Instant Pot

Duo Crisp + Air Fryer (Dual Lid System)

Instant Pot Duo Crisp + Air Fryer (Dual Lid System)

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Sentiment score71% positive
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Last updated: Apr 16, 2026

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Reddit Iconanita_username
8 months ago

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.

Reddit Iconciphrr
9 months ago

Instant Pot has a stainless steel inner which works great. Get the 8L Duo Crisp one as it has pressure cooker and airfryer functionality

Reddit IconOk_Patience_6667
10 months ago

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

Reddit IconBBQallyear
3 months ago

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.

4 months ago

Mine is great. I use it pretty much daily since 2020 and it’s holding up fine.

Reddit Icontheragu40
3 months ago

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.

Reddit IconFTFaffer
4 months ago

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.

Reddit IconiMacThere4iAm
7 months ago

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. 

Reddit IconTapingdrywallsucks
4 months ago

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.

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