Instant Pot Duo Plus Review

The Instant Pot Duo Plus is a 5.7 litre capacity multi-cooker which serves as many as 6 portions in one go. It's ideal for growing families, dinner party hosts, as well as batch cooking a week's worth of meals. Cooking in this manner is advantageous over traditional oven/hob cooking due to the fact that natural flavours are better locked in. It's also up to 70% faster.

The cooker comes with 15 smart programs. These are Pressure Cooker, Rice Cooker, Slow Cooker, Steamer, Saute Pan, Sous Vide, Soup/Broth, Bean/Grain, Meat/Stew, Cake Maker, Egg Cooker, Steriliser, Yoghurt Maker, Porridge and Food Warmer. To give you a quick estimate on time, you can fully saute vegetables in 5 minutes and cook a whole chicken in 20.

Two features of particular interest are the up to 24 hour in advance scheduling and the 10 hour keep warm function. This means that you can prepare food well in advance, and serve it when needed. So even if you're delayed, your food will stay hot inside. After dinner, cleaning is made easy by the dishwasher safe cooking pot and lid.

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About Instant Pot

Instant Pot are a relatively new brand of kitchen appliances. Their range consists of air fryers, smart pressure cookers and accessories. They began developing products in 2009, and aim to combine technology with good food.

Specification

We now look at the features of the Instant Pot Duo Plus in more detail:

• 15 Smart Programs - As mentioned above, there are 15 smart programs - Pressure Cooker, Rice Cooker, Slow Cooker, Steamer, Saute Pan, Sous Vide, Soup/Broth, Bean/Grain, Meat/Stew, Cake Maker, Egg Cooker, Steriliser, Yoghurt Maker, Porridge and Food Warmer
• Capacity - The cooking capacity is 5.7 litres, which serves up to 6 portions. It's suitable for families, batch meal preparation and dinner party hosts.
• Scheduling - Scheduling is made easy by the up to 24 hour delayed start and the 10 hour keep warm function. You can prepare ingredients well in advance and serve food when you want, which is particularly handy if you're delayed.
• Free Instant Pot App - The Instant Pot App has hundreds of recipes for various cuisines. It works on iOS and Android devices.
• Speed - The cooker work quickly. For instance, it can saute vegetables in 5 minutes and cook a whole chicken in 20 minutes.
• Cleaning - Cleaning is easy due to the dishwasher safe cooking pot and lid.

Video

There are videos of the Instant Pot Duo Plus Multi-Cooker on amazon.co.uk.

Summary

In summary, the Instant Pot Duo Plus is a highly versatile appliance with plenty of choice. It has a family-sized capacity, also making it ideal for batch cooking and dinner parties. We particularly like its scheduling capability, with an up to 24 hour delay and a keep warm function. It also comes with a handy App that contains plenty of recipe ideas. We rate the Instant Pot Duo Plus 4.5 out of 5 stars.

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