RoboStir: Have We Really Gotten Too Lazy to Stir a Pot?
April 19th, 2010 Paul Lucas
I have always thought the notion that Americans are lazy was a bogus charge. But after seeing the infomercial for Robo Stir, I am forced to reconsider. The RoboStir device automatically stirs the ingredients of pots and pans for you. Here’s the RoboStir commercial featuring well-known pitchman Anthony “Sully” Sullivan (former partner of the late, great Billy Mays):
So let me understand this: You go to the grocery store and buy all the ingredients, prepare the ingredients to go into the pot, add broth or water, turn on the heat…but then you find that stirring the pot is such a grueling and time-consuming task that you need to bring in a robot to do it for you?
If I could get a robot to do all that other stuff then I would be more than happy to spend a few minutes stirring a pot.
One thing I do like about the Robo Stir is that it looks like a minor droid you might glimpse floating in the background of one of the Star Wars movies.
Anthony Sullivan actually calls the RoboStir “one of the coolest inventions I’ve ever seen”! If he is being honest then Sully must really have a low opinion of all the other crap he has sold over the years.
Comment by euGene — April 19th, 2010 at 3:54 pm
This is actually kind of awesome. Seriously, anybody who’s ever followed a recipe calling for you to “stir constantly” for upwards of 25 minutes (I’m looking at you, risotto) will be able to appreciate this!
Comment by Devika — April 20th, 2010 at 11:08 am
Sorry for going off-topic here, but I am POSITIVE you are going to want to embed the following You Tube video, and maybe even make some comments about it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=08xQLGWTSag&feature=player_embedded
Or try this one:
http://bit.ly/dojB1l
I would check it out quick…it may be removed from You Tube at any second because it is highly copyright infringing, especially the audio. It’s actually just as funny if you turn the audio off.
Yes, it is infomercial related.
Comment by Scott Mercer — April 22nd, 2010 at 4:06 pm
“Orbital gyroscopic action”? What does the gyroscopic effect have anything to do with this device?
“Anthony, we need some big words here.”
“Orbital is a big word. And ‘gyroscopic’ is the biggest word I know!”
Comment by Ryan — April 24th, 2010 at 5:17 pm
Actually might be handy when making a gumbo rue
which requires stirring vegetable oil & flour over
low heat to brown for up to an hour or more. Can be
very tiring.
Comment by Richard — April 30th, 2010 at 1:10 pm
“MultiTask” is my middle name. Cooking dinner… loading or unloading dishwasher & getting everybody’s junk off the table so we can all sit & eat all at the same time…. we are not lazy! & since I can’t afford a maid… this just may have to do :) IF it works….
Still have to research.
Comment by shelly — April 30th, 2010 at 9:33 pm
Not too lazy, just a cook that has more than one thing going at once. Some sauces need constant stirring so they won’t separate. Robostir will do that while I cut, clean, or work on the rest of the meal.
Maybe those of us that actually cook and not rely on fast food will understand how cool of an invention this is.
Comment by myles — May 1st, 2010 at 8:42 am
I do some of the creative cooking for my apartment team (so to speak) here on occasion. This is something I’d toy with, so I do admit it would be useful for cooks.
Depends on the cooking though - if your basics don’t really include complex sauces or megamixes, probably not worth the shelf space.
Comment by Jeff — May 3rd, 2010 at 3:06 pm
If it really works, I can imagine this being good for making french onion soup. You have to stir for 25 then something like 40 minutes, then you’ve got the flour–it MUST be brown without burning, and you end up with a really small paste from 6 cups of onions. I’d try it.
Comment by Hellbound Alleee — May 16th, 2010 at 9:46 am
Where I could see something like this being of real is for older folks and especially those have arthritis. I myself am quite arthritic after spending nearly a quarter century in front of a computer keyboard and could see how this might help me down the line.
It is more a cute gadget like a hands-free can openers, as opposed to stupid and useless items like all of those bra lifting gadgets (masking tape, anyone?)
Comment by NosferatusCoffin — June 4th, 2010 at 10:02 pm