Product Description: Prepare healthy foods while conserving energy! This thermal cooking pot has an inner pan that brings food to a boil, which is then placed in a vacuum-insulated outer container and sealed until food is cooked. Has a glass lid to allow viewing without releasing heat and flavor. The 4.5 liter (152-oz.) capacity is ideal for serving large groups and also works as a wine or beverage cooler when filled with ice. Versatile and economical!
Amazon.com Review: Along the lines of a crockpot, this stainless-steel insulated cooking pot continues cooking soups and stews after an initial quick cooking period, and then it keeps the food warm. For example, to make chicken soup with garlic: fill the inner glass-topped pot (which holds up to 4.5 liters) with chicken pieces, garlic, water, and veggies; bring to a boil; boil for five minutes, then remove the pot from the heat and seal it into the insulated container. Leave for two hours and then enjoy. This is also a terrific way to make sticky white rice. --Dana Van Nest
Customer Reviews
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Rating: - Energy-saving kitchen tool
I purchased this cooking pot as one more way to reduce the fuel I consume for cooking, and I have been very pleased with it. My first impression when it arrived was that it was well designed and made from top quality materials. There are less expensive versions available, but you get what you pay for. I eagerly read through the accompanying recipe booklet but found most of their (few) instructions not very relevant for what I had in mind. It was time to start experimenting, and now, after a couple of months, I am still discovering new ways to use this pot.
Rating: - Rating is based on needing a thermal pot for travel
The quality of product is good. I loved the glass cover that lets you see how the food is doing and the handles on the inner pot that makes it easy to move it from the stove to the pot. I have not cooked in it because I am returning it. Reason? The glass lid does not close the pot tightly, not even when the outer lid is closed. I thought the outer lid would create pressure and prevent it from moving around but it didn't. I shook the pot after closing and the inner pot moved a little. I filled the pot till about 1 inch from the top, put it in the outer pot and closed it. Then I tilted it and the ... Read More
Rating: - Good quality, works well.
As is common, Japanese manufacturing has highly refined this product -- the handles on the inner pot may look awkward, but they remain cool and make it easy to move with two hands instead of using a loose loop handle. The top of the outer container comes off easily in case it needs to be cleaned. The insulation (4.77L version, there is a smaller one) is rated to keep the inner pot at 160 (F) for six hours.
I cannot confirm that rating, but during my first trial dish I found the contents to be still very hot after a couple of hours. It was nice to be able to cook some soup during ... Read More
Rating: - The Best Cooker, Ever!
This cooker is the best ever. You start cooking your meal in the included stainless pot on the stove. When the food boils or just before boiling, remove the stainless pot from the stove, place it in the insulated cooker, cover it and in an hour or two, you will have a delicious and effortless meal. I've made beef stew, chicken soup, spaghetti sauce with meatballs, and pot roast...all came out perfectly done without the use of gas or electricity for the major part of the cooking process. I would highly recommend this product, you will love the results.
Rating: - Incredibly good, incredibly simple, no energy waste
The idea of self cooking has been in use for centuries where energy is expensive. It makes total sense. Why blast heat on one surface when the food can uniformly cook itself with its internal heat ? So logical Spock would love it. Here's the deal. Heat your meal in another pot on the stove until it reaches about 1/3 done, you can use the Zoji pot however it is shaped a little too tall and narrow for good stovetop cooking, meanwhile prewarm the inside of the thermal cannister with hot water from the tap and pour it out and wipe it dry with a cloth, then pour or ladle the soup, stew, or whatnot onto ... Read More
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