BEST DEALS ON INSTANT POTS:
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Instant Pot DUO60 6-Quart Multi-Use Pressure Cooker — $69 (save $10)
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Instant Pot DUO60 — $64.99 (save $14.01)
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Instant Pot LUX60 V3 6-Quart Multi-Use Pressure Cooker — $136.49
Instant Pot (noun): The intelligent pressure cooker that can replace numerous kitchen appliances while cooking in a fraction of the time, and is quite possibly the most important technological advancement in recent historySpaceX is a close second.
This little cooker creates a special kind of chaos over Black Friday, with the Instant Pot Duo being one of the top 20 best-selling items on Black Friday 2018 and 2019. (Our prediction for 2020? The Duo Nova is going to steal the spotlight.) Read more…
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BEST FOR NEWBIES
6-in-1 Instant Pot Lux
People who will only use their Instant Pot occasionally can save by opting for the Lux, which doesn’t make yogurt.
- Functions: Pressure cooking, slow cooking, rice cooking, steaming, warming, sautéing
- Sizes: 3 quart, 6 quart, 8 quart
- New lid with safe steam valve features: No
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BUDGET PICK
7-in-1 Instant Pot Duo
It’s hard to pass up the no-frills layout and yogurt making of the Duo, especially when it’s on sale so frequently.
- Functions: Pressure cooking, slow cooking, rice cooking, steaming, warming, sautéing, and yogurt making
- Sizes: 3-quart, 6-quart, and 8-quart
- New lid with safe steam valve features: No
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MOST SIZE OPTIONS
7-in-1 Instant Pot Duo Nova
The same best-selling Duo that everyone loved, now with a steam release valve that you can’t forget to close.
- Functions: Pressure cooking, slow cooking, rice cooking, steaming, warming, sautéing, and yogurt making
- Sizes: 3, 6, 8, and 10-quart
- New lid with safe steam valve features: Yes
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BEST FOR FAMILIES
9-in-1 Instant Pot Duo Plus
The most advanced model without a dial adds three new functions and sous vide at a decent price.
- Functions: Pressure cooking, slow cooking, rice cooking, steaming, warming, sautéing, yogurt making, egg cooking, sterilizing, cake making
- Sizes: 3 quart, 6 quart, 8 quart
- New lid with safe steam valve features: No
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BEST FOR CONTROL FREAKS
10-in-1 Instant Pot Ultra
Your best option for a higher-end Instant Pot, the “Ultra” button lets you control all parts of the cooking process.
- Functions: Pressure cooking, slow cooking, rice cooking, sautéing, steaming, warming, yogurt making, sterilizing, egg cooking, and customizable programming
- Sizes: 3-quart, 6-quart, and 8-quart
- New lid with safe steam valve features: No
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BEST FOR CANNING
Instant Pot Max
Its major upgrades include two new appliance functions: sous vide and pressure canning, along with the expected functions of its predecessors.
- Functions: Pressure cooking, slow cooking, rice cooking, sautéing, steaming, warming, yogurt making, sterilizing, egg cooking, sous vide, and pressure canning
- Sizes: 6-quart
- New lid with safe steam valve features: Yes
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BEST FOR UNPREDICTABLE SCHEDULES
Instant Pot Smart Wi-Fi Series
Enjoy the same classic buttons as the Instant Pot Duo plus the convenience of cooking via your smartphone.
- Functions: Pressure cooking, slow cooking, rice cooking, sautéing, steaming, warming, and yogurt making
- Sizes: 6-quart
- New lid with safe steam valve features: No
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BEST FOR RECTANGULAR ROASTS
Instant Pot Aura Pro
For meals or roasts that need to be flat, the rectangular Aura fits what cylindrical models can’t.
- Functions: Slow cooking, steaming, stewing, sautéing, warming, baking, roasting, yogurt making, multigrain, and sous vide
- Sizes: 6-quart and 8-quart
- New lid with safe steam valve features: No
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BEST FOR AIR FRYING
11-in-1 Instant Pot Duo Crisp
Instant Pot finally answers the Ninja Foodi competition with a solid air frying pressure cooker and 100% removable lids.
- Functions: Pressure cooking, slow cooking, steaming, dehydrating, sous vide, sautéing, air frying, roasting, baking, broiling, and warming
- Sizes: 8-quart
- New lid with safe steam valve features: Yes
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BEST TOASTER OVEN REPLACEMENT
Instant Vortex Plus
Instant Pot expands their product line with an air fryer that can rotate poultry and dehydrate fruit.
- Sizes: 6-quart and 10-quart
- Functions: Air fry, roast, broil, bake, reheat, rotate, and dehydrate
- New lid with safe steam valve features: N/A
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BEST FOR GRAINS
Instant Pot Zest
Nail the perfect rice or quinoa consistency every time without waiting around to stir.
- Functions: White rice, brown rice, steam, quinoa, oatmeal, mixed grains, barley, couscous, bulgur oatmeal and risotto
- Sizes: 8-cup and 20-cup
- New lid with safe steam valve features: N/A
