Instant Pot

An Instant Pot is one small appliance that really can do it all. Whether you have an Instant Pot Viva, Instant Pot Duo, or Instant Pot Ultra, you get a multi-cooker that does the job of a slow cooker, rice cooker, steamer, pressure cooker, and more.

How is an instant pot different from a pressure cooker?

An Instant Pot may be called a pressure cooker, but the two appliances are not one in the same. While a pressure cooker will work on your stove and pressure cooker meat or vegetables, an Instant Pot is a stand-alone small appliance that uses pre-set menu options to cook meat, vegetables, eggs, rice, and even cake.

What are the main benefits of an Instant Pot?

An Instant Pot will be your most-used small appliance. Because you can put your ingredients in the pot and hit a button to cook them, you’ll never burn or over-cook your food. Everything you put in the Instant Pot turns out moist, tender, and cooked to perfection.

You don’t have to watch over your food while cooking either. Because the Instant Pot pressure cooker is a sealed device, it will turn off when your cook time is up. You can choose whether to have it turn off completely or keep your food warm until you’re ready to eat.

Sautéing and browning is also an option with the Instant Pot. Instead of getting multiple pots and pans dirty, you can just use one small appliance to cook your entire meal.

What is the best thing to cook in instant pot?

While the Instant Pot will cook everything from yogurt to chicken, many home chefs agree the best thing to cook in an Instant Pot is pot roast. The Instant Pot will cook your roast in half the time, you can add vegetables and make gravy right in the pot, and it will be cooked exactly the way you like it.

Beyond pot roast, Instant Pot users rave about how easy it is to cook rice, mashed potatoes, orange chicken, and butter chicken in their pressure cooker too.

What’s the best Instant Pot for you?

There are a number of different Instant pot pressure cookers available. While each works the essentially the same way, different Instant Pots have different capacities. Depending on which you purchase, there will also be a variety of menu options.

Instant Pot Max

The Instant Pot Max is the top-of-the-line Instant Pot. It offers 15 pounds per square inch of pressure inside the device for even, easy cooking. It has a touch-screen for easy menu selection, power-connected lid for agitated cooking, and six-quart size. With one-touch menu options you can slow cook, pressure cook, steam, sous vide, and can fruit or vegetables in your Instant Pot Max.

Instant Pot Smart Wi-Fi

Want to control your Instant Pot from your phone or tablet? The Instant Pot Smart Wi-Fi is a 6 quart Instant Pot with all the great options you love, but it also offers you wireless access to the Instant Pot app. This Instant Pot 7 in 1 will let you steam, sauté, pressure cook and more, and you can control your device and find recipes inspiration right on your phone.

Instant Pot Ultra 10-in-1

Place an Instant Pot Ultra on your countertop and you may never need to pull out another small appliance. The Instant Pot 10 in 1 will cook everything from pot roast to hard-boiled eggs and cake. With 14 built-in Smart programs and roomy 3 quart size, you can sterilize your baby’s bottles or use it for canning.

Instant Pot Duo Plus 9-in-1

With an Instant Pot Duo Plus, there’s no limit to what you can create in the kitchen. This 6 quart pressure cooker is big enough for family meals, and it has 15 microprocessor controlled programs to cook food perfectly. The Instant Pot 9 in 1 also has 10 safety mechanisms built in, so you never have to worry about learning to use it.

Instant Pot Duo 7-in-1

With 7 functions and 14 smart programs on the Instant Pot Duo, you can cook yogurt, pot roast, or steam veggies at the touch of a button. The Instant Pot 7 in 1 is available in a 6 quart or 3 quart multi-cooker.

Instant Pot Lux 6-in-1

The Instant Pot Lux is an electric pressure cooker that’s one of the best for beginners. If you’re just starting out with an Instant Pot you’ll love the 12 smart built-in options and one-touch pressure cook settings for your favourite recipes.

Instant Pot Viva 9-in-1

When you want to use your pressure cooker for large meals, the Instant Pot Viva will be your go-to device. This roomy 8 quart Instant Pot 9 in 1 combines 9 small appliances in 1 device, and it pressure cooks, sautés, sterilizes, and cook rice.

Instant Pot Duo Nova

If you’ve ever forgotten to close the pressure valve on your Instant Pot, you’ll love the Instant Pot Duo Nova. It has a brand new lid that automatically seals the pressure, and to release the steam you just have to push a button.

With so many different types and sizes of Instant Pot, there’s one for every home chef.