Duo Crisp 8QT

I had a different brand of a pressure cooker, but knew there was a lot of hubbub about Instant Pots and their new air fryer lids. My friend mentioned there was this newer model that doubled as an air fryer / roaster, and I got one! This machine is incredible, I'm being honest. We roast vegetables for almost every dinner and this air fryer lid shaves half the time off of that process and doesn't make the entire kitchen hot. Our oven takes about 10-12 minutes to get to the right temperature, then roasts for 20 minutes, then takes another hour to cool down. The air fryer option on the Instant Pot takes about 2 minutes to heat up, only needs to cook for about 10-12 minutes tops, then cools down very quickly. It's truly a fraction of the time and frees up the oven for the main course! So far we've loved it for cooking carnitas and then crisping with the lid once done, making delicious one-pot pasta meals and broiling the cheese on top, or making some nice stews / other dishes. I'm extremely, EXTREMELY impressed with the Duo Crisp. Pressure cookers are great to begin with, but having the simple addition of the air frying lid is just a total game changer for us. I also didn't realize that stand-alone air fryers are rather expensive, so this machine being able to do both pressure cooking AND air frying for us for less than the cost of a big air fryer has been amazing. I cannot recommend this machine enough! We've had it a month and use it about 5-7 times a week at the moment. It's also helpful for getting roasted vegetables at lunch as it's so quick about cooking. I'll update in a few months or a year on how it's doing - but I'd buy this again a few times with how useful it is! If you're on the fence - don't be. Just get it - you will be happy!

This pot changed my life. I am an Instant Pot girly now. This is a BIG POT. If you have a small kitchen this 8qt is NOT for you. Get a smaller Instant Pot. And arguably this is too big for my family of 3, the 6 qt would have worked fine. This pot is for Instant Pot enthusiasts and not for casual cooks. BUT the air fryer on the other hand, which I use once a week or so, the 8qt is the right size because the food needs more space in order to cook. The chicken wings are magic. After I got this Duo Crisp, my parents got a sturdy toaster oven/air fryer combo that lives on their countertop. It’s wayyyy less hastle than the Dup Crisp for the air fryer function, but the wings aren’t as good. So know that you are taking on an appliance on the level of a bulky toaster oven.

If you're looking for an efficient, easy to use kitchen appliance that can do it all, look no further! I'm a restaurant cook so two things are true: 1. Most in-home kitchen appliances fail to do the job as effectively as I'd like and 2. When I do cook at home, I'm preparing something I don't have to fuss over. With that said, the duo-crisp was worth every penny. I'll start with the air fry/convection roast function because it's the most impressive. Want perfect chicken legs? Season, place in the pot, put on the lid, set to roast, and in 30 minutes you've got fall off the bone, crispy skin with the fat completely rendered, perfectly moist chicken. NO messing with oven preheating, oil spatter on the stove, or soaking roasting pans for a week. Couldn't be easier. Want a flavorful, clean chicken broth? Pressure cook, 25 minutes. Done. Want restaurant worthy dumplings without having to mess with a stove top steamer? Steam function, 10 minutes from frozen. Done. And you can do it while you're in the shower without worrying about setting the house on fire. Want a beautiful braised pot roast done by dinner time but you don't have the afternoon to sit at home watching it? Pressure cook, 40 minutes. Done. That sad frozen piece of pizza from the day before? Air fry, 3 minutes and it's heaven. This machine has been a force multiplier in my household and has made cooking so painless. I always spend way less time cleaning pots and pans and grease traps. If I had the space I'd buy two and run them simultaneously.

I have baked bread. I have made sous vide egg bites in mason jars. I did not even know what sous vide was before this. Now it is one of my favorite cooking methods. I have made perfect medium rare roasts and steaks using the sous vide function. It pressure cooks, roasts, bakes, air frys, slow cooks, steams, broils, dehydrayes. has a delay start for the pressure cooker. The cooker automatically sets the pressure cooker lid vent to open or closed based on the settings you cook with. I really like this. You can turn the keep warm function off when you set the cooking times, which is great for rice. The smallest size is 8 quarts, which I didn't like at first, but after using it for sous vide and baking, the size is necessary. I also have an Instant Pot Duo which I have used several times a week for several years, and I still love it, but the Instant Pot Duo Crisp is by far my favorite. It is large, but if you have some place to put it this is the one to get. There are many YouTube videos that show how to cook different things. I learned how to sous vide there. The Instant Pots have many safety features. It isn't going to blow up. Watch some videos with recipes and instructions and cook stuff. Some reviewers have complained about plastic taste. There is nothing plastic inside the pot or lid. Follow the cleaning instructions before using it. I doubled the water and the time for the pre-cleaning. I highly recommend any Instant Pot, but this one is the best in my opinion.

So far it is wonderful. BUT a few more accessories would be nice. Purchased when ninja foodi quit working. It is a little learning curve on cooking time vrs the ninja but I love it. The downside is the airfry lid is heavy and doesn't have a 1 pot steam crisp function. But it is workable. Buy two pot inserts and steam in one than finish off in other pot on airfry. Still working that out. The pressure funcion is great. No hassle and totally safe. Makes perfect large hard boiled eggs. 4 minutes on pressure and 5 minutes cool down under natural steam release than quick release.than immediate drop into ice water and peal. No green eggs and ham here. Just tender eggs . Did not have a cooking guide which was the most annoying thing. So I would recommend this product.

Love my insta pot. I have narcolepsy and thus typically have very little energy to complete basic daily tasks. This has been a time saver and makes it easy for me to cook a week’s worth of meals with very little effort and few dirty dishes. This cooker can be used for anything from soups to roast, and can be used to make one serving or many. I only with the aluminum exterior was more durable as it dents very easily, and the dents are hard to remove completely. Wish I bought this ages ago!

Great product! Product was exactly as described in description. Fast shipping

Very happy with the product works great.