Instant Pot Pro Crisp 11-in-1 Air Fryer and Electric Pressure Cooker Combo with Multicooker Lids that Air Fries, Steams, Slow Cooks, Sautés, Dehydrates, & More, Free App With Over 800 Recipes, 8 Quart

My Ninja finally died. Got to researching a replacement. This "Instant Pot Pro" had the highest rating, and the price was reasonable for the quart size, and the many features this product has for cooking! I was amazed how heavy this is which tells me it is well built! I am very impressed with the quality of all aspects & including the components! It cooks very well. One example was the saute' mode. The heat produced was 5x hotter than my previous Ninja which made the process very fast. The controls (different from my Ninja) but once learned very easy to use. Highly recommend, get one!

This is a good Instant Pot. I bought it for the pressure cooking and air fryer. Both functions work really well! However, I am learning how to Sous Vie now. This will be fun to cook in. It's safer than my old pressure cooker and air fryer which I can now give up. Fast and keeps the food quality. The instructions could be better and also include a book of recipes.

I was introduced to traditional pressure cooking in the late 80's when visiting relatives in Florida. I began considering the purchase of an "Instant Pot' a couple of years ago. I finally decided to purchase the 'Instant Pot' when treatment of a medical condition took up several hours every other day. I chose the 'Instant Pot Pro Crisp with Air Fryer'. I was impressed with the 8 quart cooking vessel allowing preparation of family sized meals...but the 'Instant Pot Pro Crisp' was so much more. In fact Its like a complete kitchen in a single pot. Let's start with build quality, the Instant Pot is built to last, the parts are well machined and in my estimation over built.; and very heavy. The control layout is easy to understand, making changing from one cooking method to another seamless. One of the features which pleasantly surprised me was the markings inside the pot for liquid measurement. The print is actually silkscreened; instead of the more traditional etched marks that grace most traditional pressure cookers I've worked with. The bonus feature is the 'Air Fryer" which makes this model even more versatile. In my estimation you can't make a better investment. I'm looking forward to many delicious meals over the coming years. I would recommend the Instant Pot Pro Crisp to anyone who enjoys good food in a hurry.

I love my old instant pot, so when I was looking for a new one and saw that the version with the air fryer lid I was sold (after reading some reviews to make sure it wasn't terrible lol). I've been wanting an air fryer but couldn't justify another appliance when I wasn't sure I would use it that often. I like the display, although I miss being able to hit the pressure cook button (or whatever setting you're using) to switch between three saved cook times and adjust from there, since pressure cooking times vary wildly. I do find adjusting the settings to be easier to figure out and more intuitive than the old "duo" version that I had, although setting the time from 5 minutes to 90 minutes by spinning the little dial is annoying. The air fryer works fine- I can't compare it to a stand-alone model since I've never used one, but I made asparagus on the bottom rack and halibut on the top rack made with an egg wash, then a seasoned flour and Parmesan coating and both came out great. Nice and crispy compared to what I would have gotten in the oven. I can also see myself using the sous vide option occasionally. I sous vide very infrequently by heating water to temp, then putting the pan in the oven on the lowest temp and monitoring the digital thermometer I use. Without a circulator, I expect the sous vide function is probably about the same level of effectiveness and accuracy, but easier. Maybe I'll do it more often now. If nothing else, I can use it to pasteurize eggs more easily for Caesar dressing and tiramisu. I can also see myself using the broil option occasionally. The instant pot is a pain to dig out since I keep it in the cupboard above my fridge, but if I already have it out it's probably quicker than the oven. I used to have a dehydrator and got rid of it because I have a smoker now, which is 100X better for jerky. But fresh herbs? Maybe! I usually freeze fresh herbs, but I've thought about making my own seasoning mixes with an old pepper mill I have laying around. ALSO, I have borosilicate dishes that I often use to make small loaves of banana bread. They will fit perfectly in the inner pot, so I'm going to see how the bake option works. It even came with a recipe for banana bread that made me think of it. I hate heating the full sized oven for 45+ minutes for one half sized loaf of banana bread! The air fryer lid is really a game changer. I'm excited to have a little mini convection oven with just a slightly larger footprint than before (having to store the lid). I considered getting the one with "the ultimate lid" that does everything, but the 8qt version is a must have for me, and it seems like it's just adding more things that can fail and making it more difficult to repair the lid and more expensive to replace if necessary.

