Instant Pot Duo Crisp + Air Fryer 11-in-1 Electric Multi-Cooker, 5.7L – Air Fryer, Slow Cooker, Steamer, Sous Vide Machine, Dehydrator with Grill, Food Warmer & Baking Functions
| Weight: | 10.3 kg |
| Dimensions: | 34.5 x 34.5 x 35.5 cm; 10.3 Kilograms |
| Brand: | Instant Pot |
| Model: | 140-0043-01-UK |
| Colour: | Silver |
| Colour: | Silver |
Fabulous kitchen essential at a great price
I’d been toying with the idea of buying an Instant Pot for some time – highly rated by a friend whose opinion I value – but could never quite justify the price. However the saving on this item was spectacular and the Pot has been in constant use since it arrived 2 weeks ago. No regrets!
Quality product to revolutionise your cooking
So far I have used 3 functions and they have been spot on. Airfryer, saute and pressure cooker. Very easy to use and quick for the function to be ready for use i.e. pressure cooker gets to pressure.
Great, I really recommend it.
Great product, I love the flavour of the food that come out of this machine, it easy to cook, wonderful taste for everyone in the family specially the kids, quick and efficient, I really recommend it.
Use it regularly
I had wanted one of these but they were unavailable for ages due to covid. Glad I persevered and stuck to buying this brand. I’m happy with it and have used it frequently, mainly the pressure cooker and air fryer modes. You really need to go on line to check how to use it, as the accompanying literature doesn’t help too much. However YouTube is great for recipes and cooking tips. I’m yet to use the other functions, but satisfied with it so far. No more cooking stews for hours on the hob, and the air fryer makes lovely chips and roasted potatoes
Would be nice in the future to get the larger one, but this size is fine
Impressive
Very impressive cooker. Only draw back would be if you are not familiar with pressure / slow cookers cookers there’s a bit of a learning curve. Rice cooking so far imo does not surpass a stand alone rice cooker. Air frier and saute function are very good. Would recommend it if you willing to figure out how best to utilise it with online recipes etc. As an aside , I had a small difficulty re one of the parts and Amazon customer service went above and beyond in helping me resolve it . Reassuring for future purchases.
Impressive
Very impressive cooker. Only draw back would be if you are not familiar with pressure / slow cookers cookers there’s a bit of a learning curve. Rice cooking so far imo does not surpass a stand alone rice cooker. Air frier and saute function are very good. Would recommend it if you willing to figure out how best to utilise it with online recipes etc. As an aside , I had a small difficulty re one of the parts and Amazon customer service went above and beyond in helping me resolve it . Reassuring for future purchases.
Less buttons more festures
This is an incredibly useful kitchen appliance. Pot roast is delicious as are steamed veg, stews and many other things it can make with minimal fuss. The lid steam mechanism is excellent and the inner pot is really well designed. If there is a criticism to be made it is that storing the additional lid is bulky and they have removed some of the buttons from the cheaper option so you have to set your own aetting and timing rather than just hit a button and adjust.
It gets to temperature and pressure quicker than our previous supermarket brand pressure cooker which is another good thing. Worry addition to the kitchen although the air fryer has seen less use.
Amazing piece of ki
Was looking to purchase a Ninja, to replace my old Pressure King Pro, but the Instant Pot Duo crisp came up at under 100 in the Black Friday sale. Decided to try it and have not regretted it. Great quality item with stainless steel inner pot, air dryer basket and accessories. Have tried air frying chips and they came out fab, steamed veg in a couple of minutes, spaghetti bolognese in 30 mins. Have now purchased more accessories for steaming, egg cooking and cake baking. It’s perfect for cooking family meals and snacks.
Amazing piece of ki
Was looking to purchase a Ninja, to replace my old Pressure King Pro, but the Instant Pot Duo crisp came up at under 100 in the Black Friday sale. Decided to try it and have not regretted it. Great quality item with stainless steel inner pot, air dryer basket and accessories. Have tried air frying chips and they came out fab, steamed veg in a couple of minutes, spaghetti bolognese in 30 mins. Have now purchased more accessories for steaming, egg cooking and cake baking. It’s perfect for cooking family meals and snacks.
When cooking under pressure, it takes longer to prehea
When cooking under pressure, it takes longer to preheat. Beside that everything is good.
Versatile and energy saving.
This has been in constant use since purchase. The slow cook feature imparts flavour and tenderness to meats, the pressure cooker makes short work of dried pulses and the air fryer gives lovely crisp roast potatoes. I’ ve also successfully baked sour dough bread in it using the bake option.
Life changing!
I absolutely love the instant pot duo. It doesn’t come with a cookbook but Ive been experimenting and so far am really happy with this product. Ive made curries, roasts, rice, pasta and much more. Boiled rice done in just 4mins on pressure cooker function-amazing! Delay and keep warm settings are life changing, I don’t need to cut trips out short to cook dinner because if i plan and prepare it will be cooked and warm when i get home. We’ve been having fewer takeaways and more home cooked meals even after a long day at work, well, because cooking is almost effortless with the instant pot. Cuts down cooking time massively and you don’t have to stand over it to stir or baste. Can fit a small chicken in the 5.7l. Stainless pot can be scrubbed and cleaned easily. Very happy with this so far and all my family members have now bought one too!
Game change
After researching for months and almost pulling the trigger on a ninja foodi, I found this on sale for 99 and I’m glad I did. Makes mealtimes so much quicker and easier and I have barely used my oven/microwave since. The included metal stand makes cooking multiple items easy and I made a halloumi and roasted pepper burger with chips in the same pot, to perfection. I have yet to use all the functions and probably never will but for the two main purposes, air-frying and pressure cooking – it’s a revelatio
MY NEW BFF.
I had the original Duo, which I have given to my sister, and treated myself to a Christmas pressie. I love it even more than my Dup, it is in constant daily use, but now I can almost perform mirac!es.
Strong and Helpful product and easy to use
Have used pressure cook , saut , slow cook and air fry modes so far , it’s working as expected and it’s good .
1) need to be aware of the time taken to cook food if pressure cooked / build pressure and cook time .
2) Air fryer combo is the best feature that I would say for the instant pot .
Brilliant!
This is a brilliant appliance and definitely not one of those items that ends up stuck at the back of a kitchen cupboard lonely and unused after a few weeks. We have cooked veg, a full chicken (in 23 mins!) slow cooked shin beef and mince, looking forward to many more cost effective meals including rice pudding A bargain at 100. If you’re unsure whether to buy one, go ahead, you won’t regret it.
Excellent Appliance
I have used this almost every day since purchase. I’ve cooked roast beef to perfection, home made chips, beef brisket, jerky, dehydrated fruit and more.
It makes cooking so much easier and a lot quicker. Just throw the food in, set timer, walk away, easy as that.
If you enjoy cooking, this is a must have appliance. Highly recommend.
Versatile
Love this pot! This is so versatile, so I don’t have to have three different machines, it saves my kitchen space. I can use as air fryer, pressure cooker and dehydrator, and just made some dried pineapple yesterday very happy with the purchase
So easy achild could use i
What’s not to like! It pressure cooks,slow cooks,roasts,grills, saute too.
In fact ,it does everything any cook could want.
Oh and it’s an air fryer too.
