I've always wondered if those air fryers you see on the television infomercials really worked the way they say they do. But even if they did I was hesitant to add yet another appliance to my growing collection. When I saw the Instant Pot Air Fryer Lid in stores I thought 'Wow, that's an interesting idea', but I also thought 'Way too expensive'. And it worried me that of all the products in WS it was never demonstrated. But when i saw a sale that brought the price down to what I considered an acceptable level I thought I'd give it a try. I worried about capacity since that was one of the issues some reviewers brought up, and yes, if you're trying to fry a five pound bag of French fries you're going to have to do it in multiple batches. But you would have the same issue with a deep fryer. As an engineer I notice how a product is fabricated and how it performs compared to other options. The Instant Pot Air Fryer Lid is well constructed. It feels solid and I haven't noticed any issues - so far. One criticism I have is the poor instructions that come with it. Yes, it's simple to use once you understand it but I think Instant Pot is missing a bet by the quality (or lack thereof) of their instructions.
The first thing you're warned about is to use the steel insert rather than the non-stick ceramic insert. At least they made that abundantly clear. The next step was to set the temperature and time - without putting any food inside. I was amazed at how quickly it got to temperature, I was expecting it to be like our small convention oven and take multiple minutes. Nope. It was telling me it was at temperature much faster. Once at temperature putting the insert that holds the food to be fried can be somewhat complicated, but nothing too difficult. Put the top back on and let things go.
Usually you'll get a beep to tell you to flip the food about two thirds of the way done. With frozen French fries the only thing I've noticed being any possible issue if you ignore that is some of the fries may have a bit of a soft texture if they've been in close contact with other fries during the frying process.
I haven't tried all the different settings or a lot of different foods and the reason for that comes back to the poor instructions. Why don't they provide a chart or table with a list of different products that they've determined the best cooking times for? It's puzzling. Luckily, I've found more and more frozen foods that come with instructions for air frying. That surprised me. So I'm making my own table as I try different things.
Overall, a big fan of the Instant Pot Air Fryer Lid; not a fan of the instructions or lack of recipes.
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Simply swap out the regular pressure cooker lid for the innovative air fryer lid, and you’ve got a whole new set of cooking techniques available. Expand your cooking with 6 crisp cooking functions: Air Fry, Roast, Bake, Broil, Reheat and Dehydrate.
Like pressure cooking, air frying helps you save time and cook healthy meals with amazing results — without using a lot of energy or heating up your kitchen. It’s as easy as cook, lift, switch!
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Air fry
Air fry juicy chicken wings and crispy fries, onion rings and more.
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Bake twice-baked potatoes in half the time
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Roast perfect chicken and crispy potatoes with less oil
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Who needs a microwave? Reheat leftovers in a jiffy.
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Dehydrate
Dehydrate your own jerky, fruit strips and kale chips
Fits your favorite 6 Quart Instant Pot
Expand your culinary collection and turn your regular Instant Pot* into a powerful air fryer.
*Air Fryer Lid is not compatible with the following models: Smart WiFi 60, Smart Bluetooth, Duo Evo Plus 6, Duo Evo Plus 60, Duo SV 60 or Max 60.
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Multi-level air fryer basket, dehydrating and broiling tray, and protective pad to set it on when it’s hot, then flip it over after it’s cool to use as a storage cover. All accessories are dishwasher safe.
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My Instant Pot is Now a Duo Crisp!
I was chatting with a friend who just got a ninja foodi, saying how I love my instant pot but wished I had the Duo Crisp version. I had just bought a 3quart air fryer, but liked the idea of returning that one and using my instant pot to do it all. I also was excited that this air fryer mechanism is branded by and designed for this instant pot. I happened to find this when it was still in stock and got it! OMG this is amazing!I did some quick comparisons between air fried things using this lid and in my other air fryer (chicken tenders, mozzarella sticks), and they both come out the same! There are a few differences to note:1 - The air frying basket included with this lid seems a little on the narrow side. The one on my air fryer is a bit wider and shorter. However, this lid comes with a rack you can use, so you essentially get two levels to air fry on! I love that!2 - You don't *have* to use the air fryer basket that comes with the lid - you can use ANY oven safe item that fits in the regular pot (or just use the stainless steel pot that comes with the instant pot). I'm currently searching for a multi rack that can fit in this thing so I can use it as a dehydrator rack.3 - The "turn now" feature on the lid is pretty neat. Nice little halfway point reminder (which is easier to me than remembering to do so.Another bonus is that the things people miss about the duo crisp (cough cough, yogurt function) aren't things I have to give up just to have an instant pot that air fries.Only "negative" is that you can't just keep the instant pot plugged in while you use the lid. In fact ,the plug on the lid has this webbing type of thing that prevents you from using the other plug in the outlet. If you're air frying things that shouldn't be a problem, but if you're doing something like dehydrating, which takes a while, you'll have a plug out of commission.Really excited to experiment with new things!Minor edit: one annoyance is that unlike a conventional air fryer, there’s no easy way to pour things from the air basket to a plate. You have to either use tongs/a spatula to remove the food or oven mitts to lift the basket out of the instant pot liner
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Reviewed in the United States on January 7, 2020
I did some quick comparisons between air fried things using this lid and in my other air fryer (chicken tenders, mozzarella sticks), and they both come out the same! There are a few differences to note:
1 - The air frying basket included with this lid seems a little on the narrow side. The one on my air fryer is a bit wider and shorter. However, this lid comes with a rack you can use, so you essentially get two levels to air fry on! I love that!