I resisted buying an Instant Pot for a long time. I have owned a Kuhn Rikon 7.4 quart Duromatic Pressure cooker for about 10 years. That is the best stove top pressure cooker that money can buy. I am not fond of plastic, and really did not want to use plastic to pressure cook my food. I love kitchen appliances, and did not see how a separate electric pressure could add any value to my current line up. With the higher prices of gas, I find that I am looking for cheaper alternative ways to cook to keep my gas bill at a reasonable price. I find myself using electric appliances more. I have made a concerted effort to try to use less gas now. Because of that, I have completely stopped using my beloved Kuhn Rikon stove top pressure cooker. The higher gas prices is what made electric pressure cookers become more appealing to me. That is the only reason I started looking at electric pressure cookers. I was intrigued by the Instant Pot Pro Crisp 11-in-1 Air Fryer and Electric Pressure Cooker Combo because the surface that is used to cook the food is all stainless steel. I originally looked at the Ninja pressure cooker, as well as some other brands, but I decided against the Ninja pressure cooker because I was concerned that the non-stick surface might leach harmful chemicals into my food. I settled on this model because it seemed safer to me because the inside was constructed from all metal. I was also impressed by the size. I wanted something large enough to roast a very large chicken. The first few times I used this, I was quite disappointed and thought I had made a big mistake. I smelled a strong, pungent, plastic smell every time I turned it on. I was concerned about plastic particles leaching into the food I was cooking. I instantly regretted my purchase, and I almost returned it to Amazon. But I continued to use it, fueled by my concerns about the higher gas prices, and needing a cheaper alternative way to cook. Eventually, after about 3 months, the burning plastic smell completely vanished. That made me feel so much better about this purchase. At this point, I am very satisfied with this purchase, as someone who was anti the instant pot craze. I have used my Instant Pot to cook everything from a big pot of beans to roasting a very large chicken. The food is fine and cooks very quickly. I do not think that it is as good as a chicken roasted in the oven, or even the food that I made in my Kuhn Rikon stove top pressure cooker. For one, it does not get as hot as a stove top pressure cooker, and it takes much longer to get up to pressure. It does not brown the food as well as my Kuhn Rikon stove top model, which is one of the best crafted stove top pressure cookers that you can buy. One of the things that I dislike about the Instant Pot is that every time you open the lid mid-cooking to look at your food, or to adjust the spices, you have to wait another 30 minutes for the Instant Pot to re-pressurize again before it goes into cook mode. There is no way to speed up that process. It only took about 5 to 10 minutes for my stove top pressure cooker to pressurize. The Instant Pot is so much slower than a stove top pressure cooker. In general, the food that I have cooked has been more than acceptable, comparing it to other methods of cooking. Some things are really good. Some things are just okay. What I love the most about the Instant Pot is that I have found a quick way to cook my food that is very economical. That is every thing to me. I am amazed at how much lower my energy bill is when I use this instead of cooking on my stove top. I have saved more in a lower energy bill, in just a couple of months, than the price of this pressure cooker. I am really happy that I decided to purchase this. I am never tossing my Kuhn Rikon Duromatic pressure cooker. That is one of my most prized kitchen gadgets. But I find I am using this Instant Pot more than I thought that I ever would. I love the savings that I am seeing on my energy bill.

This was a replacement for an IP which was damaged. I decided, even though I have another air fryer/toaster oven combo, to upgrade to this because I LOVE hot wings and they always make a huge mess in my other AF. This unit with its air fryer component keeps the mess contained and does a great job of getting the wings nice and crispy with no fat ridges on it and has really upped my wings to another level. It's not big enough to do bacon or a bunch of other things but specifically for those of us who LOVE hot wings, it is my new go to. Easy to clean too which my other AF is not.

What was I thinking, taking so long to get this!!? Our first meal we (me and my husband) prepared in our Instant Pot was a beef pot roast with carrots and potatoes. Prep time was a whole 15 minutes. That was just to get the veggies ready. Then we seared the pot roast in the Instant Pot. Super easy! The searing isn't something everyone does, so that's a good part of the prep time. Then the cook time was 40 minutes. That's it!! Dinner time! I will say, you don't smell the food cooking. That may be a plus or a minus, depending on how you're wired. I have fibromyalgia. Smells of foods cooking are NOT my friend. So not smelling the food until right before eating was a real blessing for me! Now, to the roast. It was so tender, we were able to cut it with a fork, and it was incredibly juicy! The vegetables cooked in the roasts juices, but they still tasted like themselves, and weren't overly mushy. I honestly didn't think it was possible to get a roast and veggies to cook the same amount of time and both come out perfectly, but they did! I've yet to try all the other features. When I've done more with my Instant Pot, I'll do an update here. So far we are just using it for meals, but I feel like it pays for itself so quickly. An hour is a short amount of time to wait for a meal (for us). Being on the go so much, it's gotten to be a bad habit to just pick up fast food. Now, we just throw some good, fresh ingredients in the Instant Pot, and it pretty much just fixes dinner for us, while we unwind. There is a minimal amount that needs to be done, depending on what we're fixing. No matter how you slice it, nothing compares to a home cooked meal, especially one that can cook so quickly an doesn't need to be watched over. Both my husband and myself are wondering why he didn't get this sooner!! So far we've got no negatives at all. It does what's it's supposed to, exactly like it's supposed to.