Easy to use,almost fool proof,with prints to tell you when the food needs turning or if it’s burning.
If you’re undecided about buying one of these, hesitate no more.
Thoroughly recommend.
for so long, we have been trying to find a bed that suits our cat and ever since we bought this he never left this box ever. best cat bed ever!
This is so versatile and already rewarding on the bills front.
For starters I don’t have to turn my oven on just to do some fish fingers or chicken nuggets for the children. In 10-15 mins I am done with a basket of food. Once I take the basket out I then add hot water to the inner pot and pour in frozen green beans and pressure cook for 1 min. Done. Lunch is ready. It is that quick and easy.
Also, for the first time I was able to cook a lentil and potato sauce in there – end to end in 30 mins. Not to talk of getting a whole Organic chicken in there on Sunday and cooking roast dinner in less than an hour. Crispy roast potatoes and a super yummy gravy. My oven was only on to keep everything warm and warm up the plates. Happy career mum here as my time is precious 🙂
Bigger than you may expect but versatile
A little bigger than I expected but understandable given the range of functions of provides. Just need to be careful where positioning it on a counter as it’s not very portable and the steam vent will let our steam/ water droplets so may damage any cupboards you have over the counter.
Love the versatility and the fact that it has an air fryer, reducing the need for yet another bulky kitchen gadget.
The removable pot can be hot to touch when removing so worth getting some silicon mitts
Easy to use
It would have been nice to come with instructions card with times for basic meals for the pressure cooker. I’ve been getting most recipes off You Tube as most cook books have poor reviews with no pictures. Its good to use re pressure cooking then finishing off with air fryer. I am pleased with it so far still experimenting but would recommend.
Good range of functions
Bought this despite already owning a pressure cooker, mainly got it for the soux vide feature. Used it for soux vide steaks tonight which came out perfect, but the water took at least 20 minutes to get up to 56C even though I started with hot tap water at around 25C. Also used the dehydrate function to dry up some sausages and that worked well enough, the temperature range of the dehydrate function can be set to between 41C to around 60C (sorry can’t remember exact upper temp).
My main niggle is that the lack of proper instructions in the box, only a quick start guide, but that doesn’t explain what each of the tools in the box does. Apparently you can download full instructions on the website, but I couldn’t immediately find it last time I looked, so I’ll have to go back in for another look.
Operating the front controls is fairly intuitive, with big temperature buttons and time buttons.
If I could give this 10 out of 5 I would
Just had this a week and totally wowed by it. So far have made Indian butterfly chicken, tandoori chicken, hot & sour soup, vegetable curry (in 3 minutes cooking time) beautifully succulent steamed salmon with asparagus. I would highly recommend the Instant Pot app for loads of recipes, it also allows you to reduce the number of servings and gives the correct portions of ingredients scaled down which is very useful. If you’re thinking about it – get it – you won’t regret i
Wonderful item
We have had an Instant Pot pressure cooker for many years and have now upgraded to the Instant Pot Duo Crisp + Air Fryer. We now find that our fan oven is virtually redundant, so the long time for pre-heating is no longer an inconvenience. The fact that both our new purchase and our microwave oven use 240V plugs means that we are saving on our electricity usage and of course on our energy bills. Unfortunately there is no recipe book with the item and the available recipe books tend to be written for the American market. So you have to rely on the uTube videos or the on-line recipes, some of which are very good. We would recommend this item as a must-have unit. Very happy with our purchase.
Wonderful item
We have had an Instant Pot pressure cooker for many years and have now upgraded to the Instant Pot Duo Crisp + Air Fryer. We now find that our fan oven is virtually redundant, so the long time for pre-heating is no longer an inconvenience. The fact that both our new purchase and our microwave oven use 240V plugs means that we are saving on our electricity usage and of course on our energy bills. Unfortunately there is no recipe book with the item and the available recipe books tend to be written for the American market. So you have to rely on the uTube videos or the on-line recipes, some of which are very good. We would recommend this item as a must-have unit. Very happy with our purchase.
Great product - just cooking timesheet missing
Great product and so far we are really happy with the purchase.
The only downside (hence why 4 stars) – is that we didn’t get in the box the cooking timesheet, which seems to have been included in other reviews I saw.
Otherwise – it is awesome :o)
I’ve just received this so not tried the actual pot yet but it’s really poor customer service of the company to not at least include a few recipes. All very well downloading an app but it’s sometimes good to have written recipes to start so you can make notes on them if necessary as you learn how to use it. It’s also an additional expense to have to buy a recipe book to get started and going by reviews of them they all seem less than ideal. I don’t really want to have to use my phone or tablet for recipes app while I’m cooking nor do I want faff of printing them off. I bought a cheap blender at less than 20 and got a recipe book. Never yet bought a kitchen machine without one.
NOTE….I asked a question on here about this sticker and someone said they removed it. Just had reply back from Instant Pot and it should be left in place provided it’s not on the base where heating element is. On my pot it’s half way up the non stick wall. It’s a caution sticker so important to leave for everyone to read.
Update…. Now used the saute function… Works well, pressure cooker also great. Have made excellent beef stew, goulash and soup. I was always scared of pressure cookers but no more. Only thing to remember is to hit start or all settings disappear after a few seconds. Once you get hang if it, it’s really simple to use.
I’ve just received this so not tried the actual pot yet but it’s really poor customer service of the company to not at least include a few recipes. All very well downloading an app but it’s sometimes good to have written recipes to start so you can make notes on them if necessary as you learn how to use it. It’s also an additional expense to have to buy a recipe book to get started and going by reviews of them they all seem less than ideal. I don’t really want to have to use my phone or tablet for recipes app while I’m cooking nor do I want faff of printing them off. I bought a cheap blender at less than 20 and got a recipe book. Never yet bought a kitchen machine without one.
NOTE….I asked a question on here about this sticker and someone said they removed it. Just had reply back from Instant Pot and it should be left in place provided it’s not on the base where heating element is. On my pot it’s half way up the non stick wall. It’s a caution sticker so important to leave for everyone to read.
Update…. Now used the saute function… Works well, pressure cooker also great. Have made excellent beef stew, goulash and soup. I was always scared of pressure cookers but no more. Only thing to remember is to hit start or all settings disappear after a few seconds. Once you get hang if it, it’s really simple to use.
I bought this mainly for the pressure cooker function and after using it for 2 hours can honestly say I am ASTOUNDED at how amazing it is! It is totally silent for one thing. It cooked my beans from dried to perfect in 20 minutes flat, without burning, without scaring the living daylights out of me, without hissing the place down – I just can’t believe i waited so long to get rid of my Prestige stove top terrifying pressure cooker I’ve air fried one thing as a test and was also astounded at the speed at which the pre-cooked food (felafels) were heated and crispy – under 5 mins. This will revolutionise weekend lunchtimes!!
I bought this mainly for the pressure cooker function and after using it for 2 hours can honestly say I am ASTOUNDED at how amazing it is! It is totally silent for one thing. It cooked my beans from dried to perfect in 20 minutes flat, without burning, without scaring the living daylights out of me, without hissing the place down – I just can’t believe i waited so long to get rid of my Prestige stove top terrifying pressure cooker I’ve air fried one thing as a test and was also astounded at the speed at which the pre-cooked food (felafels) were heated and crispy – under 5 mins. This will revolutionise weekend lunchtimes!!
