Thanks for the link-- for some reason it didn't show up on my searches.

[sir pball]

3. Yeah. IF it does combi-oven stuff I'd consider one.

As for the power draw, meh...my induction burners are 1800 and I've never popped a breaker (in my 1904 building) with one; you do have to be careful to not run the microwave/toaster oven/deep fryer at the same time but that's about it.

Between my circulator, deep fryer, and Ronco Showtime Rotisserie & BBQ Oven (omg I love that thing) I don't know that I'd actually need anything this guy does, but...toys!

[MyNameGoesHere]

4. I think for the most part modern day

kitchen circuits are on 20 amp circuits with two separate legs as a requirement. Meaning every other wall outlet is on its own separate 20 amp circuit, and the refrigerator its very own isolated from the GFI circuits. (I did residential electric work in the 80's my brother is a master electrician and he agrees) A 20 amp kitchen circuit should be able to carry a continuous load of 2400 watts. I am guessing this wouldn't be that big of a deal. However in older structures, you might trip a circuit protector, or burn you residence down. Anyway just my two cents.

[Strope23]

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