Review on Instant Pot Electric Pressure Cooker Springform Loaf Pan: Premium Non-Stick Silicone & Tempered Glass Base by Heather Hill

I can't say how excited I was to try this pan. In short, while the idea is great, the construction and functionality need a lot of improvement.Yes, I'm in the Cult of Instapot. I want all the Instapot Things. However, not this one.Initially, it comes out of the box misshapen (see images), which may not be a big issue in the long run. I am partial to anything I pay full price for being pristine out-of-the-box, though, so I was unamused. I assumed that once filled with batter it would retain its proper shape. It didn't. Again, refer to the images below.Also, it smells funky, which isn't evident in the images below. I've had my IP long enough to know that they do take on odor after a while. The silicone sealing ring does get strange, and I can imagine the silicone ring of this pan will eventually, as well.Also, when placing the pan on the included IP trivet into inner pot (I have a IP 6q DUO), the pan doesn't sit level. One of the plusses IP enthusiasts have noted about this pan vs a traditional spring form pan is that trad pans have a bulky buckle that takes away from being able to use a slightly wider circumference pan. True, the slim clamp that holds the silicone allows for more potential space,though it still doesn't sit level with the included trivet (image below). Maybe it does with other trivets I've seen people use. I'm going with the one that's part of the original IP setup.Again, that's aesthetics. Maybe it's not a big concern to others. I am already insecure about the retention of spring form pans to begin with, I'm not thrilled about having to work with one lopsided, from the beginning. What are we up to? Strike 4?So, I leave it as level as I can, set it to cook according to the recipe (which wasn't good either), and the final, set result is pictured below. I couldn't really tell whether the cake was level, honestly, though you can see how the pan looks disassembled, below. To note, it wasn't a hardship to get the clamp off, though it didn't slip easily. Ultimately, I don't want it to move easily, or that would spell disaster for my recipe. But I have some problems with my hands that mean things do have to be relatively easy to work with, or it's just no-go. With a good bit of effort the clamp came off.When I washed the pan and attempted to put it back together, my conclusion that it wouldn't work out for me became clearer. I wish I had examined exactly how firmly the silicone ring was joined when I first took the pan out of the box. I washed it, though I didn't disassemble it. Upon fitting it all back together, the ring didn't meet. I forced it as hard as I could. The silicone would meet, clamp, then pull slightly apart. The result was a small gap, which is pictured below.The real question was would that gap leak in use, and the answer to that is evident in my included video: Yes, it leaked. I took it apart and fitted it back together snugly, and still, the gap. Granted, a thick batter may not leak, despite that water did. Still, if any spring form pan is worth its asking price, it shouldn't leak at all, not even a spiffy new high tech IP one. Especially a spiffy new High Tech IP one.So, I'm returning this pan. Maybe the glitches I observe in it right off are minor--that it's warped out of the box, doesn't sit level on the stock IP trivet, wrangles apart with effort, doesn't snugly fit back together. However, I enter into relationships with all kitchen products with longevity in mind. I just don't see this pan lasting long. I don't see it holding up to multiple functions and longterm use.I am returning mine, and staying on the market for something more sturdy, easy to work with, leak-proof, and potentially with a lifetime commitment in mind.