What can’t this thing do? Not used all of the functions yet but the ones I have used are fantastic. The air fryer makes chips and roasties a doddle, the pressure cooker is amazing for meats and curries (plenty of positive feedback). Plus its built in timer prevents leaving it too long and ruining the food.
Easy to setup, same with cleaning once you;ve done it a few times the lid and it’s valves are easy to strip and clean. Highly recomended!
What can’t this thing do? Not used all of the functions yet but the ones I have used are fantastic. The air fryer makes chips and roasties a doddle, the pressure cooker is amazing for meats and curries (plenty of positive feedback). Plus its built in timer prevents leaving it too long and ruining the food.
Easy to setup, same with cleaning once you;ve done it a few times the lid and it’s valves are easy to strip and clean. Highly recomended!
Excellent piece of equipme
Mainly use this as a rice cooker but having the other functions available is a great bonus – it saves me having several pieces of equipment taking up valuable countertop space.
Super easy to use – and there are an abundance of recipes online too!
Excelle
I was dubious to start with but this has proved to be one of my best purchased. It does everything that I want it to. I am very pleased with it and it’s well worth the money
So handy and gives great results
This is my second Instant Pot. I had been very pleased with it but I wanted to try out the Air Fryer Lid. So far it has met my expectations fully. It cooked frozen chips very well, nicely browned a crumb topping and finished off a chicken cooked under pressure to give it a golden, crispy skin. I’m really looking forward to trying the other functions of the Air Fryer very soon.
So handy and gives great results
This is my second Instant Pot. I had been very pleased with it but I wanted to try out the Air Fryer Lid. So far it has met my expectations fully. It cooked frozen chips very well, nicely browned a crumb topping and finished off a chicken cooked under pressure to give it a golden, crispy skin. I’m really looking forward to trying the other functions of the Air Fryer very soon.
Amazing
Treasure truck deal so was reduced. Bonus to have air fryer lid included
Still experimenting but to cook a roast chicken in under 30mins and a mutton curry in 25 – can’t go wrong!!
Stainless steel inners so there’s no issue with washing.
Isn’t as noisy as my previous pressure cooker – that kids used to be frightened of when the pressure released!
Easy to clean and operate.
This pot is the best investment so far this year. I barely ever use anything else for cooking in my kitchen cause it does everything. I hope there sell the inner pot just on its own cause it would be even better to have a couple of those. For working mums this product is the Best Buy makes putting dinner together quick and the app has a lot of recipes that you can make. 🙂
This pot is the best investment so far this year. I barely ever use anything else for cooking in my kitchen cause it does everything. I hope there sell the inner pot just on its own cause it would be even better to have a couple of those. For working mums this product is the Best Buy makes putting dinner together quick and the app has a lot of recipes that you can make. 🙂
So this does everything you might expect and does it well.
As cook with low fat sprays and found our previous multi cooker with a non-stick pan was a pain because it got destroyed by the lack of oils.
This one is great because we can use low/no fat and can give it a deep scrub without worrying about destroying a non-stick surface.
Shame no printed recipes (need to use the IP app) but there are plenty of online recipes, though most are based on people using a separate airfryer rather than this all-in-1 unit.
Following the online recipes has made family meal cooking so much easier to get desired results without having to keep checking a pan or prodding food to see if it is cooked through. Pork medallions just fell apart, perfect for children, chips crisped. Have ordered silicon basket, lifting gloves, silicon egg muffin tray and the official IP twin steel steam basket and some IP recipe books from Amazon. Love this cooker!
Does not disapoi
I’m in love with this gadget. I use it 1-2 times a day: baking batches of potatoes, pasta bolognese and air frying roast potato’s, oven chips and nuggets.
I still prefer the ninja grill for steak because of the size of the grill platform.
I just throw chips into the main liner and they come out perfect and evenly cooked every time. Clean up is so easy.
Highly recommend.
Awesome
It takes a little bit of time to get to grips with how this works if you’ve not used one before, but it’s really simple. Great to have an airfryer as part of it, it’s a great combination to make healthy and quick meals. Can pressure cook a whole chicken in 25 then change lids and brown with some potatoes for 20 mins. It retains the moisture in the meat. Used instead of the fan oven a few times, it’s it to temperature in a few minutes so will be saving money and electricity. Got it on the treasure truck at 129 so a great bargain. Can’t wait to try more things such as soups and stews.
Love my instant po
I adore this gadget and use it frequently every day. It takes away the terror of the stove top pressure cooker and is so easy to use and clean. Highly recommended if you want an air fryer buy this and you get so much more.
This short review is based after a few months of usage. It is well made.
The pressure cooker is probably the best feature because you get all the results of a normal pressure cooker without the sudden release of pressure or hissing noise.
The Slow Cooking is good too though the temperature is a lot lower than my Russell Hobbs Slowcooker’s which is both good and bad, good because it doesn’t dry the meat out like a traditional slow cooker but bad in that it takes a lot longer to cook even on high.
Sous-vide does work but the temperature is not based on a probe so I am uncertain as to how accurate it is as result I gave it extra time.
All of the feature of this are great except for the “Air Fryer” which is nothing of the kind but is basically just a grill/oven because it is sealed with a top heating element but because you have to pause it and flip/rotate the food yourself it makes this extremely awkward.
I haven’t tried any of the other features but will update if and when I do.
This short review is based after a few months of usage. It is well made.
The pressure cooker is probably the best feature because you get all the results of a normal pressure cooker without the sudden release of pressure or hissing noise.
The Slow Cooking is good too though the temperature is a lot lower than my Russell Hobbs Slowcooker’s which is both good and bad, good because it doesn’t dry the meat out like a traditional slow cooker but bad in that it takes a lot longer to cook even on high.
Sous-vide does work but the temperature is not based on a probe so I am uncertain as to how accurate it is as result I gave it extra time.
All of the feature of this are great except for the “Air Fryer” which is nothing of the kind but is basically just a grill/oven because it is sealed with a top heating element but because you have to pause it and flip/rotate the food yourself it makes this extremely awkward.
I haven’t tried any of the other features but will update if and when I do.
one pot to rule them all
best pot I bought in a long time, makes rice perfectly the pressure cooker setting is the best part, used the sauce function for making a quick and easy lamb vindaloo, WOW!!!!
This product is amazing. I already had the instant pot duo mini, so I’m used to this brand. I was looking for an upgrade and I decided to go for this. It’s is quite heavy and you need a large area on your counter top to house this, as you won’t want to keep moving it around. It has 2 lids; one for pressure cooking and the other for airfrying. I’ve only used the airfrying function so far and it’s top notch. It’s quite easy to use. I’m missing the leaflet with the cook times but I got a recipe book which should help me. All in all, good value for your money and very versatile.
This product is amazing. I already had the instant pot duo mini, so I’m used to this brand. I was looking for an upgrade and I decided to go for this. It’s is quite heavy and you need a large area on your counter top to house this, as you won’t want to keep moving it around. It has 2 lids; one for pressure cooking and the other for airfrying. I’ve only used the airfrying function so far and it’s top notch. It’s quite easy to use. I’m missing the leaflet with the cook times but I got a recipe book which should help me. All in all, good value for your money and very versatile.
