![]() Katie Leaird is a seasoned cook and went to both culinary and pastry school.Serious Eats has long promoted the benefits of stovetop and electric multi-cookers, but we are not Instant Pot evangelists. ![]() Ultimately, our favorite Instant Pot (the Instant Pot Pro) was still the very best, which means it's stood up to about two years of consistent review. We were able to add some fantastic new models (like the Instant Pot Pro Plus WiFi), as well as a few others that didn't make the cut. Recently, we tested six more Instant Pots, comparing them to our favorites. For this review, we tested 11 models in total.It has a wide profile, an old-fashioned steam valve (no pressure release switch), and an unhelpful sheet of instructions. Instant Pot Lux 6-in-1 8-Quart Electric Pressure Cooker: This one just feels outdated.Instant Pot Viva Multi-Use 9-in-1 6-Quart Pressure Cooker: A fussy control panel with limited status info made this pot feel unnecessarily complicated to use.It didn’t heat any faster while on the sauté setting, either-though it did produce a nice sear once it got there. Instant Pot Smart Wifi 6-Quart Multi-Use Electric Pressure Cooker: This one also took a long time to come to pressure.Instant Pot Max 9-in-1 6-Quart Electric Pressure Cooker: This model took a long time to come up to pressure, and its touchscreen controls weren’t as intuitive as those on other Instant Pots.Instant Pot Ultra 10-in-1 6-quart: This was hard to navigate with the dial-only design, and its “added feature,” the “cake” setting, didn’t impress.Instant Pot Max 9-in-1 6-quart: This was the most expensive model we tested, and its sous-vide function didn’t work adequately.Instant Pot Duo 7-in-1 6-quart: This lacked a start button and progress bar that plus the dangerous-feeling steam release took this one out of the running.Serious Eats / Russell Kilgore The Competition This review, then, is our look at everything Instant Pot offers to help you weigh those options, but it's only part of the larger question of what kind of pressure or multi-cooker you should buy, which we answer in a separate review. While we don't think Instant Pots should be considered in a vacuum (just as reviews of facial tissue shouldn't be limited to just Kleenex), the fact of the matter is there are so many Instant Pot models that we think it's worthwhile to sort through them. Similar to how Xerox has become the de facto term for copy machines, Instant Pot has become the most well-known electric multi-cooker, even though plenty of other companies make electric multi-cookers, too. Instant Pot has become synonymous with a type of electric appliance more correctly known as a "multi-cooker" (a fancy electric pressure cooker with some extra functionality). While it lacks a ton of features, it still performs well. We also like the budget-friendly Instant Pot Duo Plus 9-in-1. It performs well and has nice features like a steam release switch and handles on its cooking pot. The best Instant Pot is the Instant Pot Pro.
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