Instant Pot - Duo Crisp with Ultimate Lid

Whatever you do, don't buy the Ultimate Lid model. The black plastic tab that keeps the pressure lid on will break after using it a few times. Instant Pot doesn't sell replacement parts for it, they won't honor the warranty (even if you JUST bought the thing yesterday), and then they will ignore you when you reach out to them. They also deleted my comments on their Facebook page about it. I also noticed they changed tons of 1 star reviews on their website to 5 star. If you don't believe me, check it out here: https://instantpot.com/products/instant-pot-duo-crisp-6-5qt-ultimate-lid-smart-multi-cooker-and-air-fryer. They also messed with the 'Leave a Review' button and made it so it takes you to a bogus page. I envision a class action lawsuit over this. [Picture](https://imgur.com/MZjbHRw)

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.

I have an Instant Pot Duo Crisp, which is technically both (and then some), but not the best rice cooker OR the best air fryer either - as in, does the job but could be better. But i like the pressure cooker part - quickest way to make beans, stews, soup (i often make bone broth, it's done in 4 hrs instead of 12), etc. However, there are apparently problems with the brand, so it's not a recommendation. But if you're interested in checking it out, Ninja has the Foodi multicookers, it's similar.

May I ask a question as you seem knowledgable. What is your view of my airfryer, the Instapot Duo Crisp (it is also a pressure cooker amoung other things) ? I don't know whether I simply need to get more use to it or it is not great. Thank you.

Thanks for the detailed reply. Yes there is airflow, the biggest downside imo is that removal of the partition between to food (the partition is so you have 2 baskets) is messy, it's not a simple thing. It also burns food whenever I have used it as a pressure cooker (no matter how much liquid in the food). Maybe I am just unskilled, idk, but it seems there are better options for airfryers now, and Crimbo is coming so...

I have the duo crisp (actually got two of them for 75% off when a store was going out of business) They kind of suck as an air fryer and I never use it that way. They work amazingly well as a pressure cooker, a stew pot, and a Sous Vide cooker however. But I would never recommend it as an airfryer

We're a 4 person family and I cook a lot. With an instant pot and airfryer combo I hardly use the oven. I only use the oven if I'm baking and that's because I don't really want to make smaller desserts.

Ah yes, I remember running into that issue with fries. That is a limiting factor. Actually it wasn't even enough for just two fry crazy family members (me being one of them). I use a instant pot Duo, so it's a regular instant pot with a lid to cinder convert into an air fryer. It's definitely smaller and not oven shaped or basket shaped like a dedicated air fryer. Even with that limitation, I can roast 1-2 lbs of green beans at once, since they aren't as fussy as French fries. Or roast 2-3 cubed sweet potatoes similarly. It does take working in stages, if I want a meat too. Something like pulled pork or ribs takes an hour anyway (pressure cook before air fry crisping) so I need to do that earlier or on another day. Then I have pounds of bbq for future meals, because I agree with you, I'm not much for full meal cooking every day. Steelhead trout/salmon I can cook 3-4 servings so quickly in the air fryer, I don't mind running it twice to cook everything and have leftovers for the next day.

I use mine (both of them) all the time and don’t have that issue. I think you may have a faulty lid.

I have two duo crisps... Helps if I need to make multiple batches, multiple dishes, or do one pressure cooked dish and another air fryer dish. It makes a huge difference, particularly at Thanksgiving.

I have an air fryer instapot hybrid. We use it almost every night

It depends how much you eat, what you eat, how often you cook, what else except for air fried cooking you eat. I have the massive Instapot duo crisp because I’ll often need to pressure cook AND air fry.

I have the duo and I would personally prefer a separate air fryer. I find I don't save so much on space because I still keep the other lid out. As someone else mentioned, there's also not a lot of space to air fry, because of the shape of the pot. When I air fry in two layers the top layer is always more cooked than the bottom.