Instant Pot duo 8L
A versatile combination cooker that reduces cooking time, saves energy and it can be programmed to free up time in the kitchen. Cooking beef, chicken and a whole leg of lamb in less than one hour is achievable. The gravy and sauce can be made in the same pot; less washing up. The stainless inner is easy to keep clean and free of scratches. The air fryer that fits on the top can be used to brown and crisp the surface of foods, ie chicken.
Love it!
I absolutely love this machine! I bought this as we’re going to be remodelling our kitchen soon and I liked the idea of having the air fryer/bake function as well as all the original instant pot functions so we don’t have to live off stews and takeaways. I tested out the air fry function and the chips came out AMAZING. I always thought people who raved about chips in the air fryer must have been on diets for too long to know what real chips taste like, but these were delicious! I also tested out the sous vide function and although it took AGES to get to temperature the steak came out perfectly. Next time I’ll try get the water as close to temperature using a thermometer to speed up the process a bit. Either way, I’m very impressed and anticipate I won’t be using my oven as much as I used to; and definitely not for chips.
Favourite kitchen gadge
I’m so happy I bought this. I already had an Instant Pot duo and a different brand of air fryer but couldn’t resist the price on Prime Day. The pressure cooking part feels like an upgrade, the pressure vents are easier to use than the duo and it comes with a better trivet. The air fryer is great too, really easy to use and easier to clean than my previous air fryer. Did roast potatoes yesterday, pressure cooked for 5 mins to part cook and then just changed the lid to air Fry them, minimal washing up! It is big but keep remembering that it replaces two appliances. The protective cap to the fryer lid for storage is fiddly to fit, had to consult a you tube video
Love it!
I absolutely love this machine! I bought this as we’re going to be remodelling our kitchen soon and I liked the idea of having the air fryer/bake function as well as all the original instant pot functions so we don’t have to live off stews and takeaways. I tested out the air fry function and the chips came out AMAZING. I always thought people who raved about chips in the air fryer must have been on diets for too long to know what real chips taste like, but these were delicious! I also tested out the sous vide function and although it took AGES to get to temperature the steak came out perfectly. Next time I’ll try get the water as close to temperature using a thermometer to speed up the process a bit. Either way, I’m very impressed and anticipate I won’t be using my oven as much as I used to; and definitely not for chips.
Favourite kitchen gadge
I’m so happy I bought this. I already had an Instant Pot duo and a different brand of air fryer but couldn’t resist the price on Prime Day. The pressure cooking part feels like an upgrade, the pressure vents are easier to use than the duo and it comes with a better trivet. The air fryer is great too, really easy to use and easier to clean than my previous air fryer. Did roast potatoes yesterday, pressure cooked for 5 mins to part cook and then just changed the lid to air Fry them, minimal washing up! It is big but keep remembering that it replaces two appliances. The protective cap to the fryer lid for storage is fiddly to fit, had to consult a you tube video
Get hot meals here.
Bought for my Son’s Birthday/Christmas present 2020/2021 he loves it, he’s a chef by trade, but wanted a “Instant pot” for home, so Girlfriend and son can have a delicious hot meal, ( prepared by him before going to work).
Arrived well before date estimated, I think it was within day of ordering.
Best & Biggest pressure cooker in UK
Wow, amazing product. This 8L pressure cooker is the biggest one in the UK presently. I cook a whole 2.3KG chicken inside it and airfry. Mac cheese, Yogurt, ribs. Cook meat straight from frozen. No hot kitchen for me anymore as this machine stays cool, cooks everything a fraction of the time and browns and roasts perfect. Cooked a whole 2.5kg frozen ham the other day, took 40 mins compared to 3 hours on hob or oven. Watch Jamerill Stewart on you tube, explains how to use this machine, cooks many meals in it. Great for idea’s.
Best & Biggest pressure cooker in UK
Wow, amazing product. This 8L pressure cooker is the biggest one in the UK presently. I cook a whole 2.3KG chicken inside it and airfry. Mac cheese, Yogurt, ribs. Cook meat straight from frozen. No hot kitchen for me anymore as this machine stays cool, cooks everything a fraction of the time and browns and roasts perfect. Cooked a whole 2.5kg frozen ham the other day, took 40 mins compared to 3 hours on hob or oven. Watch Jamerill Stewart on you tube, explains how to use this machine, cooks many meals in it. Great for idea’s.
My oven died and my landlord moves at a glacial pace getting these kind of things fixed, so anticipating a while without a way to cook I looked at the Duo Crisp and thought, why not?!
This thing is amazing.
So much so that even with a new oven I’m still using this for almost everything. Why? Because it does a better job and it’s easier to clean.
Also being able to pressure cook and air-fry in the same bowl is a game changer. Want fall apart tender pork belly with golden crispy crackling? This thing will do it better than anything you’ve seen. Want to do it all without making your house stink, or a crime scene out of your regular oven? The instant pot is a little flavour factory.
Want to make kale chips or home made crispy seaweed? This is your go-to device.
You can even make cakes in it! Literally anything you can think of this will cook, usually better than a regular oven or fryer.
Annoyances:
C9 error: air dry lid seems to be a little particular about how you put it on, and needs a nudge to align the contacts sometimes
Unbalanced fan: certainly not a dealbreaker, but the fan in the kid is a little unbalanced on my one and can be a little louder than expected at low speeds such as dehydrate.
Burns: don’t be like me, if you reach in to the pot you’re gonna burn your arms. Use tongs.
In summary, a great upgrade from a regular instant pot. I had the 6l before and was concerned that this may be too big but it absolutely isn’t. It still fits in the same spaces the old one used to, even with the air fry lid, and it’s nice to have the extra room to cook with.
My oven died and my landlord moves at a glacial pace getting these kind of things fixed, so anticipating a while without a way to cook I looked at the Duo Crisp and thought, why not?!
This thing is amazing.
So much so that even with a new oven I’m still using this for almost everything. Why? Because it does a better job and it’s easier to clean.
Also being able to pressure cook and air-fry in the same bowl is a game changer. Want fall apart tender pork belly with golden crispy crackling? This thing will do it better than anything you’ve seen. Want to do it all without making your house stink, or a crime scene out of your regular oven? The instant pot is a little flavour factory.
Want to make kale chips or home made crispy seaweed? This is your go-to device.
You can even make cakes in it! Literally anything you can think of this will cook, usually better than a regular oven or fryer.
Annoyances:
C9 error: air dry lid seems to be a little particular about how you put it on, and needs a nudge to align the contacts sometimes
Unbalanced fan: certainly not a dealbreaker, but the fan in the kid is a little unbalanced on my one and can be a little louder than expected at low speeds such as dehydrate.
Burns: don’t be like me, if you reach in to the pot you’re gonna burn your arms. Use tongs.
In summary, a great upgrade from a regular instant pot. I had the 6l before and was concerned that this may be too big but it absolutely isn’t. It still fits in the same spaces the old one used to, even with the air fry lid, and it’s nice to have the extra room to cook with.
