An Open Letter to People Who Say ‘InstaPot’ Instead of ‘Instant Pot’

Kelly Robinson
3 min readMay 31, 2021
Notice which one is right. (Photo edited by author.)

Dear people who say InstaPot,

There are so, so many of you. And I simply want to know: Why?

Is it the Instagram influence? Has it proliferated our culture to the point that you can no longer say the word instant? Does saying Instant Pot feel as archaic and weird to you as saying electronic mail?

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Kelly Robinson

Bram Stoker Award-nominated writer. Film commentaries for Kino Lorber and Second Sight Films. Silent film, horror, pop culture, weird history.