Instant Pot DUO60 6 Qt 7-in-1 Multi-Use Programmable Pressure Cooker

For my money, the Instant Pot is the best pressure cooker I have come across. Correction, it's the best multi-functional cooker. It browns/sautes, & is a slow cooker, rice cooker, warmer, steamer, pressure cooker and yogurt maker. It has 14 built-in programs or if you know what you're doing, you can set cooking times manually. This is my first pressure cooker so I intend to take full advantage of the programs! The Instant Pot comes with two manuals: one is the user manual & the other consists of recipes and cooking times for a variety of foods, from duck to vegetables. The user manual does a good job of walking you through the setup to the finished product. The recipes given weren't my type, but there are plenty of pressure cooking recipes online, so don't let that bother you. I did beef stew in a snap as opposed to using the slow cooker all day, so it's a major energy saver too. The pot is stainless steel, so those who insist on a non-stick material are out of luck. Frankly, I'd rather have the stainless steel as it will hold up far better than the non-stick. My only complaint about the Instant Pot is its capacity: 6 quarts is the capacity, but that's the entire pot (a little more than 6 inches high). When pressure cooking the maximum fill line is an inch below the top, so it's not all that much. Unfortunately, Instant Pot doesn't make a larger unit. I'd love an 8-quart pressure cooker! One thing to remember & that is the cooking times for pressure cookers do not include the "pre-heating" time," which is the time it takes to bring the unit to full pressure. It depends on what you're cooking, but generally it's 10 - 15 minutes.

The Instant Pot IP-DUO60 Stainless Steel 6-Quart 7-in-1 Multi-Functional Pressure Cooker is AMAZING!!!! I have always just had a basic slow cooker and when I received this at first I was overwhelmed not knowing how it worked or what to do with each function but it was a lot easier than I thought it would be. We made our first meal in the instant pot the other day which was ribs and what would normally take 4-6 hours in a slow cooker took only 35 minutes using the meats/stew button on the instant pot and the ribs fell off the bone! I couldn't believe I could have dinner done that quickly! This is a pressure cooker, slow cooker, rice cooker/porridge maker, steamer, saute/browning, yogurt maker and warmer. You can get rid of all those things you have because now you have it all in one pot! It has a keep warm setting and also a 24 delay start option too. You can slow cook for 0.5 to 20 hours which is the best part for me because many times I lose track of time and forget to set my slow cooker and realize I now have 2 hours to cook dinner when the lowest option on a slow cooker is 4 hrs. No need to worry about that anymore. Just be super careful with the pressure cooker as the steam releases fast and high. Greatest cooking appliance I have ever had so far.

Instant Pot is a 7-in-1 Multi-Functional Pressure Cooker. It is a Pressure cooker, a rice cooker, a slow cooker, a yogurt maker, a steamer, a saute pan, and a warmer all in one pot. The first, and most obvious, benefit is that it saves tons of space in your kitchen by eliminating the need for appliances to do all these things. It also has the huge advantage of the saute feature which allows you to brown or sear the outside of meat dishes without the need to use a separate pan. I tried this pot for making two items. First I tried cooking a whole roasting chicken. As I said it was nice to be able to sear the skin without using a separate pan and the additional clean up. I then added a cup of water and put the chicken on the steaming rack. A four pound chicken took 26 minutes to cook, a real time saver for last minute meals. I'll be honest and say that, to me, the best part of a roast chicken is the nice crispy skin and you will not get that here. However I am usually strictly a dark meat person since I find the white meat to be too dry. That was NOT the case here. All the meat on this chicken was very moist which is a definite plus. The next day I tried a recipe for baby back ribs and they came out great. I seasoned the ribs and cooked them in the Instant Pot for 32 minutes in an apple juice/ apple cider mix. I then laid them out on a pan and brushed on my favorite BBQ sauce and put them in the oven under the broiler for about ten minutes to caramelize the sugars in the sauce. This is also a great time to pop on four ears of corn into the Instant Pot and steam them for the perfect side dish and everything is ready at the same time. With the stainless steel liner cleanup is remarkably quick and easy. I highly recommend this appliance since it saves time, space and energy costs.