This is an incredible machine!! I bought it as an upgrade to the Instant Pot DUO Plus I’ve had for a while. The size is great, I can get more in and I can make bigger cheesecake! It’s fabulous being able to pressure cook a whole chicken for 30 minutes, drain out the juices then switch lids and get a nice crispy skin on it!! I hardly need to use my oven, so it saves me a lot of money. Brilliant if you like to make jam, marmalade or chutney as gifts as you can make big batches very quickly and easily. Did I mention the cheesecake? . Oh, and Christmas Pudding, plus sous vide steak that melts in your mouth!! Customer service is superb if you have any problems, and there is a wonderful UK community on Facebook with hundreds of tried and tested recipes. Highly recommended!!
This is an incredible machine!! I bought it as an upgrade to the Instant Pot DUO Plus I’ve had for a while. The size is great, I can get more in and I can make bigger cheesecake! It’s fabulous being able to pressure cook a whole chicken for 30 minutes, drain out the juices then switch lids and get a nice crispy skin on it!! I hardly need to use my oven, so it saves me a lot of money. Brilliant if you like to make jam, marmalade or chutney as gifts as you can make big batches very quickly and easily. Did I mention the cheesecake? . Oh, and Christmas Pudding, plus sous vide steak that melts in your mouth!! Customer service is superb if you have any problems, and there is a wonderful UK community on Facebook with hundreds of tried and tested recipes. Highly recommended!!
This shoulder of lamb was pressure cooked for 30 mins. Juices strained and the Crisp lid exchanged for the Pressure lid and air fryer for 15 minutes Absolutely delicious
First, I’m not a chef. I’m a single person household, and I like to dine well. So my kitchen’s “my castle” anyway, as small it may be and although I’m not a chef.
Compared to other Instant Pot multicookers, the Duo Crisp AF 8 has a slightly different set of cooking programmes available through its control panel:
There are only types of cooking available (saut, pressure cook, steam, air fry etc), there are no buttons anymore for specific types of meals (e. g. “meat stew”, “poultry”, “egg”, “cake” or “yogurt” etc as found on other Instant Pot cookers). This is perfect for the vegan kitchen. It does not explicitly show non-vegan cooking programmes on the control panel. Therefore, out of all Instant Pot multicookers available, the Duo Crisp AF is the one to go for if you run a vegan household.
Without presets for specific types of foods you need to know the programme you want to cook your meal or side with (how to cook it), for how long and at what temperature.
Instant Pot provides downloadable cooking (time) tables on their website, and there are plenty of Instant Pot specific cookbooks available, too, also for the vegan kitchen. Not to mention the Instant Pot recipe app.
You still can make (vegan) yoghurt or sterilise yoghurt glasses without the explicit buttons to “sterilize” or make “yogurt” found on other multicookers. You just need to figure out the programmes to use 😉
Easy to use. Easy to clean. It replaces pans and the oven. Since it arrived, I’m using it almost every day as a part of my kitchen environment to prepare specific foods, e. g. various types of beans, or one-pot-spaghetti and the like. The air fry and broil programmes have worked well so far with french fries, tofu nuggets and tofu fingers.
There’s certainly a whole lot more to explore, and currently I’m looking forward to try all the (vegan) recipes the Instant Pot app provides.
The question is: do you need to or want to use a multicooker? If you find it would suit you, I certainly would recommend the Duo Crisp AF 8 to vegans and vegetarians and all those who want air frying included with their multicooker.
The Duo Crisp AF 8 certainly fits everyone with limited space in the kitchen or on a budget, since it delivers 11 in 1 cooking methods, including air frying.
The 8l pot isn’t huge. It’s big, though for me as a single household it’s still suitable. I wouldn’t choose a smaller one. Besides, using the air fryer you’ll prefer the larger one.
This is cooking made simple and fun.
First, I’m not a chef. I’m a single person household, and I like to dine well. So my kitchen’s “my castle” anyway, as small it may be and although I’m not a chef.
Compared to other Instant Pot multicookers, the Duo Crisp AF 8 has a slightly different set of cooking programmes available through its control panel:
There are only types of cooking available (saut, pressure cook, steam, air fry etc), there are no buttons anymore for specific types of meals (e. g. “meat stew”, “poultry”, “egg”, “cake” or “yogurt” etc as found on other Instant Pot cookers). This is perfect for the vegan kitchen. It does not explicitly show non-vegan cooking programmes on the control panel. Therefore, out of all Instant Pot multicookers available, the Duo Crisp AF is the one to go for if you run a vegan household.
Without presets for specific types of foods you need to know the programme you want to cook your meal or side with (how to cook it), for how long and at what temperature.
Instant Pot provides downloadable cooking (time) tables on their website, and there are plenty of Instant Pot specific cookbooks available, too, also for the vegan kitchen. Not to mention the Instant Pot recipe app.
You still can make (vegan) yoghurt or sterilise yoghurt glasses without the explicit buttons to “sterilize” or make “yogurt” found on other multicookers. You just need to figure out the programmes to use 😉
Easy to use. Easy to clean. It replaces pans and the oven. Since it arrived, I’m using it almost every day as a part of my kitchen environment to prepare specific foods, e. g. various types of beans, or one-pot-spaghetti and the like. The air fry and broil programmes have worked well so far with french fries, tofu nuggets and tofu fingers.
There’s certainly a whole lot more to explore, and currently I’m looking forward to try all the (vegan) recipes the Instant Pot app provides.
The question is: do you need to or want to use a multicooker? If you find it would suit you, I certainly would recommend the Duo Crisp AF 8 to vegans and vegetarians and all those who want air frying included with their multicooker.
The Duo Crisp AF 8 certainly fits everyone with limited space in the kitchen or on a budget, since it delivers 11 in 1 cooking methods, including air frying.
The 8l pot isn’t huge. It’s big, though for me as a single household it’s still suitable. I wouldn’t choose a smaller one. Besides, using the air fryer you’ll prefer the larger one.
This is cooking made simple and fun.
I was really sceptical about the need for this in my kitchen which is pretty much stacked out with equipment! However, i was persuaded by a couple of friends who had one to try it. Its no exaggeration to say it has transformed our weekly meals. I love to cook but long hours at work mean i often don’t have much time in the week. The best macaroni cheese for the kids in minutes, and my husband and i are living off veggie stews and curries. The flavour generated by using the pressure cook is incredible.
We eat veggie in the week but some meat at the weekend- melt in the mouth ribs in half an hour, butter chicken in a similar time.
I also use it to make yogurt in an effort to cut down on plastic – not quite managed to get thick greek style yogurt yet but i think thats more to do with user error!
Finally, i am do pleased we bought the air fryer version. The chips are so much better than done in the oven.
There are still various functions i need to experiment with but safe to say I’m delighted i bought it and wouldn’t want to be without it. Highly recommend getting a recipe book, though there are endless recipes online but you do need to get used to liquid volumes as you need less to pressure cook.
My new favourite toy.
Since I’ve bought this I very rarely use the cooker. I’m able to cook all my meals in a fraction of the time whilst still retaining flavour. Can be a little daunting the first time you use but after a few times it becomes second nature. Look for recipes online and YouTube to make the experience better.
Loving it!
