Pros & Cons
Pros
The instant pot uses less energy than the hob or oven. Meat cooked in this is incredible, super juicy and full of flavour.
Overall, this kitchen gadget is the best purchase i've ever made. Easy to understand the functionality and easy to use. Much sturdier build.
Cons
The food produced is very bland and tasteless. It takes a long time to heat up and then becomes too hot. Unless you cook everything as a semi liquid it burns the ingredients at the bottom be of the pot and overheats.
It keeps displaying an error message e15 which says i should contact the support. Exited to buy the hot pot. Supposedly this unit is still under warranty, but if these people don't answer the phone or answer their support tickets on their website that... Read More
Highlights
Quality
Even more important now with the energy prices going through the roof to think how you cook your food.
Very versatile - economical - and with the non stick inner pan very easy to clean - glass lid turns it into a slow cooker or ri... Read More
Downsides found - i could not cook rice in the pot until the curry was finished and no recipes were included with the pot.
I bought this in sept 2019, made sludgy brown rice that was underwhelming then got overwhelmed with the venting lever & all the... Read More
Price
What she always wanted at a great price.
Competitiveness
Cooking times are more than halfed and there is more flavor to my food .
Cooking a chicken or large piece of pork is a doddle and as well as being compact and easy to clean, saves energy too.
Spent ages looking at different models .
Overview
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- This product had a total of 16,372 reviews as of our last analysis date on Oct 4 2022.
Helpful InsightsBETA
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I only use the onstant pot not for cooking everything
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Well you get that straight away with this instant pot
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Everything is cooked in a fraction of the time it takes on the hob and most things are cooked before you could even heat up the oven
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I bought this in sept 2019 made sludgy brown rice that was underwhelming then got overwhelmed with the venting lever all the buttons so i put it away in the cupboard
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Online articles say pressure cookers are cheaper the oven also the hob because less water needs to be heated and because its well insulated
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
The instruction manual is fairly useless but there are a ton of websites explaining how to use it along with recipes
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I never use the presets because i find them a bit pointless i just set to pressure cook with a time and let it start
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
The steam knob doesnt have a clear openclose so i wasnt sure it was set the first time i used the machine