The Bottom Line: This has completely changed how I make my signature chicken and noodles. It handles every stage—searing the meat, pressure cooking the base, and thickening the sauce—without me ever having to touch the stovetop. The Performance Test (The Recipe): I’ve perfected my chicken and noodle recipe in this unit, and the results are more consistent than the stove ever was. Here is how I put the 11-in-1 features to work: Step 1: The Sauté. I start with the Sauté function to brown the chicken breast or thighs with a little oil and seasoning. The heat distribution is even, and I don't get the "hot spots" that cause sticking in cheaper multicookers. Step 2: The Pressure Cook. After deglazing with a bit of broth, I add the rest of my liquid and veggies. I set it to High Pressure for 10–12 minutes. The seal is solid every time, and the "steam release" handle is much safer and easier to use than older models. Step 3: The Finish. Once the chicken is shredded and back in the pot, I add the frozen Reames-style noodles. I use the Sauté mode again to simmer everything until the noodles are tender and the sauce has thickened into that perfect, creamy consistency. Key Performance Observations: Consistency: Unlike the stovetop where I have to constantly monitor the heat to avoid burning the bottom of the noodles, the Instant Pot maintains a perfectly regulated simmer. Speed: I can have "all-day" tasting chicken and noodles on the table in under 45 minutes, including the time it takes to come to pressure. Cleanup: Since I’m searing, cooking, and simmering in the same stainless steel liner, I only have one pot to throw in the dishwasher. Who is this for? If you make a lot of "one-pot" comfort meals like soups, stews, or chicken and noodles, this is a massive upgrade for your kitchen. It’s reliable, fast, and the 11-in-1 versatility is worth every inch of counter space.

Mi vida cambió desde que uso esta maravilla. Si te gusta cocinar o debes cocinar, la Instant Pot es tu mejor herramienta en la cocina, en definitiva una gran inversión. La excelente calidad de la cocción de los alimentos, el tiempo tan mínimo que requiere y todas las opciones que contiene, son para mi lo mas importante y las razones por las que vale tanto la pena tenerla en casa, me ha ayudado muchísimo.

Me encantó! Súper práctica, fácil de usar.

A panela é simplesmente maravilhosa.

For a long time I was against these gimmicky air fryers, because "why just not use the oven"? And sure you can, it will do pretty much the same thing, BUT...an air fryer is SO MUCH easier to cook with! It heats up in no time (as opposed to a giant oven), and food cooks quicker in it too, likely because of its smaller size compared to an oven. I consider myself an Instant Pot "pro", and already had 2 in my kitchen, the Duo 6qt and 8qt...and finally decided to get this Pro Crisp and replace my existing 8qt Duo with it. Smart decision as this Pro Crisp gives me a new type of kitchen appliance without sacrificing any more counter space! I like the new pot with handles, much easier to take it out after cooking. It cleans very easily too. Just pour some water in it and clean it right away, or let the water sit and clean it later - don't let the food weld itself into the pot! It comes with an additional inner pot for air frying, but I never use it...don't see the point. All it does is reduce the internal volume of the main pot and it's one more extra thing to clean. Instead I use a steam basket...or simply throw food right in the main pot. However, if you throw it straight in the pot, it will fry in its own juices and won't come out as crispy (but will come out more juicy)..which might not be a bad thing, it really depends on what you're going for. I enjoy doing it both ways. The new pressure cooking release valve is A LOT quieter than the one on the Duo. It doesn't shoot up into the air like a raging locomotive anymore. That's nice if you cook late at night and don't want to wake anyone up in the house. Yes, you do need to mix food for more even frying, but you do that usually just once. Ideally, you don't want to overload it with so much food that it stacks on top of itself. You can still do, but might need to mix it an extra time. It can also dehydrate, but I don't care for this as I already have a dedicated, proper dehydrator. Keep in mind that when you dehydrate, you absolutely can't stack food on top of itself, or else it will never fully dehydrate. With the Pro Crisp you can only dehydrate a tiny amount as you only get a single tray to lay your food on. This air fryer looks beautiful and modern. It's seems to be the same size as the Duo 8qt, except that it's quite a bit taller with the air fryer lid. It's very easy to use, I just really wish they would have the 3 different time adjustments for each program, as they do on the Instant Pot Duo. If I'm pressure cooking beans, the time will depend on the type of bean it is. With this I need to constantly set the time manually, where with my Instant Pot Duo I can just cycle through 3 preset times I have set. I don't feel it's big enough of a problem to take down a star overall, but something to be aware of. Once you buy it, you will be experimenting a ton with all your regular meals. In the picture I have pressure cooked quinoa (in the 6qt Duo) and air fried (separately) mushrooms and tofu, topped with some greens. Barely use the stove/oven anymore. Even microwave sees less action as you can easily reheat food in the air fryer AND fry something fresh at the same time!

Me ha sorprendido la calidad de construcción de este aparato, es muy segura de usar... internet esta plagado de tutoriales que te ayudan a preparar muchas recetas. La cocción en muy rápida, por ejemplo, una pechuga de pollo tarda unos 50min en cocerse en una olla normal, 35 min en una olla express tradicional pero en la instanpod solo bastan 15 min!.. Ideal para quienes llegamos a preparar la comida después de un día de trabajo.