If you’re a novice to the world of the best Instant Pots, or are looking to feed a crowd, the Instant Pot Duo Nova 7-in-1 Cooker could be your best bet. The pressure cooker lid will eventually gum up from the oil and explode, so you don’t want to do that. With steam release valve and anti-block shield removed, clean interior of steam release pipe to prevent clogging. Slow cookers simply cook food for a long time at lower temperatures, so you can throw in your ingredients and forget all about them for hours. Both models are great so it really all depends on what you want from a pressure cooker which will determine which one you purchase.
Instant Pot is the most recognizable brand name in the pressure cooker space for a reason, and the DUO Nova delivers on that pedigree by offering exceptional performance at a reasonable price. There are very few situations where the DUO Nova wouldn’t be our top pressure cooker recommendation. The first is for those that mainly want to cook meat, as we’ve found some other cookers that can retain just a bit more tenderness in specific cuts than this machine.
It also makes delicious meats, eggs, rice, soup, yogurt and more — all in one healthy, dishwasher-safe, stainless steel pot. With 14 Smart Programs — ranging from meats, soup, stew, beans, chili, poultry, rice & yogurt to multigrain & slow cook — it puts cooking on autopilot. Three customizable temperature settings across each Smart Program let you program your Duo Nova to your preferences. Easy-to-use controls and new easy-to-read icons indicate cooking progress, and make selecting and adjusting Smart Programs simple. Dual-pressure settings give you the option to cook at Low or High pressure.
As we continue to climb up the ladder of Instant Pots, devices with more advanced functions also seem to get shinier and more spaceship-like. The Duo Plus features a larger, blue LCD screen, instant pot duo nova digital food status icons, and more self-explanatory buttons for each smart program. Where the Ninja Foodi’s crisping lid once had a leg up is no longer Instant Pot’s blind spot.
To revisit this recipe, visit My Account, thenView saved recipes. Becks is a freelance lifestyle writer who has worked extensively for Top Ten Reviews during the past year. She started her career in print journalism at a local newspaper and has since then worked across digital and social media for food titles and home interior magazines. When she’s not writing, she’s reading and when she’s not reading, she’s writing. On the flip side, one purchaser of this Instant Pot said after attempting to cook food for 15 minutes the entire machine was in smoke. Another ‘very disappointed’ customer said they had the device for a year, but since then, the light works but they don’t get any heat.