Not all W. Puck is "crapola"
I only have experience with two of his appliances but they're both quite good. Overstock.com used to buy refurbished returns from HSN and the prices were great. The 2 items I purchased were absolutely undistinguishable from non-refurbished. One of them, a pressure cooker, is something I use all the time. Unlike the stovetop cookers I have you simply toss in your food, set the control and walk away. The cooker does it's thing silently, shuts off and then keeps the food warm. Nothing cooks rice better, including the dedicated $225 National/Panasonic "fuzzy logic" rice cooker I bought years ago. I waited until Overstock had a refurbished white pressure cooker before I ordered. When I opened the box it was red. I emailed them and they apologized and said send it back. When I moaned it was too much work and that I already tossed the carton they said "keep it" and refunded my money...such a deal.
I also have a refurbished W.P. Versa-Cooker which works very well.