Instant Pot
Instant Pot Duo Crisp + Air Fryer 11-in-1 Multicooker 8L
Instant Pot Duo Crisp + Air Fryer 11-in-1 Multicooker 8L
Our Verdict
A big 8L Instant Pot with a second air-fryer lid: it pressure cooks, slow cooks and sous vides under one lid, then roasts, bakes and air fries under the other, from Amazon AU stock.
Why it's number one: Pressure cooks, slow cooks and sous vides under one lid, then air fries, roasts and bakes under the second, in an 8L stainless pot; rated 5/5 by T3 and 4/5 by TechRadar, with 4.5 stars from 1,745 Amazon AU owners and Amazon AU stock.
The Ninja SmartLid that held this slot has vanished from Amazon AU, its listing now a dead page, so the flagship slot goes to the Instant Pot that does the same two jobs with a more traditional design. The Duo Crisp + Air Fryer pairs a standard pressure lid (pressure cook, saute, slow cook, steam, sous vide and keep warm) with a separate air-fryer lid that roasts, bakes, grills, dehydrates and air fries in the same 8-litre stainless steel pot. That pot is the reason to pick it over the non-stick machines on this list: it is free of coatings, dishwasher safe and big enough for batch cooking or a family of six. TechRadar gave it 4 out of 5 and T3 5 out of 5, and it carries 4.5 stars from more than 1,700 Amazon AU owners, the deepest owner record in this category. The trade-off is the second lid: it has to live somewhere when you are pressure cooking, and TechRadar found its chips needed extra time to crisp. If you want one lid for everything, the Duo Crisp Ultimate Lid is the tidier machine.
Owners is the 4.5★ Amazon AU rating from 1,749 reviews, weighted toward the category average when there are few. Critics averages 2 published reviews. Tick marks show the category average.
How we scored it
Each measure is marked against the category's rubric, where 10 is the best you can buy, 8 is strong, 6 is basic but sound and 4 falls short. The bars show that mark on the Top7 scale (a 6 reads as 7.0, an 8 as 8.5); the notes quote the rubric mark.
- Performance 8.5 (rubric 8): Pressure cooks, slow cooks, sautes and air fries in one pot; TechRadar (4/5) liked the results but found chips needed extra time to crisp, T3 rates it 5/5.
- Versatility 9.6 (rubric 9.5): Pressure cooking plus air frying that needs a second lid, 11 functions: the two-lid band of 9, plus 0.5 for the listed sous vide mode.
- Ease of Use 7.4 (rubric 6.5): A second lid to store and swap, offset by a simple touch panel, on-screen prompts to stir mid-cycle and a dishwasher-safe pot and accessories.
- Build 8.5 (rubric 8): 8 L stainless steel pot free of non-stick coating and dishwasher safe; plastic-trimmed housing; warranty not stated on the listing.
Pros
- + Pressure cooks, slow cooks, steams and sous vides, then air fries, roasts, bakes and dehydrates
- + 8L stainless steel pot with no non-stick coating, dishwasher safe
- + 4.5 stars from more than 1,700 Amazon AU owners
- + Rated 4/5 by TechRadar and 5/5 by T3
- + Shipped and sold by Amazon AU
Cons
- − The air-fryer lid is a second lid to store and swap
- − TechRadar found chips needed extra time to crisp
- − Large footprint and two lids take real bench and cupboard space
