Anyone got one of these?

I had not seen one of these before, looks to be a great idea combining several functions. When the family were young my pressure cooker was essential but I have not used one for years. Will be interested to see what replies you get.

If I got one of these I could give away/sell my yoghurt maker, my slow cooker and my steamer. It would certainly save space in my kitchen!

6 litres is quite a large capacity. Do you need one that big?

I've never used a pressure cooker but I would be interested in your experience of this if you buy it. In fact, please buy it so we know whether it is any good!!

Interesting Mrs P uses her old pressure cooker a lot, a new one is long overdue. I'm sure her's is around 4lt and it is often too small for a big bacon joint.

I'm tempted having read that.

I've considered a pressure cooker before. I'm a bit of a last minute cook so I think it would suit me better than a slow cooker. I like the point mentioned in one of the reviews that you don't have to smell dinner cooking all day long, as you do with a slow cooker.

Wonder if you can get a smaller one, although I guess, "what holds a lot holds a little".

You've got to get it right, haven't you, when it costs that much!

kitty . If you want me to be the GN guinea pig, I shall expect a whip round to fund it

Ana yes it is big, but the reviews are so good and the other makes I've seen are the same size, so it's probably pretty standard. I suspect it's perfectly possible to cook smaller amounts in it, but the 6L capacity would be useful for batch cooking.

Hmm. Have read some of the one star reviews. Might stick with my microwave.

Wobbly you've hit the nail on the head - you do need the capacity for pot roasts.

bellsisabelle - 784 x 5* reviews against 18 x 1* reviews

Indinana
I had a similar thing, mine was a Tefal, and was just a rice cooker/steamer/slow cooker.
It made a great job of cooking rice, and was good as a steamer, but the 'slow' cooker was anything but....it cooked on too high a heat, so everything was 'done to death'!
I got rid of it last year and bought an ordinary slow cooker, I've always had a pressure cooker anyway, so didn't need anything with that function.
If you're thinking of using it as a slow cooker, check very carefully that it IS actually slow, if they're too hot, they're useless.
It's a lot of money to pay for something that may only be used as a pressure cooker.

juggernaut thanks for that. It will definitely be worth investigating because yes, I would want to use it as a slow cooker as well. This is why I posted here to see if anyone had experience of the Instant Pot.

We were given an electric pressure cooker for Christmas from DS who was brought up on pressure cooked food. He bought one to use for his family and decided to get one for us as well. It is much easier to use than the old sort. You do not have to stand over it waiting for it to come up to pressure. Should be useful. When we married in 1965 a pressure cooker was the only kitchen item we had in a rented flat apart from a little baby belling cooker on the kitchen table. No fridge, washing machine etc. Now we have a food processor, slow cooker, fridge, freezer, cast iron casseroles, sauté pan, induction hob. How times have changed.

There is a Facebook page for users of IPot. They love it!

I had the old kind of pressure cooker which I used a lot but one day it blew and I thought I had got off lightly with the mess until I looked at the ceiling . I still use the pot to make soup but not under pressure as there is no need to hurry these days.It must ne 30 years old anyway.

Thanks pensionpat, I didn't realise that - I'm off to check it out

juggernaut I've joined the Instant Pot community on Facebook and there's masses of info. I found out that there are three temperatures for slow cooking, which equate to low, medium and high in a conventional slow cooker. So I'm happy that that question has been answered!
The more I look at it, the more I want it. I will try to keep my finger off the 'place order' button until the morning, but I can't promise I'll last much longer than that

I've got one! We bought it about a month or two ago as my old pressure cooker was looking very tired. I love it, so easy to use, you can sauté the onions & meat in it, then add all the other ingredients, put the lid on, set it to cook and walk away from it. No waiting for it to come to pressure, no fiddling around when it either hisses too much or not enough. It's silent and safer. As indinana says - lots of recipes and info on FB. Highly recommended, I use it several times a week. Tasty meals in minutes. No regrets on dumping my old pressure cooker

Thanks yogagran. That has clinched it.
Erm..... I know I said I'd wait till the morning. I didn't. I've just bought it

I bought a 7 in one cooker but not a pressure cooker so not quite the same I was totally underwhelmed and returned it after a week and got my money back it didn't do anything like what it said it would

I have a slow cooker and a rice cooker both are used a lot

That's the sort of thing I would like but I really don't have room. The negative reviews, by the way, are in the minority, and in such cases, I usually suspect that the critics simply haven't read the instructions properly. I used to use a pressure cooker loads, but haven't for a good few years now.

The first one I had was a Prestige which I got as a wedding present. If I replaced the gasket and the safety valve, it would still work today, but it was an aluminium pan, which we now know is not very good for you. The beauty of it was the simplicity - it was just a weighted stopper on a little spout. For years I tried to get one with a stainless steel pan, but I've managed for ages without, and don't think I really need one for just the two of us, especially as my husband isn't keen on one-pot dishes.

If you are sure you will be using it at least once a week, and that you really need it for a small household, I should go ahead and get it - it certainly looks tempting!

By the way - did anyone watch the video on the page that was linked to? It was just a girl talking and waving her hands about over the cooker. What was the point of that? She didn't even take the lid off, let alone demonstrate any cooking techniques with it!?!

I have had and used a pressure cooker for nearly fifty years. They make lovely stews and rice pudding (my first attempt at which was a disaster - a geyser of rice pudding making its way toward the ceiling is a sight to behold!). The one I have now is stainless steel, but DH dropped it getting it out of a cupboard so now it has a small dent in it and I'm not sure that it is now safe to use under pressure. I do still use it, not under pressure, for soups and steaming puddings. I would be quite interested in the electric one, but as others have said, space is at a premium in my kitchen.

I have a PC, but rarely use although makes fatastic stews, etc in next to no time. Like Greyduster, first attempt a disaster - chick peas! Personally wouldn't waste money on am electric one, but whatever grabs you - good luck.

jacklyb I replaced my second Prestige pressure cooker for a stainless one and they are still available. There are just two of us normally and it gets used everyday I'm sure we've all had disasters.....taking off the lid before pressure was released one ceiling covered in puréed gooseberries(repainted celing) am tempted by the new i one looking forward to hearing about it indiana