Instant Pot Lux Mini 6-in-1 Electric Pressure Cooker, Sterilizer Slow Cooker, Rice Cooker, Steamer, Saute, and Warmer, 3 Quart, 10 One-Touch Programs

This is the first kitchen appliance that has gotten me excited about cooking since I don't know when. I am not a morning person, and will never remember to take something out of the freezer early in the day. However, come 6pm, if dinner is not immediately apparent, I tend to order take-out, which is expensive and gets old. With the Instant Pot, I have made bean soup from dried beans in an hour. I have made beef stew from frozen-solid chuck in 35 min. It takes me about 15 min to chop mirepoix, add broth, a bit of tomato paste, and whatever herbs I want, and within 30-60 min I have something that tastes like it cooked all day. I have cooked halved squash in 10 min. I still use the oven for roasting things (dry heat), but for almost everything else - soup, stews, hard-boiled eggs, squash, etc - I am using the Instant Pot.I like to saute the mirepoix/veg while I am preparing the rest of the ingredients. I feel like it helps the whole pot come up to temperature more quickly. When I have vented the valve by hand, it takes less than 5 minutes for the pressure to go down enough to open the lid.The 3-qt is perfect for one person - I have plenty to share with the neighbors and still have leftovers.I think I am saving money and I am not throwing as much food out. Fresh, decent food from real ingredients has to be better and less expensive than take out/fast casual. I love it.

I did not want the large 6 quart size, as I wanted to be able to take it traveling with me. It’s just fine for my husband and I. I didn’t need all the bells and whistle‘s either, due to having the ‘high’/pressure mode available on the ‘Meat/Stew’ button.Libbey.com sells a 1 quart glass mixing bowl for $10, that fits PERFECTLY in this pot! Pyrex and other companies sell 1 quart mixing bowls that are too WIDE for this pot.I put the trivet in the pot, add 1 regular sized cup of water to the pot, and perfectly steam any vegetable in this glass bowl! If I have hardy grains OR sticky rice, I again follow the SAME procedure & add 1 regular sized cup of water TO the dry (UNSOAKED) grain or sticky rice In the GLASS bowl/on trivet, and turn on the Meat/Stew button (HIGH) for 12 minutes with 7 minutes natural release. Comes out perfect, EVERY time!I have just ordered three more 1 quart mixing bowls from the Libbey company. Sorry, Amazon doesn’t sell THIS brand on their website and like I said, the other brands are 1 inch wider and would be very difficult to use.Amazon DOES Sell a set of TOPOKO bowl retriever tongs that works GREAT in removing this 1 quart bowl from the pot!I have used this without any problem about a year now, TREMENDOUS!

I ordered two different fancy six quart IPs, and I sent both back to Amazon. I don't know if I bought them at a time that they were being produced too quickly, if it was because those had all kinds of functions, or what, but I decided I was over trying as both had issues. Then, one day I realized I needed a new slow cooker and thought for just a little more I could try an IP again. This time I got the small guy since it's just me and my hubs. The 3 QT is AWESOME! I just saw that I purchased him July 2018, so this is a true review from someone who uses this thing almost every day and sometimes multiple times in a day. One thing I had to get used to was that when I cook something starchy, steam will escape until it comes to pressure. I haven't replaced the seal in all this time. I love that I can cook smaller amounts in it. I very often make a 1/2 cup of rice or quinoa. The stainless pot can go right in the dishwasher. I refer to the cooking manual that it came with for cook times, and they almost always work perfectly. I suggest getting the slow cooker lid for that function and sauteeing - just so you can pop it on and off easily for stirring. I also already had a little steamer basket that fit perfectly, but otherwise, I haven't bought any special gadgets. I love this IP!

Excellent, love it! I do have one huge caveat though. My Instant Pot LUX Mini 3 Qt 6-in-1 Multi- Use came with the expected accessories including the Instant Pot Recipe Booklet, 4th Edition. The 4th Edition has some glaring omissions. On page 17 there are three recipes, PERFECT BASMATI RICE, PERFECT JASMINE RICE and PERFECT BROWN RICE. All three recipes omit the Cook time, e.g., PERFECT BROWN RICE should include Cook time: 22 minutes, however, it does not and neither do the other two recipes listed on this page. The only thing it does say in step 3. is ..."[Pressure Cook] or [Manual] and then adjust the [+] or [-] button to set 4 minutes of pressure cooking time."If one is unfamiliar with pressure cooking, let alone Instant Pots, this causes no end of confusion and problems, because I guarantee you, if one sets the time to 4 minutes, nothing will be cooked.I have not researched the other recipes in this booklet, however, don't have a lot of confidence they may have omissions too. I did go on the internet and found the actual cooking time to be 22-25 minutes.I also called the Instant Pot company and after some explaining and the person there who was using the 3rd Edition of the above booklet, we figured out that the 3rd Ed. does list the actual cooking time in these three recipes and that it is indeed omitted in the 4th Edition. I have opened a 'trouble ticket' with the company, asking that they send me a copy of the 3rd Edition booklet and we'll see how that sorts out.I did get a preliminary response that says if it's under warranty to contact the company I purchased it from which in this case is, of course, Amazon. I truly doubt that Amazon will consider themselves to be in this loop. I will try to update this as it unfolds.