Thermo Cooker

This pot looks nice. Inner pot bottom has three layer of steel? It's thicker (1/4"). Good enough to brown meat on medium heat without hotspots. The outer pot container leaks heat on the top and around the edges of the lid which is normal since there is no vacuum seal there, but the bottom and some parts of the side feels warm. These areas should not feel warm and indicates that the vacuum is not properly done and is defective. Wish I could return it, but cost of shipping both ways would be too much. It's good for keeping food hot for 3 hours and after that, it's warm. I'll find some other use out of it, but not what I purchased it for, which is to continue to cook food with boiling residual heat for at least 2 hrs. It just doesn't keep the boiling temperature long enough.Nice to look at but poor kraftsmanship. Made in China. Make sure you get yours from Made in Japan. They have a much better quality control. I assumed wrongly that this was made in Japan.

The shipping on this was quick! It looks exactly as described on Amazon. I have tried a few dishes now in this relatively new product. I love how light it is and the fact it doesn't need electricity. I have tried a couple of stews and will warn you that if you are cooking anything with beans, they need to be 90% done and this will do a good job of keeping them hot after that. There must have been some cooking because the green vegetables turned army green rather than staying vibrant green. Then I tried a macaroni dish with a little water, a cheese sauce, and some tomatoes. This was inedible because the pasta turned to a nasty mush. If I had a recipe I might be able to make it work, but there are none so I've been guessing. It will be good for potlucks IF the food is already cooked, maybe, and the dish doesn't have vegetables that will look yukky when I open the pot. It's going to take some more pracctice.