Instant Pot 5-in-1 Electric Pressure Cooker Review

Instant Pot 5-in-1 Electric Pressure Cooker

Overview

Developed in Canada specifically for the North American market, the Instant Pot 5-in-1 Electric Pressure Cooker combines a number of functions in a single device. It is able to function as a pressure cooker, a steamer, ideal for vegetables, as well as a classical slow cooker. In addition it can cook rice and keep food warm until it is ready to be eaten.

Pressure cookers in general offer great energy savings, as food can be cooked up to 6 times faster and therefore the amount of energy consumed is reduced. Instant Pot’s manufacturers point out that their users can make 70% energy savings using their product. This Canadian product produces nutritious food using the best techniques of pressure cooking. This cooker uses the latest electronic microprocessor to aid cooking and improve safety. The Pot 5 in 1 uses its control panel to provide users with information about its status and this can include useful safety warnings of a component that is faulty and needs replacing.

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The Instant Pot 5-in-1 is quiet in operation and it does not produce very much steam. Coming with 8 pre programmed cooking options, it can be used in 3 modes that are completely adjustable using the one touch control pad. The stainless steel inner pot makes cleaning quite straight forward and you need have no concerns about the buildup of harmful food residue in the cooker. Instructions are available in English, Chinese and French.

Features of the Instant Pot 5-in-1 Electric Pressure Cooker

Multi function cooker with a large dimension easy to use control panel
8 pre programmed cooking modes that help you to cook your meal to perfection
Slow cooking option with 3 programs to choose from
UL and ULC certified with for safe and dependable operation during use
Long time delay cooking function can be programmed for delayed cooking up to 24 hours in advance
Keep warm function to keep the food warm until you are ready to eat.

Reputation

This neat product promotes its many different functions as being attractive to users and this is true, as having a single cooking pot to handle your many different cooking requirements offers you the chance to get rid of the many different individual cookers that you previously needed. It is important to understand that the Instant Pot 5-in-1 Electric Pressure Cooker is not suitable for browning; you should brown your meat on your hob before using this electric pressure cooker. Others say that the product is good quality but there are better solutions available for individual cooking requirements.

What is quite clear is that while this product may not be the best at everything in it price category, it does do a good job and for this reason it scores well on reviewers’ sites. Most reviewers who are asked if they would give it back to find a superior model will decline the offer.

Conclusion

The Instant Pot 5-in-1 is a good solution for more experienced pressure cooker users. It would be less suitable for a more novice user which may not utilize this product to its fullest potential.

5 Comments at "Instant Pot 5-in-1 Electric Pressure Cooker"

Partygoer007 January 10th, 2012 (#)

I was going to buy this pressure cooker on amazon.com until I read all of the bad reviews about the product and the customer service. Everybody says it basically sucks. If you want to read the reviews on amazon.com just copy the name of this product on your clipboard and paste it into the amazon search engine and then click on the one star reviews. Don’t waste yor time reading the five star reviews because they where all made by the manufacture !!!!

Al January 14th, 2012 (#)

I’m also researching for the best electric pressure cooker. I don’t want all those potential health problem from telflon coating and made up my mind to pick one with stainless steel insert. Instant Pot seems to be the only one available on the market.

I checked the Amazon ranking. Instant Pot ranks #668, No.2 best selling in Kitchen & Dining. Cuisinart ranks #318. So Instant Pot sells really well.

I also read the reviews. Most bad ones sound very unreasonable. The good ones have their points. Can Amazon reviews be faked?

Does anybody here have an Instant Pot and provide some feedback?

cathy mujadin February 7th, 2012 (#)

I too am confused. Thought the cuisinart was the best until I read that the Instant one was the best and then read the reviews and did not know what to do. I can’t seem to find anyone who has one to find out. The reviews seem misleading. Guess I will flip a coin. We have more cuisinart things by fate. Humm-if you hear something, let me know. good cooking to you and your family-cathy

Martha Kilpatrick June 20th, 2012 (#)

I did much research, reading reviews and looking at all functions. I chose the Instant Pot. Primarily I wanted the stainless steel insert and not teflon. The new Instant Pot has a saute’ mode for the insert and that is extremely useful. (You can see this at Youtube.) The whole recipe can be cooked in the pot. I am not with the Instantpot company, I am just a seasoned cook in my kitchen but I really like this appliance and have used it in all its functions. I would give it a five star rating…and recommend it to anyone who wants to use the convenience of pressure cooking.

barbara bryan August 25th, 2012 (#)

i don’t know how to cook very well but after purchasing the instapot several months ago i’ve used it everyday. I cook stews, quinoa, rice, vegetables (using my steamer basket), and fish (using the stand provided). i put in the food set the time and that’s it. i don’t have to monitor the food like i usually did on the stove top and if i get busy and can’t get to it when it’s done, that’s OK it stops cooking and goes into warm mode. it’s easy to clean.