Okay, so funny story. We thought if we bought this, we'd cook. The box sat unopened for about 2 weeks...taunting my sister and I. Finally, the decision was made-offer it to my son, the chef of the family. He was thrilled. He's been wanting the instant pot for some time. Best part-treasure truck savings. We LOVE the treasure truck. So does my son. LOL

Love it. Was intimidated at first so asked my daughter in law for help, and bought the magnetic chart of basic food groups for foodtime which is a must for beginners! Rice, quinoa, saute'ing, even pasta and couscous are time-savers in the instant pot. Done a few meals but love that just side dishes alone save me time, worry, and pots/pans. Not to mention fast. Brown rice in 20 min? I wish I'd done this when they first came out. I work full time and then after 10 hour days I hear "what do you want to do for dinner?". Now he is learning to use it.

Oh, instant pot. I was a skeptic for awhile. Then one dated Black Friday I fell prey to a deal. One 6 quart later and it's my go to in a pinch. I LOVE the black beans that I can make without the hours long soaking. I love how quickly I can cook chicken for dishes and how thoughtless it is. Also, being able to saute' and cook in the same pot saves time & dishes.Since that day, our family has grown a bit. We now have two minis running around. With that being the case I opted for the larger one when I saw this pop up. I had originally planned on giving or selling my current one that works wonderfully but then though maybe I'll keep it for gatherings when I need to cook multiple things with it and keep them warm. We'll see!I love the look of this model, the black is sleek. The less intense steam release is a welcome upgrade. The first time I used the other one it was a bit jarring. Also, the handles on the inner pot are GAME CHANGING. I used to hate having to transfer food or take the inner pot out when it came time to cleaning because I had to either wear oven mitts or let it cool. The handles make moving it so much easier.This one was more options than my tried and true original, so I'm getting used to it all. I would say overall it has all of what I loved from my old faithful and some great new updates. Overall, a huge fan!

7 months ago I bought this product, fearing that for all the hype around Instant Pots, it might be a 'use it three times, then away it goes'. It was a replacement for a conventional pressure cooker that hadn't been used for that purpose for many years.Pressure cookers are scary things - the fear that if you puttoo much heat into them, the emergency pressure release will blow out, or even worse, the whole thing will explode (albeit highly unlikely). Yet with the Instant Pot I feel totally safe - just a little gentle hissing once you release the pressure at the end of cooking. Far more controllable than a stove-top - you can put it on and forget about it, rather than having to remember to go back and check the timer.Cooking results have been very good, apart from the first thing I made which burnt (tip - put tinned tomatoes in last and don't stir them in). The best chickpeas ever, wonderful dhals, stock, soups, curries - even made a veggie shepherds' pie with the potatoes cooking on a rack above the filling at the same time.But wait! There's more! (I know, that sounds like a TV shopping channel)I was so happy with it, that I'd bought my daughter the smaller version (3L) - and got good reports from her of making yoghurt. We used to have a yoghurt maker, but it cluttered up the work-surface. So I tried a batch last week - 1L long-life skimmed milk, a couple of tablespoons of dried milk and 2 tablespoons of live yohurt. 8 hours later, a litre of perfect yoghurt. Dead cheap.I've also made casseroles using the slow-cooker function (and the saute/fry setting first to do the initial cooking) - that also worked very well.So instead of having a slow cooker, a pressure cooker and a yoghurt maker sitting unused in the cupboard, we have an Instant Pot on the work surface, used most days, and doing the job of all the other appliances just as well or better.

I can't fault this. I know that in the end it's an over-grown pressure cooker but it is so much easier to use than my old manual pressure cooker. There is no hissing leakage, it has a delayed start, a keep warm, a timer, so many things. What it can't do compared to my old manual one is be plunged under a running tap to drop the steam off very quickly. It isn't quite as fast as a manual because the pressure is not quite as great but then you can put meat and potatoes in at the same time and the lower pressure doesn't destroy the pots and still cooks the meat. We have used it for stew, chilli, curry, veg et al.Buy one, you won't regret it.

I'm late to the instant pot game, but this has definitely made me an instant pot fan. I use it to proof bread dough and make dinners quickly. Having this device has given me more freedom to be creative with meals and get them served more quickly. It's also very easy to clean. I definitely don't regret having this appliance on the counter, and I was worried about having something taking up more space.

Tried it for the first time and not only did a piece of meat that you put in a crock pot all day was done in 20 minutes with this pressure cooker, it was a 5 pound roast with carrots and potatoes then the juice was made into gravy, the searing feature could be hotter but overall a 10

My first instant pot. I use it several times a week and haven't been disappointed with any of the recipes. It's quiet and cleanup is easy. You do need another source for recipes and how the pot works because the info that comes with it is minimal. I suggest getting the accessories to make the pot more versatile.

So this is the smaller version which is exactly what I wanted. The steam release valve / nozzle is a little wonky I thought I broke it initially but it works fine.There are a lot of options to use this for follow the instructions and everything comes out great.My only complaint was the recipe book the recipes in there were disappointing and or disgustingI went on the internet and found other recipes though

I'm still learning to use this cooking tool. It's very sturdy. Easy to clean. It came with an extra ring/seal. More instructions might have been helpful. Some simple recipes would have been appreciated to get started. I do think I will enjoy this in time.