2 - You don't *have* to use the air fryer basket that comes with the lid - you can use ANY oven safe item that fits in the regular pot (or just use the stainless steel pot that comes with the instant pot). I'm currently searching for a multi rack that can fit in this thing so I can use it as a dehydrator rack.
3 - The "turn now" feature on the lid is pretty neat. Nice little halfway point reminder (which is easier to me than remembering to do so.
Another bonus is that the things people miss about the duo crisp (cough cough, yogurt function) aren't things I have to give up just to have an instant pot that air fries.
Only "negative" is that you can't just keep the instant pot plugged in while you use the lid. In fact ,the plug on the lid has this webbing type of thing that prevents you from using the other plug in the outlet. If you're air frying things that shouldn't be a problem, but if you're doing something like dehydrating, which takes a while, you'll have a plug out of commission.
Really excited to experiment with new things!
Minor edit: one annoyance is that unlike a conventional air fryer, there’s no easy way to pour things from the air basket to a plate. You have to either use tongs/a spatula to remove the food or oven mitts to lift the basket out of the instant pot liner
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My Instant Pot is Now a Duo Crisp!
Reviewed in the United States on January 7, 2020
I was chatting with a friend who just got a ninja foodi, saying how I love my instant pot but wished I had the Duo Crisp version. I had just bought a 3quart air fryer, but liked the idea of returning that one and using my instant pot to do it all. I also was excited that this air fryer mechanism is branded by and designed for this instant pot. I happened to find this when it was still in stock and got it! OMG this is amazing!Reviewed in the United States on January 7, 2020
I did some quick comparisons between air fried things using this lid and in my other air fryer (chicken tenders, mozzarella sticks), and they both come out the same! There are a few differences to note:
1 - The air frying basket included with this lid seems a little on the narrow side. The one on my air fryer is a bit wider and shorter. However, this lid comes with a rack you can use, so you essentially get two levels to air fry on! I love that!
2 - You don't *have* to use the air fryer basket that comes with the lid - you can use ANY oven safe item that fits in the regular pot (or just use the stainless steel pot that comes with the instant pot). I'm currently searching for a multi rack that can fit in this thing so I can use it as a dehydrator rack.
3 - The "turn now" feature on the lid is pretty neat. Nice little halfway point reminder (which is easier to me than remembering to do so.
Another bonus is that the things people miss about the duo crisp (cough cough, yogurt function) aren't things I have to give up just to have an instant pot that air fries.
Only "negative" is that you can't just keep the instant pot plugged in while you use the lid. In fact ,the plug on the lid has this webbing type of thing that prevents you from using the other plug in the outlet. If you're air frying things that shouldn't be a problem, but if you're doing something like dehydrating, which takes a while, you'll have a plug out of commission.
Really excited to experiment with new things!
Minor edit: one annoyance is that unlike a conventional air fryer, there’s no easy way to pour things from the air basket to a plate. You have to either use tongs/a spatula to remove the food or oven mitts to lift the basket out of the instant pot liner
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Reviewed in the United States on January 20, 2020
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2023-01-05
I'm updating my rating to 5 stars and changing my point of view below.
I do have a separate (dedicated) Instant Air Fryer now, and it is very handy to have the Air Frying lid as well to be used with the Instant Pot simultaneously if/when needed. For example, if I want to cook let's say "hamburgers with sweet potato fries" as I did today, I can cook them at the same time. The hamburgers in the air fryer, and the sweet potato fries in the Instant Pot with the Instant Air Fryer lid.
2022-01-20 First impressions
I just received it yesterday. It looks like a quality product, just like my Instant Pot Ultra. I glanced at the instructions and then YouTube and cooked sweet potatoes fries. It was easy to use and the fries were delicious.
Having said that, this is probably not the optimal approach to "air frying".
Why do I say that?
I usually do more research than this time before I order a product. Instead, this time, it was an impulse purchase after having read somewhere that Instant Pot had announced it recently, based on my excellent experience with Instant Pot Ultra and a quick glance at the positive reviews in Amazon about this lid. However, once I got it, it “hit me” that this is just a half-appliance and that between the lid and its accessories, it occupies as much space in my kitchen or cabinets as a full air fryer; it costs as much as a typical air-fryer, and I can't use it simultaneously with my "Instant Pot". So, it might be better to buy a stand-alone air fryer.
I'm updating my rating to 5 stars and changing my point of view below.
I do have a separate (dedicated) Instant Air Fryer now, and it is very handy to have the Air Frying lid as well to be used with the Instant Pot simultaneously if/when needed. For example, if I want to cook let's say "hamburgers with sweet potato fries" as I did today, I can cook them at the same time. The hamburgers in the air fryer, and the sweet potato fries in the Instant Pot with the Instant Air Fryer lid.
2022-01-20 First impressions
I just received it yesterday. It looks like a quality product, just like my Instant Pot Ultra. I glanced at the instructions and then YouTube and cooked sweet potatoes fries. It was easy to use and the fries were delicious.
Having said that, this is probably not the optimal approach to "air frying".
Why do I say that?
I usually do more research than this time before I order a product. Instead, this time, it was an impulse purchase after having read somewhere that Instant Pot had announced it recently, based on my excellent experience with Instant Pot Ultra and a quick glance at the positive reviews in Amazon about this lid. However, once I got it, it “hit me” that this is just a half-appliance and that between the lid and its accessories, it occupies as much space in my kitchen or cabinets as a full air fryer; it costs as much as a typical air-fryer, and I can't use it simultaneously with my "Instant Pot". So, it might be better to buy a stand-alone air fryer.
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