Let me start by saying, I love the Instant Pot! I've seen my mum use her stove-top pressure cooker and it's all very scary. HOT Pot + COLD Water Pressure Release + Guesswork in between = Nightmares! Need I say more?? THE CHALLENGE Dinner for mum and for my first time, a very simple recipe I found online: Country-Style BBQ Ribs. PRESSURE COOKING - THE NEW INSTANT POT WAY Heated 2 cups of Apple Juice in my Instant Pot. The fill-lines are conveniently marked on the inside. I just used the SAUTE button to begin the quick-heating process. When it started to warm up, I put in the ribs, put on the lid and turned the STEAM RELEASE HANDLE to SEALING. I then changed the cooking mode. Pressed the CANCEL button, then the MEAT/STEW button to pressure cook the ribs. The rest is automatic. The Instant Pot "brought" itself up to the right pressure. You'll know when the pressure valve pops up, and the timer starts. For meat, the display will show 35 (MINUTES). It couldn't be easier. When the cooking is done, the timer will sound and it switches to a KEEP WARM mode. Dinner can wait until you are ready for the next step.. no need to hang around the kitchen. My recipe said to wait 5 MINUTES for a brief cool down. The KEEP WARM timer will track this for you. Then with OVEN GLOVES on, I turned the STEAM RELEASE HANDLE to VENT. Just think, no hot and heavy pot in the kitchen sink for a cold water bath! The steam release is pretty much controlled and when it's done, the valve will drop down. I turned off the KEEP WARM with the CANCEL button and opened the lid. First thought - not the best looking ribs.. yet! Final steps - I placed them in a foil-covered roasting pan (no messy clean-up), really smothered with my favorite Sweet and Spicy BBQ sauce and put the pan into a 400 degree oven. Took them out when the sauce was hot and bubbly. Looked great! BUT I'm thinking, next time, I might just use a turkey baster to remove some of the apple juice, pour in my BBQ sauce and heat in SAUTE mode. This might work.. and only one container to wash. I know Instant Pot has a glass lid I can get. RESULT Mum enjoyed dinner and I've gotten over my fear of pressure cookers!

I love to slow cook meals and use my electric slow cooker a lot but there are times when I want slow cooker flavor and tenderness but I don't have 6-8 hours to cook a meal. This is where I felt the Instant Pot would shine but after a couple weeks of use I realize that there is so much more to it. First the picture of the chicken thighs isn't the most visually appealing food picture but I wanted to show it. A hour beforehand this chicken was frozen solid. I put it in the Instant Pot with a packet of onion soup and in an hour it went from a frozen block of chicken thighs to fully cooked. No need to defrost, no need to thaw for a day or two in the refrigerator. For that reason alone I LOVE this product. The Instant Pot community is large as you can find several websites with recipes and cooking tips. Youtube is littered with videos showing recipes and ideas. Complete meals can be cooked in the Instant Pot making it a huge time and dishes saver. Also no more worrying about everything finishing at the same time for dinner. Meat cooks up very tender and juicy. The chicken in the picture literally was falling off the bone and was very moist. I love making meat for pulled pork and shredded chicken in the Instant Pot. It comes out perfect every time. The Instant Pot is also a very capable slow cooker so you can still prepare your favorite slow cooker recipes in it. It is amazing to me how versatile one device can be. If you enjoy slow cooker cooking give the Instant Pot a try and expand your abilities even further than you could have imagined!

I thought the term 'pressure cooker' would mean that this item would be tedious and a bit frightening to use. It is just the opposite. I am not that fond of cooking, but with this Insta Pot I have been dreaming up ideas of what I can cook in it. I even cooked a whole chicken in it and it was so juicy and tender. It doesn't 'brown' the foods like an oven would, but it cooks it through and through. It cooks so fast and it is easy to both use and clean up afterwards. Just remove and wash the inner pot and wipe around the outside casing and store it away!

