
Instant Pot - Duo Crisp + Air Fryer (Dual Lid System)
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"They work amazingly well as a pressure cooker"
"They work amazingly well as a pressure cooker, a stew pot"
"it has pressure cooker and airfryer functionality"
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"They work amazingly well as a pressure cooker"
"They work amazingly well as a pressure cooker, a stew pot"
"They work amazingly well as a pressure cooker, a stew pot, and a Sous Vide cooker however."
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"We bought the older version ng Air Fryer nila sa Mall 3 years ago and hanggang ngayon nagagamit pa rin namin."
"Been solid."
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"Puro 1500W energy ng Air Fryers nila kaya energy efficient talaga, 30-40% lang kasi ng kuryente nagagamit compared sa other oven/air fryer."
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"They kind of suck as an air fryer and I never use it that way. ... But I would never recommend it as an airfryer"
"As an air fryer, it's small and not as easy to handle as a drawer type fryer."
"not the best air fryer either ... does the job but could be better"
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"It doesn't save much kitchen space, because you still have to store whichever bulky lid you're not using."
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"I very often wish I had separate appliances to use at the same time."
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"It also burns food whenever I have used it as a pressure cooker (no matter how much liquid in the food)."
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"As an air fryer, it's small and not as easy to handle as a drawer type fryer."
I don't have a dedicated air fryer, but I grabbed the Instant Pot Duo Crisp with Air Fryer Lid, and it 1000% is my favourite kitchen appliance. It air fries great. It also sautés, sears, slow cooks, pressure cooks, roasts, dehydrates, and sous vides great. It takes up a small space on my counter. You can buy more than one pot for it if you want to be able to have a clean one ready at all times, and you can line it with parchment when air frying in it to keep the pot clean and ready to go. You can cook damn near anything in it in a variety of methods; even when you forget to take a roast out of the freezer until an hour before you want to eat it, and it's dishwasher-friendly (well, minus the air fryer lid). My only tip beyond "get one!" is to get the 8-qt instead of the 6-qt. We have a 6-qt with three adults, and I really wish I'd gotten the bigger one. To answer your question directly, though, I definitely find it easy to cook and reheat things in the air fryer. And for the small extra time investment over using a microwave, the food usually tastes way better and has a much more palatable texture.
Instant Pot has a stainless steel inner which works great. Get the 8L Duo Crisp one as it has pressure cooker and airfryer functionality
I am using instant pot duo 8 quarts. It has two lids, one for air fryer and one for pressure cooker,. You can use it as a pressure cooker and an air fryer. The airfryer is not at all loud and works really well. You can try that too
I have the 8qt Duo Crisp which has two lids, one for pressure and one for air frying. I love it, it acts like a small convection oven with the AF lid and I have mostly stopped using my regular oven except for large roasts or similar.
Mine is great. I use it pretty much daily since 2020 and it’s holding up fine.
I have the same unit. I quite like it. We don't have room for an entire separate appliance, but we do have room for the second lid. I'm certain a dedicated air fryer would be better at being an air fryer, but considering we don't have room for that this is the next best thing and it sees very heavy use in our household of 4.
I love mine. Have had it 4 or 5 years now without problems. The air fryer part is very compact, however, and works better for a single/couple rather than family in terms of meal prep.
I've got the Instant Pot Duo Crisp with air fryer lid. It works well enough for each job, but I've found that I very often wish I had separate appliances to use at the same time. It doesn't save much kitchen space, because you still have to store whichever bulky lid you're not using. As an air fryer, it's small and not as easy to handle as a drawer type fryer. As a pressure cooker, it's excellent. No complaints there. But in the last few years the Instant Pot brand is enshittified (see recent posts on this subreddit). If buying now, I'd look for an electric pressure cooker from another brand, and a separate air fryer. Use case: Enthusiastic home cook, usually making 4 portions from fresh ingredients.
We use it probably 1 or two times a week since we got it 3-4 years ago and love it. I finally tried pork chops in there last week and that may be my go-to cooking meeting l method from here on out. Highly recommend.
I love mine and I use it all the time but I've been debating on getting a ninja just because of the shape of it. The tall depth of the instapot makes air frying a little bit difficult, especially when they tell you to do stuff in one layer. There's not a whole lot of surface area in that instapot.
Instant pot Duo Crisp. It pressure cooks and also air fries. It also bakes, sous vides, etc. if you get the 8 qt one, it'll air fry a small chicken. The 6.5qt will do a pheasant, but just barely. Ninja also makes one that's a bit nicer and also more expensive.