Happycall IH Vacuum Pot

Vacuuming effect doesn't work – Happycall promotes its product as a vacuum pot that continues to cook using the generated vacuum even with the heat source turned off for up to 60 minutes. Its promotional video goes to even greater heights showing the pot being thrown into a tub of water and still cooking. The reality? Two minutes. My test wasn't anything comprehensive. I had the soup stock reach boil with the lid on until steam furiously hissed from the lid's center where the so-called silicone button is attached before turning the stove off. After two minutes, let's say two and a half to give it leeway, any signs of bubbles had long disappeared. This was repeated another 4 times on different occasions where henceforth I no longer tried and just left the stove on to simmer. If Happycall wants to say it cooks even with the heat source off then the expectation is to see the inside still simmering rather than dead silence and inactivity. So the claim is far off from the 60-minute claim.

Pro: - The stainless steel pot is well made and looks extremely nice - High praise for the design of the lid handle which allows the lid to firmly stand on its own without fear of it toppling or spilling residue drips onto the tabletop surface - The silicone seal lid does indeed help with heat retention allowing it to reach boil faster

Con: - The lid is a double-edged weapon where the silicone seal around the lid becomes uselessly redundant with the vacuum function not working as intended. Cleaning the silicone seal area is a lot more work compared to a standard lid especially when its intended function is nullified - The silicone button is just a loose piece of silicone attached to the lid and not actually a button. The mechanism behind it is that the generated vacuum sucks the piece of silicone in thereby sealing the content inside. Hard to say it works... - The handle is sturdy and designed to work in conjunction with the lid where the attachment on the handle slides in and out to further enforce and enclose the lid to create a seal-tight effect. As the vacuum effect is redundant this again suffers from the same problem as the lid where the excess parts are annoying to clean for no reason

All-in-all, the product is okay as the pot itself is well made. However, the key issue lies in the fact that its main appeal being the vacuuming effect to save energy doesn't work at all. Thereby turning the product into any other regular stockpot and so the price paid becomes a rip-off.