I am very pleased with the product. I have an IP duo 6 quartz which I find small when I want to cook for bigger amount so I decided to upgrade to an 8 quart instantpot. I heard others commenting about how IP airfryer is not the best out there but having the satisfaction from my first IP I still decided to give it a try. To my surprise, the recipes I tried came out really well. I did the buffalo wings with perfect crispy skin and moist meat inside. I also made pasta with cheese on the top which I broiled using the airfryer lid and it came out amazing! It really does the job and I am very pleased with it. It has become my favorite kitchen gadget!
Fried flavour without the guil
The concept of this appliance is excellent. I regularly use two stovetop pressure cookers anyway, but this is the first electric model I’ve had. It is large and you will need that extra space to put it. Under an overhead unit isn’t really ideal from the steam and heat point of view!
The air fried food and pressure cooking results so far are excellent, but personally I think its the type of thing that you will have to persevere and experiment with to get the maximum benefit from.
On the downside, the recipes that come with the Duo Crisp are practically non existent. Had to purchase a couple of books from Amazon immediately.
Fried flavour without the guil
The concept of this appliance is excellent. I regularly use two stovetop pressure cookers anyway, but this is the first electric model I’ve had. It is large and you will need that extra space to put it. Under an overhead unit isn’t really ideal from the steam and heat point of view!
The air fried food and pressure cooking results so far are excellent, but personally I think its the type of thing that you will have to persevere and experiment with to get the maximum benefit from.
On the downside, the recipes that come with the Duo Crisp are practically non existent. Had to purchase a couple of books from Amazon immediately.
Buy one!
It’s great.
We’ve found the fully removable lid to be great as we have cupboards above our work tops. Was going to get the Ninja Foodi but it’s lid is hinged and it wouldn’t have fitted user our cupboards.
Still getting used to it but have already found having a spare silver inner pan to be very useful.
Great buy, very large
Easy to set up, although you have to google some of the basics for cooking. Buttons are clear and easy, led screen is bright and easy to read. Lids are easy to change, although the airfry lid is very large, it does have its own little protective base it can sit on. Cooked a 2. 1kg chicken in 30 mins and it came out so juicy and fell off the bone. They have their own website that has lots of recipes, and there are some great fb groups that really help out with some of the basics and tried and tested recipes that work.
So glad to have brought IP Duo Crisp. I’ve been thinking of buying one for a while, and having one is worth it. The most useful aspect for me is the touted feature -combination of pressure cooker and air fryer. The very first dish my partner and I made was BBQ ribs (you just need the right recipe ) ours turned out juicy and tender on the inside and slightly crispy and caramelized outside which we very much prefer. Afterwards, we tried a bunch of recipes almost everyday to see if it’ll keep up with our fancies -it definitely delivered, from making chili con carne using dry beans to making steamed buns.
Oh and boy did I mention the time of cooking vs conventional method- one third to one half faster, or maybe even more. Also, you can just leave it be, it’ll alarm when it needs you. No more baby sitting the cooking process.
Useful tip for breeze of cooking using the instapot with multiple dishes that can’t be possibly cooked together: buy an extra inner pot and accessories.
So glad to have brought IP Duo Crisp. I’ve been thinking of buying one for a while, and having one is worth it. The most useful aspect for me is the touted feature -combination of pressure cooker and air fryer. The very first dish my partner and I made was BBQ ribs (you just need the right recipe ) ours turned out juicy and tender on the inside and slightly crispy and caramelized outside which we very much prefer. Afterwards, we tried a bunch of recipes almost everyday to see if it’ll keep up with our fancies -it definitely delivered, from making chili con carne using dry beans to making steamed buns.
Oh and boy did I mention the time of cooking vs conventional method- one third to one half faster, or maybe even more. Also, you can just leave it be, it’ll alarm when it needs you. No more baby sitting the cooking process.
Useful tip for breeze of cooking using the instapot with multiple dishes that can’t be possibly cooked together: buy an extra inner pot and accessories.
Love my instant pot and couldn’t be without it now! I use my pot almost daily, this size is perfect for batch cooking. I use it to pressure cook, airfry, steam veg, cook potatoes, pasta and rice and love how you can just chuck everything in and walk away and leave it to do its job rather than standing over the hob. My most favourite kitchen item eve
Love my instant pot and couldn’t be without it now! I use my pot almost daily, this size is perfect for batch cooking. I use it to pressure cook, airfry, steam veg, cook potatoes, pasta and rice and love how you can just chuck everything in and walk away and leave it to do its job rather than standing over the hob. My most favourite kitchen item eve
I have a pressure cooker, slow cooker and air-fryer. So decided to buy the Instant Pot Duo Crisp as it replaces all three and has many other function on top. Yes, it is expensive but it is without doubt a quality piece of kit and with loads of add-on accessories the possibilities are endless. I have only had it a couple of days but have found it easy to use.
I have a pressure cooker, slow cooker and air-fryer. So decided to buy the Instant Pot Duo Crisp as it replaces all three and has many other function on top. Yes, it is expensive but it is without doubt a quality piece of kit and with loads of add-on accessories the possibilities are endless. I have only had it a couple of days but have found it easy to use.
So easy to use once you get to learn each feature (which there are plenty of), the whole unit is built very well and an added extra is that it is phone compatible with recipes and a count down timer on your phone whick since with the pot so you can save having to keep checking the pot fir cooking time.. made a couple of pasta dishes (practicing in timing etc) and a 1 pot roast so far and both have been a massive hit with the family as they all say the taste is far better than done the traditional way of ovens and saucepans
Very impressed with the browning of the meat with a quick lid swap to the airfryer for the last 10 minutes of cooking, made the meat and roasties a lovely colour even with searing before cooking
And make meal times quicker to prep and cook , less washing up = more time to relax… win win x
So easy to use once you get to learn each feature (which there are plenty of), the whole unit is built very well and an added extra is that it is phone compatible with recipes and a count down timer on your phone whick since with the pot so you can save having to keep checking the pot fir cooking time.. made a couple of pasta dishes (practicing in timing etc) and a 1 pot roast so far and both have been a massive hit with the family as they all say the taste is far better than done the traditional way of ovens and saucepans
Very impressed with the browning of the meat with a quick lid swap to the airfryer for the last 10 minutes of cooking, made the meat and roasties a lovely colour even with searing before cooking
And make meal times quicker to prep and cook , less washing up = more time to relax… win win x
I’ve been pressure cooking and air frying for years and i thought I’d treat myself, as someone who has used them for around 16 years this is outstanding and so easy to use and more important whatever you cook might look really bad but it is breeze clean every time, you think your going to be over the sink for ages but a soak overnight and it just cleans straight off or let it cool down and again still a breeze just my preference to let it soak, I know there is one more very well known and a bit more expensive but remember if you have it on a work surface under a cabinet you won’t be able to open the lid as it’s on a hinge where this just lifts off without so no need to move it away from cupboards so saves more space
This version of the Instant Pot range / electric pressure cooker format, with the air fryer lid, is by far the best, to the extent I’d say if you’re in the market for an electric pressure cooker, really don’t bother with a cheaper version, that would be false economy, just go for a month without eating prime fillet steak every day like you usually do to save up the extra cash for this one.
I’d always been dubious about air fryers, because I didn’t see what they did that halogen ovens didn’t do — but I didn’t want roasted chips, I wanted deep fried chips. But I decided to take a punt and discovered that chips done in this air fryer really do taste like deep fried chips rather than the abominations that are oven chips. Add a few sausages in whilst you’re doing your chips and you get a depth of flavour you’ve never had before.
