Instant Pot, 6-Quart Whisper Quiet 9-in-1 Electric Pressure Cooker, Slow Rice Steamer, Sauté, Yogurt Maker, Warmer & Sterilizer, Free App with 800+ Recipes, Stainless Steel

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

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

I already own a 6 qt and 3 qt Instant Pot. I love Instant Pots! I wanted, not needed, an 8 qt. I enjoy cooking, but I don't enjoy cooking everyday. I prefer to batch cook a ton of food on one day, making several large dishes. I freeze these meals in Souper Cubes in portion controled meals for my husband and I for several weeks. Having multiple Instant Pots allows me to make several dishes at one time. My 6 qt is great, but I was having to wait until it was done cooking. This 8 qt, though I've only used a couple times, is just as great as my other 2. I was able to cook an entire bag of Kirkland boneless, skinless chicken thighs, still frozen, in one batch, not 2 like my 6 qt. I prepared 2 dozen hard boiled eggs with room to spare. Not only does it hold A LOT, it is much quieter. Not only is the steaming portion quieter, but the regular sounds the device makes are as well. The beeps, alarms and notifications are all quieter than my other 2 models. The brand is great, and I am confident this unit will serve me well for a long time.

Works so much better than the one I replaced! Needs less time to heat up and shows where it is in the cooking process on the digital screen.

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

I’m relatively new to using the Instant Pot, but so far I love it. It makes cooking beans so much easier. It’s super functional, especially during times when you forget to lay out meat to thaw earlier in the day and feel pressed on timing. You can stick dry beans and frozen meat right in for cooking instead of having to wait hours to soak or thaw. I will say I wouldn’t rely completely on it being the “faster” option though simply because it does take a significant amount of time to depressurize, especially when it comes to food like soups where there’s a large quantity of liquid. I have a household of 4 and it’s great for us, though sometimes I do wish it had more room, but during my research I learned that the bigger Instant Pots take even more time to come to pressure and to depressurize so I just went with the 6 quart option and I’m satisfied with it. It is hard to remove the smells off of the inner ring when cleaning so definitely follow the instructions for using one inner ring for sweets and the other for savory foods (it does come with 2 rings). I’m not the best cook, but this allows me to cook way more things that I otherwise wouldn’t even attempt on my own because this kind of makes it a foolproof process.