Instant PotPro 10-in-1 Pressure Cooker, Slow Cooker, Rice/Grain Cooker, Steamer, Sauté, Sous Vide, Yogurt Maker, Sterilizer, and Warmer, Includes App With Over 800 Recipes, Black, 6 Quart

The media could not be loaded. This thing is amazing. I got the 6 qt one and I'm glad I didn't get the 8qt, though I'm sure I would love that size too. Definitely make sure to use the 1.5 cups or 365mL of fluid if you're gonna pressure cook. I haven't burned anything yet, but it definitely makes it easy to clean the thing. Kind of a lot of pieces to clean, but worth it. I am kind of a lazy body lately though. I cooked sinigang, a Filipino sour stew on high for 30 min and actually used baby pork spare ribs and mixed korean cut short ribs as well, but I think l that was way too long for me. The cartilage was a little too chewy, but still good and fall apart meat. I thought there would be a huge difference from stove to instant pot, but it's pretty much the same for me. I cooked baby pork spare ribs panang curry next and tried 20 min and it was much better, I did let depressurize naturally for 25 min before opening the pressure vent quick release so maybe 15-18 min would be enough cook time. Sauté the arroy D or chakkoh coconut milk till thick, mixed the panang curry can, put 375mL water, one can of arroy d coconut milk, dropped in my potatoes and meat, changed it to pressure cook and good to go. I did blanch my meat first for 10 min prior to final prep. I did use the arroy D can to add another full can of water, but as I'm learning to cook more, I realize that I really didn't need that much, because it became a soup. You can saute it down for a more thick texture, but the soup texture is like a Lao Dish called Ka Pun. Just kept things simple and easy. Very Happy overall. I didn't go with the pro plus because it didn't seem really useful at this time, maybe in a few years with more development, it'll be worth it. The 6 qt def fits anywhere, I have space for the 8qt, but pretty happy I got the 6qt. I'm just cooking for myself and it's enough to prepare meals for at least 4-5 days. The 6qt fits a 12 piece pack of baby pork spare ribs and 6 Korean cut short beef ribs, one tomato, and one onion. I probably could put more veggies, but I used a lot of water since I'm still new to cooking. I filled it up to max pressure cook line for the first dish I cooked and released the pressure too early right after done, so some of the fluid started to shoot out a little, best to let it depressurize for 10-15 min before quick release, but also depends on how much water you use. The cook veggies will get softer and of course you'll have more room and seems like more soup post cooking.

I'm coming from a Cosori 6qt which served me well. But when I saw the handles on the inner pot I decided to treat myself to the Pro! First thing I noticed was the Saute mode. WOW was it ever better than the Cosori!! I had to hustle to keep up! I felt like I was going from a 25yr old Ford Pinto to a new BMW!I like the NPR reminders, but do wish they were programmable, but the Cosori had none and I just used the clock app on my phone so I'll just do that for the longer NPR's.The 5 Fav buttons are great and very easy to program but I'd have liked to have more than 5 but there again, the Cosori had none so in time I'm sure I can narrow it to 5 of my go to meals. And if you change your mind it's easy to override to change.I love the dial instead of those dang +/- buttons! Going from 6 min last cook to 25 or 45 for a Chuck roast!!This is just my first impression, I'm just getting started and only time will tell how it holds up. But IP has been around for a long while and I can't imagine they could do that and not make them dependable.That old saying "Ya get what ya pay for"

I had been thinking about getting an Instant Pot for a while to cook meals faster after work. Then I got interested in making yogurt that requires special temperature and time settings. The Instant Pot Pro has the functionality needed for that, and I'd rather not have my cabinets filled with single purpose appliances. So I purchased mine when it went on sale for the holidays. I've used it a lot for yogurt making and only a couple of times for meals. But I've found it easy to use and I really like it.I wanted a glass lid for making yogurt and didn't want to spend much. So I measured the pot diameter and went looking in resale shops for lids that would fit. I found several, but the one I like best is Tramontina 8.5".The trivets that are sold for Instant Pots really did not work with the bowl or jars I was using to make yogurt, so I got an inexpensive silicone trivet and cut it to fit. That keeps the bowl or jars from sitting in the bottom of the pot but doesn't raise them up too high. Works very well.