But also the air fryer lid does a pretty good job at roasting a slab of meat with some roast potatoes, if you use the roast setting. Always fancied making crisps at home? Yep, with practice it does those pretty well, too.
As well as the usual pressure cooker and slow cooker settings you’ve got a sous vide bath as well, which works as well as any dedicated sous vide bath, and better than a circulator / heater because you don’t have to mess around with ping pong balls.
But also what sets this Instant Pot apart from other electric pressure cookers is the product design — the controls are more intuitive, and do what you as a cook want them to do. And the designers have solved problems that they’ve clearly experienced themselves using other products — burnt fingers knocking the pressure weight off? This has a separate button to release it. Nowhere to put the dripping wet lid down in the kitchen when you take it off? On this there are a couple of lugs and holes either side of the lid and the pot to just slot it into.
I can be properly miserable on Amazon reviews when I don’t think something is any good, but I’m proper pleased with this one.
This version of the Instant Pot range / electric pressure cooker format, with the air fryer lid, is by far the best, to the extent I’d say if you’re in the market for an electric pressure cooker, really don’t bother with a cheaper version, that would be false economy, just go for a month without eating prime fillet steak every day like you usually do to save up the extra cash for this one.
I’d always been dubious about air fryers, because I didn’t see what they did that halogen ovens didn’t do — but I didn’t want roasted chips, I wanted deep fried chips. But I decided to take a punt and discovered that chips done in this air fryer really do taste like deep fried chips rather than the abominations that are oven chips. Add a few sausages in whilst you’re doing your chips and you get a depth of flavour you’ve never had before.
But also the air fryer lid does a pretty good job at roasting a slab of meat with some roast potatoes, if you use the roast setting. Always fancied making crisps at home? Yep, with practice it does those pretty well, too.
As well as the usual pressure cooker and slow cooker settings you’ve got a sous vide bath as well, which works as well as any dedicated sous vide bath, and better than a circulator / heater because you don’t have to mess around with ping pong balls.
But also what sets this Instant Pot apart from other electric pressure cookers is the product design — the controls are more intuitive, and do what you as a cook want them to do. And the designers have solved problems that they’ve clearly experienced themselves using other products — burnt fingers knocking the pressure weight off? This has a separate button to release it. Nowhere to put the dripping wet lid down in the kitchen when you take it off? On this there are a couple of lugs and holes either side of the lid and the pot to just slot it into.
I can be properly miserable on Amazon reviews when I don’t think something is any good, but I’m proper pleased with this one.
I’ve been pressure cooking and air frying for years and i thought I’d treat myself, as someone who has used them for around 16 years this is outstanding and so easy to use and more important whatever you cook might look really bad but it is breeze clean every time, you think your going to be over the sink for ages but a soak overnight and it just cleans straight off or let it cool down and again still a breeze just my preference to let it soak, I know there is one more very well known and a bit more expensive but remember if you have it on a work surface under a cabinet you won’t be able to open the lid as it’s on a hinge where this just lifts off without so no need to move it away from cupboards so saves more space
The crisp lid has added another dimension to Instant Pot cooking. We’ve been using it to make 5 minute flatbread pizza. Good for chicken wings and cooking a whole chicken. Very easy to use. I have yet to try making yogurt with the sous vide function.
Great product worth the investme
A good product and easy to follow instructions. I particularly like the air fryer which I use a lot, making food taste better and healthier with only a slight spray of oil needed for some foods. The pressure cooking feature is great and I think the dehydrator is fantastic for making dried rose petals, ginger and apple crisps. Makes meals simpler, less cooking time than my gas oven and thoroughly recommended. Arrived quickly too.
First, despite the Corona, I got the instant pot at an incredible speed! Thank you so much for that.
The product itself, just great. I already had an instant pot, from an older model, and I really liked it too, but there is nothing to compare. I’m a chef, at the Hilton, and I have quite an idea of how food is supposed to come out at the end of the process.
And no doubt, the instant pot gives the perfect end result.
Especially now that he has the new lid with the browning of the food, really no longer need anything else in the kitchen. I roast with it, make perfect rice every time, steam vegetables, gyoza, dumplings, fry onions, or any other ingredient before further preparation, even sous vide comes out perfect, time after time – and I have a sous vide device in my house, which is now completely abandoned.
Really, a perfect device, and with the new size, of 8 liters, really do not need any other device in the house, and this is not an advertisement, this is really my sincere opinion on this wonderful device.
What else will they invent? I have no idea. But right now I’m really happy with this model!
First, despite the Corona, I got the instant pot at an incredible speed! Thank you so much for that.
The product itself, just great. I already had an instant pot, from an older model, and I really liked it too, but there is nothing to compare. I’m a chef, at the Hilton, and I have quite an idea of how food is supposed to come out at the end of the process.
And no doubt, the instant pot gives the perfect end result.
Especially now that he has the new lid with the browning of the food, really no longer need anything else in the kitchen. I roast with it, make perfect rice every time, steam vegetables, gyoza, dumplings, fry onions, or any other ingredient before further preparation, even sous vide comes out perfect, time after time – and I have a sous vide device in my house, which is now completely abandoned.
Really, a perfect device, and with the new size, of 8 liters, really do not need any other device in the house, and this is not an advertisement, this is really my sincere opinion on this wonderful device.
What else will they invent? I have no idea. But right now I’m really happy with this model!
I’ve had the old Instant Pot for 4 years. Use it every day and made everything in it from jam, stews, cheesecakes, yogurt. Etc etc. Had to buy the new model with the air fryer.
It’s great. Cooked a frozen chicken, and browned it till the skin was crispy in 50 minutes. Cut that time in half if you are cooking an unfrozen chicken. Makes great chips and roast potatoes too. Only disappointment is there are no Instruction included showing cooking times with it. Luckily Pinterest can supply most of them and Utube has lots of videos to help.
You can also Google for info on cooking times.
Yes it’s not cheap but for me it’s worth every penny. Its an 8litre pot which is a good size for a family.
If your still uncertain check out Utube and just see what you can make with it.
I’ve had the old Instant Pot for 4 years. Use it every day and made everything in it from jam, stews, cheesecakes, yogurt. Etc etc. Had to buy the new model with the air fryer.
It’s great. Cooked a frozen chicken, and browned it till the skin was crispy in 50 minutes. Cut that time in half if you are cooking an unfrozen chicken. Makes great chips and roast potatoes too. Only disappointment is there are no Instruction included showing cooking times with it. Luckily Pinterest can supply most of them and Utube has lots of videos to help.
You can also Google for info on cooking times.
Yes it’s not cheap but for me it’s worth every penny. Its an 8litre pot which is a good size for a family.
If your still uncertain check out Utube and just see what you can make with it.
Product arrived in an excellent condition, well packaged. I have yet to use it but disappointed there’s no recipes in the instruction book
I have downloaded the suggested app but it seems to be American. Will persevere as I’m excited to get going as I’ve read such great reviews.
I thought I was going to enjoy it but it is by far the most useful appliance of it’s type. I’m using my oven far less thanks to it. I absolutely love it. I’m still learning how to use it but so far very impressed. I just wish I had purchased one sooner. There is no cooking guides but it’s pretty much like an oven so I follow cooking instructions.