I have never used a pressure cooker before and have mostly been afraid to try due to hearing stories about how dangerous they are. This cooker, being electric, seems like a safe introduction to this cooking method. I'm not very fond of stainless steel anything in the kitchen, so although it doesn't affect the function of the cooker, it gets a big thumbs down from me for exterior design. Right out of the box, I realized there is going to be a bit of a learning curve to use this device. As I began reading the user's manual, there are a lot of instructions to keep in mind for safety as well as use for each of the cooking methods. Fortunately, the instructions are only a few short pages in English and the rest of the booklet is dedicated to other languages. I was happy to see a cookbook included, but I am a little disappointed that there aren't a lot of recipes. Also, the instructions are not very clear on the weight of some foods. For example, it says in the cooking chart that a whole chicken takes 20-25 minutes (total, not per pound), but it doesn't state the weight of the chicken to begin with. Fortunately, you can go online and search for “electric pressure cooker recipes”. The first thing I experimented with was a pound of brown rice. The booklet gives ratios of water to rice (and beans, etc) and it was spot on for the whole pound. I have never been able to make great rice because I am impatient and always open the lid. This pressure cooker, from start to finish, took under 30 minutes and the rice is perfect. It was actually much more simple that I thought! I also chopped up some boneless, skinless chicken breasts to test the saute function and was very pleased that it was so quick and easy. Also, the stainless steel pot is easy to clean. I am looking forward to cooking many things in this pressure cooker. It's fast, easy and so convenient.

The Instant Pot IP-DUO60 stainless steel 6-quart cooker is so much more than a pressure cooker. In fact, I think of it as a rice cooker, but I browned chicken on saute and then quickly cooked with the pressure cooker setting. I made homemade yogurt which was easy as well. There are so many things that you can do with this as it states it is a 7-in-1 multifunctional cooker: pressure cooker, rice cooker, slow cooker, yogurt maker, steamer, saute' and warmer. This cooker makes very little noise unlike my other pressure cooker, and it does not produce lots of steam the way my other rice cooker does, either. The 14 built-in programs are: slow cook, rice, multigrain, porridge, meat/stew, bean/chili, soup, saute', steam, poultry, keep-warm, yogurt, jiu niang and pasteurize. The lid to the cooker makes a little chime when you put on and turn the lid. There are two pressure settings, and three adjustable modes for selecting your preferred tenderness. You can set a delay cooking timer up to 24 hours, and you can use the manual setting to set up to 120 minutes of cook time. This product is sturdy and definitely built to last. If that is not enough to love, then having an inner pot that is a 3-ply bottom stainless steal cooking pot is. I am so happy to have stainless steel instead of a questionable non-stick interior pot to cook in. I honestly cannot say enough good things about this Instant Pot because it is so versatile. There is a website www.InstantPot.com for more information, tips, and recipes. I also found YouTube videos about the Instant Pot and step by step how-to recipes and tips as well. Just a wonderful cooker!

Today I'm going to review the Instant Pot IP-DU060 Stainless Steel 6-Quart 7 in 1 Multi Functional Pressure Cooker. The Instant Pot comes with the Main base and control panel, A lid, Cooking pot made from food grade 304 stainless steel highly polished, And accessories inside of the cooking pot, A steaming rack. A small plastic stirring spoon and ladle , A quick start guide, A user instruction manual, And a recipe book. After reading the user manual. I see the Instant Pot is a 7 in 1 multi cooker good for Pressure cooking, Slow cooking, Steamer, Rice cooker Porridge maker,Yogurt maker and warmer, Saute/Browning,. On the front of the Instant Pot is a nice large easy to see control panel. That illuminates the color red when the appliance has been plugged into an electric outlet. The control panel has programmable micro processor settings for time delayed starts and cooking times for slow cooking. Along with auto start features. There's a quick start guide. I recommend reading the user manual first. To read about how to use and program the control panel. The Instant pot has 10 safety feature and sensors combined. Reading the user manual on the safety features Will make your cooking experience safe in the kitchen. There's a first time water test to get a feel for using the Instant Pot. I did the water test and first time use I could smell a new electrical appliance scent coming from the Instant Pot That went away after the first use. It's also very quiet while its cooking. I've never used or owned a pressure cooker, Or steamer before So this is a new experience in cooking for me. I'm just starting out with the Instant Pot. I've been cooking soups, sauces and experimenting with the steamer rack. I'm looking forward to making my first pot of chili with the Instant pot, I've been reading the recipe book that comes with it. There's a of meals I want to try that sound good. The Instant Pot Seems to be durable and high quality. I look forward to using the Instant Pot a lot more in the future. It gets easier to use the more I use it. There's a lot more information on the Instant Pot site at instantpot.com for more accessories, Replacement seals, Help video's, Support,and Recipes

