Instant Pot

Duo Crisp + Air Fryer (Dual Lid System)

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

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Sentiment score73% positive
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Last updated: Jul 26, 2026

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Reddit Iconanita_username
11 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 IconBBQallyear
6 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.

7 months ago

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

Reddit Icontheragu40
6 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
7 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 IconTapingdrywallsucks
7 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.

Reddit IconWeird_Cover9627
7 months ago

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.

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