It is sizeable and a bit heavy small kitchens may struggle to accommodate.
I thought I was going to enjoy it but it is by far the most useful appliance of it’s type. I’m using my oven far less thanks to it. I absolutely love it. I’m still learning how to use it but so far very impressed. I just wish I had purchased one sooner. There is no cooking guides but it’s pretty much like an oven so I follow cooking instructions.
It is sizeable and a bit heavy small kitchens may struggle to accommodate.
I own the mini, the duo and the duo sv so this was one more to add to the family. I was undecided at first as to whether I should buy it given the price and also did I really need another pot when I had 3 and actifyer but I wasnt disappointed. The 8 litre pot means plenty of room for batch cooker. You can pressure cook first then switch lids to airfry or grill to give the topping a crisp up. As it has so many functions it acts like a mini oven, slow cooker, airfyer all in one gadget. Great if you dont have room for individual gadgets.
Having gone to great effort to acquire the various machines to perform the functions present in this appliance alone (e.g. importing a dehydrator/air fryer and buying a transformer) the availability of this machine at the time could have saved me a considerable amount of hassle and money.
Whilst I’d still primarily opt to use the standalone devices for their respective roles, having this as a backup means less downtime as I wait for long dehydration/sous vide cycles to finish. A supremely practical package able to elevate a home chefs culinary skills and repetoire immensely. Would certainly recommend.
Having gone to great effort to acquire the various machines to perform the functions present in this appliance alone (e.g. importing a dehydrator/air fryer and buying a transformer) the availability of this machine at the time could have saved me a considerable amount of hassle and money.
Whilst I’d still primarily opt to use the standalone devices for their respective roles, having this as a backup means less downtime as I wait for long dehydration/sous vide cycles to finish. A supremely practical package able to elevate a home chefs culinary skills and repetoire immensely. Would certainly recommend.
i am a big fan of Instant pot (Ipot) and I erally like their innovations. I upgraded to the 6L Evo Duo Plus recently, and I absolutely love it. I’d been thinking about getting an 8 litre Ipot to complement my 6L for a while, and when the Evo Crisp was announced, I signed up for notifications and bought it as soon as it was available.
It’s a really great piece of kit.
Pressure Cooking: If you already have an older Ipot, you’ll find this is an improvement on the pressure cooking front. The lid locks on easily and automatically, and the pressure release is easy. It doesn’t have any preset programmes (the space on the panel was needed for the Airfryer buttons), but it does remember what you chose last. Like all Ipots, it’s surprisingly quiet and amazingly efficient.
SousVide: The accurate temperature control (1 degree increments) means that the Sous Vide option is very useable and, being an 8L pot, there is plenty of room
The new feature though is the Airfryer/Grill (“broil”)/Roast /Bake and dehydrate options using the Air Fryer lid. It’s really easy to use (but be aware that the Air Fryer lid is quite heavy, it needs to be), and works well. The AIrfryer basket is double height so it’s possible to cook, say, a large amount of chips in one go, and to have them cook well.
Now it’s possible to pressure cook food AND then get it to brown and/or crisp as well. Chicken, Ribs, Rice Pudding….. whatever.
I haven’t tried the dehydrater function (I’m lucky that I have a separate dehydrator( , but I’m really happy to have it available. . The accurate temperature and the 1 degree increments should make this a very successful feature. It would be quieter than my current machine, and I anticpate using my Ipot for dehydrating in preference to my big machine, if I’m drying a relatively small amount.
You may wonder why I’ve “only” rated this 4 stars instead of 5. I hovered over those buttons for ages, trying to decide what to do. Really, it deserves 5 stars. If I’d bought this while I had my original Duo, or my SV model, I would DEFINITELTY have given this 5 stars. However, I bought this while my 6L model os the Evo Duo Plus, and Eva has a couple of features that I love that aren’t on the Crisp. (I’m a bit of a lone voice about it, as I know a couple of people who have replced their Evo Duo Plus Ipots with the Duo Crisp and are completely satisfied) If there had been a 4.9 star rating option, I would have chosen that.
Instant Pots are great machines, and are really good value. If you don’t have one already, then this particular model is well worth considering. If you have an older Ipot and are thinking of upgrading, then you’ll love this one. It has so many features just in one pot.
i am a big fan of Instant pot (Ipot) and I erally like their innovations. I upgraded to the 6L Evo Duo Plus recently, and I absolutely love it. I’d been thinking about getting an 8 litre Ipot to complement my 6L for a while, and when the Evo Crisp was announced, I signed up for notifications and bought it as soon as it was available.
It’s a really great piece of kit.
Pressure Cooking: If you already have an older Ipot, you’ll find this is an improvement on the pressure cooking front. The lid locks on easily and automatically, and the pressure release is easy. It doesn’t have any preset programmes (the space on the panel was needed for the Airfryer buttons), but it does remember what you chose last. Like all Ipots, it’s surprisingly quiet and amazingly efficient.
SousVide: The accurate temperature control (1 degree increments) means that the Sous Vide option is very useable and, being an 8L pot, there is plenty of room
The new feature though is the Airfryer/Grill (“broil”)/Roast /Bake and dehydrate options using the Air Fryer lid. It’s really easy to use (but be aware that the Air Fryer lid is quite heavy, it needs to be), and works well. The AIrfryer basket is double height so it’s possible to cook, say, a large amount of chips in one go, and to have them cook well.
Now it’s possible to pressure cook food AND then get it to brown and/or crisp as well. Chicken, Ribs, Rice Pudding….. whatever.
I haven’t tried the dehydrater function (I’m lucky that I have a separate dehydrator( , but I’m really happy to have it available. . The accurate temperature and the 1 degree increments should make this a very successful feature. It would be quieter than my current machine, and I anticpate using my Ipot for dehydrating in preference to my big machine, if I’m drying a relatively small amount.
You may wonder why I’ve “only” rated this 4 stars instead of 5. I hovered over those buttons for ages, trying to decide what to do. Really, it deserves 5 stars. If I’d bought this while I had my original Duo, or my SV model, I would DEFINITELTY have given this 5 stars. However, I bought this while my 6L model os the Evo Duo Plus, and Eva has a couple of features that I love that aren’t on the Crisp. (I’m a bit of a lone voice about it, as I know a couple of people who have replced their Evo Duo Plus Ipots with the Duo Crisp and are completely satisfied) If there had been a 4.9 star rating option, I would have chosen that.
Instant Pots are great machines, and are really good value. If you don’t have one already, then this particular model is well worth considering. If you have an older Ipot and are thinking of upgrading, then you’ll love this one. It has so many features just in one pot.
Absolutely love my Instant Pot Crisp! Makes fabulous chips! Cooking a gammon joint is a breeze – pressure cook for tenderness, add glaze and air fry to finish off. Same with whole chickens too – moist succulent meat and skin crisped up nicely. Also great for roasting the chicken carcass for making stock with. Chicken kebabs were fab as were spicy lamb shish kebabs, marinated chicken goujons, mini burgers, Chinese marinated chicken thighs. Also great for proving bread using the sous vide function and even bakes a mean crusty cob! Loving the addition to my kitchen and I’m looking forwards to trying many more recipes in i