Instant Pot Duo Crisp with Ultimate Lid Air Fryer + Multi-Cooker, Pressure Cooker, Slow Cooker, Steamer, Grill, Sauté pan, Sous Vide -1500W, 6.2L, Black

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Even better, beneath the traditional time and temperature LCD display, they have added a dot matrix display that talks to you with words. My exception is when sautéing with butter, I will generally let the pot preheat a bit and then add the butter so it's fully melted by the time the pot comes to temperature. With 13 different cooking functions, you can pressure cook for fast, healthy meals or slow cook for deep flavor, and then air fry for the perfect crisp. Once the lid is opened, the height increases to 23 inches and you need to accommodate an additional five inches behind it, so the lid can open up properly.

During one of my first sessions using the Duo Crisp with Ultimate Lid, an essential piece of the pressure cooker lid that helps fasten it to the main lid snapped off, rendering it unusable as a pressure cooker or slow cooker. Energy efficient and cost effective, our recent independent study has revealed that cooking with an Instant Pot or Air Fryer uses 4.

While in pressure cooking mode, it will plainly state “OK to open lid” or “Do not open lid”, making the whole experience a lot less scary. The Instant Pot Duo Crisp with Ultimate Lid combines the best of smart pressure cooking with air frying, using a single lid for all cooking. It took no time at all to master the functions of the Duo Crisp, which is lucky as we had trouble getting hold of the instructions. There are three steam-release settings to choose from – natural, quick and pulse – and pressure-cooking novices will love the sliding lock function, which is placed a reassuring distance away from the valve.

If just a little food has burned onto the bottom of the cooking pot, scoop the food into a separate bowl and scrape the burned parts away. For an air frying session at 400 degrees Fahrenheit, it took about five minutes to preheat plus the actual cook time. Everything about this Instant Pot makes it simple and intuitive to use, from the text prompts that tell you when to lock the lid or remove the lid insert, to the straightforward control panel. EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY PROVIDED HEREIN AND TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, INSTANT BRANDS MAKES NO WARRANTIES, CONDITIONS OR REPRESENTATIONS, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, BY STATUTE, USAGE, CUSTOM OF TRADE OR OTHERWISE WITH RESPECT TO THE APPLIANCES OR PARTS COVERED BY THIS WARRANTY, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, WARRANTIES, CONDITIONS, OR REPRESENTATIONS OF WORKMANSHIP, MERCHANTABILITY, MERCHANTABLE QUALITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR DURABILITY. Finance is provided by PayPal Credit (a trading name of PayPal UK Ltd, Whittaker House, Whittaker Avenue, Richmond-Upon-Thames, Surrey, United Kingdom, TW9 1EH).

It features 12 different cooking functions, and comes with the option to delay cooking (so you can come home to a hot meal) and keep your food warm. Instant Brand's newest model, the Instant Pot Duo Crisp Ultimate Lid, boasts an impressive 13 functions: air fry, pressure cook, sauté, slow cook, steam, warm, roast, bake, broil, dehydrate, yogurt, sous vide and bread proof. The spacious inner pot allows for a wider sauté pan experience and cooking up to 6 portions when pressure cooking – perfect for meal prep, families and batch cooking. The instructions for pressure cooking and air frying, as well as the other functions, walk you through the basic steps of the process.

The Instant Pot completely takes care of the process, so you don’t need to worry about it, making this model a great choice for those who are nervous of pressure cooking. Even for a multi-cooker, this is a chunky piece of kit, and we know it means business from the moment we remove it from the box.

Value for money aside, there’s a lot to love about the Duo Crisp; Instant has done an excellent job of upgrading and modernising the design of this model. That being said, if you already have a multi-cooker we wouldn’t get rid of it just yet – this machine probably isn’t going to give you any more functions than you already have. You can’t open the lid when it’s building pressure or at pressure and the message bar reads “Do not open.