I recently saw an electronic pressure cooker on one of the home shopping channels and I was immediately intrigued. It almost sounded too good to be true. Could one appliance do so much and do them all well? I put the Instant Pot IP-DUO60 to the test. It's a rather large and weighty appliance, but attractive enough to sit out on the counter. The function buttons and display are easy to read and the stainless steel insert is quality. Surprisingly no matter what I made in this, nothing was difficult to clean off. I've heard the horror stories about regular pressure cookers since I was a child so I admit, I was wary. I read the manual and recipe book that came with Instant Pot cover to cover and went online and watched a few videos of people using the appliance. The videos really helped and gave me some recipe ideas. I didnt find the recipes provided in the book to be helpful. Only a few of the foods were what you might call home-style foods that someone might make for their family. Some of the items I'd never even heard of before. It might be nice if they included more familiar foods such as a basic chili, chicken soup, barbecue ribs and maybe a pasta dish. I performed the trial run the manual suggested where you put in 3 cups of water and set the pot to Steam. It took almost 11 minutes to get up to pressure. That seemed like a long time for something that is supposed to make cooking faster. Then it steamed for 2 minutes and then turned down to Keep Warm automatically. At that point, I had to vent it. Oh the fun part. I literally was using the longest metal tongs I owned to do this. It worked exactly as described except that steam shot slightly backwards and a long way up. It was steaming the side of my kitchen cabinet even though it wasn't that close to it. Make sure to place this appliance somewhere away from anything that could be damaged by that steam. The outside of the pot itself doesn't get all that hot which says a lot for the insulation. The metal parts of the cover will burn you quite quickly however as I found out. Initially I was afraid that I might forget to vent the appliance and try to take the cover off with it still under pressure. It's impossible. The cover locks on and it doesnt unlock until all the steam is gone. It will even alert you on the display if you dont have the cover on right. I tried basmati rice next. I usually utilize a rice cooker for this so I was interested to see if I'd get similar results from the Instant Pot. I used the recipe in the book that came with the appliance which suggests soaking the rice first. It only took the Instant Pot 8 minutes to pressurize this time with 2 cups of rice and 3 cups of water in it. Add 4 minutes to cook and 10 minutes to cool down and let off pressure. Rice was PERFECT! Best I've ever made. Every grain was appropriately cooked, not sticky. Just light and airy with an excellent taste. And surprisingly, though the bowl is stainless steel, the rice didn't stick to it at all. I'm impressed. Next I tried frozen broccoli florets. Followed hints for time and for venting from the recipe book. It required 12 minutes to preheat and reach pressure. Set it to steam for 4 minutes then let the pot naturally release pressure. Took about 15 minutes to cool down enough to unlock cover. Broccoli was cooked far too much. It had no color and was basically mush. Very disappointed on that. This reinforced the idea that you have to experiment with this appliance for awhile to get things just right. For the heck of it, I tried to make boiled eggs. Simply steamed them for 6 minutes on the trivet with a cup of water in the bottom. Left on Warm for 5 minutes then vented all at once. Dunked them in an ice bath for a few minutes to cool them down so they could be handled easily. They were just right and peeled easily. Okay, we're back in the game! This weekend I cooked a half rack of ribs in some apple juice and apple cider vinegar on the Meat/Stew setting for 30 minutes then 5 minutes on Warm then vented. Slathered on some barbecue sauce and cooked in a 400 degree oven for 5-10 minutes to caramelize the sauce. You didnt even need a knife. They fell apart. Extremely tender and delicious. I would recommend the Instant Pot to anyone who wants to save some time in the kitchen. It basically replaces your slow cooker and rice cooker right off the bat. There is a learning curve to using it, but the more you use it, the more confident you become and find yourself willing to try new things with it. The functionality and the easy cleanup has sold me. What Ive found makes the Instant Pot different from cheaper versions is the user is able to control practically every aspect of the cooking process. You can press a programmed key but then using the “+” and “-“ signs allows you to change the program time to higher or lower. You can change the pressure to high or low. You can change the searing temperature from “Normal” to higher or a lower temp. Even the slow cooker program gives you the ability to slow cook on low, medium or high just like a regular slow cooker would. I havent found another electronic pressure cooker that offers this range of adaptability.