Instant Pot, 8-Quart Whisper Quiet 9-in-1 Electric Pressure Cooker, Slow Rice Cooker, Steamer, Sauté, Yogurt Maker, Warmer & Sterilizer, App With Over 800 Recipes, Stainless Steel, Duo Plus

this instant pot was revered as one of the best and after using it a few times i can see why! upon first receiving it, this thing was definitely waay bigger than i thought it would be. it takes up a lotttt of counter space! and i have a small kitchen.. but it keeps me from having to buy a huge pot so it’s a nonnegotiable and essential item to batch cook meals for later. one of my favorite features is the whisper quiet function cuz if you’ve had any instant pots in the past, it gets noisy! i love how user friendly it is and how it lets you know when it’s preheating, cooking, and warming. my meals finish so quickly and thoroughly. this thing is amazing and i love love lovvve it! i will say that i did have a little trouble in the beginning when i was first trying to use it. when i selected “pressure cook” and i selected an option (ex: beans) it never finished preheating and i wasted many hours thinking it was cooking when it wasn’t 🥲 needless to say, i had a really late dinner that night lol. ended up figuring that i just needed to select custom when pressure cooking and manually set the time and pressure. this could also just be a user error though (don’t come for me, i did not read the user manual okkk 😆) the only thing i genuinely have a complaint about is the color of the start button. it’s a darker green which blends in so makes it easy to miss. other than that, this is honestly such great value for money, as well as safe and easy to use once you figure it out.

Was recommended by a friend to get this. Most important thing is remembering how many minutes each food type needs. The new dial with “preset times” per food type helps avoid that and is less confusing than the model with too many buttons. You really don’t need all the bells and whistles if you have a recipe book nearby that tells you times; but for the same reason I love my Maverick ProTemp instant thermometer, they both have readings right on the appliance itself. Haven’t figured out how to cook polenta without scalding the bottom, but also haven’t figured out how to make it so tasty any other method! Pressure release is very quiet compared to my friends older non-”whisper quiet” version. 6qt is perfect for me (feeds no more than 4-5 adults), and is easy to find a place to store it as well. Seems fairly sturdy where it counts like the stainless steel insert. The insert is rather tall though. It takes more time to sear meat since there is effectively an 8” chimney for which the steam must travel to evaporate (vs 2” tall sauté pan that breathes easily). Overall a good inexpensive buy. Soft boiled eggs are quick and amazingly great (thanks to the dial to remind me they need to be low pressure). This beats the socks off my high quality German manual pressure cooker (thanks for the recommendation and the memories Alton. It’s still the fastest boiling pot in the west!), where I had to babysit and adjust temperature throughout the duration of the cook for every new recipe.

The Instant Pot Duo Plus is a blast. Cook food much faster and with delicious results. It is very easy to use thanks to its digital display and clear functions. I love the variety of options—it can work as a pressure cooker, slow cooker, steamer, and more—all in one appliance. Plus, it's easy to clean and saves time in the kitchen. Perfect for preparing complete meals in a short time. It definitely deserves the 5 stars!

It works great, cook all meals quickly and quietly.

As a pressure cooker, this is great. As a slow cooker, it NEVER gets past "Preheating", so I never know if it is really "slow cooking" or not. I mainly use it as a pressure cooker and in that respect, it's great. The instant pressure release switch is a lot better than the models where you have to turn the knob and the steam shoots from that knob. This release switch is away from where the steam releases. I am happy with the pressure cooking performance but the slow cooker performance is a complete disappointment. Update: I was actually slow cooking some beef bone broth while writing this and I decided to increase the time to 8 hours; it just stayed in pre-heating, even after doing about 6 minutes of Saute mode, so I knew it was hot. Well after about 4 hours of being in Pre-heating, it finally moved to the Cooking phase and stayed that way for the rest of the cooking time, then went into the keep warm phase after 8 hours. So I'm making this a 5 star review; I guess you just have to let it run its course and eventually it will get to Cooking, unless you don't set your timer high enough to exceed the Pre-heat stage. Overall I'm HAPPY with this IP .