Ok, strange title for a review but straight to the point. I was fortunate enough to have winning bid on eBay for this great pressure cooker. I have made beef stew, aboro rice and butternut squash, white rice, oatmeal and can't wait to cook chile and other dishes. Lots of recipes on you tube. Pressure Luck Cooking is awesome. Buy one and save time. Don't be afraid to try it. Just make sure you follow all of the precautions while using.
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How can I like it when I don't yet have it. I think that I purchased a pig in a poke from a scammer. He does not answer my emails. Nothing indicated that it was actually mailed. I don't know if I will ever get it. Every time I check the listing the delivery date moves forward.
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: New
Having difficulty finding recipes to correspond with all the specialty buttons. Ex. the book that came with it suggested that Basmati rice be rinsed, soaked for 15 minutes and cooked on low pressure for 4 minutes. I tried that, awful. Then I rinsed the rice and put in the pot and pressed the rice button, perfect. Why create the buttons and then instruct us not to use them? Will continue to experiment. Have had several successes and a few failures, but am just getting started. Am sure I will love the pot as I learn to use it. Have discovered what I consider a flaw in design. The stainless skirt surrounding the pot is thin and unfortunately is not lined with a stronger material. The pot dents very easily on the right side of the front control panel. Care must be taken in shipping and in storing your pot. Overall I think this will be a frequently used appliance. Internet searches have shown some wonderful recipes that I am ready to try.Read full review
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
I love this pot! It can do everything right in one vessel, fast, easy to clean, lots of features. It combines the features of a Dutch oven, slow cooker and pressure cooker all in one. I canhardly wait to try more recipes in it.
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
There are only two people in my family so I thought the 6 quart would be plenty big. I so wish I had gotten the larger size. Better too large than too small. Wish I could brown meat in it easily. Rack seems a bit flimsy. It is extremely quick and easy to use once you figure it out. Glad I paid the extra money to get the pot with the lid holder as that is so handy and useful.
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: New
If you love what the old time pressure cooker did for your food, you're gonna love the DUO Plus. It's easy to use, inner pot comes out for cleaning, and it shuts itself off when the timer runs out.
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I'm using it as an easy way to sterilize objects. If bought used, it makes a cheap sterilizing unit that requires no stove (like other pressure cookers). I haven't actually made any food in this yet, but I imagine it would work perfectly.
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
I love the saute feature. The unit is easy to clean. The natural flavor of most foods is enhanced when cooked in the Instapot.
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
Rice is a staple in my diet and when I moved out I stopped making my own and buying the microwave bags. These are pricey at over a dollar a piece but I don't have time to cook rice the old fashioned way. With this little thing, I can throw everything in and walk away knowing it'll come out great. Buying it used helped offset the initial cost too, and I'll be saving money making more of my own food.
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
I gave a no to easy to use because I just got the pressure cooker and have not been able to use it much. From everything I have seen I would have to say that it is durable, but again time will tell. I would purchase this again.
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