The Instant Pot IP-DUO60 Programmable Pressure Cooker is the third generation in the Instant Pot product line, and reviewers say it just keeps getting better. While the second generation model -- the 6-in-1 -- was highly versatile, this model also makes yogurt in addition to its other cooking functions. The Instant Pot IP-DUO60 is the 6-quart version; it also comes in a 5-quart version, the Instant Pot IP-DUO50 (Est. $115) and a Bluetooth-enabled version, the Instant Pot Smart (Est. $180), which lets you control and monitor the pressure cooker using a smartphone app.
- Safe
- Versatile
- Easy to clean
- Stainless steel cook pot
- Learning curve
- Gasket retains odors
How I Use My Instant Pot
I mostly use my Instant Pot as an electric pressure cooker and slow cooker. Sometimes I use it to sauté or warm food, depending on the recipe, and occasionally I use it as a rice cooker. These are the functions that best fit with my lifestyle and the foods I cook on a regular basis. The appliance can also can be used to make yogurt, but I haven't attempted that yet.
This single appliance has made cooking faster and more convenient. (Even my husband has taken to using it!) I love that I can cook steel-cut oats for breakfast in a fraction of the time it would take on the stovetop, make rice to go with a last-minute stir-fry is in minutes, and slow-cook a stew. In fact, it's even taken the place of my slow cooker, which has since been moved out of the kitchen.
At some point over the past eight months, without realizing it was happening, I completely fell in love with my Instant Pot. Yes, the very one I was so skeptical about in the beginning. I now understand all the praise and rave reviews I read months ago, and I feel the very same way myself.
