Instant Pot

Instant Pot Duo Crisp with Ultimate Lid (6.5-Quart)

Ranked #9 in Multi-Cookers

346 LP on the category ladder what's LP?

Genuine one-appliance convenience on the proven Duo platform, but the lid's extra heating element and moving parts add failure surface - buy it for the air frying, not as a pure pressure cooker.

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Pros & cons

✓ One appliance for pressure cooking and air frying
✓ Ultimate Lid finally merges pressure and air-fry lids into one
✓ Inherits the Duo platform's parts ecosystem

✗ More moving parts to fail
✗ Heavier lid
✗ Heating element in the lid is one more failure point

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TechRadar Article

While it’s not particularly cheap, especially for its smaller capacity, the Instant Pot Duo Crisp with Ultimate Lid is one of the most versatile multi-cookers out there. To start, it has 13 cooking functions on tap, including air frying and bread proofing. And, it does a wonderful job with most of them as well, though its steam function can be a bit too intense for some ingredients.

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