Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

The Instant Pot Duo Crisp is a total lifesaver for quick and easy meals! I absolutely love it and am so happy I bought it during Prime Day. Here's a quick review of the pros and cons. Pros: 1) This airfryer cooks everything faster than my former Ninja countertop model, and food is much crispier rather than soggy (especially foods like fried/dry-rubbed chicken, fries, and brussel sprouts.) I'd suggest spraying the air fryer basket and inner pot with avocado oil due to its high smoke point (500°F). 2) I don't have to worry about it heat-damaging anything in the kitchen due to it's construction. My old countertop airfryer got so hot that it warped a phone outlet on the backsplash. The internal heat and repetitive motion of pushing the basket in & out also warped the basket so it wouldn't close and connect, making turnover of food halfway through cooking a huge pain! That's why the Instant Pot Duo Crisp is a HUGE step up because the engineering mitigates all of those issues. 3) It's MUCH easier to clean! If you can find them, get the silicone basket and skewer accessories for easily lifting and roasting meats. The downsides: 1) It can be difficult to store due to its size and the 2 different lids (it can only fit on the floor of my standard-sized pantry closet). I'd recommend getting a rack for the body and perhaps a box for the lids. 2) The app (surprisingly) isn't great and needs *lots* of work. You can find more helpful recipes and cooking guidelines for certain foods on blogger websites, but I'd like to have the info readily available and tested from the manufacturer without having to Google and sift through different blogger's recipes to find the best fit for what I plan to cook. 3) When you're trying to pressure cook—especially with grains—the release is powerful and can be a bit messy. For example, I made a batch of farro and the natural release spewed starchy, thick goo that kinda resembled a sticky volcanic explosion which I hid from then immediately cleaned so it didn't have time to harden on my surfaces. If you have wood or freshly painted cabinets, as I did, you definitely want to make sure the steam does not pressure release under or near them. It's akin to powerwashing your cabinets in boiling water, so make sure the steam valve is pointing away from your cabinets and anything else overhead.